The Pledge
The Pledge
Hans Zimmer Hans Zimmer Composer Klaus Badelt Klaus Badelt Composer Heitor Pereira Heitor Pereira Additional Music Martin Tillman Martin Tillman Additional Music Craig Eastman Craig Eastman Additional Music Michael Brook Michael Brook Additional Music Marc Streitenfeld Marc Streitenfeld Music Editor Slamm Andrews Slamm Andrews Music Scoring Mixer Kevin Globerman Kevin Globerman Assistant Score Engineer Gregg Silk Assistant Score Engineer Jim Dooley Jim Dooley Assistant to Hans ZIMMER Clay Duncan Clay Duncan Assistant to Hans ZIMMER Moanike’ala Nakamoto Assistant to Hans ZIMMER Kazimir Boyle Kazimir Boyle Assistant to Hans ZIMMER Ramin Djawadi Ramin Djawadi Assistant To Composer
The Pledge

The Pledge – Project Details

2001

THE PLEDGE, 2000, Directed by Sean Penn

FILM CREDITS

Music by Hans Zimmer & Klaus Badelt

Additional Music by Michael Brook & Craig Eastman, Heitor Pereira & Martin Tillman
Vocals by Alison Moynihan
Music Editors: Vicki Hiatt & Marc Streitenfeld
Score Recorded & Mixed by Slamm Andrews
Assistant Engineers: Kevin Globerman & Gregg Silk
Music Production Supervision: Gretchen O'Neal
Assistant to Hans Zimmer: Moanike'ala Nakamoto
Assistant to Klaus Badelt: Ramin Djawadi
Music Consultant: Jason Alexander
Score Recorded & Mixed at Media Ventures, Santa Monica, CA

ALBUM ASSEMBLY

The Angler : 1m1 Opening Salvation (Edited)
Boogie Man : 3m15 Boogie Man (Edited)
Jerry & Lori : 5m26 New Relation
Church Nightmare : 5m32 Church Nightmare (Edited)
Revisit Crime Scene : 4m20 Revisit Crime Scene (Edited)
My Coat : 1m2 Office Look + 1m05 My Coat (Edited)
The Wizard : 6m34-35 The Wizard - Oliver Leaves (Edited)
Ex Cop : 3m18 X-Cop (Edited)
He's Rather Not : 1m4 Dead Chick + 4m19 Black Car Fuels
Land Of Christmas : 2m6 Turkey Farm (Edited)
Reading Stories : 5m28 Reading Stories + 3m12 School Yard (Edited)
Turkeys : 2m8 Indian Suicide
The Pledge : 2m9 Airport (Edited)
The Swing : 6m33 Swinging Salvation
Ginny's Picture : 3m13 Ginny's Picture + 4m25 Fish Frying
You're Crazy : 5m27 Gary Jackson + 6m38 You're Crazy

1m1 Opening Salvation (5:48)
1m2 Office Look (1:00)
1m3 Indian Runs (1:26)
1m4 Dead Chick (1:49)
1m5 My Coat (2:26)
2m6 Turkey Farm (2:13)
2m7 NEW The Pledge (1:09)
2m8 Indian Suicide (1:42)
2m9 Airport (1:57)
2m10 Land Of Christmas (1:27)
2m11 Angel Story (2:07)
3m12 School Yard (1:30)
3m13 Ginny’s Picture (1:11)
3m14 Entering Monash (0:42)
3m15 Boogie Man (2:44)
3m17 Triangle Man (1:13)
3m18 X-Cop (2:02)
4m19 Black Car Fuels (0:34)
4m20 Revisit Crime Scene (2:27)
4m21 Psychiatrist (2:22)
4m22 Chrissy To School Bus (1:02)
4m23 Pink Balloon (0:53)
4m24 Porcupine Brushes (0:57)
4m25 Fish Frying (1:43)
5m26 New Relation (1:22)
5m27 Gary Jackson (2:14)
5m28 Reading Stories (2:09)
5m29AB Jerry & Lori (2:59)
5m30 Snowmobile Day (1:30)
5m31 Gary’s Cross (1:54)
5m32 Church Nightmare (2:48)
6m33 Swinging Salvation (2:26)
6m34-35 The Wizard – Oliver Leaves (6:29)
6m36-37 Out Of Position – Pulling Out (1:42)
6m38 You’re Crazy (4:07)
The Pledge

