| Mortal Kombat: The Album | ||||
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| Released | May 31, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
| Length | 37:00 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Olivier Adams | |||
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Mortal Kombat: The Album is a soundtrack album byThe Immortals (Maurice "Praga Khan" Engelen and Olivier Adams), released in 1994 to accompany the home versions of the video gameMortal Kombat. Television commercials for the home versions included a brief plug for the album at the end.[2] The singleMortal Kombat (Techno-Syndrome) was released in 1993.[3]
Engelen and Adams were invited byMidway Games following the success of theirtechno/industrial/new beat bandLords of Acid, and were then provided with a copy of the game, detailed information about the various characters, and a library of sound effects tosample, being given one month to compose an album in-between tours of their project.[4] The album featured atechno song for each of the 7 playable characters, as well as bossGoro, along with two additional tracks. One of those, "Hypnotic House (Mortal Kombat)" was used as an intro in theMortal KombatSega CD.
The other, "Mortal Kombat (Techno Syndrome)", was the only solo effort, as Engelen had left for a meeting of his record label, leaving Adams to do the song by himself on hisAtari ST computer.[4] "Techno Syndrome", with its signature scream of "Mortal Kombat!"—sampled from the "Mortal Monday" commercial advertising the home console version of the game, with the scream performed by actor Kyle Wyatt[5]—has subsequently become famous as "theMortal Kombat theme song" because of its use in the1995 film, and remixed versions of the song continue to be associated with theMortal Kombat franchise.[4] The soundtrack reached number 10 on theBillboard 200 charts.[6] Jonathan Oyama ofVentureBeat claimed that "Techno Syndrome" is based on "Twilight Zone" by2 Unlimited. However, Adams and Engelen assert that any similarities between the two songs were coincidental, and no legal action was ever pursued.[4][7]
"Techno Syndrome" is also a hidden song featured in theSega CD version ofMortal Kombat when one chooses to enter the "soundtrack" mode at theSega CD intro screen. It can also be accessed by putting the CD in a CD player and selecting track 17. The album peaked at #16 on theBillboard Heatseekers in theUnited States.
All tracks are written byMaurice Engelen and Olivier Adams, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Johnny Cage (Prepare Yourself)" | 3:39 | |
| 2. | "Kano (Use Your Might)" | 3:45 | |
| 3. | "Sub-Zero (Chinese Ninja Warrior)" | 3:49 | |
| 4. | "Liu Kang (Born In China)" | 4:05 | |
| 5. | "Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)" | Olivier Adams | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Scorpion (Lost Soul Bent On Revenge)" | 3:48 | |
| 7. | "Sonya (Go Go Go)" | 3:33 | |
| 8. | "Rayden (Eternal Life)" | 3:46 | |
| 9. | "Goro (The Outworld Prince)" | 3:33 | |
| 10. | "Hypnotic House (Mortal Kombat)" | 3:40 |
"Utah Saints Take on the Theme from Mortal Kombat" was a remix by theUtah Saints that was a track on the1995 soundtrack album.
In 2011, Funk You Bits released onYouTube "Funk do Mortal Kombat", a remix from "Techno Syndrome" infunk carioca style. The song became popular amongst Brazilians.[8]
Benjamin Wallfisch composed "Techno Syndrome 2021" as the theme song for thereboot film.[9][10] It peaked at number 5 on the BillboardDance/Electronic Digital Song Sales[11] and number 15 on theHot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.[12]
A cover of "Techno Syndrome" byAnamanaguchi is used in the 2023Netflix anime seriesScott Pilgrim Takes Off, with new vocals by Wyatt namingScott Pilgrim characters instead of those from the game, and the "Mortal Kombat!" scream replaced by "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off!".[13] The version was released as a single from the series' soundtrack album on January 19, 2024.[14]
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