Blade: Trinity (soundtrack)
{{Infobox album
| name = Blade: Trinity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = various artists
| cover = Blade Trinity OST.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 23, 2004
| recorded = 2000–04
| genre = {{hlist|Big beat|hip hop|rock|electronic music}}
| length = {{Duration|m=49|s=54}}
| label = New Line Records
| producer = {{hlist|George Drakoulias (exec.)|Wesley Snipes ({{abbr|exec.|executive producer}})|RZA|Ramin Djawadi|Andy Ellis|Danny Saber}}
| chronology = Blade soundtracks
| prev_title = Blade II: The Soundtrack
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
|artist = Marvel Comics film series soundtrack
|type = Soundtrack
|prev_title = Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 2
|prev_year = 2004
|title = Blade: Trinity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
|year = 2004
|next_title = Elektra: The Album
|next_year = 2005
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blade-trinity-clean-mw0000140901|title=Blade: Trinity - Original Soundtrack|last=Loftus|first=Johnny|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=April 9, 2020}}
}}
Blade: Trinity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to David S. Goyer's 2004 film Blade: Trinity. It was released on November 23, 2004 via New Line Records,{{cite magazine|date=November 20, 2004|title=Winans Launches Web-Based Gospel Imprint|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18|magazine=Billboard|page=18|via=Google Books}} serving as a sequel to Blade II: The Soundtrack. Composed of a mix of hip hop and electronic music,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4FgD7tLCfUC&pg=PA137|title=Psychotropic Drugs and Popular Culture: Essays on Medicine, Mental Health and the Media|publisher=McFarland & Company|year=2006|isbn=0-7864-2513-X|editor=Lawrence C. Rubin|page=137}} it consists of twelve songs, and features contributions by the likes of Wu-Tang Clan members and affiliates, Black Lab, E-40, Lil' Flip, Overseer, Paris Texas, The Crystal Method, Thee Undatakerz and WC. Production was handled by RZA, Ramin Djawadi, Andy Ellis and Danny Saber, with executive producers George Drakoulias and Wesley Snipes.
The album proved to be the least successful of the three Blade soundtracks, peaking at number 68 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 15 on the Top Soundtracks and number eight on the Independent Albums.
Versions
There are three different versions of the soundtrack: the clean version, the uncensored version, and the deluxe version. The deluxe version includes a 12-page comic by Takashi Okazaki and a bonus DVD featuring an animated short, a story board animatic, making-of footage, character designs, Blade Manga art, a weapons gallery, behind the scenes footage of the RZA{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZxQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46|title=Big Screen|magazine=Billboard|date=January 29, 2005|page=46|via=Google Books}} scoring the film, and more. The song "Starting Over" by The Crystal Method was also used in the film, though it is not on the soundtrack.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Fatal
| note1 = performed by RZA
| writer1 = {{hlist|R. Diggs|L. Reed}}
| extra1 = RZA
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = I Gotta Get Paid
| note2 = performed by Lil' Flip, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon
| writer2 = {{hlist|W. Weston|D. Coles|C. Woods|R. Diggs}}
| extra2 = RZA
| length2 = 3:49
| title3 = When the Guns Come Out
| note3 = performed by WC, E-40 and Christ Bearer
| writer3 = {{hlist|W. Calhoun|E. Stevens|A. Johnson|N. Greenaway|R. Diggs}}
| extra3 = RZA
| length3 = 4:09
| title4 = Thirsty
| note4 = performed by Ol' Dirty Bastard and Black Keith
| writer4 = {{hlist|K. Robinson|R. Diggs}}
| extra4 = RZA
| length4 = 4:04
| title5 = Daywalkers
| note5 = performed by RZA and Ramin Djawadi
| writer5 = {{hlist|R. Djawadi|R. Diggs}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Ramin Djawadi|RZA}}
| length5 = 2:34
| title6 = Party in tha Morgue (Club Mix)
| note6 = performed by Kool Keith and Thee Undatakerz
| writer6 = {{hlist|A. Agcoalil|D. Roberts|K. Jefferies|K. Thornton|D. Merlot}}
| length6 = 6:56
| title7 = Skylight
| note7 = performed by Overseer
| writer7 = R. Howes
| length7 = 4:59
| title8 = This Blood
| note8 = performed by Black Lab
| writer8 = {{hlist|P. Durham|A. Ellis}}
| extra8 = Andy Ellis
| length8 = 3:06
| title9 = Bombs Away (Danny Saber Remix)
| note9 = performed by Paris Texas
| writer9 = {{hlist|S. Sherpe|N. Treolo|N. Zinkgraf|M. Tennessen|S. Vinz}}
| extra9 = Danny Saber
| length9 = 3:28
| title10 = Weapons of Mad Distortion
| note10 = performed by The Crystal Method
| writer10 = {{hlist|S. Kirkland|K. Jordan|Y. Seino}}
| length10 = 4:50
| title11 = Hard Wax
| note11 = performed by Manchild
| writer11 = {{hlist|B. Parker|M. Odell|M. Williams}}
| length11 = 4:08
| title12 = Blade's Back
| note12 = performed by Ramin Djawadi
| writer12 = R. Djawadi
| extra12 = Ramin Djawadi
| length12 = 4:03
| total_length = 49:54
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2004-05)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Austria|28|artist=Soundtrack|album=Blade Trinity|accessdate=April 9, 2020|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|54|id=11445|artist=Soundtrack|album=Blade Trinity|accessdate=April 9, 2020|rowheader=true}} |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|162218|Blade: Trinity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)}}
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359013/soundtrack Blade: Trinity soundtrack] at IMDb
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Category:2004 soundtrack albums
Category:2000s film soundtrack albums
Category:Albums produced by RZA
Category:WaterTower Music soundtracks
Category:Albums produced by Danny Saber
Category:Blade (franchise) soundtracks
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