Horror and drama soundtracks are old hat for Christopher Young -- having wielded the manuscript paper for such films as The Fly II, Copycat, and Rounders -- and he's back on the scene, with a sweepingly dramatic (and sentimental?) chip on his shoulder, for 2007's Ghost Rider.
Soaring French horns and ominous, low-register male choral bits provide the meat for the theme, while heavy metal guitars and drums punctuate the action sequences.
When he lightens up, Young gets quite melodramatic, but that's par for the course in these comic-book-adapted films.
All in all, even with the occasional detuned "chunk-chunk-chunking" in place, the score feels lighter than the subject matter.
For a film concerning demonic pacts, treachery, and an antihero who cripples evildoers by inflicting them with the pain and suffering of their own victims, the soundtrack doesn't quite match up to the doom and gloom as much as it should.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost RiderChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 2 | Blackheart BeatChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Artistry In DeathChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | A Thing For Karen CarpenterChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 01:59 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| 5 | Cemetery DanceChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | More Sinister Than PopcornChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | No Way To WisdomChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| 8 | Chain ChariotChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 06:17 | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | Santa SardonicusChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | Penance StareChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | San VenganzaChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 12 | Blood SignatureChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 13 | Serenade To A Daredevil's DevilChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 01:52 | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| 14 | Nebuchadnezzar PhaseChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 31 MB |
| 15 | The West Was Built On LegendsChristopher Young | Christopher Young | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 58 mins | 134 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 295 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha Barker | Assistant |
| 2 | Michael Farrow | Engineer |
| 3 | Robert Fernandez | Engineer, Mixing |
| 4 | Patricia Sullivan Fourstar | Mastering |
| 5 | Dave Jordan | Music Supervisor |
| 6 | Kory Kruckenberg | Engineer |
| 7 | Thomas Milano | Music Editor |
| 8 | Flavio Motalla | Producer |
| 9 | Flavio Motallo | Producer |
| 10 | Assaf Rinde | Mixing |
| 11 | David G. Russell | Mixing, Producer |
| 12 | Martin J. St. Pierre | Producer |
| 13 | Martin St. Pierre | Producer |
| 14 | Richard Temple | Producer |
| 15 | Robert Townson | Executive Producer |
| 16 | Brian Valentino | Assistant Engineer |
| 17 | Lia Vollack | Executive in Charge of Music |
| 18 | Christopher Young | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |