Where the Wild Things Are: Motion Picture Soundtrack Last updated August 21, 2025 Reception The soundtrack received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the soundtrack received an average score of 77, based on 16 reviews. [ 6]
Track listing All tracks performed by Karen O and the Kids and produced by O and tbiller , except "Lost Fur", performed and composed by Carter Burwell .
Title Writer(s) 1. "Igloo" O 1:49 2. "All Is Love " 2:50 3. "Capsize" 2:38 4. "Worried Shoes" Daniel Johnston 4:12 5. "Rumpus" 2:44 6. "Rumpus Reprise" 1:53 7. "Hideaway" 5:11 8. "Cliffs" 2:59 9. "Animal" 4:11 10. "Lost Fur" Burwell (composer) 1:09 11. "Heads Up" O Fertita Wasif Cox Biller Lawrence 2:56 12. "Building All Is Love" 3:33 13. "Food Is Still Hot" O 2:45 14. "Sailing Home" O 1:03
Album credits Karen O – vocals (1–9 11–14) , guitar (1, 2) , production (1–9, 11–14) Dean Fertita – keyboards (2, 12, 14) , organ (3–5) , marimba (4, 6) , piano (11, 12) , guitar, (3, 13) , backing vocals (11) Bradford Cox – guitar (2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14) , backing vocals (2, 11) , vocal effects (3, 9) , glockenspiel (1) , ambient sounds (3) , bells (4, 7, 13) , vibraphone (5) Tom Biller – organ (1, 5–7, 9, 13) , guitar (2, 11, 12, 14) , percussion (2, 12, 14) , bass (5, 12) , drums (3) , church bells (3) , backing vocals (11) , banjo (12) , mixing (1–9, 11–14) , production (1–9, 11–14) , recording (1–9, 11–14) Jack Lawrence – bass (2–4, 6–8, 11, 13, 14) marimba (4) , backing vocals (11) Brian Chase – drums (2, 3, 5–7, 9, 11, 12, 14) , percussion (8) backing vocals (11) Imaad Wasif – guitar (1, 2, 6–9, 11, 12, 14) backing vocals (11) harmonica (13) Greg Kurstin – piano (4, 6, 11 ) Mark Chalecki – mastering (1–9, 11–14) Nick Zinner – electric guitar (2) , guitar (6, 12, 14) Oscar Michel – bowed bass (8) Max Records – countdown shouting intro (2) Aaron Hemphill – drums (3) Tristan Bechet – drum programming (5) , guitar (12) Carter Burwell – orchestrator (10) , conductor (10) Mark Stewart , Marc Ribot – guitar (10) Barbara Allen, Victoria Drake – harp (10) David Weiß – woodwind (10) Sharon Yamada, Laura Seaton – violin (10) Robert Reinhart – viola (10) David Cossin, Gordon Gottlieb – percussion (10) Rob Botti – oboe (10) Michael Farrow – mixing (10) Tony Finno – copyist (10) Sandra Park – strings contractor (10) Pavel Vinnitsky – clarinet (10) Eileen Moon – cello (10) Marc Goldberg – bassoon (10) Greg Cohen – bass (10) References ↑ "Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack: Original Songs By Karen O And The Kids" . Amazon . Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010 . 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Where the Wild Things Are – Karen O & the Kids, Karen O" . AllMusic . Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017 . ↑ "Karen O and the Kids: The Rockers of "Where the Wild Things Are" " . Rolling Stone . August 19, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2017 . ↑ McNair, Charles (September 15, 2009). "An Interview With Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs" . Paste . Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2015 . ↑ "Where the Wild Things Are : Releases : All Is Love" . Interscope Records . Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2010 . 1 2 "Reviews and Tracks for Where The Wild Things Are [ OST] by Karen O And The Kids" . Metacritic . Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017 . ↑ Johnston, Emma (February 2010). "Karen O & The Kids – Where the Wild Things Are Movie Soundtrack". Classic Rock . No. 141. p. 85. ISSN 1464-7834 . ↑ Lukowski, Andrzej (September 30, 2009). "Karen O and the Kids – Where the Wild Things Are Motion Picture Soundtrack" . Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on October 4, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2010 . ↑ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (October 2, 2009). "Where the Wild Things Are" . Entertainment Weekly . No. 1068. ISSN 1049-0434 . Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2017 . ↑ Chinen, Nate (September 25, 2009). "Mature and Focused Sets, With Breaks for Playtime" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2010 . ↑ Berman, Stuart (October 8, 2009). "Karen O and the Kids: Where the Wild Things Are OST" . Pitchfork . Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010 . ↑ Dolan, Jon (October 13, 2009). "Where the Wild Things Are Motion Picture Soundtrack: Original Songs by Karen O and The Kids" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010 . ↑ Keefe, Jonathan (October 4, 2009). "Karen O and the Kids: Where the Wild Things Are" . Slant Magazine . Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017 . ↑ Kandall, Steve (October 7, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs diva cuts her inner tomboy loose" . Spin . Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2010 . ↑ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 7, 2017. ↑ "Karen O Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 7, 2017. ↑ "Karen O Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 7, 2017. ↑ "Karen O Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 7, 2017. ↑ "Karen O Chart History (Top Rock Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 7, 2017.
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