In August 2022, it was announced that Isabella Summers of Florence and the Machine band would compose for Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.[1] The film's music supervisor Adam Bennati contacted Summers to score the film, with Aitch Alberto being a fan of her work. Alberto noted that Summers had a real understanding of what he wanted to achieve. She wanted to create a soft visual tone while reflecting Aristotle's internal struggle through the score, which was considered a big challenge, as it was an internalized experience being related to queer people, and the music was important to reflect his mind.[2]
Release
The soundtrack was self-released by Isabella Summers on September 8, 2023, the same day as the film.[3] The album accompanied eighteen tracks with each track having the title "True Love".[4]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"True Love, Pt.1"
0:41
2.
"True Love, Pt.2"
2:21
3.
"True Love, Pt.3"
1:30
4.
"True Love, Pt.4"
0:48
5.
"True Love, Pt.5"
0:51
6.
"True Love, Pt.6"
2:12
7.
"True Love, Pt.7"
1:26
8.
"True Love, Pt.8"
3:26
9.
"True Love, Pt.9"
1:40
10.
"True Love, Pt.10"
1:53
11.
"True Love, Pt.11"
0:38
12.
"True Love, Pt.12"
1:36
13.
"True Love, Pt.13"
1:17
14.
"True Love, Pt.14"
1:27
15.
"True Love, Pt.15"
3:57
16.
"True Love, Pt.16"
2:44
17.
"True Love, Pt.17"
2:59
18.
"True Love, Pt.18"
2:56
Total length:
34:22
Reception
Edward Bond of Sound of Life wrote that "composer Isabella Summers, had the chance to capture and deliver some powerful, generational musical themes. Instead, the original music took a subdued and somewhat secondary role to diegetic music."[5] Peter Debruge of Variety and Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter called it "charming" and "evocative".[6][7] Robert Abele of Los Angeles Times called it a "solid score".[8] Katie Walsh of The Seattle Times wrote "the soundtrack is filled with period (and mood) specific ‘80s new wave".[9] Lisa Liman of The Spool called it "a moving score by composer Isabella Summers".[10] Petrana Radulovic of Polygon called it "a sunny, acoustic guitar-laden score".[11] Allyson Johnson of But Why Tho? wrote "Aiding it further and twinging it with even greater whimsy and heartache is the score from Isabella Summers, best known for her work with Florence and the Machine. The music, along with the frames of Ari’s vacant bedroom opposed to Dante’s which is overflowing, create a fully formed universe."[12]
Additional music
The following songs are featured in the film, but not included in the soundtrack:[13]
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