Blade (soundtrack)

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title: "Blade (soundtrack)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1990s-film-soundtrack-albums", "film-scores", "techno-albums", "1998-soundtrack-albums", "hip-hop-soundtracks", "electronic-soundtracks", "mark-isham-soundtracks", "tvt-records-soundtracks", "epic-records-soundtracks", "varèse-sarabande-soundtracks", "albums-produced-by-dj-premier", "blade-(franchise)-soundtracks"] description: "1998 film soundtrack" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_(soundtrack)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 1998 film soundtrack ::

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Field	Value
name	Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
type	soundtrack
artist	various artists
cover	Blade OST.jpg
released	August 25, 1998
recorded	1998
genre
length	73:51
label
producer
chronology	Blade soundtracks
next_title	Blade II The Soundtrack
next_year	2002
misc	{{Singles
name	Blade
type	soundtrack
single1	Wrek Tha Discotek
single1date	1998
single2	Reservations
single2date	1998
single3	Deadly Zone
single3date	1998
single4	1/2 & 1/2
single4date	August 4, 1998
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| name = Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture | type = soundtrack | artist = various artists | cover = Blade OST.jpg | alt = | released = August 25, 1998 | recorded = 1998 | studio = | genre = | length = 73:51 | label = | producer = | chronology = Blade soundtracks | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Blade II The Soundtrack | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{Singles | name = Blade | type = soundtrack | single1 = Wrek Tha Discotek | single1date = 1998 | single2 = Reservations | single2date = 1998 | single3 = Deadly Zone | single3date = 1998 | single4 = 1/2 & 1/2 | single4date = August 4, 1998 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to Stephen Norrington's 1998 film Blade. It was released on August 25, 1998, through TVT Soundtrax/Epic Records, and featured a wide range of musical genres including hip hop, techno, electronic and alternative rock.

The album reached #36 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and #16 on the Top 100 Albums in Germany. It spawned four singles: "Wrek Tha Discotek", "Reservations", "Deadly Zone" and "1/2 & 1/2". "Wrek Tha Discotek" peaked at #42 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the US. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on May 19, 1999, for sales of over 500,000 copies.

''Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture''

Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = The Edge of the Blade | note1 = performed by Mystikal | writer1 = | extra1 = | length1 = 4:12 | title2 = 1/2 & 1/2 | note2 = performed by Gang Starr and M.O.P. | writer2 = | extra2 = | length2 = 4:17 | title3 = Blade | note3 = performed by KRS-One and Channel Live | writer3 = | length3 = 3:11 | title4 = Fightin' a War | note4 = performed by Down 2 Earth and Rome | writer4 = | length4 = 4:01 | title5 = Reservations | note5 = performed by P.A. | writer5 = | length5 = 4:26 | title6 = Gangsta Bounce | note6 = performed by Wolfpak (Chief Headhunter, Mr Po-Flip and Slip-Roc) | writer6 = | length6 = 5:27 | title7 = Things Ain't the Same | note7 = performed by Kasino | writer7 = | length7 = 4:33 | title8 = Deadly Zone | note8 = performed by Bounty Killer, Mobb Deep and Big Noyd | writer8 = | extra8 = Nashiem Myrick | length8 = 5:00 | title9 = Blade 4 Glory | note9 = performed by Majesty and Bizzy Bone | writer9 = | length9 = 3:45 | title10 = Strictly Business (Mantronik MBA Radio Edit) | note10 = performed by Mantronik and EPMD | writer10 = | length10 = 3:36 | title11 = Wrek Tha Discotek | note11 = performed by Roger Sanchez and Soulson | writer11 = R. Sanchez | length11 = 6:13 | title12 = Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix) | note12 = performed by New Order | writer12 = | length12 = 10:12 | title13 = Playing with Lightning | note13 = performed by Expansion Union | writer13 = | length13 = 4:31 | title14 = Dig This Vibe | note14 = performed by DJ Krush | writer14 = H. Ishi | length14 = 4:54 | title15 = Dealing with the Roster | note15 = performed by Junkie XL | writer15 = | length15 = 5:33

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1998) | Peak position | Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) | US Billboard 200 | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | |---|---|---|---|---| | 30 | | | | | | 36 | | | | | | 28 | | | | | ::

Certifications

''Blade: Original Motion Picture Score''

| name = Blade: Original Motion Picture Score | type = Film score | artist = Mark Isham | cover = | alt = | released = | recorded = | studio = Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox | genre = Ambient music | length = | label = Varèse Sarabande | producer = | prev_title = Last Dance (Music from the Motion Picture) | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = Afterglow (Music from the Motion Picture) | next_year = 1998 | misc = | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Filmtracks.com | rev2score = Blade: Original Motion Picture Score is an instrumental film score composed by Mark Isham, performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony and conducted by Kenneth Kugler, which was released on September 8, 1998, through Varèse Sarabande. Recording sessions took place at Newman Scoring Stage, 20th Century Fox.

Isham's score album won the 1999 ASCAP Film and Television Music Award in the category "Top Box Office Films".

Track listing

| all_music = Mark Isham | title1 = Intruder | length1 = 4:52 | title2 = Daywalker | length2 = 4:10 | title3 = Somebody's Gonna Take You Out | length3 = 1:40 | title4 = Top of the Food Chain | length4 = 3:47 | title5 = Temple of Light | length5 = 6:14 | title6 = The Bleeding Stone | length6 = 9:42 | title7 = The Blood God | length7 = 2:56 | total_length = 33:21 ;Notes

• Track 2 incorporates "Rainbow Voice" from Hearing Solar Winds (1983), courtesy of David Hykes and OCORA Radio France.

References

References

1. Greenberg, Adam. "Blade [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits".
2. (17 July 2013). "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4809". [[RPM (magazine).
3. "Soundtrack Blade Chart History". [[Billboard 200]].
4. "Soundtrack Blade Chart History". [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]].
5. Ankeny, Jason. "Blade [Original Motion Picture Score] - Mark Isham {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits".
6. "Filmtracks: Blade (Mark Isham)".
7. "''Blade'' — Awards".

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