Mortal Kombat (soundtrack)

Mortal Kombat Soundtrack is a compilation album featuring music by different artists to accompany the movie Mortal Kombat.

Album information

The Mortal Kombat theme was composed by Praga Khan and Oliver Adams; best known for their work with the legendary Techno/Industrial band Lords of Acid.

Three songs by Stabbing Westward, Lies, Lost and Can't Happen Here, from the Ungod album, were also featured in the movie. However, because the band did not think the movie would do well in theaters, they opted not to allow the songs on the official soundtrack.

Metal vocalist Burton C. Bell is the only artist on the album to appear twice; once with his primary band Fear Factory, and again fronting the side-project GZR.

Reception

With the movie grossing over 100 million dollars worldwide, the soundtrack went Platinum^[2] in 10 days. Reaching #10 on the Billboard 200. Its popularity inspired the album Mortal Kombat: More Kombat.

Track listing

Track order by movie appearance

1. 1. Main title sequence
   2. Liu Kang, Johnny Cage and Sonya vs. Shang Tsung's masked guards
   3. Liu Kang vs. Shang Tsung
   4. Raiden, Liu Kang, Sonya, Kitana and Johnny Cage prepare for battle against Shao Kahn and it continues through the end credits
2. "What U See/We All Bleed Red"
   1. Sonya and Jax track down Kano in the nightclub
3. "Can't Happen Here" (not included in soundtrack)
   1. Liu Kang returns to the Temple of Light
4. "Lost" (not included in soundtrack)
   1. The Earth warriors get in the boat to Shang Tsung's island
   2. Liu Kang and Johnny Cage enter Outworld to rescue Sonya and fight Shang Tsung
5. "A Taste Of Things To Come"
   1. Sub-Zero's demonstration against a masked guard
6. "Lies" (not included in soundtrack)
   1. Liu Kang's first battle in the tournament
7. "Juke-Joint Jezebel (Giorgio Moroder Metropolis Mix)"
   1. Sonya vs. Kano
8. "Zero Signal"
   1. Johnny Cage vs. Scorpion
9. "Twist the Knife (Slowly)"
   1. Plays briefly when it shows different warriors being thrown to the ground by Goro.
10. "Goro vs. Art"
    1. Goro vs. Art Lean
    2. Credits
11. "Control (Juno Reactor Instrumental)"
    1. Liu Kang vs. Reptile
12. "Demon Warriors/Final Kombat"
    1. Liu Kang vs. Shang Tsung and the souls of the thousand dead warriors
13. "Halcyon + On + On"
    1. The souls absorbed by Shang Tsung being released and it continues to when Liu Kang, Sonya, Johnny Cage and Kitana return to Earth to celebrate their victory and are thanked by Raiden
14. "Goodbye (demo)"
    1. Credits
15. "Utah Saints Take On The Theme From Mortal Kombat"
    1. Credits

References