1996 Soundtrack – Primal Fear
Primal Fear is a 1996 American neo-noir crime-thriller film, based on William Diehl’s 1993 novel of the same name and directed by Gregory Hoblit.
The film tells the story of a Chicago defense attorney who believes that his altar boy client is not guilty of murdering an influential Catholic Archbishop.
Primal Fear was a box office success and earned mostly positive reviews, with Edward Norton making a strong showing in his film debut. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.
The soundtrack included Portuguese fado song “Canção do Mar” sung by Dulce Pontes. The music was written by James Newton Howard. Two tracks that are not released on the official soundtrack album is written by Steve Porcaro.
Tracks
1 Introuitus Cibavit Eos [From The Mass Of Four Voices) (James Newton Howard) 03:35
2 Martin meets Aaron (James Newton Howard) 01:16
3 Molly’s interview (James Newton Howard) 01:02
4 The murder scene (James Newton Howard) 02:39
5 Courtroom montage (James Newton Howard) 02:15
6 Chasing Alex (James Newton Howard) 02:38
7 Got an asprin ? (James Newton Howard) 01:07
8 Cancao do mar (James Newton Howard) 05:18
9 Aaron on stand (James Newton Howard) 01:11
10 Roy appears (James Newton Howard) 01:34
11 Under the tracks (James Newton Howard) 01:09
12 Janet finds video (James Newton Howard) 01:05
13 Don’t deceive me (Please don’t go) (James Newton Howard) 04:17
14 Dinner with Shaughnessy (James Newton Howard) 01:01
15 Don’t smile (James Newton Howard) 01:21
16 I’m arrogant (James Newton Howard) 01:24
17 Martin reviews crime scene (James Newton Howard) 01:52
18 Switching videos (James Newton Howard) 02:18
19 What did you say ? (James Newton Howard) 01:53
20 Roy’s freeze frame (James Newton Howard) 01:01
21 Love hurts (James Newton Howard) 01:33
22 La Crimosa [from Requiem] (James Newton Howard) 03:15
Musicians
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | James Newton Howard |
| Piano | James Newton Howard |
| Synthesizer | James Newton Howard |
| Programming | James Newton Howard |
| Programming | Steve Porcaro |
| Programming | Simon Franglen |
| Horn | Barbara Northcutt |
| Horns | Terence Blanchard |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
Other Musicians
Unreleased Songs:
Chez What
Written & Performed by Steve Porcaro
Pammy Slam
Written & Performed by Steve Porcaro
Liner Notes
Producer – James Newton Howard
Producer (Executive) – Emmanuel Chamboredon, Toby Pieniek
Concertmaster – Stuart Canin
Conductor (Orchestra) – Artie Kane
Conductor (Orchestra) – Sandy de Crescent
Edited By – Jim Weidman
Edited By (Assistant) – David Olson
Engineer (Guitar, Synths) – Bill Schnee, David Reitzas
Mastered By – Joe Gastwirt
Mixed By – Shawn Murphy
Orchestrated By – James Newton Howard, Brad Dechter
Recorded By – Paul Wertheimer, Shawn Murphy
Recorded By (Additional) – Jim Hill
Supervisor – David Franco
Mastered At Oceanview Digital Mastering
Mixed At Paramount Scoring Stage
Recorded At Paramount Scoring Stage
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
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Phonographic Copyright Paramount Pictures
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