List of Scott Pilgrim soundtracks
Encyclopedia
Three different soundtrack albums have so far been released in the Scott Pilgrim
franchise, including two for the motion picture adaptation Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
and one for the accompanying video game
.
gave the album a rating of eight out of ten, writing that "with a soundtrack that captures the spirit of the comics with such fervency, conviction and discipline, Scott Pilgrim vs The World looks set to be a lot less dislikable than you might've hoped."
Entertainment Weekly
gave the album a B rating, praising the song "Garbage Truck" as well as T.Rex's classic "Teenage Dream", and "By Your Side" by Beachwood Sparks. Rolling Stone gave the album two and half stars out of five stating that Beck's and Broken Social Scene's contributions to the soundtrack were not strong and that "the charm of those songs fades outside the film".
In the UK a Facebook group was created in August 2010 to help get the Sex Bob-Omb song Threshold to Xmas No.1 2010. This was to help promote the film in the UK and appreciate the effort made by the musicians in contribution to the film.
singing Metric
's "Black Sheep".
's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
was written, composed and performed by Anamanaguchi
. The digital soundtrack was released by ABKCO Records
on August 24, 2010.
called Anamanaguchi's soundtrack "possibly the best soundtrack on PS3
".
The album debuted at #3 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart for the September 11th, 2010 issue.
Scott Pilgrim
Scott Pilgrim is a graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O'Malley. It consists of six digest size black-and-white volumes, released between August 2004 and July 2010, by Portland-based independent comic book publisher Oni Press. It was later republished by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins...
franchise, including two for the motion picture adaptation Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley. The film is about Scott Pilgrim , a young Canadian musician, meeting the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers , an American delivery girl...
and one for the accompanying video game
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game based on the Scott Pilgrim series of comic books by Bryan Lee O'Malley, tying in with the release of the film of the same name. It is published by Ubisoft and developed by Ubisoft Montreal with Ubisoft Chengdu. The game was...
.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Online music database Allmusic gave the soundtrack a positive review of four stars out of five stating "soundtracks to movies adapted from comic books are often marketing free-for-alls; promoting bands takes precedence over choosing songs that make sense for the film. However, nothing could be further from the truth for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World's music." Drowned in SoundDrowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
gave the album a rating of eight out of ten, writing that "with a soundtrack that captures the spirit of the comics with such fervency, conviction and discipline, Scott Pilgrim vs The World looks set to be a lot less dislikable than you might've hoped."
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
gave the album a B rating, praising the song "Garbage Truck" as well as T.Rex's classic "Teenage Dream", and "By Your Side" by Beachwood Sparks. Rolling Stone gave the album two and half stars out of five stating that Beck's and Broken Social Scene's contributions to the soundtrack were not strong and that "the charm of those songs fades outside the film".
In the UK a Facebook group was created in August 2010 to help get the Sex Bob-Omb song Threshold to Xmas No.1 2010. This was to help promote the film in the UK and appreciate the effort made by the musicians in contribution to the film.
Track listing
Deluxe track listing
The deluxe soundtrack adds the following songs, as well as a bonus video of Brie LarsonBrie Larson
Brie Larson is an American actress and pop rock singer/songwriter. She is best known for her roles in United States of Tara, Sleepover, Remember The Daze and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World...
singing Metric
Metric (band)
Metric is a Canadian indie rock and New Wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles...
's "Black Sheep".
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Original Score
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Original Score Composed by Nigel Godrich was released on August 10.Track listing
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game - Original Videogame Soundtrack
The soundtrack for UbisoftUbisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game based on the Scott Pilgrim series of comic books by Bryan Lee O'Malley, tying in with the release of the film of the same name. It is published by Ubisoft and developed by Ubisoft Montreal with Ubisoft Chengdu. The game was...
was written, composed and performed by Anamanaguchi
Anamanaguchi
Anamanaguchi is a chiptune indie rock band from New York City that "makes loud, fast music with a hacked NES from 1985." The band has four members: lead songwriter Peter Berkman, bassist James DeVito, guitarist Ary Warnaar and drummer Luke Silas. Akin to other chiptune artists, Anamanaguchi creates...
. The digital soundtrack was released by ABKCO Records
ABKCO Records
ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. is a major independent record label, music publisher, and film and video production company. It owns and or administers the rights to music by Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Marianne Faithfull, The Kinks as well as the Cameo Parkway label,...
on August 24, 2010.
Reception
In their review of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game, IGNIGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
called Anamanaguchi's soundtrack "possibly the best soundtrack on PS3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
".
The album debuted at #3 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart for the September 11th, 2010 issue.
Track listing
External links
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World at MetaCriticMetacriticMetacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...