Daredevil is a superhero film released on February 14, 2003. It was written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett. The film stars Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who fights for justice in the courtroom and on the streets of New York as the masked vigilante Daredevil. Jennifer Garner plays his love interest Elektra Natchios; Colin Farrell plays the merciless assassin Bullseye; David Keith plays Jack “The Devil” Murdock, a washed up fighter and Matt‘s father; and Michael Clarke Duncan plays Wilson Fisk, the crime lord also known as the Kingpin.
Daredevil: The Album is the soundtrack album for the film Daredevil (2003), starring Ben Affleck. It was released on February 4, 2003 by Wind-up Records. Many of the songs on the album appeared in the film.
Two songs made specifically for the album were released as singles: Fuel‘s “Won’t Back Down” and the Calling‘s “For You”. Revis‘ “Caught in the Rain” and Evanescence‘s songs “Bring Me to Life” and “My Immortal”, each also included on Daredevil: The Album, were included on the groups’ own efforts and subsequently released as singles. “Bring Me to Life” won Best Hard Rock Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards, and Soundtrack Single of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards.
Three songs were omitted from release on the album: N.E.R.D.’s “Lapdance”, Dara Shindler‘s “Faraway”, and House of Pain‘s “Top o’ the Morning to Ya”. The album was one of the first collaborations between Marvel Comics and Wind-up Records, which would continue with the releases of The Punisher, Fantastic Four and the Daredevil sequel/spin-off Elektra.
Tracklist:
- Won’t Back Down (Fuel)
- For You (The Calling)
- Bleed For Me (Saliva)
- Hang On (Seether)
- Learn the Hard Way (Nickelback)
- The Man Without Fear (Drowning Pool featuring Rob Zombie)
- Right Now (Nappy Roots featuring Marcos Curiel of P.O.D.)
- Evening Rain (Moby)
- Bring Me to Life (Evanescence)
- Until You’re Reformed (Chevelle)
- Right Before Your Eyes (Hoobastank)
- Fade Out/In (Paloalto)
- Caught in the Rain (Revis)
- High Wire Escape Artist (Boysetsfire)
- Raise Your Rifles (Autopilot Off)
- Daredevil Theme [Blind Justice Remix] (Graeme Revell and Mike Einziger
- My Immortal (Evanescence)
- Sad Exchange (Finger Eleven)
- Simple Lies (Endo)
- Let Go (12 Stones)
