Suicide Squad: The Album [LP]

by Suicide Squad: The Album [Lp]

Overview

Suicide Squad, the DC property where the bad guys are the actual heroes, cries out for an appropriately aggressive accompanying soundtrack, which is precisely what Suicide Squad: The Album delivers. Sometimes the tempo slows and at times the murk lifts for a bit of lightness -- by the time War's "Slippin' into Darkness," one of two oldies here, arrives it's a blessed, breezy relief -- but the overall feel of Suicide Squad: The Album is one of dank industrial gloom: this music is meant to live in the shadows. Often, the music celebrates darkness. Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, and Imagine Dragons admit they're a "Sucker for Pain," Kehlani lusts for a "Gangsta," and the whole shebang starts with Skrillex & Rick Ross creating an unholy racket in "Purple Lamborghini." Despite the presence of Twenty One Pilots, possibly the most popular rock band in 2016, Suicide Squad: The Album feels like a throwback, a salute to Y2K rap-rock and Todd McFarlane figures anchored by Eminem's "Without Me." It's an odd bit of cognitive dissonance that isn't without its moments: Dan Auerbach, Mark Ronson, and Action Bronson conjure some spooky soul and there's an elegance underpinning Grace's "You Don't Own Me" that recalls vintage Portishead. All the same, the record's heart is in manicured chaos, served up with gloss and volume. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/25/2016
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678664526
Rank:	27146

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Purple Lamborghini
2. Sucker for Pain
3. Heathens
4. Standing in the Rain [Explicit Album Version]
5. Gangsta

Disc 2

6. Know Better
7. You Don't Own Me [Album Version]
8. Without Me [Explicit Album Version]
9. Wreak Havoc
10. Medieval Warfare [Album Version]

Disc 3

11. Bohemian Rhapsody [Album Version]
12. Slippin' Into Darkness¿¿ [Album Version]
13. Fortunate Son [Album Version]
14. I Started a Joke [Album Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Creedence Clearwater Revival   Primary Artist
Norman Greenbaum   Primary Artist,Vocals
Dan Auerbach   Primary Artist,Vocals
War   Primary Artist
Grace   Primary Artist
Confidentialmx   Primary Artist
Etta James   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kehlani   Primary Artist,Vocals
SAYGRACE   Primary Artist
Confidential Music   Primary Artist
Kevin Gates   Primary Artist,Vocals
Panic! At the Disco   Primary Artist
Imagine Dragons   Primary Artist
Grimes   Primary Artist
Skrillex   Primary Artist,Vocals
Twenty One Pilots   Primary Artist
Action Bronson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Skylar Grey   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Wiz Khalifa   Primary Artist,Vocals
Rick Ross   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mark Ronson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Featured Artist
Lil Wayne   Primary Artist,Vocals
Rick James   Primary Artist,Strings
Eminem   Primary Artist,Vocals
Josh Dun   Drums
Jimmy Ray Johnson   Guitar
Dan Reynolds   Vocals
Andy Parker   Viola
Logic   Featured Artist,Vocals,Vocals,Featured Artist
G-Eazy   Featured Artist
Peter Hanson   Violin
Claire Boucher   Vocals
Ty Dolla $ign   Vocals,Featured Artist
B.B. Dickerson   Percussion,Bass,Vocals
Doug Clifford   Drums
Charles Chalmers   Saxophone
X Ambassadors   Vocals,Featured Artist
Becky Hanson   Vocals,Featured Artist
Thomas Brennick   Guitar
Jackie Hartley   Violin
Jim Lavigne   Vocals (Background)
Kate Masker   Viola
Carl Banks   Organ
Tim Gill   Cello
Tyler Joseph   Vocals
Rob Mathes   Strings,Conductor
Kenny Harris   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Gene "Bowlegs" Miller   Trumpet
Roger Dawkins   Drums
Ralph de Souza   Violin
Christopher Tombling   Violin
Dewey Oldham   Organ,Piano
Magnus Johnston   Violin
Tom Piggott-Smith   Violin
Homer Steinweiss   Drums
Papa Dee Allen   Vocals,Percussion
Lonnie Jordan   Piano,Vocals,Percussion
Sam Harris   Vocals
Reggie Andrews   Strings
Aaron Varnell   Saxophone
Albert Lowe   Guitar
Nick Movshon   Guitar (Bass)
Mary Scully   Double Bass
Leon Michels   Piano,Mellotron
Thomas Brenneck   Guitar
Brendon Urie   Vocals
Howard Scott   Guitar,Vocals,Percussion
Julian Leaper   Orchestra Leader
Warren Zielinski   Violin
Butch Walker   Vocals (Background)
Stu Cook   Bass
Mark Berrow   Violin
Harold Brown   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
The Temptations   Vocals (Background)
Daniel LeMelle   Horn,Strings
Tom Fogerty   Guitar
Caroline Dale   Cello
Rachel Bolt   Viola
Floyd Newman   Saxophone
Charles Miller   Flute,Vocals,Percussion
David Hood   Bass
John Fogerty   Vocals
Lee Oskar   Vocals,Harmonica,Percussion

