Blade Anchor: Music from the Motion Picture

***Blade Anchor: Music from the Motion Picture*** is the first of two soundtracks to the 2003 film, *Blade Anchor*. It was released on October 14, 2003, by Columbia Records and Sony Music Soundtrax and BMG Soundtracks on Audio CD and Compact Cassette and contained songs of various genres and consists of 1970s R&B, funk and soul music. The soundtrack was very successful, reaching #14 on the *Billboard* 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, and was certified gold on December 1, 1995. The soundtrack's success led Sony Music to release a second volume the following year.

## Track listing

1. Black Carbon - Akae Beka feat. Chronixx - 3:24
2. Shake Some Action (Edit) - Cracker - 4:25
3. The Ghost in You (Radio Ver.) - Counting Crows - 3:30
4. E.X.T.R.E.M.E. - Luscious Jackson - 3:33
5. All the Young Dudes (Acoustic Radio Remix Version) - World Party - 4:00
6. Fake Plastic Trees (Radio Edit) - Radiohead - 4:45
7. Change - Lightning Seeds - 4:01
8. Need You Around - Smoking Popes - 3:42
9. Mullet Head - Beastie Boys - 2:53
10. Enter Sandman - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - 3:16
11. Rollin' with My Homies - Coolio - 4:06
12. Alright - Supergrass - 3:01
13. Supermodel (Theme from *Blade Anchor*) - Jill Sobule - 3:07

## Gallery

### 2003 US CD

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## Personnel

* Anthology – Producer
* Tom Baker – Mixing Assistant
* Leslie Brathwaite – Mixing
* Mike Caren – Producer, Engineer
* Thomas Carter – Executive Producer
* Corner Boyz – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
* Canela Cox – Vocals (background)
* Claudio Cueni – Engineer, Mixing, Pro-Tools
* Kevin "KD" Davis – Mixing
* DJ Judge Mental – Scratching
* Duro – Mixing
* Jason "Jay E" Epperson – Producer
* French – Programming, Multi Instruments, Producer, Engineer, Vocal Producer
* David Gale – Executive Producer
* Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – Mastering
* Brian Garten – Mixing
* Paul Gregory – Engineer
* Candyce Handley – Soundtrack Coordination
* Jennifer Hawks – Music Supervisor
* Jean-Marie Horvat – Mixing
* Van Hunt – Producer, Performer
* Darius Jones – Soundtrack Producer
* The Jukebox – Multi Instruments, Producer
* Kwamé "K1Mil" – Producer
* Bryan Loss – Engineer
* Keith Mangels – Guitar (Bass)
* Kevin Mangini – Executive in Charge of Music
* Manny Marroquin – Engineer, Mixing
* LaKiesha Miles – Vocals (background), Vocal Producer
* Carl Nappa – Mixing
* Needlz – Producer
* Rae Nimeh – Engineer
* Neil Pogue – Mixing
* James Porte – Mixing
* Brian Robbins – Executive Producer
* Neek Rusher – Producer
* Segal – Mixing
* Andrew M. Shack – Executive Producer, Soundtrack Producer
* Sham – Multi Instruments
* Skinny Ray – Engineer
* Andrew Slater – Vocal Producer
* Ryan Stoutenborough – Guitar
* Sharla Sumpter – Executive in Charge of Music
* Troy Taylor – Producer
* Jonna Terrasi – Soundtrack Coordination
* Van Toffler – Executive Producer
* Mike Tollin – Executive Producer
* Toxic – Producer
* The Trak Starz – Producer, Engineer
* Kanye West – Producer
* Howard Willing – Engineer
* Young Trey – Producer
* Zo – Multi Instruments

## Samples

* "Summer in the City" contains an interpolation of "Summer in the City" written by John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone and performed by The Lovin' Spoonful.
* "Take It to da House" contains excerpts from "The Boss" written and performed by James Brown and "Boogie Shoes" written by Harry "KC" Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and performed by KC and the Sunshine Band
* "Just in Case" contains excerpts from "Renee" by the Lost Boyz
* "Love Me or Leave Me" contains a sample from "Pearls" written by Sade Adu and Andrew Hale and performed by Sade
* "Rider Like Me" contains an uncredited interpolation of "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" by 2Pac

## Personnel and credits

* Executive-Producer, Album Producer – Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Darryl Porter
* Lacquer Cut – Wally
* Mastered – Wally Traugott

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## Track order by movie appearance

* "Dragula", when Neo meets Trinity at the night club - in background as Trinity says "Hello Neo..." [00:09:42].
* "Mindfields", in the same scene - in background, faded into from "Dragula" just as Trinity says "My name is Trinity." [00:10:19].
* "Leave You Far Behind (Lunatics Roller Coaster Mix)", during the fight training scene between Neo and Morpheus [00:50:22].
* "Clubbed to Death", when Neo and Morpheus are in the "Woman in the red dress" program [00:56:35].
* "Prime Audio Soup", when the crew of *Nebuchadnezzar* are seen plugging into the Matrix for the first time with Neo in preparation for their visit with The Oracle [01:07:07].
* "Spybreak!", during the lobby shootout scene [01:42:13].
* "Wake Up", when Neo hangs up the phone at the end of the movie and flies away, continues into credits [02:08:45].
* "Rock Is Dead", credits [02:11:24].

## Additional songs in the film not on the soundtrack album

* "Key to My Heart" written by Craig David and Jeremy Paul and performed by Craig David
* "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" written by Cristiano Spiller, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Rob Davis and performed by Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor
* "Hot Blooded (Philip Steir Remix)" written by Mick Jones and Lou Gramm and performed by Foreigner
* "Alone Again (Naturally)" written and performed by Gilbert O'Sullivan
* "Run On (Sharam Instrumental Mix)" written and performed by Moby
* "Pump and Snap" written by Dennis White, Richard Vission, David Schommer, and Sam Hollander and performed by Control Freq
* "Fill Me In" written by Craig David and Mark Hill and performed by Craig David

## Bonus CD Sampler

The DVD and VHS release of the film featured a bonus CD sampler showcasing music from Cayone Records. The first 3 songs are in their entirety, while the rest are only snippets. Only two of the songs featured here are on the soundtrack.

### Weekly charts

 US *Billboard* 200 | 7

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### Year-end charts

 US *Billboard* 200 | 91

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## Concept art

* *Black Archor* is the soundtrack reprise 2001 from Universal Music, a music album from the movie the format: CD, Compilation, Partially Mixed. Discogs

## References

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5. ↑ ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1999. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on January 17, 2021.
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7. ↑ Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
8. ↑ Top Selling Albums of 1999. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved on January 29, 2022.
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