Lost in Translation (soundtrack)

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Lost in Translation: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Lost in Translation OST cover.jpg
Soundtrack album
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2003
Genre
Length53:48
Label Emperor Norton
Producer Brian Reitzell (exec.)
Singles from Lost in Translation
  1. "City Girl"
    Released: June 2003
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Intro / Tokyo [a] "  0:34
2."City Girl" Kevin Shields Kevin Shields3:48
3."Fantino" Sébastien Tellier Sébastien Tellier3:12
4."Tommib" Tom Jenkinson Squarepusher 1:20
5."Girls"
  • Tim Holmes
  • Richard McGuire
Death in Vegas 4:26
6."Goodbye"Kevin ShieldsKevin Shields2:32
7."Too Young" Phoenix Phoenix3:18
8."Kaze wo Atsumete" Happy End 4:06
9."On the Subway"Brian Reitzell and Roger J. Manning Jr.1:10
10."Ikebana"Kevin ShieldsKevin Shields1:38
11."Sometimes"Kevin Shields My Bloody Valentine 5:19
12."Alone in Kyoto" Air 4:47
13."Shibuya"
  • Manning
  • Reitzell
Brian Reitzell and Roger J. Manning Jr.3:26
14."Are You Awake?"Kevin ShieldsKevin Shields1:35
15."Just Like Honey" The Jesus and Mary Chain 3:01
16."More Than This" (Hidden at the end of track 15 after 8:00 of silence; total time: 12:38. Only available on the CD version of the soundtrack.) Bryan Ferry Bill Murray with Roger J. Manning Jr. and Brian Reitzell1:35
Japanese edition bonus track [16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
16."50 Floors Up" (12:58 including 8:00 of silence and the hidden track "More Than This")
  • Manning
  • Reitzell
Brian Reitzell and Roger J. Manning Jr.3:21

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Lost in Translation
Chart (2003–2004)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [17] 61
French Albums (SNEP) [18] 33
UK Compilation Albums (OCC) [19] 41
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [20] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [21] 13
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [22] 13
Chart (2022)Peak
position
UK Compilation Albums (OCC) [23] 20
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [24] 2

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