Underworld: Evolution [Original Soundtrack]

• Artist: Original Soundtrack
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• Release Date: January 10, 2006
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

More than just a collection of songs that happened to appear in the same film, the Underworld: Evolution soundtrack is a stylistically even album, consisting mainly of metal and screamo, with a handful of industrial and glam rock tracks thrown in for good measure. The disc kicks off with an offering from Puscifer (a collaboration between Maynard James Keenan and Danny Lohner), The Undertaker (Renholder Mix), a slick tune that sets a mellow tone. Most of the disc, however, is dominated by post-hardcore bands like My Chemical Romance and Aiden. A song by Slipknot, Vermillion Pt. 2 (Bloodstone Mix), also appears on the soundtrack but breaks character completely. There are no rap-metal vocals and there is no screaming; on the contrary, the song sounds mostly like an industrial ballad, though this may in part be a result of remixing. Acts like Senses Fail and Atreyu offer up similar screamo tracks, abiding to the standard of pairing a screaming vocalist with a singing one. A song by Alkaline Trio called Burn (Alleged Remix) is quite enjoyable, separating itself from the more cathartic artists surrounding it and transcending the heavy-pain-vibe to evoke a Depeche Mode-esque lack of self-awareness. Likewise, gothy prog-metal group Lacuna Coil deliver their trademark mystical sound on Our Truth. There are also a few fun, glam-rock romps by Bobby Gold and Meat Beat Manifesto, which draw nicely on acts like T-Rex and Venus in Furs without ever becoming derivative. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Undertaker [Reinholder Mix]	Danny Lohner, Puscifer	Puscifer	(3:57)
Morning After	Anthony Valcic, Amir Derakh, Ryan Shuck, Chester Bennington	Julian K., Chester Bennington	(4:14)
Where Can I Stab Myself in the Ears [The Legion of Doom Remix]	Hawthorne Heights	Hawthorne Heights	(3:58)
To the End [Rnr Cheryl Mix]	My Chemical Romance	My Chemical Romance	(3:12)
Vermillion, Pt. 2 [Bloodstone Mix]	Slipknot	Slipknot	(3:39)
Burn [Alleged Remix]	Derek Grant, Matt Skiba, Daniel Andriano	Alkaline Trio	(4:02)
The Last Sunrise [Dusk Mix]	Aiden	Aiden	(3:55)
Bite to Break the Skin [The Legion of Doom Remix]	Senses Fail, Buddy Nielsen	Senses Fail	(4:08)
Her Portrait in Black	Atreyu	Atreyu	(4:02)
Washing Away Me in the Tides	Matthew K. Heafy	Trivium	(3:47)
Eternal Battle	Bina Berger, Derek McDonald		(4:10)
Our Truth	Marco Coti Zelati, Andrea Ferro, Cristiano Migliore	Lacuna Coil	(4:04)
Cat People (Putting out the Fire)	David Bowie, Giorgio Moroder	Gosling	(5:01)
Why Are You Up	Bobby Gold	Bobby Gold	(3:10)
Suicide	Jack Dangers	Meat Beat Manifesto	(3:14)
HW2	Glenn Danzig	Cradle of Filth	(3:38)

Credits

Rick Rubin (Producer), Jack Dangers (Producer), Amir Derakh (Synthesizer), Amir Derakh (Guitar), Amir Derakh (Programming), Sean Beavan (Mixing), Danny Lohner (Producer), Danny Lohner (Mixing), Chris Vrenna (Producer), Chris Vrenna (Remixing), Joe Chavez (Layout Design), Andy Sneap (Mixing), Ryan Shuck (Bass), Ryan Shuck (Guitar), Skip Williamson (Soundtrack Executive Producer), Wes Borland (Mixing), Rob Caggiano (Producer), Rob Caggiano (Mixing), Dan Turner (Mixing), Clint Walsh (Producer), Clint Walsh (Remixing), Joshua Eustis (Producer), Joshua Eustis (Mixing), Chester Bennington (Synthesizer), Chester Bennington (Guitar), Chester Bennington (Vocals), Chester Bennington (Producer), Isaac Carpenter (Engineer), Isaac Carpenter (Mixing), Gregory Butler (Remixing), Jason Suecof (Producer), Brian McNelis (Soundtrack Executive Producer), Matthew K. Heafy (Producer), Eric Craig (A&R), Anthony "Fu" Valcic (Synthesizer), Anthony "Fu" Valcic (Programming), Stephanie Mente (Art Direction), Bobby Gold (Engineer)