Blade II (soundtrack) explained

Blade II: The Soundtrack
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Various artists
Cover:Blade II (soundtrack).jpg
Label:Immortal Records
Prev Title:Blade: Music from and Inspired By The Motion Picture
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Blade: Trinity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Next Year:2004
Chronology:Blade soundtracks

Blade II: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Guillermo del Toro's 2002 film Blade II. It was released on March 19, 2002 via Immortal Records, serving as a sequel to Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture.

It features contributions by hip hop artists, such as Bubba Sparxxx, Busta Rhymes, Cypress Hill, Eve, Fabolous, Ice Cube, Jadakiss, Mos Def, Mystikal, Rah Digga, Redman, Silkk the Shocker, The Roots, Trina and Volume 10, while production was handled mainly by electronic musicians, including BT, Danny Saber, Dub Pistols, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, Fatboy Slim, Moby, Paul Oakenfold, Roni Size and The Crystal Method among others.

The soundtrack is the third in a trilogy of genre-blending soundtracks produced by Happy Walters and released by Immortal Records. It was preceded by the soundtracks for Judgment Night (1993) and Spawn (1997).

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] 42
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[3] 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040902002102/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_032802_ALBUMS.html. September 2, 2004. Top 100 Albums: March 28, 2002. Jam!. November 25, 2023.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032620/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html. October 12, 2003. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002. Jam!. March 27, 2022.
  3. 2002 The Year in Music. Billboard. 114. 52. YE-53. December 28, 2002. May 16, 2021.