Score Produced by Steve Jablonsky & Bob Badami Executive Soundtrack Album Producer: Robert Townson Executives in Charge of Music for Warner Bros. Pictures: Paul Broucek & Carter Armstrong Music Supervisor: Steve Baker Conductor: Nick Glennie-Smith Orchestration: Bruce L. Fowler, Walter Fowler, Yvonne Suzette Moriarty, Rick Giovinazzo & Carl Rydlund Score Recorded & Mixed by Jeff Biggers Performed by The Hollywood Studio Symphony Musician Contractor: Peter Rotter Music Preparation: Booker White Score Programming: Matthew Margeson & Jacob Shea Additional Programming: Nathan Whitehead Guitars: George Doering Percussion: Brian Kilgore Saxophone: Dan Higgings Harmonica: Tommy Morgan Score Coordinator: Erick DeVore Contract Administration: Megan Wintory Protools Operators: Kevin Globerman & Lori Castro Score Recorded at The Bridge Recording, Glendale, CA
Score Mixed at Arata Music, Santa Monica, CA
Mastered by Patricia Sullivan
Steve Jablonsky would like to thank: Ruben Fleischer, Alan Baumgarten, James Herbert, Paul Broucek, Carter Armstrong, Bob Badami, Sally Boldt, Adam Smalley, Jessica Weiss, Dan Lin, Kevin McCormick, Michael Tadross, Bruce Berman, Jon Silk, Lucy Jablonsky, Jon Jablonsky, Katia Lewin Jablonsky, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Pat Sandston, Michael Bay, Sam Schwartz, Michael Gorfaine, Cheryl Tiano, Maria Machado, Robert Townson, Susie Curiel, Juanita Nunez, & everyone at Warner Bros. Pictures & Arata Music
Warner Bros. thanks: Joseph Bille, Melissa Crow, Ny Lee, Melissa Levine, Kris Little, Brian Loucks, Lisa Margolis, Diane McKain & John Walsh
Release date : 01/08/2013
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I give a spin (almost 4 years after my last listening), it grown on me (still don't consider of the best of Jab), but much better than Skyscraper (ok score) and Battleship (guilty pleasure, but not a good score by any means), i like the style of Jablonsky in this one, his rhythms (but i still don't care about the 'motif' for Cohen or certain sound design tracks like 'You Can't Shoot Me' or 'You Know the Drill')
But still has such cool action moments (Hot Potato With a Grenade) and emotional/romantic moments, and still enjoyed that from this.
MrZimmerFan
2020-02-24 12:37:36
Also, the use of the guitars by Jablonsky, are still the best since the 90s
mpolonest123
2020-02-24 16:18:57
Was pleasantly surprised by this one when I first heard it. Outside of the ‘modern scoring’ portions you get some fun noir music for the squad, solid action writing, and even some good emotional cues.
Also gotta love the rhythmic idea from Antz popping up here...
There's a lot of Desperate Housewives, Texas Chainsaw and... Antz in it !
Mr. Charles
2013-01-13 00:02:45
I can also hear "Whitwicky" from Transformers. But I liked the score in the film, I made it my goal to pay attention to it
Johnson
2013-01-13 04:24:50
Actually, if you pay close attention, Jablonsky also seems to be channeling Thomas Newman...Big Time...
This reminds me of Road to Perdition...
Evenstar
2013-01-13 09:24:42
Still an amazing score.
Ds
2013-01-13 12:39:31
What track is playing just after the shooting in the street, when Ryan Gosling walks in the direction of Mickey Cohen in slow motion?
Ds
2013-01-13 15:10:21
(i found it, it's You Can't Shoot Me)
Edmund Meinerts
2013-02-15 22:42:31
I was wondering how the heck a score like this could sound like Antz, but it's definitely there in "Welcome to Los Angeles" and "Hot Potato with a Grenade". Bum-badum-bum bum-badum-bum etc...cool! The Thomas Newman/Road to Perdition twist is a neat touch, though considering Jablonsky hasn't exactly been adverse to throwing bits of Newman into his scores here and there in the past, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. You can definitely trace the influences but I think it's cool that it goes beyond just being a stock modern thriller score. Not a patch on Steamboy, Your Highness or the original Transformers (which is the big Jablonsky triumvirate of awesomeness for me), but it goes a long way towards letting me forgive him for Battleship.
So...let me get this straight. From what I'm reading here, it seems like this score is pretty awesome what with traces of these past scores being heard in it: Battleship, Sherlock Holmes, Desperate Housewives, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Antz, Road to Perdition, Inception, Transformers and The Untouchables.
I don't think I've ever seen a single score compared to that many other scores. Is that good? Is it bad? I have no idea, but will this list grow longer?
f..k y..o
2013-01-14 07:09:14
Shut Up!
