The

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for the 2016 American

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'', based on the

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character of the same name and distributed by

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, consists of an

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composed by

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and a series of songs featured in the film. An album featuring these, named ''Deadpool: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'', was released on February 12, 2016. It reached number 30 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, and topped the soundtrack list from ''Billboard''.

Development

In October 2015, Holkenborg confirmed that he would compose the score for ''Deadpool''. The composition mainly utilized 80's

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s that added to the immersion. Holkenborg used an

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and a

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, for Deadpool's 'riffs' and battles, while an

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is mainly for more emotional scenes. A complete orchestra was mainly used for Colussus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead, to give feeling and honor from previous films.

Additional songs

The soundtrack also includes "Deadpool Rap" by YouTube personalities TeamHeadKick, featuring updated lyrics that reference the film rather than the

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, "Shoop" by

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, " X Gon' Give It to Ya" by DMX, and more.

Release

The soundtrack album was released digitally on February 12, 2016, featuring both Holkenborg's score and the additional songs. Physical copies of the soundtrack became available through

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and

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on March 4, 2016.

Commercial performance

The soundtrack debuted at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 18,000 units in the first week.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Holkenborg unless where noted. Performed by The Hollywood Studio Symphony. Conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith. Songs not included in the soundtrack, but featured in the film include the following: *

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featuring

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and

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Chart performance

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References

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