Released March 16, 2004 Label Hollywood Release date 16 March 2004 | Length 56:08 Artist Jon Brion Genre Soundtrack | |
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Producer Kathy Nelson (executive producer)
Tim DeLaughter (track 4)
Jon Brion (track 9)
Don Nelson (tracks 11 and 20)
Ethan Johns (track 18) Movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Nominations Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Similar Jon Brion albums, Soundtracks | ||
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind theme jon brion
The soundtrack album for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was released by Hollywood Records on March 16, 2004. It features the score, composed by Los Angeles musician Jon Brion, as well as songs from artists E.L.O., The Polyphonic Spree, The Willowz, and Don Nelson. Beck, in a collaboration with Jon Brion, provides a cover version of the Korgis' "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime". Many of the vocal songs either revolve around memories or the sun.
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Jon Brion provided much of the music for the film. Although only one track ("Strings That Tie to You") features his singing (similar to the soundtrack for Punch-Drunk Love), his next soundtrack (for I ♥ Huckabees) would feature seven vocal songs.
The garage rock band The Willowz contributed two songs to the soundtrack, and would later contribute songs to director Michel Gondry's next film The Science of Sleep.
"Mr. Blue Sky" isn't featured in the film, but plays in the theatrical trailer and most advertising spots for the film.
Brion's song "Showtime" on this soundtrack should not be confused with the song "Showtime" he wrote for the film Magnolia.
Three filmi songs from old Hindi movies can be heard playing in the background (when Clementine invites Joel to her apartment for a drink). These are "Mera Man Tera Pyasa" (My mind yearns for you) from the movie Gambler (1971) performed by Mohammed Rafi, "Tere Sang Pyar Main" from the movie Nagin (1976) performed by Lata Mangeshkar, and "Wada Na Tod" (Break not the promise) also by Lata Mangeshkar from the movie Dil Tujhko Diya (Gave my heart to you, 1987). All three songs are listed in the original soundtrack credits.
Albums appearing in the movie
Several albums were mentioned in the shooting script and appeared in the final cut of the film. Among these are Brian Eno's Music for Airports (1978), the instrumental version by Bang on a Can (1998), Björk's Homogenic (1997) and Tom Waits's Rain Dogs (1985).
Track listing
All tracks by Jon Brion, except where noted.
Adaptation
Roc Nation Artist Jay Electronica famously looped five Jon Brion compositions from Eternal Sunshine for his groundbreaking Act 1: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) which has become the main reference point for new listeners wanting to get a taste of the nomadic emcee's esoteric musical style. The track first appeared in 2007 on Jay Electronica's Myspace page.
Songs
1Theme2:24
2Mr Blue Sky5:04
3Collecting Things1:14