Greenberg (soundtrack)

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Greenberg: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by
James Murphy, et al.
ReleasedMarch 22, 2010
Label DFA Records, Parlophone

Greenberg: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Noah Baumbach's film Greenberg . It includes LCD Soundsystem musician and DFA Records co-founder James Murphy's debut film score, as well as songs by other artists. [1] [2]

Track listing

"Sounds nothing like LCD, really, which cracks us [he and Baumbach] both up."--James Murphy James Murphy at 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.jpg
"Sounds nothing like LCD, really, which cracks us [he and Baumbach] both up."—James Murphy
  1. Steve Miller Band: "Jet Airliner"
  2. James Murphy: "People"
  3. Nite Jewel: "Suburbia"
  4. James Murphy: "Sleepy Baby"
  5. James Murphy: "Thumbs"
  6. Albert Hammond: "It Never Rains in Southern California"
  7. James Murphy: "Plenty of Time"
  8. James Murphy: "Photographs"
  9. James Murphy: "Gente"
  10. Galaxie 500: "Strange"
  11. LCD Soundsystem: "Oh You (Christmas Blues)"
  12. James Murphy: "Birthday Song"
  13. James Murphy: "Dear You"
  14. The Sonics: "Shot Down"
  15. Duran Duran: "The Chauffeur"
  16. James Murphy: "If You Need a Friend"
  17. James Murphy : "Please Don't Follow Me"
  18. James Murphy: "Photographs (Piano)"

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References

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  2. "James Murphy – Greenberg – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Discogs. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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