Ray
2013-01-14 08:45:04
Mr. Fate, I would necessarily say its bad, but it's definitely not Jablonsky's best work either. Though, I do have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it absolutely has similarities to all the aforementioned scores.
Oh, and this so called "f..k y..o"... Really? I think you added an extra dot to the word you.
MrZimmerFan (Fan from Spain)
2013-01-14 11:28:19
I don't think is a bad score, is a very entertaing score, reminiescenes? in every work of RC.
f..k y..o
2013-01-14 16:03:18
my name! frank yam...o
ToddL
2013-01-19 03:50:10
I really like the score -- going to see the movie this weekend. I hear a lot of older H-GW influences in the slow pieces. I listened to Replacement Killers, Light It Up and Liar earlier....wonderful. Just a mention....Not to take anything away from Jablonsky. He is one of my favs -- fantastic composer who can write an unforgettable theme.
ToddL
2013-01-19 03:50:10
I really like the score -- going to see the movie this weekend. I hear a lot of older H-GW influences in the slow pieces. I listened to Replacement Killers, Light It Up and Liar earlier....wonderful. Just a mention....Not to take anything away from Jablonsky. He is one of my favs -- fantastic composer who can write an unforgettable theme.
I've been listening to this soundtrack completely earlier today. I was completely speechless listening to Steve's composed work. Even for a gangster picture, it reminds me of a combination of the Transformers trilogy, Inception, with a touch of The Untouchables. Just like the Battleship complete film score and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen complete score, the Gangster Squad film score is truly one Jablonsky's best scores ever made.
Overall: 4.5 out of 5
Edmund Meinerts
2013-01-13 22:25:58
The fact that you picked Revenge of the Fallen and Battleship as Jablonsky's two best doesn't exactly give me hope for this. You really want to hear Steve at his best, go listen to Steamboy (!!!!!!) and Your Highness, or the original Transformers, or his additional music for Tears of the Sun and Pearl Harbor. Hell, even Dark of the Moon was better than Revenge of the Fallen (and before you ask, yes, I've heard them all as completes).
I'm just back from the movie, it was very cool. Jablonsky's work was also very cool. Pretty dark, it has the funny side of Sherlock Holmes and the loudness of Battleship (but without its noisy electronics :) )
It sounds OK to me for the most part. Nice jazzy rhythm on "Welcome To Los Angeles," "War For The Soul," "Hot Potato with a Grenade," and "Gangster Squad" (which also has a very noirish oboe accompaniment). "He Can't Have You," "I Was Just Hopin' To Take You To Bed," and "Union Station" are nice breaks in the action for piano, and there's some nice string work (seems to be Jablonsky's strength). However, several tracks (notably "You Can't Shoot Me," "You're Talking To God," "Kill 'Em All," and "The City Of Angels") seem to have more of the "Zimmeresque" unsubtle contemporary style than seems appropriate. I'll have to wait for the full soundtrack before I pass judgment, but my impression is that it's a significant step up from the droning, dissonant mess that was Battleship, but a lighter touch would have been better in some spots.
Mr. Charles
2013-01-07 21:05:50
Is this "droning, dissonant mess that was Battleship" the OST or sessions? I still haven't had a chance to listen to the sessions yet.
And does anyone know when this is out? Hopefully tomorrow in the US. cause that's usually when a film's score is released - the Tuesday before the film opens, which is Friday
Anonymous
2013-01-07 21:21:45
Charles, the VS website will have all the details.
ToddL
2013-01-07 22:00:59
On a different, yet somewhat related note, did anyone else read that Cutting Edge Group is going to purchase Varese Sarabande and increase soundtrack product by a good measure?
Mr. Charles
2013-01-07 22:08:02
@Anonymous,
I was having a brain fart. I normally would have thought of that. Thanks.
@ToddL,
No, I didn't hear about that!! That's fantastic news!!
Macejko
2013-01-07 22:25:53
This might be a good time to ask (and I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, and it probably is) - who is in charge of deciding whether a film score gets a release? Is it a movie studio, a record label, or a composer?
It sounds good but a memorable theme is really missing as Jablonsky knows how to make them.
Extracts remind me moreover a lot Battleship crossed by moment with Desperate Housewives.
MrZimmerFan (Fan from Spain)
2012-12-17 21:25:16
Battleship cross with Desperate Housewives? xD, for me sounds like Jerry Goldsmith crossed Hans Zimmer xD
Trent Easton Navarro
2012-12-18 16:37:02
I'll wait till I've heard the whole score before I give my final judgement, but boy does this sound horribly bland and predictable. This could have come from any modern day thriller. This doesn't sound like a period set gangster film at all!
