The Soundtrack: Judge Dredd

This one is a bit of an oddity.  It features a strange mix of bands (White Zombie, The The, The Cure, and The Cocteau Twins…?) that don’t seem to share any cohesion with the story or each other.  It seems a bit slapped together.  The songs are good, don’t get me wrong, but there are moments of “Huh? Why is that there?” with the song selection.  Even Alan Silvestri had to scramble to do rewrites on the score and was actually the third composer assigned the gig.  He replaced Jerry Goldsmith who replaced David Arnold.  Goldsmith’s work can be heard in the trailers.  The Manic Street Preachers were going to have "Judge Yr'self"on the soundtrack but guitarist Richey Edwards disappeared and they pulled the song from inclusion.  So, sort of like the film itself, the soundtrack is lacking, but has some great moments.