The Lincoln Lawyer (soundtrack)

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Two soundtracks were released for the 2013 American drama film The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey and directed by Brad Furman. The first, The Lincoln Lawyer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), an album featured the original songs used in the film, were released on March 15, 2011. The second album, The Lincoln Lawyer (Original Motion Picture Score), featured an original score composed by Cliff Martinez, also released on the same date. Lakeshore Records distributed both the albums into digital and physical formats.

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Soundtrack

The Lincoln Lawyer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedMarch 1, 2011
Genre
Length60:38
Label Lakeshore

The soundtrack to the film featured songs performed by Bobby Bland, Erick Sermon, Marvin Gaye, Kavinsky, The Miracles, Deadmau5, Kaskade, Marlena Shaw amongst others. [1] [2] According to McConaughey, "the soundtrack for Mick Haller was much different than any other soundtrack I've had, for any other character. That's always fun to go through". [3] He complimented Furman's musical sense on selecting specific songs for the character who provided him 40 songs upon McConaughey's request which helped him with the pace, movement and approach. [3]

The 2010 single "Nightcall" performed by French musician Kavinsky was also featured in the soundtrack of Drive , also composed by Martinez. [4] [5]

Track listing

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" Bobby 'Blue' Bland 03:53
2."Lincoln Lawyer"
  • Marcus "Seige" White
  • Big Hollis
03:18
3."Music"03:47
4."Don't Sweat The Technique"
04:24
5."Nightcall"04:21
6."Bobblehead Girl"
  • Danny Chaimson
  • The 11th Hour
04:07
7."Now" Ari Hest 04:03
8."107 Degrees" Citizen Cope 05:11
9."The Wilderness"Colin Smith04:16
10."Hot Lazy Porch Swing"Cinema Guitar Works03:02
11."Suspect"03:46
12."I Remember"09:11
13."Moment Of Truth" Gang Starr 04:10
14."California Love (Lincoln Lawyer Remix)"03:09
Total length:60:38

Charts

Chart (2011–2012)Peak
position
UK Compilation Albums (OCC) [6] 77
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [7] 10

Score

The Lincoln Lawyer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by
ReleasedMarch 8, 2011
Genre Film score
Length41:16
Label Lakeshore
Producer Cliff Martinez
Cliff Martinez chronology
Severe Clear
(2010)
The Lincoln Lawyer
(2011)
Contagion
(2011)

Cliff Martinez composed the original score for The Lincoln Lawyer. He used a mixture of electronics without the use of synthesizers to provide an ambient score and used recordings of orchestral sounds that have been pitched and stretched beyond recognition to provide an organic score. Most of the orchestral recordings are pitched and detuned without using synthesizers. He further used percussion instrument to amplify the rhythmic and tonal characteristics of the ambient textures and soundscape. [8] Martinez composed nearly 50 minutes of score for the film. [9] The score was released through Lakeshore Records on March 8, 2011. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."How's It Hangin' Counselor?"02:24
2."Looks A Little Short To Me"02:08
3."How Does Reggie Tell It?"04:48
4."We Did A Couple Things Right"02:03
5."You're Right, I Killed Her"03:11
6."I Can Kick Your Ass"00:53
7."You Lied Val"01:00
8."Did I Get Frank Killed?"02:17
9."I'm A Missionary Man"02:37
10."About Those Thousand Razors"02:40
11."Woodsman"01:08
12."You've Got Someplace To Be"01:12
13."I Got This"01:02
14."Directed Verdict"01:58
15."Whose Side Are You On?"01:57
16."Shoot Me Right Now"02:20
17."Track Him"03:04
18."911, What's Your Emergency?"02:20
19."Repeat Customers"02:14
Total length:41:16

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