Soundtrack

[Surfer]

Is their a movie Soundtrack to the movie Love and Mercy? 

[Rocky Raccoon]

I hope so, it would be pretty silly for a movie about a famous musician to be silent.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

NO official soundtrack album, to my knowledge.

[Mike's Beard]

They should release Sweet Insanity as a special movie tie-in.

[The Shift]

NO official soundtrack album, to my knowledge.

Hmm… so those sound collages will go to waste post-DVD?

[RiC]

I assume that because of Atticus Ross' involvement, we'll get something later on. People will want to hear that stuff, even the ones who aren't Beach Boys fans. It would be crazy not to release it in some form.

[Wirestone]

I assume that because of Atticus Ross' involvement, we'll get something later on. People will want to hear that stuff, even the ones who aren't Beach Boys fans. It would be crazy not to release it in some form.

It's not happening.

Full stop.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Also my understanding.

[drbeachboy]

It makes no difference to me whether they release a soundtrack, because there is nothing like the real thing, which we all have in spades. Nobody does the Beach Boys like The Beach Boys.

[ArchStanton]

Wow, I would not have guessed that in a million years. I was expecting something like this: http://tinyurl.com/mppxze6

[KDS]

In a way, I'm almost glad there's no soundtrack. 

I was afraid the record label would see this as a cash grab and tack on a couple Beach Boys or Brian Wilson rarities just to get us diehards to buy a copy of the CD. 

[ArchStanton]

A couple of Beach Boys and Brian Wilson rarities? Where? Sign me up! 

[Loaf]

Wouldn't be too hard for the label to put together a download-only itunes OST compilation, if all the tracks are previously released.

[KDS]

A couple of Beach Boys and Brian Wilson rarities? Where? Sign me up! 

But would you really want to pay for a CD with one or two rare tracks to have yet another copy of Wouldn't It Be Nice in your collection? 

Quite frankly, I'd love to see somebody take all of the BB rarities that weren't on GV, Endless Harmony, and MIC and put them on one collection without padding the collection with two or three discs of greatest hits / album tracks. 

[HeyJude]

I’m not a fan of one or two “bait” bonus tracks on compilations. But I guess it would depend on what the bonus tracks in question would be. A couple of previously-unreleased live versions of familiar songs? I dunno. Than it would just be hardcore completists buying it because they “have to.”  A couple of “holy grail” status bonus tracks? It would be worth the $15 for the CD, though still not nearly as preferable as some sort of organized larger-scale release of rarities and outtakes.

As for the *score* to the film as opposed to a soundtrack with BB tracks, I haven’t heard the score but people have been saying it’s excellent. A release of that would be welcome. I’ve seen a number of download-only movie scores. If it’s as good as people have said, I’d like to see either an album release of it or some sort of “isolated score” on the eventual blu-ray.

[guitarfool2002]

The question no one is asking is *why* isn't there a companion soundtrack being released. So, why isn't a companion soundtrack being released?

[Ray Lawlor]

My thoughts after having seen the movie twice.

Why would anyone not want to hear Atticus Ross,an Academy Award winning composer, weaving a soundtrack of the original music written and produced by Brian ?

It's not just a replay of the original tracks. Those of you that are going to see the movie will understand that ; I think a few on this board who have seen it already have.

If you have seen the movie and you do not like what he did ; well ok; fine;  that's your opinion.

But if you have not seen the movie in one of it's previews , than how the hell can you make a judgement on something that you have not heard ?

So I second the notion ; why wouldn't their be a soundtrack ?

I want one.

[SMiLE Brian]

Same here Ray. From what I have heard, it's an amazing score by Ross.

[sea of tunes]

According to Billboard magazine, Capitol records will be releasing a soundtrack.  No date given.

[Ray Lawlor]

Same here Ray. From what I have heard, it's an amazing score by Ross.

Smile Brian ; have you heard that from someone who has seen thhe film  ?

I am gathering from your post that you have personally not seen it .

[wantsomecorn]

According to Billboard magazine, Capitol records will be releasing a soundtrack.  No date given.

When did Billboard say this?

[sea of tunes]

When did Billboard say this?

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6258962/love-mercy-john-cusack-paul-dano-brian-wilson-beach-boys

Capitol will release a soundtrack of Love & Mercy, Pohlad told Billboard, although he has no further details. He is still talking with distributors about picking up the film.

Last September.

[guitarfool2002]

I assume that because of Atticus Ross' involvement, we'll get something later on. People will want to hear that stuff, even the ones who aren't Beach Boys fans. It would be crazy not to release it in some form.

It's not happening.

Full stop.

Also my understanding.

These are definitive statements, do you have confirmation of this and if so from where? It would be a shame to not get a soundtrack, and also how could a film about a musician of Brian Wilson's stature not get a soundtrack release?

[Gregg]

It will be a monumental shame if a soundtrack is not released. Atticus Ross did what any good film conposer tries to do - write music that adds to the emotional impact of the film. The music he created, some collages and some more isolated musical elements, played such an integral part to conveying the story. It was really amazing to listen to and very emotionally moving, at least for me.

[Mendota Heights]

Do we need a Love and Mercy soundtrack?

The potential target markets for a Love and Mercy soundtrack are:

- people who already are Beach Boys fans
- people who are not that familiar with the works of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys

We can safely assume some rare tracks would make a Beach Boys fan buy the soundtrack.

And let's say a person, who does not own any Beach Boys albums, watches the movie and decides to find out more about Brian's music an official movie soundtrack is an obvious "gateway album". You watch the movie Love and Mercy --> you like Love and Mercy --> you google "Love and Mercy soundtrack" --> you buy the Love and Mercy soundtrack --> you like the songs on Love and Mercy --> you buy more Beach Boys albums == a new Beach Boys fan is born.

Releasing a soundtrack does not have any real downsides. Instead it is a great tool for attracting more fans. Plus hardcore fans get some rare tracks they have not heard before. I really hope there is no behind the scenes schism at Capitol Records preventing a soundtrack from being released.

Please release the soundtrack.