Morada Music will release the official soundtrack album for the action sequel Machete Kills. The album features the film’s original score composed by Carl Thiel (Shorts, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 4D, Grindhouse: Planet Terror) and director Robert Rodriguez. Also included is an original end title track by Tito & Tarantula (From Dusk Till Dawn) and two tracks by Chingon who scored the first Machete film. The soundtrack will be released physically and digitally on October 8, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Machete Kills written and directed by Rodriguez stars Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demián Bichir and Mel Gibson. The sequel is set to be released on October 11, 2013 by Open Road Films. For updates on the film, visit the official Facebook movie page.
Here’s the album track list:
1. Machete Kills Main Titles – Robert Rodriguez & Carl Thiel
2. Telele – Brian J. Ramos
3. They Call Him Machete – Chingon
4. Return of Machete – Carl Thiel
5. Sheriff Doakes – Carl Thiel
6. President Rathcock – Carl Thiel & Robert Rodriguez
7. Miss San Antonio – Rick Del Castillo & Carl Thiel
8. Desdemona – Carl Thiel
9. Cereza – Carl Thiel
10. Mendez the Madman – Carl Thiel
11. Machete on Boat – Carl Thiel & Robert Rodriguez
12. Chamaleon – Carl Thiel
13. Road Battle – Carl Thiel & Robert Rodriguez
14. Luther Voz – Carl Thiel
15. Clone Battle – Carl Thiel & Robert Rodriguez
16. Escape from Voz Tech – Carl Thiel
17. Taco Time – Carl Thiel
18. Machete Lives – Robert Rodriguez & Carl Thiel
19. Chick Fight – Carl Thiel & Rick Del Castillo
20. See You in Space, Mr. Machete – Carl Thiel & Robert Rodriguez
21. Machete Kills End Titles – Tito & Tarantula
22. El Rey (Live) – Chingon
What happened to the score by john debney? too bad that didn’t get a release
There was never really a score by John Debney; he served as an orchestral arranger on the original, and at times jamming with the band Chingon. Here we have Thiel and the ubiquitous Robert Rodriguez lending a musical voice to Machete’s gore-splattered exploits.
This is a poorly written sequel to the original Machete, which, at least had a cohesive storyline. Rodriguez must have been high when he scripted this film. The only redeeming feature is Charlie Sheen; here billed as Carlos Estevez, as the whacked out president of the U.S. His moments are too few, however, and cannot save this mess. Danny Trejo is good as Machete, and Mel Gibson shows up as a James Bond like Dr. Evil nemesis. Michelle Rodriguez is back, as is Jessica Alba; but they are given little to do. Several badly staged gun battles fill up the screen and I was extremely disappointed, especially given my positive review of the first movie.