Atomic Blonde (soundtrack)
2017 film soundtrack album
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Atomic Blonde (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2017 film Atomic Blonde directed by David Leitch. The film's original score is composed and produced by Tyler Bates and was released through Back Lot Music on July 28, 2017.
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| Released | July 28, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 69:45 | |||
| Label | Back Lot Music | |||
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Background
From the start, director David Leitch felt that using the right songs for Atomic Blonde (2017) was crucial. Part of this was attempting to answer the question "How do you reinvent this stuffy Cold War spy movie?"[1] The soundtrack uses a combination of 1980s songs as well as covers of them. The latter were used to add "a contemporized feeling of the '80s". The movie's producers were initially worried that they would not be able to get the rights to all the songs that Leitch wanted to use,[1] but Leitch himself estimated that around 75% of his picks made it into the final product.[2] Though the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the concentration of iconic songs was from the first half of the 1980s, with the exception of George Michael's 1988 chart-topping "Father Figure", which itself was Leitch's second choice after the 1986 release "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin.[3] Angela Watercutter of Wired noted that the use of streaming media made the makers easily access the music catalog and helped in the licensing.[4]
Release
The soundtrack was released through Back Lot Music on July 28, 2017. A vinyl edition of the album, published by Mondo was released on August 25, 2017.[5]
Reception
Accolades
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| Golden Trailer Awards | June 6, 2017 | Best Music | Nominated | [7] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 17, 2017 | Best Soundtrack | Nominated | [8] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" | David Bowie | 6:41 |
| 2. | "Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)" | Peter Schilling | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Blue Monday" | HEALTH | 4:46 |
| 4. | "C*cks*cker" | Tyler Bates | 1:47 |
| 5. | "99 Luftballons" | Nena | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Father Figure" | George Michael | 5:37 |
| 7. | "Der Kommissar" | Robert Ponger & Falco | 5:40 |
| 8. | "Cities in Dust" | Siouxsie and the Banshees | 4:03 |
| 9. | "The Politics of Dancing" | Re-Flex | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Stigmata" | Marilyn Manson and Tyler Bates | 5:36 |
| 11. | "Demonstration" | Tyler Bates | 3:44 |
| 12. | "I Ran (So Far Away)" | A Flock of Seagulls | 5:06 |
| 13. | "99 Luftballons" | Kaleida | 3:53 |
| 14. | "Voices Carry" | 'Til Tuesday | 4:18 |
| 15. | "London Calling" | The Clash | 3:20 |
| 16. | "Finding the UHF Device" | Tyler Bates | 2:49 |
| Total length: | 69:45 | ||
Additional music
Other songs in the film, but not included in the soundtrack:[3]
| No. | Title | Music | Producer | Length |
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| 1. | "Blue Monday 1988 [12" Version]" | New Order | 7:09 | |
| 2. | "Fight the Power" | Public Enemy | Hank Shocklee, Carl Ryder, Eric Sadler | 5:23 |
| 3. | "Behind the Wheel" | Depeche Mode | 5:17 | |
| 4. | "Kack Zukunft" | Ausschlag | 2:00 | |
| 5. | "As Time Goes By" | Nicki Parrott | 4:02 | |
| 6. | "Fastidious Horses" | Vladimir Vysotsky | 5:38 | |
| 7. | "Under Pressure" | Queen & David Bowie | 3:58 |
Chart performance
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[9] | 77 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[10] | 35 |
| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[11] | 10 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 79 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] | 3 |
| US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[14] | 11 |