Scott Pilgrim vs. The World [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Overview

The soundtracks to movies adapted from comic books are often marketing free-for-alls; promoting bands takes precedence over choosing songs that make sense for the film. However, nothing could be further from the truth for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World's music. Since so much of the comic revolves around the bands that the characters play in, the film was already somewhat protected from having a bunch of random songs crammed into its soundtrack, but the film's creative team ensured that the music was done right. Director Edgar Wright's other films (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, etc.) boast soundtracks that brim with personality onscreen and play more like mixtapes than albums in their own right; that feeling continues here with picks like Beachwood Sparks' "By Your Side," T. Rex's "Teenage Dream," and Frank Black's "I Heard Ramona Sing." The musicians who bring the comic's bands to life are just as cleverly chosen. Beck revisited his slacker-punk roots with the songs he wrote for Scott's band Sex Bob-Omb; though they're performed by Michael Cera and the other actors in the film, "Threshold," "Summertime," and "Garbage Truck" still have Beck's gloriously messy early-'90s vibe to them. Later, he contributes "Ramona," a dreamy ballad that sounds more like his 2000s work. Meanwhile, Broken Social Scene are Crash and the Boys, the rival band whose "I'm So Sad, So Very Very Sad" lasts a whopping five seconds. Every part of the soundtrack shows how much care went into it, from choosing artists like Broken Social Scene and Metric to nod to the story's Canadian setting, to the 8-bit version of "Threshold" that reflects Pilgrim's immersion in video games. The sweetest detail may be the song that started it all: "Scott Pilgrim," by the Canadian all-female band Plumtree from their 1997 album Predicts the Future, holds within it all the breathless true love and crunchy guitar goodness that sparked the comic. Somehow, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World's music remains true not just to the comic, but to the work of everyone involved in the story at every stage, with plenty of fun and heart to boot. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	08/10/2010
Label:	Abkco Records
UPC:	0018771034315

Tracks

1. We Are Sex Bob-Omb
2. Scott Pilgrim
3. I Heard Ramona Sing
4. By Your Side
5. O Katarina!
6. I'm So Sad, So Very, Very, Sad
7. We Hate You Please Die
8. Garbage Truck
9. Teenage Dream
10. Sleazy Bed Track
11. It's Getting Boring By The Sea
12. Black Sheep
13. Threshold
14. Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl
15. Under My Thumb
16. Ramona [Acoustic Version]
17. Ramona
18. Summertime
19. Threshold [8-Bit]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Metric   Primary Artist
Osymyso   Primary Artist
Brie Larson   Primary Artist
Broken Social Scene   Primary Artist
Brian LeBarton   Primary Artist
Nigel Godrich   Primary Artist
The Rolling Stones   Primary Artist
Dan the Automator   Primary Artist
Blood Red Shoes   Primary Artist
Sex Bob-Omb   Primary Artist
Crash and the Boys   Primary Artist
Plumbtree   Primary Artist
T. Rex   Primary Artist
The Bluetones   Primary Artist
Black Lips   Primary Artist
Cornelius   Primary Artist
Justin Meldal-Johnsen   Primary Artist
Beck   Primary Artist
Beachwood Sparks   Primary Artist
Frank Black   Primary Artist
Jason Falkner   Primary Artist
Plumtree   Primary Artist
Bill Wyman   Bells,Guitar (Bass)
Brian Jones   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Keith Richards   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Charlie Watts   Bells,Drums,Percussion
Mick Jagger   Vocals,Harmonica,Percussion
Scott Morriss   Guitar (Bass)
Adam Devlin   Guitar (Electric)
Eds Chesters   Drums
Laura-Mary Carter   Guitar,Vocals
Mac Felton   Organ (Hammond)
Steven Ansell   Drums

Technical Credits

Paul S. Denman   Composer
Andrew Hale   Composer
Andrew Loog Oldham   Producer
Andrew Scheps   Mixing
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
James Shaw   Composer
Emily Haines   Composer
Hugh Jones   Producer
Teri Landi   Music Production Supervisor
Sade   Composer
John Crossingham   Composer
Ohad Benchetrit   Composer
Mike Crossey   Engineer,Producer
Joe Bradley   Composer
Stuart Matthewman   Composer
Brendan Canning   Composer
Marc Bolan   Composer
Marc Platt   Executive Producer
Charles Spearin   Composer
David Hassinger   Engineer
Justin Peroff   Composer
Keith Richards   Composer
Kevin Drew   Composer
Laura Carter   Composer
Nigel Godrich   Executive Producer
Mick Jagger   Composer
The Rolling Stones   Recording Arranger
Haines   Composer
Jessica Moss   Composer
Scott Morriss   Composer
Michael Knobloch   Executive in Charge of Music
Dale Voelker   Design,Package Art Direction
Adam Devlin   Composer
Eds Chesters   Composer
Ian St. Pe   Composer
Koji Kondo   Composer
Jared Swilley   Composer
Laura-Mary Carter   Composer
Jim Anderson   Engineer
Phil Auty   Mixing
Blood Red Shoes   Composer,Producer
Cole Alexander   Composer
Harry Garfield   Music Production Supervisor
Beck Hansen   Composer
Edgar Wright   Liner Notes,Executive Producer
Lynette Gillis   Composer
Steven Ansell   Composer
Charles Thompson   Composer
Adam Patrick Devlin   Composer
Edward Daniel Chesters   Composer
Mark James Morriss   Composer
Amanda Bidnall   Composer
Carla Gillis   Composer
Catriona Sturton   Composer