Inherent Vice (soundtrack) explained

Inherent Vice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Jonny Greenwood and various artists
Cover:Inherent Vice Jonny Greenwood album cover.png
Released:December 15, 2014
Recorded:December 2013February 2014
Genre:Film soundtrack
Length:54:42
Label:Nonesuch
Producer:Jonny Greenwood

Inherent Vice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2014 film of the same name. It features an original score composed by Jonny Greenwood, along with music by Can, the Marketts, Minnie Riperton, Kyu Sakamoto, Neil Young, Les Baxter and Chuck Jackson. "Spooks" was released as a single on December 9, 2014.[1] Nonesuch Records released the soundtrack through ITunes on December 15, and a wide release, the following day.[2]

Background

The score was Greenwood's third collaboration with Anderson following There Will Be Blood (2007) and The Master (2012).[3] When Greenwood read the script, it consisted of all the stuff in the book about the arpanet (the first ever internet computer) hence came up with more electronic stuffs that sounded like it is coming from the computer. However, Greenwood decided to implement orchestral ideas in the score.[4] The recording held on early-December 2013 and continued till February 2014.[5] The score was performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra led by Clio Gould and conducted by Robert Ziegler.

Apart from Greenwood's score, the albums include music from the late 1960s and 1970s. Some of the contributions from Can, the Marketts, Minnie Riperton, Kyu Sakamoto, Neil Young, Les Baxter and Chuck Jackson were included in the soundtrack, but other artists whose songs not included in the album—the Tornados, the Cascades, the Association, Jack Scott, Bob Irwin, Frank Comstock among others—were featured in the film.[6] IndieWire released the track list featured in the film, after the New York Film Festival premiere on October 4.[7]

The soundtrack features a version of an unreleased track by Greenwood's band Radiohead, "Spooks". Greenwood said Radiohead's version was "a half-idea we never made work live", describing it as a pastiche of the Pixies and surf music.[8] For Inherent Vice, Greenwood reworked it with performances by Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey of Supergrass, and Joanna Newsom provided spoken word.[9]

Track listing

The track list was unveiled on November 17, 2014, which had only nine songs from the film, while the remaining tracks are from Greenwood's original score.[10] [11] The soundtrack was released on December 15, three days after the film.[12]

Additional music

Film music not included in the album:

  1. "Dreamin' On a Cloud" – The Tornados
  2. "Rhythm of the Rain" – The Cascades
  3. "Soup" – Can
  4. "Burning Bridges" – Jack Scott
  5. "The Throwaway Age" – Bob Irwin
  6. "Gilligan’s Island Theme" – Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle
  7. "Harvest" – Neil Young
  8. "Electricity" – Cliff Adams
  9. "Never My Love" – The Association
  10. "Adam-12 (Themes and Cues)" – Frank Comstock
  11. "(What A) Wonderful World" – Sam Cooke

Reception

The review aggregator website Metacritic assigned a score 79 out of 100 to the album, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13] Jayson Greene of Pitchfork rated 7.3/10 to the album, saying "Like the movie, the soundtrack is a pungent, incoherent, occasionally haunting trifle. The feeling is of a bunch of intelligent and talented people trying on a bunch of funny-colored clothing and giggling at each other. If you're not wearing the costumes, there's a limit to just how entertained by all of it you can be."[14] Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote "In its own way, Inherent Vice is as subtly and carefully crafted as Greenwood's other scores for Anderson's films, but its wit and heart make it special in its own right."[15]

