Initially, the film was set to be scored by Carter Burwell whose involvement was confirmed in May 2013.[1][2] However, by that August, Gustavo Santaolalla was confirmed to replace Burwell.[3] Wells noted that, Santaolalla understood the material from the beginning and featured very spare music, but "the music that's there is beautiful, evocative and emotional, and that's a testament to his work."[4]
Andrew Le of Renowned for Sound wrote "The soundtrack to August: Osage County is a stirring reflection of the themes of the film, as well as the rollercoaster of emotions undoubtedly experienced by its characters."[8] Katy Vans of Blueprint wrote "these are suitably moody, soaring and emotional (and often short) and my only gripe is the feeling that these should all have been grouped together at the beginning or end of the album as they throw off the pace."[9] Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote "This is one of the most erratically sequenced soundtracks to appear in recent decades, but may resonate with the film's core audience."[10]
Michael Philips of Chicago Tribune called it "a terrible, naggingly optimistic musical score".[11] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter and Scott Foundas of Variety found it to be "melancholic" and "engaging".[12][13]Dana Stevens of Slate called it "an inappropriately saccharine score".[14] Suasn G. Cole of NOW Toronto wrote "Swelling orchestral elements in Gustavo Santaolalla's score are clunky – there's enough going on without music hammering it home."[15] Drew McWeeny of Uproxx wrote "the spare score by Gustavo Santaolalla is good, but not my favorite thing he's done."[16]
Track listing
August: Osage County (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
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