The Fault in Our Stars (soundtrack)

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The Fault in Our Stars (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedMay 19, 2014 (2014-05-19)
Recorded2013–14
Length63:53
Label
Producer
Singles from The Fault in Our Stars (Music from the Motion Picture)
  1. "Boom Clap"
    Released: April 11, 2014
  2. "Not About Angels"
    Released: 2014
  3. "All of the Stars"
    Released: May 9, 2014

The Fault in Our Stars (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack for the American romantic comedy-drama film The Fault in Our Stars . The full track list was released on April 13, 2014, [1] and arranged by Nate Walcott and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes. It includes a few high-profile artists like Kodaline, Birdy and Ed Sheeran, the last of whom wrote the song for the end credits ("All of the Stars"). [2] The soundtrack was released in North America on May 19, 2014, and in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2014.

Contents

The lead single from the soundtrack is Charli XCX's contribution "Boom Clap", which debuted on April 11, 2014, and the music video for which premiered June 2. [3] [4] A music video for Sheeran's "All of the Stars" was released May 9, 2014. [5] Music videos were also released for Birdy's "Tee Shirt" on June 6, 2014, and "Not About Angels" on June 12, 2014. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."All of the Stars" (Ed Sheeran)
McDaid3:55
2."Simple as This" (Jake Bugg)
  • Bugg
  • Matthew Prime
Prime3:17
3."Let Me In" (Grouplove)Grouplove Ryan Rabin 3:59
4."Tee Shirt" (Birdy)Wilson2:39
5."All I Want" (Kodaline)
Stephen Harris 5:06
6."Long Way Down" (Tom Odell)Odell Dan Grech-Marguerat 2:30
7."Boom Clap" (Charli XCX)
  • Berger
  • Gräslund
2:49
8."While I'm Alive" (Strfkr) Joshua Hodges Strfkr3:48
9."Oblivion" (Indians) Søren Løkke Juul Indians3:39
10."Strange Things Will Happen" (The Radio Dept.) Johan Duncanson
4:26
11."Bomfalleralla" (Afasi & Filthy)Afasi & Filthy3:57
12."Without Words" (Ray LaMontagne)LaMontagneLaMontagne4:18
13."Not About Angels" (Birdy)Van den Bogaerde
  • Birdy
  • Richard Evans
3:09
14."No One Ever Loved" (Lykke Li)
  • Li
  • Yttling
4:05
15."Wait" (M83)Gonzalez5:44
16."Best Shot" (bonus track) (Birdy featuring Jaymes Young)
  • Wilson
  • van den Bogaerde
 
Total length:1:03:53

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel for the soundtrack adapted from AllMusic. [7]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] Gold100,000
United States (RIAA) [30] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Original score

The Fault in Our Stars (Score from the Motion Picture)
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Film score by
ReleasedJune 9, 2014 (2014-06-09)
Recorded2013–14
Length47:03
Label
Producer

The Fault in Our Stars (Score from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack, which had 31 instrumental pieces recorded and produced by Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, and the film score was recorded during 2013–14. [31] The score was released by Atlantic Records on June 9, 2014. [32]

All music is composed by Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott

No.TitleLength
1."Opening Titles"0:58
2."Hazel Intro"0:40
3."Hazel Checkup"0:28
4."Hazel And Gus Intro-Staring"0:58
5."Always"0:42
6."Young Hazel Montage"1:23
7."Cold Hands"0:18
8."The Thing About Pain"0:41
9."Letter to Van Houten"1:16
10."Okay"0:31
11."Hazel X-Ray"0:31
12."Funky Bones"1:28
13."Surprise"0:53
14."Hazel Emergency"0:52
15."Doctor Said No"1:44
16."One Sad Swingset"0:43
17."Thanks for Understanding"1:00
18."Mom and Hazel"0:49
19."I Love You"1:01
20."Disappointment"1:22
21."Anne Frank House"3:28
22."The Kiss"1:34
23."Love Making"2:55
24."Christmas Tree"2:39
25."Buying Eggs"0:38
26."Ambulance"2:22
27."Funky Bones 2 Pt. 1"1:21
28."Funky Bones 2 Pt. 2"2:07
29."Issac Eulogy"3:16
30."Hazel Eulogy"2:15
31."The Great and Terrible 10"5:56
Total length:47:03

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