While the score is primarily by James Newton Howard (his minimalist piano motifs are buried in FLAC tracks 17-20), the commercial soundtrack is a mix of licensed tracks that define the film’s friction between Vincent (Tom Cruise) and Max (Jamie Foxx).
The commercial release of the Collateral Original Motion Picture Soundtrack in 2004 is distinct because it is not a traditional score album. It is a curated mixtape of diegetic and non-diegetic music, mirroring the eclectic nature of the cab driver’s passengers. While the score is primarily by James Newton