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| Released | March 19, 2021 | |||
| Length | 39:59 | |||
| Label | Milan | |||
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Her (Original Score) is the film score composed by Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett for the 2013 film Her , directed by Spike Jonze and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson. The score was not officially released to the public until March 2021.
It was nominated for Best Original Score at the 86th Academy Awards.
The score for the film was credited to Arcade Fire, with additional music by Owen Pallett. Arcade Fire's Will Butler and Pallett were the major contributors. [2] At the 86th Academy Awards, the score was nominated for Best Original Score. [3] In addition to the score, Arcade Fire also wrote the song "Supersymmetry" for the film, which also appears on their album Reflektor . The melody for the song from the same album, called "Porno", can also be heard during the soundtrack. [4] Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O recorded the song "The Moon Song", a duet with Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. [5]
Initially, the soundtrack had not been released to the general public in either digital or physical form. [6] A 13-track score appeared for streaming on the website 8tracks.com in January 2014, before being taken down. Warner Bros. Pictures, the film's distributor, provided no official statement on the absence of an official release of the score. [6] [7] Earlier in 2013, Warner Bros. sent promotional CDs of the score and "The Moon Song" to critics for review. Copies of the promotional CDs later ended up on online auction websites. The score was ultimately made available through unofficial YouTube streams and illegal downloads. [8]
During an "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) on Reddit on June 17, 2016, Will Butler mentioned the possibility of a future vinyl release. [9] Finally, on February 10, 2021, Arcade Fire announced that the score would be available for the first time digitally, on white-colored vinyl, and on cassette on March 19, 2021, by Milan Records. [10]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Consequence of Sound | A [11] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [12] |
Michael Roffman of Consequence of Sound gave the score an "A" rating, calling it "a strikingly human and organic collection of music that keeps the film grounded in reality." [11] Alex Hudson of Exclaim! called the score "proof that [Arcade Fire] can craft an emotional payoff with minimalism rather than the usual pomp."
All tracks are written by Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sleepwalker" | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Milk & Honey #1" | 1:27 |
| 3. | "Loneliness #3 (Night Talking)" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Divorce Papers" | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Morning Talk / Supersymmetry" | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Some Other Place" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Song on the Beach" | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Loneliness #4 (Other People's Letters)" | 0:59 |
| 9. | "Owl" | 2:20 |
| 10. | "Photograph" | 2:25 |
| 11. | "Milk & Honey #2" | 3:19 |
| 12. | "We're All Leaving" | 2:31 |
| 13. | "Dimensions" | 5:39 |
| Total length: | 39:59 | |
Notes
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [30] | 72 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [31] | 130 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [32] | 54 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [33] | 14 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) [34] | 23 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [35] | 12 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [36] | 95 |
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