About

The Score

Watchmen, the film based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' critically acclaimed comic series, was directed by Zack Snyder, and composed by Tyler Bates. The score in Watchmen, alongside its accompanying soundtrack, is a particularly powerful agent in both narrating the film and setting the mood and tone for the alternate 1985 universe painted by Snyder. The score is an eclectic concoction of music styles, from classic, sweeping orchestral movements to ambient, synthesised '80s nostalgia. Bates describes, "With Zack's movies there's always a pulp element. If you look at the story of Watchmen it's definitely a skewed or distorted expression of the '80s in a large part; the pop culture of the '80s is fused into it, especially when you look at the song list. The one thing about Zack's movies is that there is usually all this insanity that takes place and yet there's a headspace element that's running parallel. Often times that's because he has a lot of narration in the film. We visit these different concepts because that's where he's going with the film. For me, I'm into it."

(Source: IGN)

Warner Brothers Records (516750-2)
Released March 3rd, 2009
Album Format: CD
Estimated Value: (USD$15.99)

Tracklist

1. Rescue Mission 2:13
2. Don't Get Too Misty Eyed 1:36
3. Tonight The Comedian Died 2:44
4. Silk Spectre 1:00
5. We'll Live Longer 0:56
6. You Quit! 0:39
7. Only Two Names Remain 1:42
8. The American Dream 1:56
9. Edward Blake - The Comedian 2:41
10. The Last Laugh 0:57
11. Prison Fight 1:45
12. Just Look Around You 5:51
13. Dan's Apocalyptic Dream 1:17
14. Who Murdered Hollis Mason? 0:55
15. What About Janie Slater? 1:34
16. I'll Tell You About Rorschach 4:10
17. Countdown 2:47
18. It Was Me 1:25
19. All That Is Good 4:58
20. Requiem (Excerpted from Mozart's Requiem) 0:55
21. I Love You 2:41
Total Album Time: 44:42

Find out more about the official Watchmen soundtrack here.

The Composer

American recording artist, music producer and composer Tyler Bates is no stranger to composing dark, atmospheric films, juxtaposing eclectic music styles with a dramatic, emotional edge. He has already established a close relationship with Zack Snyder's work, having composed the latter's 300 and Dawn of the Dead. His other works include TV's Californication, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Doomsday and The Devil's Rejects. He is also the composer of the direct-to-DVD animated Watchmen prequel, Tales of the Black Freighter.

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