Heat (soundtrack)

Infobox Album |
Artist = Elliot Goldenthal
Name = Heat
Type = Soundtrack


Released = December 19th, 1995
Genre = Classical Avante garde Modernist Jazz fusion Progressive Electronica Progressive rock
Length = 68:62
Label = Warner Bros. "9 46144-2"
Producer = Matthias Gohl
Last album = "Batman Forever" (1995)
This album = "Heat" (1995)
Next album = "Michael Collins" (1996)
Reviews =
* "Filmtracks.com" Rating|4|5 [http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/heat.html link]
* "Musicfromthemovies" Rating|4|5 [http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/review.asp?ID=285 link]
* "Allmusic" Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfixq9hldde~T0 link]

Elliot Goldenthal's score for the movie "Heat" is as varying and dissonant as his other works, with little to no clear cut themes but rather a broad soundscape encapsulating all the movies elements and providing an epic, ethereal and at times shattering backdrop, typical of Goldenthal's work. The score is compiled mostly with Goldenthal's orchestrations although there are a variety of other artists featured ranging from the U2/Brian Eno project Passengers, Lisa Gerrard, Moby et al.

The score

The track "New Dawn Fades" is only a part of the whole song that fades into the next track and the track "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters" is slightly different from the version used in the film, the version on the score is from Moby's album "Everything Is Wrong" and the version in the movie is from his 1997 album "I Like to Score"; Goldenthal composed and arranged the Kronos Quartet performed pieces. The Einstürzende Neubauten track "Armenia" was taken from their 1983 album "Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T." and was used by Michael Mann again in his 1999 film "The Insider". [ [http://goldenthal.filmmusic.com/film/heat/index.html Elliot Goldenthal Discography: Heat (1995) ] ]

Goldenthal composed a cue called "Hand In Hand" originally meant to be played over the end scene, but it was replaced by Moby's "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters", so he used it, replacing guitars with bagpipes, instead for the end titles to "Michael Collins". A clip of the track as it was meant to be heard in "Heat" can be heard below. There is also an "Extended Version" of the score in bootleg form, with several tracks (including "Hand in hand") which can be heard in the film but are not on the score released, available on the internet. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113277/trivia Heat (1995) - Trivia ] ] [ [http://goldenthal.filmmusic.com/film/audio.html the website for composer Elliot Goldenthal: sound clips ] ]

Various tracks that were in some points of the film but did not make it to the soundtrack included pieces by William Orbit from his "Strange Cargo" albums, namely "The Last Lagoon", "Monkey King" and "The Mighty Limpopo".

Here is a quote by Goldenthal explaining his thinking behind the score:cquote|"In Heat, Michael Mann and I were going for an atmospheric situation. It was the first time I used what I like to call a "guitar orchestra" - where I use six or eight guitars, all playing with different tunings stacked up on top of each other in a musical way, and a mixed meter of percussion. It wasn't a type of score where you needed a big orchestral theme or you had to actually hit certain actions with music at specific times. It was much closer to the European mentality of film scoring."| [ [http://www.soundtrack.net/features/article/?id=51 SoundtrackNet : Interview - Elliot Goldenthal ] ]

The guitar orchestra, who play most significantly on two of the tracks below, is called "Deaf Elk" (an ensemble which includes Page Hamilton of the metal band "Helmet") who also worked with Goldenthal for his scores, "In Dreams" and "Titus". [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1966119/ Deaf Elk ] ]

Track listing

tracklist
extra_column = Performer

writing_credits = yes

title1 = Heat
writer1 = Elliot Goldenthal
extra1 = Kronos Quartet
length1 = 7:41

title2 = Always Forever Now
note2 = from "Original Soundtracks 1", 1995
writer2 = Bono; The Edge; Brian Eno
extra2 = Passengers
length2 = 6:54

title3 = Condensers
writer3 = Elliot Goldenthal
extra3 = Elliot Goldenthal
length3 = 2:35

title4 = Refinery Surveillance
writer4 = Elliot Goldenthal
extra4 = Kronos Quartet
length4 = 1:45

title5 = Last Night
note5 = from "Blue", 1987
writer5 = Terje Rypdal
extra5 = Terje Rypdal & The Chasers
length5 = 3:29

title6 = Ultramarine
note6 = from "Cobalt Blue", 1992
writer6 = Michael Brook
extra6 = Michael Brook
length6 = 4:35

title7 = Armenia
note7 = from "Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T.", 1983
writer7 = Blixa Bargeld; F.M. Einheit
extra7 = Einstürzende Neubauten
length7 = 4:58

title8 = Of Helplessness
writer8 = Elliot Goldenthal
extra8 = Elliot Goldenthal
length8 = 2:39

title9 = Steel Cello Lament
writer9 = Elliot Goldenthal
extra9 = Elliot Goldenthal
length9 = 1:43

title10 = Mystery Man
note10 = from "The Singles Collection", 1989
writer10 = Terje Rypdal
extra10 = Terje Rypdal
length10 = 4:39

title11 = New Dawn Fades
note11 = from "I Like to Score", 1997
writer11 = Ian Curtis; Peter Hook; Bernard Sumner
extra11 = Moby
length11 = 2:51

