Small Soldiers (soundtrack)

Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers
Film score by Jerry Goldsmith
Released	July 28, 1998 (original); June 18, 2018 (deluxe)
Recorded	1998
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	31:01 (original); 75:50 (deluxe)
Label	Varèse Sarabande
Producer	Jerry Goldsmith
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Small Soldiers (Music from the Motion Picture)
Small Soldiers (Music from the Motion Picture)
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	July 7, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	Hip-hop/rap, Modern rock/Classic metal, alternative grunge
Length	31:16
Label	DreamWorks SKG Records
Producer	Various artists
Singles from Small Soldiers (Music from the Motion Picture)
	"War"; Released: 1998; "Another One Bites The Dust (Small Soldiers Remix)"; Released: 1998;

Soundtrack
Review scores
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Small Soldiers (Music from the Motion Picture) and (Original Motion Picture Score) are the soundtrack and score to the film Small Soldiers.

Music from the Motion Picture

The soundtrack album was released on July 7, 1998 by DreamWorks Records; with the exception of the final track, the album is a combination of hip hop, modern rock, classic metal, and alternative grunge. The soundtrack was not much of a success, only entering the Billboard 200 at number 103.

"War" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Henry Rollins, Tom Morello and Flea)
"Another One Bites The Dust (Small Soldiers Remix)" (Queen featuring Wyclef Jean, Pras, Free and Canibus)
"The Stroke" (Billy Squier and Dallas Austin) (does not appear in the film and replaced by "Communication Breakdown" and "Wannabe")
"Love Is a Battlefield" (Pat Benatar, Queen Latifah and DJ Kay Gee)
"Rock and Roll (Part 2)" (Gary Glitter & Dutch)
"Love Removal Machine" (The Cult and Mickey Petralia)
"My City Was Gone" (The Pretenders, Kool Keith and Butcher Brothers)
"Surrender" (Cheap Trick and Rich Costey)
"Tom Sawyer" (Rush and DJ Z-Trip)
"War" (Edwin Starr)

Songs heard in the film but not on the soundtrack

"Communication Breakdown" by Led Zeppelin
"Wannabe" by Spice Girls

Original Motion Picture Score

Score
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The film's score was composed and conducted by frequent Joe Dante collaborator Jerry Goldsmith. The soundtrack album was first released in 1998 through Varèse Sarabande with nine tracks of score at a running time just over thirty-one minutes. In 2018, Varèse released a limited "deluxe" edition of the soundtrack containing the entire score, as well as alternates and additional music.^[1]^[2]

Assembly Line (3:33)
Alan and Archer (2:58)
Roll Call (4:49)
Prepare for Assault (3:46)
Branded (2:15)
Special Design (2:33)
I'm Scared (2:01)
Trust Me (4:04)
Off to Gorgon (4:41)

Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Globotech"	0:58
2.	"He's Here / Chip Hazard / Just Toys"	1:00
3.	"The Assembly Line"	2:44
4.	"Alan's Town"	1:25
5.	"The Boxes / Off the Truck"	2:12
6.	"Gorgonite Scum / Almost Sold"	1:36
7.	"Roll Call"	4:52
8.	"Alan and Archer"	3:01
9.	"Destruction / Branded"	3:01
10.	"Prepare for Assault"	3:48
11.	"Special Design (Extended Version)"	2:38
12.	"Talk to Me / Not Found"	3:07
13.	"Team Gorgonite"	1:10
14.	"Phone Wires / Gorgon / Top of the Stairs"	1:12
15.	"Stand Down / Negative Target"	1:52
16.	"The New Army / Brain Chip"	1:14
17.	"Bombshelley (Franz Waxman)"	1:21
18.	"The Wind"	1:01
19.	"The Gwendys / Terms of Surrender"	1:50
20.	"The Trojan Box / Rocket Entry"	1:45
21.	"Gwendys Attack"	1:47
22.	"This is Fun"	1:26
23.	"Toast / Down the River / Lost Battle"	1:21
24.	"I'm Scared"	2:04
25.	"Negotiations"	1:10
26.	"Fire in the Hole"	3:45
27.	"Trust Me"	4:07
28.	"No Prisoners"	4:38
29.	"Chip Dies / Cleaning Up"	1:39
30.	"Off to Gorgon"	4:44
31.	"Globotech (Alternate)"	0:55
32.	"Almost Sold (Alternate)"	1:15
33.	"The New Army / Brain Chip (Alternates)"	1:51
34.	"Toast / Lost Battle (Alternates)"	1:03
35.	"Ride of the Valkyries (Richard Wagner)"	0:40
36.	"Also Sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss)"	1:30

References

^ Clemmesen, Christian. Small Soldiers soundtrack review. Filmtracks.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
^ Small Soldiers score soundtrack review. AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-04-26.