Technical Credits

Ben McKee   Composer
Dan Reynolds   Composer
Wayne Sermon   Composer
John Samuel Hanson   Arranger,Producer
James Abrahart   Composer,Engineer,Recording
Beat Billionare   Producer
Mick Malyone   Package Design
Richard Suckle   Executive Producer
Season Kent   Music Supervisor
Vincent Bell   Composer,Composer
Jeremy Coleman   Composer
Michelle Mancini   Mastering
Charles Roven   Executive Producer
Billy Foster   Composer
Marshall Mathers   Composer,Lyricist
Glenda Proby   Composer
David Nakaji   Mixing,Assistant,Mixing Engineer
Claire Boucher   Composer,Producer
Kari Miazek   Coordination
Daniel Platzman   Composer
Beat Billionaire   Producer
Jeffrey Bass   Composer,Lyricist
B.B. Dickerson   Composer
Kevin Weaver   A&R,Producer
Erik Jacobsen   Producer
John Madara   Composer
Leroy Jordan   Composer
Parker Ighile   Producer
Ariyan Arslani   Composer
Djemba Djemba   Producer,Drum Programming
Todd Stopera   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Joseph Khoury   Director of Creative Services
James Royo   Mixing,Mastering
Kevin Gilyard   Composer
Tinashe Sibanda   Composer
Maddox Chhim   Mixing,Assistant,Mixing Engineer
Gamal Lewis   Composer
Amy Stewart   Assistant Contractor
Ike Schultz   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Sir Robert Bryson Hall II   Composer
Riccardo Damian   Engineer,Recording
T-Collar   Producer
Ryan Gladieux   Engineer
Kehlani Parrish   Composer
Thomasa Allen   Composer
Thomas Brennick   Engineer
Jim Lavigne   Composer
Chris Galland   Mixing Assistant,Mixing Engineer
Tyrone Griffin   Composer
Jason Evigan   Composer,Producer
Kevin Bell   Composer
Richard Moore   Engineer
Jacob Luttrell   Composer
Morris "B.B." Dickerson   Composer
Sandeep Sriram   Art Direction
Tyler Joseph   Composer,Producer
Rob Mathes   String Arrangements
Peter Cobbin   Engineer,Recording
Jerry Goldstein   Producer
Millz   Mixing
John Barrett   Assistant Engineer
Kyle Biane   Mixing,Producer
Carolyn Tracey   Project Director
Travis Ference   Recording,Vocal Engineer
Cameron Thomaz   Composer
Skrillex   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering
William Roberts   Composer
Shamann Cooke   Composer
Andrew Swanson   Composer
Frank Brim   Composer
J-MIKE   Producer
Gabe Hilfer   Music Supervisor
Alexander Grant   Composer
Skylar Grey   Composer
Jaycen Joshua   Mixing
Paul Broucek   Executive in Charge of Music
Barry Gibb   Composer
Dwayne Carter   Composer
Malcolm McLaren   Composer
Mike Casteel   Music Preparation
Papa Dee Allen   Composer
Lonnie Jordan   Composer
Sam Harris   Composer
Robin Gibb   Composer
Maurice Gibb   Composer
Adam Hawkins   Mixing,Engineer
Reggie Andrews   Arranger
Lori Casteel   Music Preparation
Eddie Hernandez   Mixing,Editing,Engineer,Recording,Vocal Engineer
Leon Michels   Engineer,Recording
Thomas Brenneck   Recording
Mike Caren   Producer
Tom Elmhirst   Mixing
Alex da Kid   Producer
Brendon Urie   Musician,Instrumentation
Mark Ronson   Composer,Producer
Robert Hall   Composer
Howard Scott   Composer
Rick Hall   Arranger,Engineer,Producer
Rick James   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Quincy Jones   Producer
Norman Greenbaum   Composer
Mike Elizondo   Producer
Claudius Mittendorfer   Mixing
Butch Walker   Engineer,Producer,Recording
Isobel Griffiths   String Contractor
Harold Brown   Composer
Daniel LeMelle   Arranger
Anne Dudley   Composer
Sonny Moore   Composer
Darren Higman   Producer
Josh Mosser   Composer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Trevor Horn   Composer
Alonzo Miller   Composer,Executive Producer
Bill Inglot   Digital Remastering
Ken Perry   Digital Remastering
Chris Athens   Mastering
Chris Huston   Engineer
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Freddie Mercury   Composer
Eminem   Producer
Ellington Jordan   Composer
Dan Auerbach   Composer
Jeff Vaughn   Assistant Engineer
David White   Composer
Charles Miller   Composer
John Fogerty   Composer
Lee Oskar   Composer
Jeff Bass   Composer,Lyricist