Die Hard with a Vengeance (soundtrack)
Soundtrack for the third Die Hard film, scored by Michael Kamen.
Die Hard with a Vengeance: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1995 film Die Hard with a Vengeance, the third installment in the Die Hard film series starring Bruce Willis as John McClane. The score was composed by Michael Kamen, the recurrent composer of the series, who incorporated his themes from the first two films as well as works by Johannes Brahms and Ludwig van Beethoven. Kamen's work on the score won a BMI TV/Film Music Award.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Michael Kamen
- Released
- May 16, 1995
- Recorded
- April 1995
- Studio
- St. Thomas Center
- Los Angeles
- California
- Remote Recording Services
- Lahaska
- Pennsylvania
- Genre
- Film score
- Length
- 66:06 (standard); 154:01 (deluxe)
- Label
- RCA Victor, La-La Land
- Producer
- Nick Redman, Mike Mattessino
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
Die Hard with a Vengeance: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack standard track lis
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer in the City | 2:44 |
| 2 | Goodbye Bonwits | 6:28 |
| 3 | Got It Covered | 4:13 |
| 4 | John and Zeus | 3:19 |
| 5 | In Front of the Kids | 2:44 |
| 6 | Papaya King | 5:20 |
| 7 | Take A-Nother Train | 2:55 |
| 8 | The Iron Foundry | 3:08 |
| 9 | Waltz Of The Bankers | 4:13 |
| 10 | Gold Vault | 3:45 |
| 11 | Surfing In The Aquaduct | 2:30 |
| 12 | Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (4th Movement) | 15:00 |
| 13 | Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (4th Movement) | 9:47 |
| Total length | 66:06 | |
Die Hard with a Vengeance: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack deluxe disc one tr
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer in the City (performed by The Lovin' Spoonful) | 2:44 |
| 2 | Main Title | 0:19 |
| 3 | Goodbye Bonwits | 6:28 |
| 4 | John and Zeus | 3:20 |
| 5 | Taxi | 1:51 |
| 6 | Neat Bomb | 2:11 |
| 7 | Papaya King | 5:19 |
| 8 | 72nd Street Phone | 3:18 |
| 9 | Taxi Chase | 5:08 |
| 10 | The Subway (Part 1) | 4:24 |
| 11 | The Subway (Part 2) | 2:15 |
| 12 | Take A-nother Train | 2:54 |
| 13 | Feds | 4:42 |
| 14 | Rings a Bell | 8:28 |
| 15 | Infiltration | 5:33 |
| 16 | Bank Invasion | 4:15 |
| 17 | Back to Wall Street | 2:55 |
| 18 | Fake Cops | 1:42 |
| 19 | The Federal Reserve | 2:18 |
| 20 | Bank Elevator | 2:54 |
| 21 | Gold Room Aftermath | 1:36 |
| 22 | Panic | 2:04 |
| Total length | 76:38 | |
Die Hard with a Vengeance: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack deluxe disc two tr
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aqueduct | 2:12 |
| 2 | Santa Claus | 2:36 |
| 3 | Yankee Stadium / School and Tunnel | 3:42 |
| 4 | Refrigerator Bomb | 0:40 |
| 5 | Surfing in the Aqueduct | 2:29 |
| 6 | Ticking Refrigerator | 0:50 |
| 7 | Mercedes Chase / School Assembly | 3:14 |
| 8 | Aftermath / Waiting and Falling | 2:00 |
| 9 | Hooking the Boat | 5:45 |
| 10 | Bunny and Fire Drill | 2:39 |
| 11 | Running in the Halls | 1:42 |
| 12 | Bomb Goes Into Hold | 5:24 |
| 13 | John Makes It Mad | 1:39 |
| 14 | Holly / Celebration | 3:17 |
| 15 | Oh, Canada! | 3:23 |
| 16 | When Johnny Comes Marching Home | 1:39 |
| 17 | Regret | 1:57 |
| 18 | Hooking the Boat (alternate) | 4:23 |
| 19 | On the Freighter / John Makes It Mad | 3:30 |
| 20 | Wall Street Station | 1:29 |
| 21 | The Subway (Part 1) (alt. segment) | 1:31 |
| 22 | The Subway (Part 2) (alt. segment) | 0:47 |
| 23 | Ode to Johnny | 3:12 |
| 24 | No Rush | 1:20 |
| 25 | Escape | 2:05 |
| 26 | The Foundry | 3:08 |
| 27 | Waltz of the Bankers (album track) | 4:15 |
| 28 | Gold Vault (album track) | 3:50 |
| 29 | Somebody Had Fun (wild snare) | 1:16 |
| 30 | When Johnny Comes Marching Home (wild vamps) | 1:29 |
| Total length | 77:23 | |
Track listing from the source article.
Release history
The RCA Victor soundtrack for Die Hard with a Vengeance hit stores on May 16, 1995, and it remains the only Die Hard album released alongside its film. Instead of a full score, the disc offers seven cues from composer Michael Kamen, plus three songs: "Summer in the City" by the Lovin' Spoonful, "Got It Covered" by Fu-Schnickens, and "In Front of the Kids" by Extra Prolific. Kamen also arranged and included classical pieces by Alexander Mosolov, Brahms, and Beethoven. Later, on December 7, 2012, La-La Land Records put out a complete score album with nearly an hour of music and alternative cues not heard in the movie.
Critical reception
Filmtracks.com commented that a truly satisfying album release of music from Die Hard With a Vengeance had never existed and probably never would. Daevid Jehnzen of AllMusic described the soundtrack as a dynamic, exciting score that accurately conveys the non-stop thrills of the movie. A reviewer from The Ultimate Rabbit noted that while it may lack the exhilarating or emotional sweep of the score for Die Hard 2, Kamen's work is great and highly enjoyable. Simon Brew of Den of Geek called the score a belter. Matt Rooney of JoBlo.com observed that the music does not always go for big and bold, instead providing a tense undercurrent that can evolve into something tragic.
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