Sean Wilson of Music Files wrote "Greenwood has established a recognisable musical voice over just five feature films, and although Inherent Vice is almost certainly the most straightforward of all his scores, it still retains the technical complexity for which he's renowned."[16] Joe Goggins of Drowned In Sound gave 7 out of 10 to the album and wrote Greenwood's "non-Radiohead output has always been interesting and has often been compelling".[17] Will Schube of Passion of the Weiss wrote "The soundtrack’s an easy listen, partially because Greenwood’s work is less demanding, but also in how the record’s sequencing intersperses underground classics of the 70s among the original work."[18] Ben Hogwood of MusicOMH rated three-and-a-half out of five, saying "this is undoubtedly Greenwood’s work, and he writes with ever-growing assurance and colour, broadening the orchestral palette. It’s just a shame this album as a whole could not be arranged in a more satisfying way".[19]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResult
Boston Society of Film CriticsDecember 7, 2014Best Use of Music in a FilmJonny Greenwood[20]
Denver Film Critics SocietyJanuary 12, 2015Best Score[21]
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International Film Music Critics Association AwardsFebruary 19, 2015Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film[23]
Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationDecember 7, 2014[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cooper . Leonie . 2014-12-10 . Unreleased Radiohead song from 'Inherent Vice' soundtrack shared online . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519184519/https://www.nme.com/news/music/radiohead-112-1212551 . 2023-05-19 . 2023-07-12 . NME . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Nonesuch Releases Jonny Greenwood's Soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson's Film "Inherent Vice" December 16 . November 20, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141122202102/http://www.nonesuch.com/journal/nonesuch-releases-jonny-greenwood-soundtrack-paul-thomas-anderson-film-inherent-vice-2014-11-20 . November 22, 2014 . November 20, 2014 . Nonesuch Records.
  3. News: February 6, 2014 . Jonny Greenwood Scoring Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' . Film Music Reporter . live . February 7, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306190824/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/02/06/jonny-greenwood-scoring-paul-thomas-andersons-inherent-vice/ . March 6, 2014.
  4. News: Kermode . Mark . 2014-12-28 . Paul Thomas Anderson: 'Inherent Vice is like a sweet, dripping aching for the past' . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150114225452/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/28/paul-thomas-anderson-intereview-inherent-vice-mark-kermode . 2015-01-14 . 0029-7712.
  5. Web site: Jagernauth . Kevin . 2014-02-20 . Jonny Greenwood Finishes Recording For 'Inherent Vice,' Scott Rudin Says He Has Another PTA Movie In The Works . https://web.archive.org/web/20230712155110/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/jonny-greenwood-finishes-recording-for-inherent-vice-scott-rudin-says-he-has-another-pta-movie-in-the-works-88817/ . 2023-07-12 . 2023-07-12 . IndieWire . en-US.
  6. Web site: Perez . Rodrigo . 2014-10-06 . Listen: The Full 'Inherent Vice' Soundtrack Featuring Radiohead, Neil Young, Can & More . https://web.archive.org/web/20230712155128/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/listen-the-full-inherent-vice-soundtrack-featuring-radiohead-neil-young-can-more-271606/ . 2023-07-12 . 2023-07-12 . IndieWire . en-US.
  7. Web site: Chang . Justin . July 19, 2014 . Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' to World Premiere at New York Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140720045237/https://variety.com/2014/film/news/paul-thomas-andersons-inherent-vice-to-world-premiere-at-new-york-film-festival-exclusive-1201264784/ . July 20, 2014 . July 19, 2014 . . Penske Business Media.
  8. Web site: Michaels . Sean . 7 October 2014 . Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood hires Supergrass to cover Inherent Vice track . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141007221436/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/07/radiohead-jonny-greenwood-supergrass-spooks-cover-inherent-vice-track . October 7, 2014 . 14 September 2018 . . en.
