The film score is composed by Carter Burwell, who previously worked with Hancock on The Rookie (2002) and The Alamo (2004). Although liking the story, Burwell did not want to immediately work on this film, due to his other commitments and "[his] muse shies away from warm fuzzy feelings". Hancock considered this as a reason to hire him, so that he could keep the feelings unexpressed. Musically, he wanted to compose minimal melodies so that the growth of the characters and their connections develop slowly.[1]
Reception
Filmtracks wrote "Burwell's approach seems to echo John Debney's rejected work for Remember the Titans, though, and at the very least, those techniques suffice."[2] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic called it "a solid score that falls somewhere in between Thomas Newman's work on American Beauty and Rolfe Kent's score for Sideways."[3] Aaron Cutler of Slant Magazine called it as "one of Carter Burwell’s most insipid scores".[4] John Belfuss of California Chronicle wrote "A typically tasteful score from Carter Burwell, who is probably best known for his work on such artful film as Fargo and Kinsey, also helps the film escape the slough of schmaltz."[5]Joe Leydon of Variety and A. O. Scott of The New York Times called the score "inspirational" and "melancholic".[6][7]
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