2000s

Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Cleaner’

Cleaner Soundtrack - Every Song in the 2007 Movie

The Cleanerย soundtrackย includes music by Rufus, Chaka Khan and Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Renny Harlinโ€™s 2007 movie on Netflix. Check out Vague Visagesโ€™ Soundtracks of Cinemaย section for more music guides.

Cleaner starsย Samuel L. Jackson as Tom Cutler, a former police officer who runs a crime sceneย cleaning service. Eva Mendes co-stars as Ann Norcut, a widow who protects a secret about her personal life. Theย storyline follows Tom as he becomes immersed in a scandal involving a dirty police commissioner. Composers Cory Chisel (Minnesota Beatles Project: Fixing a Hole) andย Richard Gibbs (Battlestar Galactica) scored the 88-minute film; music supervisor Ashley Waldron (Boss Level) handled the mainstream tunes. Here’s every featured song in Cleaner.

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Cleaner Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2007 Movie

Cleaner Soundtrack - Every Song in the 2007 Movie

  • “Tell Me Something Good” by Rufus and Chaka Khan (00:01:00):ย The Cleaner soundtrack song scores an opening autopsy scene. Tom narrates about the “big business” aspect of death. He explains the specifics of hisย cleaning process.
  • “Sin Miedo Por La Calle” by Millenio Flow (00:39:00):ย Tom arrives at a warehouse with Jim Vargas (Luis Guzmรกn). He asks Miguel (Jose Pablo Cantillo) to fetch red bags from a van. The music plays on a speaker system.
  • “Getting By” by Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sonsย (00:44:00):ย Tom enters the bedroom of his daughter, Rose (Keke Palmer). He asks if she wants to watch To Kill a Mockingbird onย television. The Cleaner soundtrack song also plays during the end creditsย atย 01:24:00.
  • “Beseme” by Mistico feat. Edwin Perez (00:54:00):ย Tom brings Ann Norcut (Eva Mendes) to Miguel’s home. Theyย meet Gabriella (Sara Jane Henriques) as the music plays within the residence. Tom tells Miguel that Ann needed a safe spot.
  • “Knockin'” by The Elevations (01:06:00): Arlo Grange (Robert Forster) sings at work. Tom arrives with Ann. The Cleaner soundtrack song cuts as Arlo turns off the radio.

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The Cleanerย soundtrack also includes:

  • “Thank God I Got the Blues” by Big James
  • “Jim Brown” by Brian Berdan
  • “Blue Dreams” by Freeplay Music

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visagesโ€™ founding editor.