Gorast
2012-12-21 00:09:58
War for the soul and welcome to los angeles seem to be the only really interesting tracks, everything else I could deal without. bleh. nothing to exciting
Does anyone know if Jablonsky is doing the film ''Lone Survivor''
IMDb has had him listed as doing it for a few months but I saw an interview with Director Peter Berg where said he was ''In Talks'' with the instrumental rock band Explosions in the Sky to do the music for the film.
I know IMDb is not the most reliable source so I thought I would ask here as the people who run this site often have insider info.
Edmund Meinerts
2012-12-07 11:31:39
I hope the bit about the rock band isn't true. I'd rather new Jablonsky scores sound more like Your Highness/Steamboy/Transformers 1 than Battleship, thanks... ;)
Trent Easton Navarro
2012-12-07 14:38:45
@Edmund - Explosions in the Sky wrote a pretty good score for Peter Berg's Friday Night Lights. Not all rock bands deliver Trent Reznor style droning ;)
YES!!!!! Oh man, I absolutely cannot wait for this!!
If it weren't for that jackhole lunatic who shot up the theatre in Aurora, this would have opened last month
Trent Easton Navarro
2012-11-21 20:37:49
I'll approach this one with extreme caution. I think Carter Burwell was a much better choice to score a period set gangster drama and it's a real shame he got replaced.
Hybrid Soldier
2012-11-22 09:18:59
So you don't know what Burwell would have done, and you don't know what Jab has come up with, but it SURELY was better with Burwell ?
I'm impressed !
Ds
2012-11-22 11:09:25
Just look at director Ruben Fleischer's other movies, i can't imagine this man doing an old-school movie. I'm pretty sure he wanted a modern approach to it.
Kusi
2012-11-22 14:55:41
calm down Hybrid! Personally I'm loving Burwell's THE JACKAL - one of his best :) Maybe it had to be a good choice, but I'm waiting for Steve's music and let me surprise.
MrZimmerFan (Fan from Spain)
2012-11-22 16:05:43
Well, i'm not a big fan of Burwell, but he is a good composer, but Steve Jablonsky is gonna a blow up with this score
Trent Easton Navarro
2012-11-22 17:43:26
@Hybrid
I'm a big fan of Carter Burwell and him scoring a period set crime flick really got me excited.
But Jablonsky is probably the only real talented composer of the current RC composers. So I'm curious what the result will be, but I'll always wonder what Burwell would have done
Mr. Charles
2012-11-22 19:11:08
@Trent
Is Zimmer no longer working at RCP? Is he not talented? He may be the head of RCP, but it still counts. Also, John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams aren't talented? (Not sure about HGW stick being here, but if he is then I count him as talented)
Ds
2012-11-22 20:23:19
Lorne Balfe is also über great!
Trent Easton Navarro
2012-11-23 15:41:45
@Mr Charles
Hans himself sure is talented. It just seems he just doesn't use his talents anymore these days (in my opinion that is). He seems to rely more and more on additional composers. Even for the 5 minute Simpsons short he used half a dozen additional composers!
As for Powell and HG-W. Yes, they are indeed also really talented (probably the two most talented composers to have come out of Zimmer's stable), but they are old school (from the days when Zimmer's studio was still called Media Ventures).
Hybrid Soldier
2012-11-23 17:10:47
Yeah the 70 minutes of suites written for TDKR really show his big laziness !
ToddL
2012-11-23 17:42:45
Looks like the release date is 1/8...
Joshua
2012-11-24 05:27:32
Go to the films official website and you'll hear some music from Jablonskys score.
Trent Easton Navarro
2012-11-24 10:40:49
@Hybrid If those 70 minutes are uninspired and rehashes from the previous two installments, than yes.
And even you gotta admit that it's ridiculous that "The Longest Daycare" needed six or so composers.
I listened to Black Rain and White Fang the other day again, I really miss that Hans. Here's hoping that Hans shows up for the Man of Steel.
MrZimmerFan (Fan from Spain)
2012-11-24 11:37:49
The Hans of Black Rain is so awesome :)
Hybrid Soldier
2012-11-24 13:11:22
Where did you get that story about Simpsons ?
It's not even right, Jim Dooley scored it with HZ's themes.
Trent Easton Navarro
2012-11-24 13:39:05
At the end credits. First it says "music by Hans Zimmer" and after that there is the infamous "additional music by" which listed at least four composers
Trent Easton Navarro
2012-11-24 13:46:32
Seems like my memory is playing tricks on me. Watched it again on youtube and it indeed only lists Dooley as additional composer. Could have sworn when I saw it before Ice Age 4, there was a whole list of additional composers.
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