| 28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by John Murphy, Various Artists | ||||
| Released | June 17, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Post-Rock, Ambient Music, Electronica, Classical | |||
| Length | 45:03 | |||
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28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album is the accompanying soundtrack to the 2002 film 28 Days Later. It was released on June 17, 2003. The original score was composed by John Murphy, and tracks from Brian Eno, Grandaddy and Blue States which featured in the movie also appear on the album. The second movement of "East Hastings" by the Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, albeit condensed, appeared in the movie but not on the soundtrack album.
All tracks performed by John Murphy unless otherwise stated.
Tracks 22 and 23 appear on the U.S. release only.
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"In the House – In a Heartbeat" is an instrumental track by John Murphy. The track was featured over the climactic confrontation of the film, and recurs in several scenes in the sequel, 28 Weeks Later. It is also featured in a climactic torture and fight scene in 2010's Kick-Ass, and was covered by British Death Metal band The Rotted on their album 'Get Dead Or Die Trying'. It was also featured in a trailer for the post-apocalyptic Ukrainian videogame Metro 2033. The song was also covered by indie developer James Silva for the Xbox Live Arcade game The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, in a Guitar Hero style minigame segment where the protagonists play guitar solos. This iteration was included in one of the game's soundtracks when released for free on the developer's bandcamp site, where it was dubbed "Iffenhaus – In a Heartbeat (John Murphy Homage)". An unofficial arrangement of it was used in the final scene of the first episode of the anime Highschool of the Dead.
The BBC used the track in a number of their television programmes in July 2011. It was used in tense or large scale moments in Top Gear, The Apprentice and Richard Hammond's Journey To....
"In Paradisum", a song arranged by Richard Marlow, has also received airplay in some countries.
"Season Song", a song performed by British band Blue States, from their 2002 album "Man Mountain", was released as a single, containing a remixed version by Ru Da Silva and a "Taxi" (Ave Maria) remix by Jacknife Lee. "Season song" has been called one of the album's highlights.
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