''Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture'' is the 1995 soundtrack to the motion picture '' Batman Forever''.

Background

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" by U2 and " Kiss from a Rose" by Seal, both of which were nominated for MTV Movie Awards. "Kiss from a Rose" (whose video was also directed by

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) reached No. 1 in the U.S. charts as well. The soundtrack itself, featuring additional songs by

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(songs also included in the film),

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, Michael Hutchence (of

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, and Massive Attack, was an attempt to (in producer Peter MacGregor-Scott's words) make the film more "

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". The soundtrack was hugely successful, selling almost as many copies as

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to the 1989 ''

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'' film. A second album, featuring over 40 minutes of Elliot Goldenthal's '' Original Motion Picture Score'', was released two weeks after the soundtrack album. ;Accolades In 1996, "Kiss from a Rose" won three

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s for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

Track listing

" by U2 – 4:46 #"One Time Too Many" by

– 2:52 #"Where Are You Now?" by

– 3:57 #" Kiss from a Rose" by Seal – 3:38 #" The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" by Massive Attack and Tracey Thorn (

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cover) – 4:06 #"

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– 5:05 #"Tell Me Now" by Mazzy Star – 4:17 #"

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" by

( The Damned cover) – 3:26 #"There Is a Light" by

– 4:23 #"

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" by

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cover) – 4:37 #"Crossing the River" by the Devlins – 4:45 #"8" by Sunny Day Real Estate – 5:27 #"Bad Days" by

– 4:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Personnel

*Executive Producers: Jolene Cherry, Joel Schumacher and Gary LeMel *Project Supervisor: Leslie Reed *Executive in Charge of Product Development for Atlantic: Michael Krumper *Mastered by TAT with help from Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering, Hollywood, CA *Executive in Charge of Music for Warner Bros: Gary LeMel *Executive in Charge of Everything Else: Tom Lassally *Production Assistant: Melanie Davidson *Music Legal Services by Jeffrey Taylor Light and Ira Selsky of Myman, Abell, Fineman, Greenspan & Rowan *Photography: Herb Ritts and Ralph Nelson *Art Direction: Larry Freemantle

References

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