The Pledge

2001 40'18 Milan Records
Release date : 10/15/2001
BOOKLET CREDITS

Score Composed by Hans Zimmer & Klaus Badelt
 
Score Produced by Hans Zimmer & Klaus Badelt
Additional Music by Michael Brook, Craig Eastman, Heitor Pereira & Martin Tillman
Vocals by Alison Moynihan
Recorded & Mixed by Slamm Andrews
Music Editor: Vicki Hiatt & Marc Streitenfeld
Assistant Engineers: Kevin Globerman & Gregg Silk
Score Recorded & Mixed at Media Ventures, Santa Monica, CA
Assistants to Hans Zimmer: Moanike'ala Nakamoto, Jim Dooley, Clay Duncan & Kaz Boyle
Album Compiled by Ramin Djawadi & Richie Nieto
Executive Soundtrack Album Producer: Emmanuel Chamboredon

Hans Zimmer would like to thank:
Sean Penn, Don Carmody, Brian W. Cook, Michael Fitzgerald II, Chris Menges, Andrew Stevens, Tom Broderick,, Stacey Gellert, Gavin Greenaway, Harry Gregson-Williams, Michael Gorfaine, Henning Lohner, Murphy Lynch, Sato Masuzawa, Sunny Park, John Powell, Jay Rifkin, Jeff Rona, Sam Schwartz, Jake Zimmer, Suzanne Zimmer, Zoe Zimmer & The Media Ventures Team

Klaus Badelt would like to thank: 
Sean Penn, The Jiggies, Hans Zimmer & Patricia

01 – The Angler (5:24)
02 – Boogie Man (1:28)
03 – Jerry & Lori (1:01)
04 – Church Nightmare (2:19)
05 – Revisit Crime Scene (1:16)
06 – My Coat (2:47)
07 – The Wizard (4:05)
08 – Ex Cop (1:50)
09 – He’d Rather Not (2:00)
10 – Land Of Christmas (1:22)
11 – Reading Stories (3:03)
12 – Turkeys (1:36)
13 – The Pledge (1:19)
14 – The Swing (2:20)
15 – Ginny’s Picture (2:31)
16 – You’re Crazy (5:57)

20 Comments

  1. tdigi December 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

    @ chris & djasor:

    The name of the song is Nwahulwana by Wazimbo.

  2. tdigi December 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

    @ chris & djasor:

    The name of the song is Nwahulwana by Wazimbo.

  3. chris February 4, 2009 at 12:00 am

    ps: it is linstening like a afrikan voice and language!

  4. chris February 4, 2009 at 12:00 am

    i agree with the asking of djasor: ca anybody tell me the name of the song – it is not avilaible on the pledge-soundtrack – or of the cd?

  5. chris February 4, 2009 at 12:00 am

    ps: it is linstening like a afrikan voice and language!

  6. chris February 4, 2009 at 12:00 am

    i agree with the asking of djasor: ca anybody tell me the name of the song – it is not avilaible on the pledge-soundtrack – or of the cd?

  7. djasor November 5, 2006 at 12:00 am

    What’s the name of the song from the movie The Pledge, where Jack Nicholson was sitting in the boat (whith indian voice) ? Thx-Jan

  8. djasor November 5, 2006 at 12:00 am

    What’s the name of the song from the movie The Pledge, where Jack Nicholson was sitting in the boat (whith indian voice) ? Thx-Jan

  9. Anonymous December 1, 2004 at 12:00 am

    Hans Zimmer and Klaus Badelt also worked together on various works including the GLADIATOR and INVINCIBLE soundtracks, but don’t expect to listen to anything similar, in the score for THE PLEDGE.

