''Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the compilation album that accompanied the 1995 film ''

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''. Three songs from Stabbing Westward were included in the movie, but were omitted from the soundtrack: "Lost", "Lies" and "Can't Happen Here", all of which appear on the album ''

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''. Metal vocalist

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is the only artist on the album to appear twice; once with his primary band

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, and again with side-project GZR. The album features primarily electronic dance music (EDM) along with

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Reception

''Mortal Kombat'' was nominated for the Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA Golden Reel Award. It won the BMI Film & TV Awards

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. The soundtrack went

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in less than a year reaching No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and was included in the 2011 ''

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'' as the "most successful video game spin-off soundtrack album". It was the first electronic dance music (EDM) record to receive a Platinum certification in the United States. Its popularity inspired the album '' Mortal Kombat: More Kombat''.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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