Bones and All (soundtrack)
| Bones and All (Original Score) | ||||
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| Released | November 18, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021–2022 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 73:35 | |||
| Label | The Null Corporation | |||
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| Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross chronology | ||||
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Bones and All (Original Score) is the score album to the 2022 film of the same name, directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet. The film's score was composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and was released on November 18, 2022, on Reznor's label The Null Corporation.[1] It features 23 score tracks, along with the original song, "(You Make Me Feel Like) Home". The score features acoustic music representing the Midwestern United States, and draws inspiration from classical Americana songs, that depicts the relationship between the leading characters, despite the horror setting.
Background[edit]
The film was Reznor and Ross' first collaboration with Luca Guadagnino. The pair were "spellbound by how he had taken this material and infused humanity, vulnerability and life into this, which was breathtaking" and "felt like it doesn’t even need music". Both Reznor and Ross had discussed extensively regarding the score, where Guadagnino stated that he wanted it to be "a melancholic elegy, an unending longing. It needs to be a character in the film, a part of the landscape".[2] Ross added, "When the film opens, there’s the element of the love themes that the characters haven’t found themselves, but as the story progresses, it becomes more intense and intertwined. But within that journey, as their love progresses, we managed to figure out a way where the eating theme could work and intertwine in the same way the story does."[3]
Guadagnino requested the use of acoustic guitars to complement the Americana visuals,[3][4] while Ross felt that they knew that guitar will be "the central element of the music".[5][6] Reznor and Ross noted that they experiment with a lot of different sounds before figuring out how the score will sit in the film. Reznor and Ross wrote the original song "(You Make Me Feel Like) Home", with Ross saying, "I can say that I think it’s devastating when that song comes in [...] I know I can speak for us both when I say we fell in love with those characters and with that particular moment with those particular lyrics, the imagery and the sparseness." The song stemmed from their personal connections to Russell and Chalamet's characters. Ross described, "That doesn’t happen all the time. But over the period of the six, eight or 10 months that you’re working every day watching these people, you’re breathing life into scenarios they’re in with the music that you’re using to help tell their story."[2]
Initially, the duo composed around 10 pieces for the film before seeing the rough cut, but when they saw the full film, "[our] minds were blown, the transformation of the written page into living, breathing characters filled with vulnerabilities. And the beauty of his camera work and the set design and the sense of place and just the sadness of the story came into full focus for us, and we were off to the races."[7] Reznor and Ross completed scoring the film in May 2022, after working for nearly eight months.[8]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm with You (A Way Out)" | 1:24 | |
| 2. | "Lost Girls" |
| 1:15 |
| 3. | "Good and Destroyed" |
| 1:57 |
| 4. | "Vinegar" |
| 6:25 |
| 5. | "I'm With You (You Seem Nice)" |
| 2:05 |
| 6. | "It's Your Turn" |
| 1:58 |
| 7. | "You Don't Have to Be Alone" |
| 2:56 |
| 8. | "Forgotten Pictures" |
| 0:49 |
| 9. | "In Dreams" |
| 0:17 |
| 10. | "I'm With You" |
| 6:26 |
| 11. | "By the Light of the Campfire" |
| 3:40 |
| 12. | "Night in the Cornfield" |
| 1:52 |
| 13. | "We Should Feel Something" |
| 2:33 |
| 14. | "It's Just Darkness" |
| 2:33 |
| 15. | "You'll See What I Mean" |
| 3:42 |
| 16. | "I'm With You (Always)" |
| 2:36 |
| 17. | "Destroyed" |
| 1:02 |
| 18. | "Violence Remains" |
| 0:58 |
| 19. | "The Great Wide Open" |
| 5:07 |
| 20. | "Normal Life" |
| 2:29 |
| 21. | "Other Paths Not Explored" |
| 1:37 |
| 22. | "Unfinished Business" |
| 10:31 |
| 23. | "(You Made It Feel) Like Home" |
| 4:06 |
| 24. | "The Great Wide Open (Reprise)" |
| 5:17 |
| Total length: | 73:35 | ||
Additional music[edit]
In addition to the original score, the non-album songs featured in the film are: "Everything I Need" by Men at Work, "Save a Prayer" by Duran Duran, “Cadillac Encounter” by The Mears Brothers”, "Lick It Up" by Kiss, "Amarillo by Morning" by George Strait, "Your Silent Face" by New Order, "Atmosphere" by Joy Division, "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." by a-ha, “Strangers” by Ethel Cain, and "Obsession" by Animotion.[10][11]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[12] | 44 |
Accolades[edit]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 16, 2022 | Best Original Song in a Feature Film | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross ("(You Made it Feel Like) Home") | Nominated | [13] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Release Score for Luca Guadagnino's New Movie Bones and All". Pitchfork. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the 'Endless Amount of Experimenting' They Did to Write for Cannibal Lovers in 'Bones and All'". TheWrap. November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ a b Tangcay, Jazz (November 18, 2022). "Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on Scoring 'Bones and All': 'There Was Never a Focus on the Horror Element'". Variety. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ Zilko, Christian (December 3, 2022). "Luca Guadagnino and Trent Reznor on the Americana Influences that Shaped the Music of 'Bones and All'". IndieWire. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ Watson, Madalyn (December 3, 2022). "'Bones And All' Composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Discuss Creating Movie's Score". Collider. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Bones and All Director Luca Guadagnino on Taylor Russell, Reznor and Ross". The Wrap. November 23, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ Kwong, Wilson (December 1, 2022). "BONES AND ALL: Interview With Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross". Film Inquiry. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ McStarkey, Mick (May 5, 2022). "Atticus Ross confirms that the score for Luca Guadagnino film 'Bones and All' is complete". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "'Bones and All' Soundtrack Album Details". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ "Bones and All Soundtrack (2022) & Complete List of Songs". WhatSong. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Music from Bones and All". Tunefind. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Grein, Paul (November 3, 2022). "Rihanna, Lady Gaga & More Nominated for 2022 Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2022.