The music of the Heroes television series was composed by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman of the duo, Wendy & Lisa. Some of the scores feature the voice of L. Shankar (credited as Shenkar).[1] The score album and the soundtrack album were released via La-La Land Records. The soundtrack of the series contains some songs, including old ones.
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| Heroes: Original Soundtrack | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Cover: | Heroes Original Soundtrack.jpg |
| Released: | March 18, 2008 |
| Recorded: | Various dates |
| Genre: | Pop, alternative rock |
| Label: | Adrenaline Music |
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| Chronology: | Heroes soundtrack |
Heroes: Original Soundtrack is the official Heroes soundtrack. It was released on March 18, 2008 by The NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music & Consumer Products Group. It contains recordings from the series' score by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, including the show's theme music. The record also includes contributions from Panic! at the Disco, Wilco, Imogen Heap, Bob Dylan, Nada Surf and David Bowie, among other artist and bands. One of the contributions is "All Things Must Pass", the first new song in 10 years from The Jesus and Mary Chain. They released a re-recorded version of the song, under the title "All Things Pass", on their 2017 album Damage and Joy.
On February 29, 2008, NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music & Consumer Products Group released five music videos created by Heroes producer/director Allan Arkush, each combining show footage with songs from the soundtrack. The music videos were released on Zune and MSN.[3] [4] [5]
| Track | Title | Contributing artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heroes Title | Wendy & Lisa | |
| 2. | Fire and Regeneration | Wendy & Lisa feat. Shankar | |
| 3. | He's Frank | Brighton Port Authority feat. Iggy Pop | |
| 4. | All for Swinging You Around | The New Pornographers | |
| 5. | Glad It's Over | Wilco | |
| 6. | Nine in the Afternoon | Panic! at the Disco | |
| 7. | Weightless | Nada Surf | |
| 8. | Natural Selection | Wendy & Lisa | |
| 9. | ABoneCroneDrone 3 (Excerpt) | Sheila Chandra | |
| 10. | Chills (Master Mix) | My Morning Jacket | |
| 11. | Jealousy Rides with Me | Death Cab for Cutie | |
| 12. | Not Now, But Soon | Imogen Heap | |
| 13. | Homecoming | Wendy & Lisa | |
| 14. | All Things Must Pass | The Jesus and Mary Chain | |
| 15. | Man in the Long Black Coat | Bob Dylan | |
| 16. | Maya's Theme | Cucu Diamantes & Yerba Buena | |
| 17. | Keeping My Composure | The Chemical Brothers feat. Spank Rock | |
| 18. | "Heroes" | David Bowie |
The following tracks and pieces featured in the show are absent from the official soundtrack. Note that Season 3 and later were broadcast after the release of the official soundtrack.
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| Heroes: Original Score from the Television Series | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Wendy & Lisa |
| Cover: | Heroes Original Score.jpg |
| Released: | April 14, 2009 |
| Recorded: | Various dates |
| Genre: | Soundtrack, ambient |
| Label: | La-La Land |
| Chronology: | Heroes soundtrack |
Heroes: Original Score from the Television Series is a soundtrack album from the NBC TV series Heroes. It was released on April 14, 2009, via La-La Land Records, and contains the score written by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman (primarily music written for the first season), and features the voice of Shenkar.[1] Heroes executive producer Allan Arkush contributes to the liner notes. The score album includes the four cues featured on the song album, "Heroes Title", "Fire and Regeneration", "Natural Selection" and "Homecoming"—the latter two are included in the suites for Mohinder and Claire, respectively.
| Track | Title | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heroes Title* | 0:14 | |
| 2. | Peter* | 6:12 | |
| 3. | Claire | 6:43 | |
| 4. | Hiro | 7:30 | |
| 5. | HRG* | 6:24 | |
| 6. | Mohinder | 7:59 | |
| 7. | Sylar* | 5:30 | |
| 8. | Jessica / Niki / Gina | 5:55 | |
| 9. | Kirby Plaza* | 5:41 | |
| 10. | Fire and Regeneration* | 2:21 | |
| Total playing time | 54:49 | ||