You Were Never Really Here (soundtrack)

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You Were Never Really Here (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Film score by
Jonny Greenwood
Released9 March 2018
Recorded2017–2018
Genre Film score
Length41:00
Label Lakeshore
Producer Graeme Stewart
Jonny Greenwood chronology
Phantom Thread
(2018)		You Were Never Really Here (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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You Were Never Really Here (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2018 film You Were Never Really Here , composed by Jonny Greenwood. The score was not composed to the film due to Greenwood's busy schedules on tour, instead, as per Ramsay's suggestions, Greenwood had composed few pieces based on the pieces she sent and derived those cues, which was utilised in the background by the sound engineer Graeme Stewart who produced the film score.

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The original score featured orchestral string arrangements manipulated with recorders and synthesizers. It was released on 9 March 2018 through Lakeshore Records and was acclaimed by critics, which itself featured in the best-of lists on film scores of the year.

Development

Ramsay wanted to approach Greenwood, as he previously scored We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011). Greenwood being a fan of the former's films was keen to be involved with her as they shared a professional rapport. Since he was on tour, Ramsay sent him few musical pieces to lure him in the project, despite his busy schedules; [1] Greenwood later sent some of the music that he did not score for the picture to Ramsay, which would be edited and incorporated by sound designer Paul Davies and recording and mixing engineer Graeme Stewart. [2]

Greenwood invited few string players from the London Contemporary Orchestra to play the score in a brutal way. He was guided by Ramsay at several instances to provide a noir score, who added "like with Paul Thomas Anderson, it’s like a partnership that serves the film and the story, rather than divisioned labour." [3]

Despite the brutal noir themes, Greenwood composed a tender cue titled "Tree" which was used in the lake scene and again in the credits and few cues had him play strings, guitar and cello that served as a core of the film. The final cue, according to Greenwood, was difficult to compose as "the end of the film needed some sort of resolution, without being triumphant." The orchestration was a challenging process, with Greenwood taking months to prepare the score and recorded with a single session. The session consisted of half players who tuned a quarter tone flat making it out of tune one another. [4] Besides orchestra, Greenwood used recorders and synthesizers. [3]

Reception

Critical reception

Aaron Vehling of Vehlinggo wrote "Greenwood’s You Were Never Really Here cues are a profound exercise in nuance and character." [5] Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork rated the soundtrack 7.8 out of 10 and summarised: "The restraint of his score is a testament to his interpretive abilities, but even as a standalone album, You Were Never Really Here is an engrossing listen." [6] Valentin Maniglia of Score It Magazine called it as "one of the most sensorily powerful film scores of these days." [7]

Stephanie Zacharek of Time wrote "The movie’s lean, expressive score, by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, is intense by itself: if the smell of burned rubber had a sound, it would be this." [8] Emily Yoshida of Vulture wrote "Johnny Greenwood’s mournful and energetic score is among his best." [9] Mark Kermode of The Guardian wrote: "Jonny Greenwood’s pulsing, throbbing, clanging score heightens the sensory overload as it meshes with Paul Davies’s immersive sound design." [10]

Best-of lists

Track listing

You Were Never Really Here (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Tree Synthesisers"4:25
2."Sandy's Necklace"3:47
3."Nausea"1:49
4."Hammer and Tape"1:22
5."Brothel" (Bass Clarinet)3:47
6."The Hunt"3:23
7."Dark Streets"1:52
8."Ywnrh"3:56
9."Nina Through Glass"3:22
10."Votto"4:01
11."Dark Streets" (Reprise)1:53
12."Downstairs"0:50
13."Joe's Drive"1:23
14."Tree Strings"5:10
Total length:41:00

Credits

Credits adapted from liner notes. [16]

Accolades

Accolades for You Were Never Really Here (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryResultRef.
Boston Society of Film Critics 16 December 2018 Best Original Score Nominated [17]
[18]
British Independent Film Awards 2 December 2018 Best MusicWon [19]
Chicago Film Critics Association 8 December 2018 Best Original Score Nominated [20]
[21]
Florida Film Critics Circle 21 December 2018 Best ScoreNominated [22]
International Cinephile Society 4 February 2019Best Original ScoreNominated [23]
[24]
Seattle Film Critics Society 23 February 2019 Best Original ScoreNominated [25]
[26]

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