Now You See Me (soundtrack)

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Now You See Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Film score by
Brian Tyler
ReleasedMay 28, 2013
Recorded2013
Genre Soundtrack
Length51:21
Label Glassnote
Producer Brian Tyler
Brian Tyler soundtrack chronology
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(2013)		Now You See Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Singles from Now You See Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Entertainment"
    Released: 19 February 2013

Now You See Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2013 film Now You See Me directed by Louis Leterrier. The film's original score is composed by Brian Tyler and features songs performed by the Two Door Cinema Club, Phoenix, Zedd and Galactic. The soundtrack was released digitally and physically on May 28, 2013 through Glassnote Records.

Contents

Development

In March 2012, it was reported that the Chemical Brothers—an electronic music duo formed by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands—would score the film. [1] Later in January 2013, David Sardy had replaced the duo as the composer, before in that March, another replacement with Brian Tyler scoring the film in place of Sandy. [2] [3] Tyler signed the film immediately after finishing the score for Iron Man 3 (2013). [4] According to Tyler, the music for the film was different from his previous works as it is a combination of multiple musical styles. Tyler utilized modern strings to reflect the caper nature of the film and live music that reflects the James Bond music from the 1960s and inspiration of Henry Mancini's scores. Tyler played the drums and vibraphone, and used bass, congas and piano to reflect the 1940s and 1950s old-school type band recording and collaborated with the London Philharmonic Orchestra for the orchestral sound. When he read the script for the film, he eventually wrote a piano theme privately which was the first cue from the soundtrack. But despite writing the film, Tyler did not compose much of the cues until the film was in post-production. [4]

Critical reception

In a 5-star review, Filmtracks.com summarized "If its groove does resonate with you, then be prepared to enjoy possibly Tyler's best entry since Children of Dune ." [5] Pete Simons of Synchrotones rated 4 (out of 5) and called it as "one of Tyler’s finer efforts and one of the most enjoyable scores of the year". [6] Daniel Schweiger of Assignment X wrote "Brian Tyler comes up with jazzy fun for superheroes of illusion". [7] Scott Foundas of Variety wrote "Composer Brian Tyler’s big, brassy, Lalo Schifrin-esque score stands apart from an otherwise serviceable tech package." [8] Brent Simon of Screen International wrote "Brian Tyler's energetic music puts a spring in the movie’s step, matching up with a solid technical package." [9] The Hollywood Reporter called it as "a techno score that never quits". [10]

Track listing

All music is composed by Brian Tyler, except where noted

Now You See Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Now You See Me" Brian Tyler 5:26
2."The Four Horsemen"Brian Tyler3:34
3."Now You See Me" (Reprise)Brian Tyler1:49
4."Sun" (Jesse Marco Remix) Two Door Cinema Club 4:45
5."Now You Don't"Brian Tyler4:21
6."Entertainment" Phoenix 3:38
7."Sleight of the Mind"Brian Tyler4:45
8."Now You See Me" (Robert DeLong Remix)Brian Tyler3:40
9."Welcome to the Eye"Brian Tyler5:49
10."Codec" Zedd 6:01
11."Cineramascope" (featuring Trombone Shorty and Corey Henry) Galactic 3:14
12."Now You See Me" (Spellbound Remix)Brian Tyler4:19
Total length:51:21

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [11]

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