    Unlike the last few Zimmer scores, which were vast, dramatic, intense and epic, THE PLEDGE, is built on a more down-beat atmosphere (and that’s of course due to the nature of the movie) The score opens with a beautiful and haunting melody sang by a woman and repeated by a violin.
    Track02 contains several percussion beats and creates a scary atmosphere. Parts like this can be found a lot in the score — where percussion, electronic sounds and effects, scary voices, piano, violin, the female voice and mandolin create a creepy atmosphere, like track04, track05, track09, track12, track13, track15.
    In track03, the main theme makes its first appearance. It consists of guitar, mandolin, violin and piano and can be heard several times in the film, sometimes in different versions – the main instrument could be piano in one, violin or guitar in other (track07, track08 (more upbeat and fast, played by beautiful guitar), track11, track15).
    The score also has a piano theme that can be firstly heard in track06 and repeats itself several times during the film (like in track10). It has a sad and lovely tune, a real treat for the ears!
    In track 12 we have the beautiful female voice again in another haunting melody that features great atmosphere, feeling and depth.
    Track14 is a combination of all the themes and great parts of the entire score. It consists of the female voice, vastly beautiful and sad piano melodies and the violin for escort– probably the best track in this album and some of Zimmer’s greatest works up-to-date.
    Track16, which closes the film, is also a combination of several themes and parts of the film. It starts with the piano theme (heard in track06 and track10) and goes on with haunting and scary electronic effects and sounds created by percussion, guitar, mandolin and creepy violin. Then the piano theme is played by violin this time and makes a great difference. The track, (at about 3 minutes of play), gets loud, creepy and scary– then calms down and ends with a more intense variation of track 14, played by violin (as the main instrument) piano, mandolin, guitars and loud percussion, providing the score (and film) with a more up-beat ending.

    The entire score is a great work, which has lovely melodies and themes for easy listening. All these create a sad and sometimes creepy atmosphere that fits perfect in the theme and subject of the film. THE PLEDGE is not your typical Hans Zimmer or Klaus Badelt score for sure, with the great choir themes, loud brass and dramatic, epic atmosphere and feeling. It’s just lovely, sad and hauntingly beautiful – quality music for all the music and movie lovers, and -of course- Zimmer followers.

    Demetris Christodoulides

    * * * ½

  10. Anonymous December 1, 2004 at 12:00 am

    Hans Zimmer and Klaus Badelt also worked together on various works including the GLADIATOR and INVINCIBLE soundtracks, but don’t expect to listen to anything similar, in the score for THE PLEDGE.

    Unlike the last few Zimmer scores, which were vast, dramatic, intense and epic, THE PLEDGE, is built on a more down-beat atmosphere (and that’s of course due to the nature of the movie) The score opens with a beautiful and haunting melody sang by a woman and repeated by a violin.
    Track02 contains several percussion beats and creates a scary atmosphere. Parts like this can be found a lot in the score — where percussion, electronic sounds and effects, scary voices, piano, violin, the female voice and mandolin create a creepy atmosphere, like track04, track05, track09, track12, track13, track15.
    In track03, the main theme makes its first appearance. It consists of guitar, mandolin, violin and piano and can be heard several times in the film, sometimes in different versions – the main instrument could be piano in one, violin or guitar in other (track07, track08 (more upbeat and fast, played by beautiful guitar), track11, track15).
    The score also has a piano theme that can be firstly heard in track06 and repeats itself several times during the film (like in track10). It has a sad and lovely tune, a real treat for the ears!
    In track 12 we have the beautiful female voice again in another haunting melody that features great atmosphere, feeling and depth.
    Track14 is a combination of all the themes and great parts of the entire score. It consists of the female voice, vastly beautiful and sad piano melodies and the violin for escort– probably the best track in this album and some of Zimmer’s greatest works up-to-date.
    Track16, which closes the film, is also a combination of several themes and parts of the film. It starts with the piano theme (heard in track06 and track10) and goes on with haunting and scary electronic effects and sounds created by percussion, guitar, mandolin and creepy violin. Then the piano theme is played by violin this time and makes a great difference. The track, (at about 3 minutes of play), gets loud, creepy and scary– then calms down and ends with a more intense variation of track 14, played by violin (as the main instrument) piano, mandolin, guitars and loud percussion, providing the score (and film) with a more up-beat ending.

    The entire score is a great work, which has lovely melodies and themes for easy listening. All these create a sad and sometimes creepy atmosphere that fits perfect in the theme and subject of the film. THE PLEDGE is not your typical Hans Zimmer or Klaus Badelt score for sure, with the great choir themes, loud brass and dramatic, epic atmosphere and feeling. It’s just lovely, sad and hauntingly beautiful – quality music for all the music and movie lovers, and -of course- Zimmer followers.

    Demetris Christodoulides

    * * * ½

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