Queen of the Damned: Music from the Motion Picture explained

Queen of the Damned
Type:Soundtrack album
Artist:various artists
Cover:QotDcover.jpg
Released:February 19, 2002
Recorded:2000–2001
Genre:Nu metal[1] [2]
Length:59:58
Label:Warner Music Group
Producer:Richard Gibbs, Jonathan Davis

Queen of the Damned: Music from the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack for the 2002 vampire film Queen of the Damned based on the Anne Rice novel of the same name. It released on February 19, 2002 via Warner Music Group and was produced by Richard Gibbs and Jonathan Davis of American nu metal band Korn. Frank Fitzpatrick and Rich Dickerson served as the music supervisors for the album.[3]

History

The original motion picture soundtrack for the film was Jonathan Davis' first musical project outside of his band, Korn. Originally, he was supposed to perform vocals on the soundtrack, but due to limitations in his record label contract with Sony, prohibiting his voice to appear on disc, he could not.[4] [5] Jeff Scott Soto was subsequently hired to do the vocal work, but didn't make the final cut either. Instead, five of Jon's friends from other bands were chosen, including Wayne Static of Static-X, David Draiman of Disturbed, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, Marilyn Manson, and Jay Gordon of Orgy.[6] Head and Munky from Korn, Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit, L. Shankar, Vinnie Colaiuta and Terry Bozzio rounded out the studio musicians.

Other songs

Jonathan Davis

This song was omitted from the soundtrack album, however Jonathan Davis released it in downloadable form via Amazon and iTunes on November 16, 2007.[7] It is also available on the live album Alone I Play.

Five additional songs, all written and performed by Jonathan Davis, were recorded (as shown in the credits of the movie Queen of the Damned) but did not make it on the official soundtrack.[8] The songs were subsequently performed by other artists as shown on the official track listing. Davis's versions were eventually released as bonus material on the DVD and Blu-ray versions of the movie, including music videos.[9]

Richard Gibbs has confirmed that there are two more songs that Jonathan Davis wrote, but it is unlikely that they will be released.

Aaliyah

Late actress and R&B singer Aaliyah, who played Akasha in the movie, was not featured on the soundtrack. Before her death, Davis and Aaliyah had planned to record a duet.[10]

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Queen of the Damned: Music from the Motion Picture!Chart (2002)!Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 91
Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[12] 43

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 40 thoughts I had while watching Queen of the Damned. October 31, 2017.
  2. Web site: Jonathan Davis - 'I Had to Become' a Vampire for 'Queen of the Damned' Soundtrack . .
  3. Web site: Queen of the Damned - Production Credits - NYTimes.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20081206022852/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/259471/Queen-of-the-Damned/credits . dead . December 6, 2008 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2008 . October 16, 2010.
  4. Boyce. Kevin. February 18, 2002. Loud Rock. CMJ New Music Report. New York. 70. 750. 0890-0795. 48.
  5. News: Minkovsky. Atalya. March 1, 2002. Davis absent from Queen of the Damned CD. live. The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. https://web.archive.org/web/20200323121946/https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2002/03/davis-absent-from-queen-of-the-damned-cd-internet-message-boards-heat-up-as-korn-fans-wonder-why-jon. March 23, 2020. March 23, 2020.
  6. News: Korn's Davis Uses Stunt Double For Vampire Movie Soundtrack. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107090438/http://www.mtv.com/news/1451248/korns-davis-uses-stunt-double-for-vampire-movie-soundtrack/. dead. November 7, 2016. MTV News. April 17, 2018. en.
  7. Web site: Careless - Single by Jonathan Davis.
  8. Sindell. Joshua. February 23, 2002. World Exclusive: Korn - The Jonathan Davis interview. Kerrang!. en-GB. 892. UK. 15. 0262-6624. "We actually recorded 10 songs specifically for the movie, and they ended up choosing five of them.". 15.
  9. Web site: OFDb - DVD: Warner (Double Feature) (Deutschland), Freigabe: FSK 16 von Königin der Verdammten - Herrin aller Vampire, die (2002).
  10. News: Munoz. Lorenza. After a Star's Death, a Delicate Marketing Task . Los Angeles Times. May 21, 2019. en.
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031204012816/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html. December 4, 2003. Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002. Jam!. March 26, 2022.
  12. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040812035533/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html. August 12, 2004. Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002. Jam!. March 23, 2022.