CRUEL INTENTIONS: Music From The Original Motion Picture Album (1999)

Cruel Intentions is a 1999 American teen romantic drama film written and directed by Roger Kumble and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair. The film is a modern retelling of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos‘ 1782 novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, set in New York City among rich high schoolers.

Initially a smaller-budget independent film, it was picked up by Columbia Pictures and widely released March 5, 1999. Despite mixed critical reviews, the performances of Gellar, Philippe, and Witherspoon were praised and Cruel Intentions has since grossed $76 million worldwide.

The box office success spawned a prequel in 2000 and sequel in 2004, as well as a jukebox musical in 2015. Since its release the film has become regarded as a cult classic.

The songs Push It by Garbage, If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next by Manic Street Preachers, How Soon Is Now? by Love Spit Love, 6 Underground by Sneaker Pimps, and Cut the Cord by Pushmonkey were used in promotional spots for the film.

None of the promotional songs appear on the soundtrack. Also according to the commentary, The Smashing Pumpkins song To Sheila was considered, but the rights couldn’t be obtained. Although the song Lovefool by The Cardigans was featured in the film, it too was not featured in the soundtrack.

Music composer John Ottman had originally created an entire musical score for the film but it was rejected and Ed Shearmur was hired to compose new music. Ottman’s score was moody and sophisticated, but the producers had instead opted for a more pop rock oriented soundtrack.

Ottman, not wanting to let his hard work go to waste, released his music in an album through Varèse Sarabande called Music Inspired by the Film Cruel Intentions: Suites and Themes from the Scores of John Ottman, which featured 10 tracks of his original score plus tracks from his work on other films and TV shows, including Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Apt Pupil, and Fantasy Island.

Tracklist:

1. Every You Every Me (Single Mix) (Placebo)
2. Praise You (Radio Edit) (Fatboy Slim)
3. Coffee & TV (Blur)
4. Bedroom Dancing (First Recording) (Day One)
5. Colorblind (Counting Crows)
6. Ordinary Life (Kristen Barry)
7. Comin’ Up From Behind (Marcy Playground)
8. Secretly (Skunk Anansie)
9. This Love Craig Armstrong (featuring Elizabeth Fraser)
10. You Could Make A Killing (Aimee Mann)
11. Addictive (Faithless)
12. Trip On Love (Abra Moore)
13. You Blew Me Off (Bare, Jr.)
14. Bitter Sweet Symphony (Album Version) The Verve
    

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