Piranha 3DD (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2012 film Piranha 3DD directed by John Gulager. The album featured 17 tracks which was released by Lakeshore Records on May 22, 2012. A second album, Piranha 3DD (Original Motion Picture Score) featuring an original score by Elia Cmíral was released on May 29, 2012.
Contents
Background
The soundtrack featured 17 tracks, assembling a variety of genres such as pop, rap and hip hop and featuring artists include the Limousines, Bobot Adrenaline, Moros Eros, Jason Scheff, Amber Pacific, All the Right Moves amongst others. It was released through Lakeshore Records on May 22, 2012.
Reception
Justin Richards of Blueprint stated that "Like so many compilation soundtrack albums Piranha 3DD tries hard to please too many kinds of people and therefore ends up not really pleasing anyone in particular. However, there's some reasonable stuff on this CD and it's worth a listen if you've the inclination." R. L. Shaffer of IGN described it a "pretty aggressive mix, loaded with heavy bass and sometimes overcooked surround elements". Reviewer based at Review Graveyard stated "If you're a major fan of the movie and loved the rather dull rock tracks then you'll love this - otherwise avoid."
Original score
The original score is composed by Elia Cmíral who replaced Michael Wandmacher from the first film. The album was released through Lakeshore Records on May 29, 2012.
Reception
James Southall of Movie Wave wrote "There's enough to keep the album from being a dud – it's a shame that the action music doesn't have more bite (sorry) but there's still a decent amount of fun to have." Justin Richards of Blueprint called it a "decent action/horror score" which is "eminently re-listenable".
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes:
Composer and orchestrator – Elia Cmiral
Producer – Elia Cmiral, Eric Craig, Richard Glasser
Orchestra – KMC Orchestra
Bass – Darby Oor
Drums – Michael Mason
Percussion, synth and sound designer – Elia Cmiral, John Samuel Hanson
Vocals – John Samuel Hanson, Katy Novak, Melissa R. Kaplan
Recording – Wolfgang Amadeus
Mixing – Wolfgang Amadeus, Nick Baxter
Executive producer – Brian McNelis, Skip Williamson
Score coordinator – Eric Jasper
Liner notes – Joel Soisson, John Gulager
A&R director – Eric Craig
Art direction – John Bergin