1990s Soundtracks with Heavy Metal Music

Find out which 1990s soundtracks featured some of the heaviest metal music of the decade.

Soundtracks with Heavy Metal Music

The following is a list of popular movies from the 1990s that featured soundtracks with heavy metal music. This list is in alphabetical order. Some of these films are still popular today and are considered classics.

The Crow

The Crow is a 1994 American superhero film directed by Alex Proyas, written by David J. Schow and John Shirley. The film stars Brandon Lee in his final film appearance. Lee’s character, Eric Draven, is revived from the dead to avenge his and his fiancée’s murder, by taking on the role of “The Crow”.

The film’s soundtrack album was released on May 31, 1994, on A&M Records. It featured tracks by various rock and metal bands, including Stone Temple Pilots, Nine Inch Nails, Pantera and Rage Against the Machine.

Judgment Night

Judgment Night is a 1993 American thriller filmdirected by Stephen Hopkins and starring Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeremy Piven, Stephen Dorff, Peter Greene, Yaphet Kotto, and Jared Leto. The film was released in the United States on October 8, 1993.

The film’s soundtrack album consisted entirely of collaborations between hip hop and rock artists.[1] It featured artists such as Slayer and Ice-T, Helmet and House of Pain, Biohazard and Onyx, Megadeth and Public Enemy, Sepultura and Cypress Hill, Pearl Jam and Cypress Hill, Mudhoney and Sir Mix-a-Lot, Alice in Chains and Sir Mix-a-Lot (again), Dinosaur Jr. and Del tha Funky Homosapien (who also worked with Gorillaz on “Clint Eastwood”), Ethyl Meatplow and Mazzy Star, Fugazi and Soul Asylum (who would later collaborate again on the Let Your Dim Light Shine album), Living Colour and Run-DMC (who would later collaborate again on the King of Rock album), My Bloody Valentine and Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam and Cypress Hill (again), Rollins Band and Henry Rollins (of Black Flag fame) with Chuck D., Therapy? And Ice Cube (who would later appear in the film XXX: State of the Union).

The Judgment Night Soundtrack was well received by music critics. In his review for Allmusic, Steve Huey gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and said “there’s nary a bad track on the whole disc”,[2] while Trouser Press praised it as “one of the most vital compilations of its era”.[3] The album peaked at #13 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart,[4] #35 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart,[5] #73 on Billboard’s Top Soundtracks chart,[6]and at #161 on Billboard’s 200 albums chart.[7]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a classic 1990s movie with a great soundtrack that includes some heavy metal songs. If you’re a fan of metal music, you’ll definitely enjoy these songs from the movie.

Other Soundtracks with Heavy Metal Music

The following is a list of other soundtracks that feature heavy metal music. Some of these are compilations, while others are from individual albums.

The Matrix

The sci-fi classic The Matrix features one of the most diverse, widely-acclaimed soundtracks of any movie from the 1990s. Combining elements of techno, hip hop, and industrial music with traditional orchestral scoring, the music for The Matrix was written primarily by composer/producer Don Davis. In addition to Davis’ work, the film’s soundtrack featured a number of songs by popular artists such as Rage Against the Machine, Deftones, Rob Zombie, and Moby.

Despite its eclectic nature, the soundtrack for The Matrix was a commercial success, peaking at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart and selling over four million copies in the United States. In 2000, the soundtrack won a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys is a 1987 American horror comedy movie directed by Joel Schumacher. The movie’s soundtrack features some of the biggest names in 1980s metal, including Motley Crue, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper and Poison. The movie was a commercial and critical success, grossing $32 million on a budget of $8 million.

Detroit Rock City

Movie: Detroit Rock City (1999)
Scene: The kids going to the Kiss concert
Song: “Do You Love Me” by Kiss

Movie: Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964)
Scene: The “War Room” scene
Song: “Runnin’ With The Devil” by Van Halen

Movie: Wayne’s World (1992)
Scene: Wayne and Garth headbanging in the car to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Song: “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen