''Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the compilation album that accompanied the 1995 film ''
Mortal Kombat''. 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 ''
Ungod
''Ungod'' is the debut album by American industrial rock band Stabbing Westward. The album was recorded in six weeks in Chiswick, England in 1993, and released by Columbia Records on February 15, 1994. With adequate album sales and touring with ...
''. Metal vocalist
Burton C. Bell is the only artist on the album to appear twice; once with his primary band
Fear Factory
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, and again with side-project
GZR. The album features primarily
electronic dance music (EDM) along with
rock music
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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
BMI Film Music Award. The soundtrack went
Platinum
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Pla ...
in less than a year reaching No. 10 on the
''Billboard'' 200, and was included in the 2011 ''
Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition
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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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1995 soundtrack albums
Mortal Kombat music
TVT Records soundtracks
Fantasy film soundtracks
Action film soundtracks