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Composers' approach

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Miscellaneous music

The song featured in the trailers and television spots was an instrumental version of the song "Cells" by The Servant and briefly appeared in the movie as a sample.

Track listing

Credits

* Executive Producer: Robert Townson * Conducted by John Debney * Score Recorded at Todd-AO Scoring, Studio City, CA * Score Mixed at Media Ventures, Santa Monica, CA * Score Recorded and Mixed by Alan Meyerson * Additional Conducting: Bruce Babcock * Electronic Score Engineer: Wolfgang Amadeus * Music Score Coordinator: Lola Debney * Performed by The Hollywood Studio Symphony * Package Design by Matthew Joseph Peak / SoundChaser Studios * Saxophone solo: Dan Higgins * Trumpet solo: Dan Savant * Tenor Sax (traks 1,2 & 4): Johnny Reno * Upright Bass solos: Mike Valerio

Instrumentation

* Strings: 30 violins, 18 violas, 12 violoncellos, 8 double basses * Brass: 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, alto & bass saxophones

Reviews

Jerry McCulley of Amazon.com says, "While their largely synth-driven cues tend naturally towards brooding atmospheric soundscapes, their tense electro-rhythms are seasoned with bracing doses of sinewy, sensual sax and dotted with the occasional bongo flourish, details that musically evoke both a shadowy humanity and the film's genre-savvy roots."Amazon.com
/ref> Mike Brennan of SoundtrackNet gives it four stars saying, "While each composer brings a different style and feel to the film, the rough saxophone and sorrowful trumpet and vocal solos maintain a soundscape that keeps the film one entity rather than three separate stories. Behind a groundbreaking visual piece is also a unique musical journey that truly takes the listener into the world of Sin City." Christian Clemmensen of Filmtracks.com said, "Sin City is a decent score with an excellent rendering. No single element will blow you away (other than that final Debney cue), but its whole is surprisingly organic and pulpy."

References

External links

* {{SinCity Crime film soundtracks Soundtrack 2005 soundtrack albums Robert Rodriguez soundtracks John Debney soundtracks Graeme Revell soundtracks