Cosmopolis: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| Cosmopolis: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Howard Shore, Metric and various artists | ||||
| Released | 4 June 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Various times | |||
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| Length | 40:22 | |||
| Label | Howe Records | |||
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| Howard Shore chronology | ||||
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Cosmopolis: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2012 film Cosmopolis directed by David Cronenberg starring Robert Pattinson. It featured musical score composed by Cronenberg's regular collaborator Howard Shore and the Canadian indie rock band Metric, who jointly composed and produced the album. The album was released through Shore's Howe Records label on 4 June 2012.
Background
The soundtrack reunited Shore and Metric who had previously collaborated on a song for Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack (which had also starred Robert Pattinson).[1][2] While writing the score for Cosmopolis, Shore desired a particular live sound and invited Metric to perform the score and co-write three songs.[3][4] The music was recorded in November 2011 at the band's own Giant Studios in Toronto, produced by Shore and the band guitarist Jimmy Shaw and mixed by John O'Mahony at Liberty Studios in Toronto and Electric Lady Studios in New York City.[5] Besides Metric's contribution, the soundtrack also features "Mecca" by Somali-Canadian singer/rapper K'naan with lyrics by K'naan and Don DeLillo.[6]
Release
Shore's Howe Records label distributed the soundtrack.[1] The album released first on 15 May 2012 in France, Italy, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Hungary, 4, 5 and 7 June in United Kingdom, Canada and Netherlands, 6 July in Germany and 10 July in United States and internationally.[5]
Reception
Film Music Magazine's Daniel Schweiger praised the soundtrack as "an environment of hallucinatory beauty. There's a real intelligence to the rock-alt. material here that goes beyond many indie star-composer collaborations."[7] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic rated the album four out of five, and described it as "one of the most engaging soundtracks of the year."[8] Brice Ezell of PopMatters assigned 5 (out of 10) and wrote "the results of Cosmopolis show is that this innovation is likely to have plenty of growing pains along the way".[9] Annie Zaleski of Alternative Press wrote "Alluring and apprehensive, Cosmopolis is an engaging listen."[10] Lee Marshall of Screen International wrote "Howard Shore's Moby-like soundtrack is good at mood building."[11] Raffi Asdourian of HuffPost wrote Shore's "ominous music creates an unsettling mood".[12] Justin Chang of Variety wrote "Howard Shore supplies one of his subtler scores, at times registering as little more than an ominous background rumble."[13]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Howard Shore, except where indicated; all music composed and produced by Shore and Metric
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White Limos" | 1:59 | ||
| 2. | "Long to Live" | Metric | 4:26 | |
| 3. | "Rat Men" | 4:44 | ||
| 4. | "Asymmetrical" | 4:11 | ||
| 5. | "I Don't Want to Wake Up" |
| Metric | 4:14 |
| 6. | "A Credible Threat" | 1:53 | ||
| 7. | "Call Me Home" |
| Metric | 2:36 |
| 8. | "Haircut" | 3:58 | ||
| 9. | "Mecca (with K'naan)" | K'naan | 2:55 | |
| 10. | "The Gun" | 2:34 | ||
| 11. | "Benno" | 6:52 | ||
| Total length: | 40:22 | |||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | World Soundtrack Academy | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Howard Shore | Nominated | [14] |
| 2013 | Canadian Screen Awards | Achievement in Music: Original Score | Howard Shore | Won | [15] [16] |
| Achievement in Music: Original Song | Emily Haines, James Shaw and Howard Shore, "Long to Live" | Won |
References
- ^ a b Fact (30 May 2012). "Howard Shore and Metric collaborate on score for Cronenberg's Cosmopolis". Fact Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Howard Shore to Score 'Cosmopolis'". Film Music Reporter. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Mishki Vaccaro (14 October 2011). "Metric announces it will score David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, and Emily Haines is excited about rat currency". Toronto Life. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Lyttelton, Oliver (12 October 2011). "Metric To Team With Howard Shore To Score David Cronenberg's Robert Pattinson-Starring 'Cosmopolis'". IndieWire. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b Kevin Jagernauth (8 May 2012). "'Cosmopolis' Soundtrack Details Revealed, Features 3 New Songs By Metric, Howard Shore Score & More". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ Carrie Battan (13 October 2011). "Metric Score David Cronenberg's Don DeLillo Adaptation Cosmopolis". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media Inc. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ Daniel Schweiger (25 June 2012). "June Soundtrack Picks". Film Music Magazine. Global Media Online, Inc. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ James Christopher Monger. "Cosmopolis [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ Brice Ezell (1 August 2012). "Howard Shore and Metric: Cosmopolis OST". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Annie Zaleski (6 July 2012). "Howard Shore & Metric – Cosmopolis (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Alternative Press Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Lee Marshall (25 May 2012). "Cosmopolis". Screen. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Raffi Asdourian (25 May 2012). "Cannes 2012 Review: Cosmopolis". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Chang, Justin (25 May 2012). "Cosmopolis". Variety. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "12th World Soundtrack Awards & Concert". World Soundtrack Academy. 20 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Seven SOCAN members win in 1st Canadian Screen Awards". Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Rebelle cleans up movie awards, Flashpoint tops in TV drama". The Star. Toronto. 3 March 2013. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2013.