They Shoot, We Score

They Shoot, We Score
Soundtrack album by Yo La Tengo
Released	September 5, 2008
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	56:13
Label	Egon Records [1]
Yo La Tengo chronology
I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (2006) They Shoot, We Score (2008) Fuckbook (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	7.3/10 [2]

They Shoot, We Score is a compilation soundtrack album by the band Yo La Tengo, released on September 5, 2008. ^[3]

It contains tracks from the films Old Joy (2006), Junebug (2005), Game 6 (2005) and Shortbus (2006). ^[4]

"Spec Bebop" is a shortened new recording of the track from I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One and "Ashley" is a new arrangement of "Green Arrow" from the same album. Madeline" is different from the identically titled track on And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out .

The album was released with different covers using the posters for each of the films as a cover.

Track listing

Tracks 1-6: Old Joy
Tracks 7-13: Junebug
Tracks 14-23: Game 6
Tracks 24-27: Shortbus

1. "Leaving Home" (2:44)
2. "Getting Lost" (3:02)
3. "Path to Springs" (1:30)
4. "Driving Home" (3:48)
5. "Leaving Home (alternate version)" (4:25)
6. "Old Joy: End Credits" (2:48)
7. "Ashley" (1:37)
8. "Meerkats" (0:34)
9. "Madeline" (0:39)
10. "A Roomful of Ladies" (outtake) (1:57)
11. "David Wark" (1:05)
12. "Aftermath (outtake)" (2:08)
13. "George" (0:40)
14. "This Could Be It" (2:49)
15. "The Phantom Who Haunts Broadway" (0:42)
16. "Game Time" (1:04)
17. "Pharaoh Blues" (2:42)
18. "Zoo Chant" (2:29)
19. "Love Chant" (4:53)
20. "Asbestos" (1:05)
21. "Return of the Pharaoh" (1:31)
22. "Spec Bebop" (3:03)
23. "Buckner's Boner" (2:24)
24. "Isolation Tank" (2:09)
25. "Panic in Central Park (outtake)" (1:10)
26. "Panic in Central Park" (1:10)
27. "Wizard's Sleeve" (2:05)

Personnel

• Georgia Hubley - vocals, drums, keyboards
• Ira Kaplan - vocals, guitar, keyboards
• James McNew - vocals, bass
• Doug Wieselman - clarinet (Junebug)
• Garo Yellin - cello (Junebug)
• Katie Gentile - violin (Junebug)
• Margaret White - viola (Junebug)
• Amy Kimball - violin (Junebug)
• Dennis Cronin - trumpet (Junebug)
• Smokey Hormel - guitar (Old Joy)
• Sabir Mateen - alto saxophone (Shortbus)

References

1. + name + (September 23, 2009). "Yo La Tengo, Cheap Time | The Vic | Rock, Pop, Etc". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
2. David Raposa (September 19, 2008). "Yo La Tengo: They Shoot, We Score Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
3. Kaloudis, Evan (August 11, 2008). "Yo La Tengo To Release Film Soundtrack Compilation, Play Final McCarren Pool Party | Music News | Releases | Tiny Mix Tapes". Tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
4. Thiessen, Brock (August 8, 2008). "Yo La Tengo Scores Score Release". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved March 12, 2020.