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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name. The soundtrack contained two separate releases: the first containing popular music from the film and the second containing the score to the film composed by Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong and Marius de Vries.
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture | |
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Soundtrack album by various artists | |
Released | October 29, 1996 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Label | Capitol |
Singles from William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture | |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
Music Week | [3] |
Slant Magazine | [4] |
SoundtrackNet | [5] |
The first soundtrack album to accompany the film was released on the Capitol Records label. It features songs by a number of artists including Garbage, Butthole Surfers and Radiohead (their song "Exit Music (For a Film)", which appears over the end credits, was not included on the soundtrack however, but appeared a year later on Radiohead's album OK Computer).
The soundtrack was a popular and solid seller, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and went triple-platinum sales in the U.S. It was especially successful in Australia, where it was the second-highest selling album in 1997, going five times Platinum in sales.[6] A number of hit singles also resulted from the soundtrack, including "Lovefool" by The Cardigans, the love theme "Kissing You" by Des'ree, and a cover of "Young Hearts Run Free" by Kym Mazelle. Quindon Tarver's choral rendition of Rozalla's "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" was later used in Luhrmann's "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" single.
The album featured bonus tracks in the 10th Anniversary re-release in 2007.
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "#1 Crush" | Garbage | 4:47 |
2. | "Local God" | Everclear | 3:56 |
3. | "Angel" | Gavin Friday | 4:19 |
4. | "Pretty Piece of Flesh" | One Inch Punch | 4:53 |
5. | "Kissing You" (Love Theme from Romeo + Juliet) | Des'ree | 4:58 |
6. | "Whatever (I Had a Dream)" | Butthole Surfers | 4:09 |
7. | "Lovefool" | The Cardigans | 3:19 |
8. | "Young Hearts Run Free" | Kym Mazelle | 4:16 |
9. | "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" | Quindon Tarver | 1:43 |
10. | "To You I Bestow" | Mundy | 3:59 |
11. | "Talk Show Host" | Radiohead | 4:37 |
12. | "Little Star" | Stina Nordenstam | 3:40 |
13. | "You and Me Song" | The Wannadies | 2:45 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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14. | "Introduction to Romeo" (a) | Craig Armstrong | 2:07 |
15. | "Kissing You" (Instrumental a) | Craig Armstrong | 3:33 |
16. | "Young Hearts Run Free" (Ballroom Version a) | Kym Mazelle featuring Harold Perrineau & Paul Sorvino | 3:27 |
17. | "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" ('07 Mix) | Baz Luhrmann featuring Quindon Tarver | 7:10 |
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture, Volume 2 | |
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Soundtrack album by Nellee Hooper et al. | |
Released | April 8, 1997 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Label | Capitol |
The soundtrack was later followed by a sequel, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture, Volume 2, which featured the film's orchestral score, dialog from the film, and songs not featured on the previous album.
The score to Romeo + Juliet was composed by British music producer Nellee Hooper, Scottish composer Craig Armstrong, and English music composer and producer Marius de Vries. It was arranged, orchestrated, and conducted by Craig Armstrong using the London Session Orchestra and The Metro Voices.
The score fuses bombastic choral sequences produced by The Metro Voices as well as flamboyant orchestral pieces by the London Session Orchestra. It also contains Hooper's favorite trip hop sequences, especially seen in the track "Introduction to Romeo". Some high-beat techno tunes were fused with the chorus and orchestra in the track "Escape from Mantua".
Dialogue from the film was also inserted into several of the tracks. Justin Warfield of One Inch Punch as well the Butthole Surfers and Mundy also contribute vocals to the score. A cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" by Quindon Tarver features on the album; it became a hit for him in Australia in 1997.[7]
Craig Armstrong's Film Works 1995–2005 solo disc work contained several of these tracks. The score won BAFTA Award for Best Film Music for best film score in 1997. Composer Nellee Hooper was also awarded BAFTA's Anthony Asquith Award for Music for his composition of the score in 1998.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Prologue" | |||
2. | "O Verona" | |||
3. | "The Montague Boys" | featuring Justin Warfield of One Inch Punch | ||
4. | "Gas Station Scene" | |||
5. | "O Verona (Reprise)" | |||
6. | "Introduction to Romeo" | |||
7. | "Queen Mab Interlude" | |||
8. | "Young Hearts Run Free (Ballroom Version)" | featuring Kym Mazelle, Harold Perrineau, & Paul Sorvino | ||
9. | "Kissing You" (Instrumental) | |||
10. | "Balcony Scene" | |||
11. | "When Dove's Cry[8][9]" | Prince | Quindon Tarver | |
12. | "A Challenge" | |||
13. | "Tybalt Arrives" | featuring Butthole Surfers & The Dust Brothers | ||
14. | "Fight Scene" | |||
15. | "Mercutio's Death" | |||
16. | "Drive of Death" | |||
17. | "Slow Movement"" | Craig Armstrong | ||
18. | "Morning Breaks" | |||
19. | "Juliet's Requiem" | |||
20. | "Mantua" | |||
21. | "Escape from Mantua" | featuring Mundy | ||
22. | "Death Scene" | |||
23. | "Liebestod" (from Tristan und Isolde) | Richard Wagner | ||
24. | "Epilogue" |
All music is composed by Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong, and Marius de Vries (except where noted)
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 1 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] | 2 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 4 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 5 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] | 24 |
French Albums (SNEP)[15] | 11 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 8 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] | 1 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] | 80 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] | 4 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 38 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 7 |
UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 3 |
Chart (1997) | Position |
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German Albums Chart[23] | 51 |
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] | 2 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25] | 31 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] | 34 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] | 77 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] | 6 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[29] | 5× Platinum | 350,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[30] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[31] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
France (SNEP)[32] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[33] | Gold | 10,000* |
Japan (RIAJ)[34] | Gold | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[35] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[36] | Gold | 25,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[37] | Gold | 50,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[39] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[41] | 4× Platinum | 3,300,000[42] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[43] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
Volume 2 | ||
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] | Gold | 100,000* |
United States (RIAA)[45] | Gold | 500,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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