  9. Web site: 2014-12-10 . Jonny Greenwood Shares Inherent Vice Track "Spooks" Written by Radiohead and Featuring Joanna Newsom, Supergrass Members . 2023-08-04 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2014-11-17 . Jonny Greenwood's Inherent Vice Soundtrack Release Detailed, Featuring Supergrass Version of Radiohead's "Spooks" . https://web.archive.org/web/20160720090017/https://pitchfork.com/news/57481-jonny-greenwoods-inherent-vice-soundtrack-release-detailed-featuring-supergrass-version-of-radioheads-spooks/ . 2016-07-20 . 2023-07-12 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  11. Web site: Renshaw . David . 2014-11-18 . Details of Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood's 'Inherent Vice' soundtrack confirmed . https://web.archive.org/web/20230122175850/https://www.nme.com/news/music/radiohead-115-1220367 . 2023-01-22 . 2023-07-12 . NME . en-GB.
  12. Web site: 2014-12-15 . Stream Jonny Greenwood's Inherent Vice Soundtrack . 2023-07-12 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  13. Web site: Inherent Vice [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] by Jonny Greenwood ]. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208063942/https://www.metacritic.com/music/inherent-vice-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/jonny-greenwood . 2015-02-08 . 2023-07-12 . Metacritic . Fandom, Inc..
  14. Web site: Various Artists: Inherent Vice OST . https://web.archive.org/web/20150121052841/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20042-inherent-vice-ost/ . 2015-01-21 . 2023-07-12 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  15. Web site: Phares . Heather . Review: Inherent Vice [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] ]. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407223229/https://www.allmusic.com/album/inherent-vice-original-motion-picture-soundtrack--mw0002792919 . 2022-04-07 . 2023-07-12 . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation.
  16. Web site: Inherent Vice by Jonny Greenwood: a review of the film score soundtrack . https://web.archive.org/web/20150316165850/https://www.mfiles.co.uk/reviews/jonny-greenwood-inherent-vice.htm . 2015-03-16 . 2023-07-12 . MFiles.
  17. Web site: 2015-01-19 . Album Review: Jonny Greenwood - Inherent Vice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) . https://web.archive.org/web/20150121081257/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18591/reviews/4148619 . 2015-01-21 . 2023-07-12 . Drowned In Sound . en.
  18. Web site: 2015-03-25 . Why Inherent Vice is a Great Soundtrack . https://web.archive.org/web/20150327050306/https://www.passionweiss.com/2015/03/25/inherent-vice-soundtrack-review-jonny-greenwood-radiohead-paul-thomas-anderson/ . 2015-03-27 . 2023-07-12 . Passion of the Weiss . en-US.
  19. Web site: Hogwood . Ben . 2015-01-19 . Jonny Greenwood - Inherent Vice OST Album Reviews . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001044459/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/jonny-greenwood-inherent-vice-ost . 2015-10-01 . 2023-07-12 . musicOMH . en-GB.
  20. Web site: Boston Society of Film Critics Winners – Boyhood Wins Big. December 7, 2014. December 8, 2014. The Awards Circuit. Clayton. Davis. April 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150407132729/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2014/12/07/boston-society-film-critics-winners-tba/. live.
  21. Web site: Denver critics nominate 'American Sniper,' 'Birdman' and 'Inherent Vice' . January 7, 2015. January 9, 2014. Hitfix. Uproxx. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191652/http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/denver-critics-nominate-american-sniper-birdman-and-inherent-vice. March 4, 2016. Kristopher. Tapley.
  22. Web site: Denver critics name Clint Eastwood's 'American Sniper' the year's best film . Hitfix. . January 12, 2015 . January 12, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212241/http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/denver-critics-name-clint-eastwoods-american-sniper-the-years-best-film . March 4, 2016. Kristopher. Tapley.
  23. Web site: Composers behind 'Godzilla' and 'Maleficent' lead film music critics nominations . . . February 5, 2015 . February 5, 2015 . Kristopher . Tapley . November 7, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107221421/http://uproxx.com/hitfix/composers-behind-godzilla-and-maleficent-lead-film-music-critics-nominations/ . live .
  24. Web site: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Winners – Boyhood Pulls a Sunday Sweep. December 7, 2014. December 8, 2014. The Awards Circuit. Clayton. Davis. April 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205530/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2014/12/07/los-angeles-film-critics-association-winners-tba/. live.

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