View source for 28 Days Later (soundtrack)


{{Infobox album
| name       = 28 Days Later: <br /> The Soundtrack Album
| type       = Soundtrack
| artist     = [[John Murphy (composer)|John Murphy]], Various Artists
| cover      = 28 Days Later Album Cover.jpg
| alt        = 
| released   = June 17, 2003
| recorded   = 2002
| venue      = 
| studio     = 
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[post-rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[ambient music|ambient]], [[electronica]], [[Classical music|classical]]
| length     = 45:03
| label      = 
| producer   = 
| misc         = {{Extra chronology
| artist = ''28 Days Later'' soundtrack
| type = film
| prev_title = 
| prev_year = 
| title = 28 Days Later: <br> The Soundtrack Album
| year = 2003
| next_title = [[28 Weeks Later: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]
| next_year = 2007
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist =  [[John Murphy (composer)|John Murphy]]
| type = film
| prev_title = [[City by the Sea]]
| prev_year = 2002
| title = 28 Days Later: <br> The Soundtrack Album
| year = 2003
| next_title = [[The Perfect Score]]
| next_year = 2004
}}
}}
'''''28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album''''' is the accompanying [[soundtrack album]] and [[Film score|original score]] composed by [[John Murphy (composer)|John Murphy]], for the [[28 Days Later|2002 film of the same name]]. It was released in CD format on the 17 June 2003 additionally including tracks from [[Brian Eno]], [[Grandaddy]] and [[Blue States (band)|Blue States]], which also featured in the film.

The second movement of "[[East Hastings (composition)|East Hastings]]" by the Canadian [[post-rock]] band [[Godspeed You! Black Emperor]], albeit condensed, appeared in the film but not on the soundtrack album because the rights for the song could not be obtained.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/nov/10/features.review27|title=Get used to the limelight|accessdate=2009-02-15|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited|author=Empire, Kitty|work=Guardian.co.uk|location=London|date=2002-11-10|author-link=Kitty Empire|archive-date=2 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192553/http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/nov/10/features.review27|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Track listing ==
All tracks performed by [[John Murphy (composer)|John Murphy]] unless otherwise stated.

{{Track listing
| title1 = The Beginning
| length1 = 2:56
| title2 = Rage
| length2 = 1:22
| title3 = The Church
| length3 = 1:16
| title4 = Jim's Parents ([[Abide with Me]])
| note4 = Abide with Me performed by Perri Alleyne
| length4 = 2:29
| title5 = Then There Were Two
| length5 = 0:42
| title6 = Tower Block
| length6 = 1:26
| title7 = Taxi (Ave Maria)
| note7 = [[Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)|Ave Maria]] performed by Perri Alleyne
| length7 = 2:08
| title8 = The Tunnel
| length8 = 1:39
| title9 = [[A.M. 180]]
| note9 = performed by [[Grandaddy]]
| length9 = 3:20
| title10 = [[Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks|An Ending (Ascent)]]
| note10 = performed by [[Brian Eno]]
| length10 = 4:17
| title11 = No More Films
| length11 = 0:48
| title12 = Jim's Dream
| length12 = 0:40
| title13 = [[Requiem (Fauré)#In Paradisum|In Paradisum (Faure's Requiem in D Minor)]]
| length13 = 2:11
| title14 = Frank's Death – Soldiers (Requiem in D Minor)
| length14 = 2:39
| title15 = I Promised Them Women
| length15 = 1:24
| title16 = The Search for Jim
| length16 = 2:41
| title17 = Red Dresses
| length17 = 0:48
| title18 = In the House - In a Heartbeat
| length18 = 4:16
| title19 = The End
| length19 = 1:55
| title20 = Season Song
| note20 = performed by Blue States
| length20 = 4:12
| title21 = End Credits
| length21 = 1:46
| title22 = Season Song (Rui da Silva Remix)
| note22 = performed by Blue States
| length22 = 7:39
| title23 = Taxi (Ave Maria) (Jacknife Lee Remix)
| length23 = 6:15
}}

Tracks 22 and 23 appear on the U.S. release only.

==Reception and single releases==
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/28-days-later-enhanced-score-ost-mw0000033709 |title=28 Days Later (Enhanced) (Score)/O.S.T. |author=Heather Phares |work=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=February 15, 2011 |archive-date=3 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103001112/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r642743 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|rev2 = Sputnikmusic
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/12070/John-Murphy-28-Days-Later-Soundtrack/ |title=Soundtrack: 28 Days Later Soundtrack |work=Sputnikmusic |date=May 16, 2007 |accessdate=February 15, 2011}}</ref>
}}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->
"Season Song", a song performed by British band [[Blue States (band)|Blue States]], from their 2002 album ''Man Mountain'', was released as a single, containing a remixed version by [[Rui da Silva (DJ)|Rui da Silva]] and a "Taxi" ([[Ave Maria (Gounod)|Ave Maria]]) remix by [[Jacknife Lee]].

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{John Murphy (composer)}}
{{28 Days Later}}


[[Category:2003 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:28 Days Later (film series)]]
[[Category:Horror film soundtracks]]
[[Category:John Murphy (composer) soundtracks]]

{{Wikipedia attribution|original_title=28 Days Later (soundtrack)|access_date=2026-02-24}}