Entertainment One Music will be releasing a soundtrack album for the AMC hit series Hell on Wheels. The album features the show’s main theme composed by Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel) who has recently received his first Emmy nomination for his work on the show, as well as selections from the series’ score from the first season composed by Kevin Kiner (CSI: Miami, Star Wars: The Clone Wars). The soundtrack will be released on August 7, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips from all 34 tracks on the release. Hell on Wheels created by Joe and Tony Gayton (Faster) is set in 1865 and centers on a former Confederate soldier, who is determined to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who murdered his wife. The series stars Anson Mount, Common, Dominique McElligott, Colm Meaney, Tom Noonan, Ben Esler, Phil Burke and Eddie Spears. The show’s first season is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD and the second season is set to premiere on August 12, 2012 on AMC. For updates, visit the official show website.
Here’s the album track list:
1. Hell On Wheels (Main Title)
2. Weak of Heart
3. Cullen the Hero
4. Survey Lily
5. Going To Church
6. Ruth And Joseph Kiss
7. Black Powder Is Here
8. Searching Johnson’s Tent
9. Elam Victorious
10. Drink To Feed Fire
11. Powder Go Boom
12. Raiding the Camp
13. Going Hunting
14. Railroad Gave Us Freedom
15. Don’t Know the Bible
16. Explosion Aftermath
17. Building a Town
18. Cullen Escapes
19. The Sacrifice Is Over
20. Grow Old And Die Together
21. It’s All Over Now
22. Durant Suggests a Race
23. Townspeople Return
24. Well Done Elam
25. Ruth Goes To the Fight
26. Bridge of Bodies
27. Stay Home With Elam
28. Looking For Frank Harper
30. And They’re Off
31. Lily Does Some Sewing
32. Men Like Us
33. Authors of Their Destruction
34. Hell On Wheels (Main Title) [Extended Version]
Yes!!! great show, can’t wait to get the soundtrack!!