After Stephen Norrington directed the first Blade film, the 2002 sequel Blade II was helmed by the genre maestro Guillermo del Toro. The film finds Wesley Snipes’ title character teaming up with his former vampire enemies, the Bloodpack, against a new strain of mutant vampires who are hunting humans and vampires alike. Joining Kris Kristofferson in the supporting cast were Ron Perlman, Norman Reedus and Donnie Yen. Blade II was the second of three collaborations between del Toro and composer Marco Beltrami, after the New York subway monster thriller Mimic and ahead of the first Hellboy film. Blade II is a tour-de-force for Beltrami’s aggressive action-horror style, with symphonic thrills, scares and chases galore. It also incorporates a strong Asian element, given that del Toro was influenced by anime, with taiko drums and shakuhachi adding to the full orchestra and choir. There’s even an electronica aspect, as Beltrami collaborated with DJ Danny Saber on several cues. Blade II was released as a 33-minute program by Varese Sarabande in 2002, which has been nearly tripled in length for this 38-track, 97-minute 2CD Deluxe Edition. Liner notes by Daniel Schweiger incorporate new interview comments by the composer. ※Varese Sarabadeレーベルから抜粋
トラックリスト
CD1 - (49:38) 1. Blood Bank Creeps 1:31 2. Nomack The Knife 1:13 3. Blade II Main Titles 3:02* 4. Moo Cow 1:19 5. Wheel And Deal 0:48 6. Wet Whistler 2:19 7. Waiting For The Sun 3:36 8. Suckheads Infiltrate 3:29 9. Caliban By Helicopter 2:02 10. Big D Hosts Big B 2:35 11. The Imp ‘n Pimp 1:04 12. Meet The Bloodpack 3:16 13. Let’s Go To The H.O.P. 1:54 14. Reapers In The Kitchen 1:39 15. I.H.O. Paincakes 7:40 16. Scaffolding Fight 3:17 17. Priest Splits 1:27 18. Little Boy Blue 1:18 19. Bath Time 1:35 20. Nyssa Needs A Napkin 3:45
CD2 - (46:52) 1. Suckpuppy Nut Juice 1:47 2. Sewer Pickles 5:08 3. Let The Sun Shine In 0:38 4. B Slice 1:44 5. Charge Of The Light Grenade 2:30 6. Blade’s Discharge 2:03 7. Crispy Reapers 1:19 8. Nyssa Swallows 2:59 9. Who’s The Man? 5:49 10. Big D Educates 3:33 11. Nomack Snacks 2:28 12. Blood Bath 0:58 13. Reinhart Splits 1:07 14. Family Feud 3:23 15. Smackdown 4:56 16. Nyssa Over Easy 2:37 17. Abayo 0:12 18. End Credits 2:57
VARESE SARABANDEのデラックス・エディション！スティーブン・ノリントンが『ブレイド』第1作を監督した後、2002年の続編『ブレイド２』は巨匠ギレルモ・デル・トロがメガホンをとった。この映画では、ウェズリー・スナイプス演じる主人公が、かつてのヴァンパイアの敵であったブラッドパックと手を組み、人間やヴァンパイアを狙う新種のミュータント・ヴァンパイアに立ち向かう。クリス・クリストファーソンのほか、ロン・パールマン、ノーマン・リーダス、ドニー・イェンらが脇を固めた。
トラックリスト『ブレイド２』は、デル・トロと作曲家マルコ・ベルトラミのコラボレーション3作品のうち、ニューヨーク地下鉄の怪物スリラー『ミミック』に続く2作目であり、『ヘルボーイ』第1作に先立つものだった。『ブレイド２』は、ベルトラミの攻撃的なアクション・ホラー・スタイルの力作で、シンフォニックなスリル、恐怖、チェイスが満載。また、デル・トロがアニメの影響を受けていたことから、フルオーケストラと聖歌隊に和太鼓と尺八を加えたアジア的要素も強く取り入れられている。ベルトラーミがDJのダニー・セイバーといくつかのキューでコラボしたように、エレクトロニカ的な側面もある。
『ブレイド２』は2002年に33分のプログラムとしてリリースされましたが、今回は38トラック、97分の2CDデラックス・エディションでは約3倍の長さとなっています。
ダニエル・シュヴァイガーによるライナーノーツには、作曲家の新たなインタビュー・コメントが盛り込まれています。限定盤。
After Stephen Norrington directed the first Blade film, the 2002 sequel Blade II was helmed by the genre maestro Guillermo del Toro. The film finds Wesley Snipes’ title character teaming up with his former vampire enemies, the Bloodpack, against a new strain of mutant vampires who are hunting humans and vampires alike. Joining Kris Kristofferson in the supporting cast were Ron Perlman, Norman Reedus and Donnie Yen.
Blade II was the second of three collaborations between del Toro and composer Marco Beltrami, after the New York subway monster thriller Mimic and ahead of the first Hellboy film. Blade II is a tour-de-force for Beltrami’s aggressive action-horror style, with symphonic thrills, scares and chases galore. It also incorporates a strong Asian element, given that del Toro was influenced by anime, with taiko drums and shakuhachi adding to the full orchestra and choir. There’s even an electronica aspect, as Beltrami collaborated with DJ Danny Saber on several cues.
Blade II was released as a 33-minute program by Varese Sarabande in 2002, which has been nearly tripled in length for this 38-track, 97-minute 2CD Deluxe Edition. Liner notes by Daniel Schweiger incorporate new interview comments by the composer.
※Varese Sarabadeレーベルから抜粋
CD1 - (49:38)
1. Blood Bank Creeps 1:31
2. Nomack The Knife 1:13
3. Blade II Main Titles 3:02*
4. Moo Cow 1:19
5. Wheel And Deal 0:48
6. Wet Whistler 2:19
7. Waiting For The Sun 3:36
8. Suckheads Infiltrate 3:29
9. Caliban By Helicopter 2:02
10. Big D Hosts Big B 2:35
11. The Imp ‘n Pimp 1:04
12. Meet The Bloodpack 3:16
13. Let’s Go To The H.O.P. 1:54
14. Reapers In The Kitchen 1:39
15. I.H.O. Paincakes 7:40
16. Scaffolding Fight 3:17
17. Priest Splits 1:27
18. Little Boy Blue 1:18
19. Bath Time 1:35
20. Nyssa Needs A Napkin 3:45
CD2 - (46:52)
1. Suckpuppy Nut Juice 1:47
2. Sewer Pickles 5:08
3. Let The Sun Shine In 0:38
4. B Slice 1:44
5. Charge Of The Light Grenade 2:30
6. Blade’s Discharge 2:03
7. Crispy Reapers 1:19
8. Nyssa Swallows 2:59
9. Who’s The Man? 5:49
10. Big D Educates 3:33
11. Nomack Snacks 2:28
12. Blood Bath 0:58
13. Reinhart Splits 1:07
14. Family Feud 3:23
15. Smackdown 4:56
16. Nyssa Over Easy 2:37
17. Abayo 0:12
18. End Credits 2:57