title12 = Entrada & Shootout
writer12 = Elliot Goldenthal
extra12 = Elliot Goldenthal
length12 = 1:49

title13 = Force Marker
writer13 = Brian Eno
extra13 = Brian Eno
length13 = 3:36

title14 = Coffee Shop
writer14 = Elliot Goldenthal
extra14 = Elliot Goldenthal
length14 = 1:38

title15 = Fate Scrapes
writer15 = Elliot Goldenthal
extra15 = Elliot Goldenthal
length15 = 1:34

title16 = La Bas: Song of the Drowned [Edited Version]
note16 = from "The Mirror Pool", 1995
writer16 = Lisa Gerrard
extra16 = Lisa Gerrard
length16 = 3:10

title17 = Gloradin
note17 = from "The Mirror Pool", 1995
writer17 = Lisa Gerrard
extra17 = Lisa Gerrard
length17 = 3:56

title18 = Run Uphill
writer18 = Elliot Goldenthal
extra18 = Elliot Goldenthal
length18 = 2:51

title19 = Predator Diorama
writer19 = Elliot Goldenthal
extra19 = Kronos Quartet
length19 = 2:40

title20 = Of Separation
writer20 = Elliot Goldenthal
extra20 = Elliot Goldenthal
length20 = 2:21

title21 = God Moving Over the Face of the Waters
note21 = from "Everything Is Wrong", 1995
writer21 = Richard Hall
extra21 = Moby
length21 = 6:58

Audio

Listen|filename=Elliot_Goldenthal_Kronos_Quartet_-_Heat_-_Heat.ogg|title="Heat"|description=Sample of "Heat" from the album "Heat".|format=Ogg "The title track is performed by the Elliot Goldenthal; Kronos Quartet and Deaf Elk for the opening sequence."Listen|filename=Elliot Goldenthal - Heat - Condensers.ogg|title="Condensers"|description=Sample of "Condensers" from the album "Heat".|format=Ogg "This ambient, dark guitar piece is written by Elliot Goldenthal and performed by Deaf Elk."Listen|filename=Elliot Goldenthal_Kronos Quartet - Heat - Predator Diorama.ogg|title="Predator Diorama"|description=Sample of "Predator Diorama" from the album "Heat".|format=Ogg "This, the final score piece with an epic scale and dark feel, was performed by Elliot Goldenthal; Kronos Quartet and Deaf Elk and provided the music for the scene where Robert De Nero's character, "McCauley", kills "Waingro" in the airport hotel."Listen|filename=Elliot Goldenthal - Heat - Hand In Hand (unreleased).ogg|title="Hand In Hand"|description=Sample of "Hand In Hand" from " [http://goldenthal.filmmusic.com/ Goldenthal's site] ".|format=Ogg "The cue "Hand In Hand" that was written for the end titles but ultimately replaced by the Moby track."

Press

cquote|"...an artfully assembled montage of industrial rock, darkly romantic symphonics and moody jazz guitar, evokes a nightmarish Los Angeles of dashed hopes and soiled glamour..."| "New York Times" (2/11/96, Sec.2, p.30)"

cquote|"Michael Mann films are notable for their high-quality soundtracks. HEAT is no exception..."| "Q" (4/96, p.109)"

Personnel

Orchestral music

:*Composer, Vocals, Orchestration - Elliot Goldenthal:*Orchestration - Robert Elhai:*Musical Score Producer - Matthias Gohl:*Conductor - Steven Mercurio:*Conductor - Jonathan Sheffer:*"Deaf Elk" Guitars - Page Hamilton, Eric Hubel, Bobby Hambel, David Reid:*Guitar - Michael Thompson:*Guitar - Mark Stewart:*Drums - Audun Kleive:*Performer - The Kronos Quartet:*Electronic Music Producer - Richard Martinez:*Engineer, Mixing - Joel Iwataki:*Music Editor - Christopher Brooks:*Music Editor - Michael Connell:*Music Editor, Mastering - Tom Baker:*Mastering - Vladimir Meller:*Assistant Engineer - Andrew Warwick

Artists

"Always Forever Now":*Performer - Passengers:*Engineer - Danton Supple:*Assistant Engineer - Rob Kirwan :*Sequencing - Des Broadbery:*String Arrangements - Paul Barrett:*Music Supervisor - Budd Carr"Last Nite", "Mystery Man":*Guitar, Keyboards, Performer - Terje Rypdal:*Performer - The Chasers :*Bass - Bjorn Kjellemyr:*Keyboards - Allan Dangerfield:*Producer - Manfred Eicher"Ultramarine":*Producer, Performer - Michael Brook "Armenia":*Producer, Performer - Einstürzende Neubauten"New Dawn Fades", "God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters":*Producer, Performer, Writer - Moby:*Writer "New Dawn Fades" - Joy Division"Force Marker":*Producer, Performer - Brian Eno "La Bas", "Gloradin":*Producer, Performer - Lisa Gerrard

Executive credit

:*Executive Producer - Michael Mann:*Executive in Charge of Music - Gary LeMel :*Assistant Music Supervisor - Amy Dunn:*Orchestra Contractor - Debbie Datz-Pyle, Patty Zimmitti

References

External links

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* [http://goldenthal.filmmusic.com/film/heat/index.html Page for the score on Goldenthal's website.]