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Priscilla (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedNovember 2, 2023
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length59:20
Label
Compiler
Singles from Priscilla (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "My Elixir"
    Released: November 2, 2023

Priscilla (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2023 film Priscilla, directed by Sofia Coppola. Based on the life of actress Priscilla Presley and her relationship with singer-actor Elvis, the film starred Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi as the respective characters. The soundtrack, curated from the anachronistic musical choices from Coppola, and supervised by the band Phoenix and music supervisor Randall Poster. The former, which contributed the film's underscore not included in the soundtrack, while also featured contributions from the duo Sons of Raphael.

The soundtrack had compiled 17 of 51 musical selections used in the film. "My Elixir", the song from the band's 2022 studio album Alpha Zulu covered by the duo was released as the lead single, along with the soundtrack through A24 Music and ABKCO Records labels on November 2, 2023. Critics complimented the anachronistic soundtrack choices as well as Phoenix's score.

Background

The French indie pop band Phoenix led by Coppola's spouse and musician Thomas Mars, composed original music for the film. Besides composing, they also supervised the film's music along with Randall Poster.[1] During production, Poster denied using temp music and instead included songs that underscored the film.[2] Hence the film, did not have a music credit and instead became a collaboration between Phoenix and Poster, both were credited for music supervision. Mars also stated that they decided to have credits for music direction, which he dropped due to the disapproval from the Directors Guild of America. The duo Sons of Raphael heavily involved in the film's music curation process, where multiple tracks—both original as well as pre-existing works covered—had been included in the film and its soundtrack.[2]

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Coppola said that the film does not feature any of Elvis Presley's music as the entity Elvis Presley Enterprises—whose 85% of the entity is owned by the branding company, Authentic Brands Group while the remainder of it has been secured by Presley's family—denied Coppola's usage of Elvis' music.[3][4] She said "they don't like projects that they haven’t originated, and they're protective of their brand", however felt that the restriction had made her more creative of the music creation.[5] Much like the soundtrack for Coppola's 2006 film Marie Antoinette, most of the film's music were anachronistic.[6][7][8]

The film opens with the 1980s cover version of The Ronettes' 1963 single "Baby, I Love You", performed by the punk rock band Ramones, and was blended with Alice Coltrane's "Going Home". Alice's son Ravi Coltrane supervised the edit to approve the use of the former's music. While he did for the first film, Ravi felt a second song from Alice meant to be played when Priscilla and Elvis experimented with drugs for the first time, and felt disappointed. Mars said that "You could tell that he didn't want to say no to the use of the music, but apparently—which I didn't know and I really respect—Alice Coltrane didn't want her music to be assimilated with anything related to drugs."[9]

Phoenix covered Frankie Avalon's 1959 single "Venus" that plays during the first meet between Elvis and Priscilla and becomes the main theme of the latter throughout the film.[10] "Crimson and Clover" performed by Tommy James and the Shondells is played during the duo's first kiss. Poster described the song as "epic as Mozart or Beethoven — it encapsulates every adolescent emotion possible".[11] Mars also felt the song expresses the love for Americana music and recalled that he suggested the use of this song for the video commercial, filmed and directed by Coppola, which placed very well in the edit prompting him to use it in the film.[9]

Coppola did not want the soundtrack to sound "corny" and being a fan of Phil Spector's works, "the sound became the way to tie things together" which wanted her to "embrace the melodrama of strings and big production". However, during the story discussions, Coppola, Mars, Poster and editor Sarah Flack opined on using silence as the key factor to make the sequences more intrigued. Hence, few numbers had a quiet preceding that highlighted Priscilla's life.[11] Following Priscilla's mental breakdown and redemption, the song "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton (not included in the soundtrack) is played in the film. Mars convinced the producer Youree Henley to use the song irrespective of the budget constraints, as it served the emotional quotient for the film.[9]

Two Elvis-adjacent songs were used in the film: "Aura Lea" which is based on Elvis' 1956 single "Love Me Tender" and the track "Guitar Man" used to tape Elvis' popular television special. The team reached out few Elvis impersonators to record the covers of the songs that would range from the late-1960s and early-1970s, which the team described it as a fun process.[12]

Around 51 songs where used in the film, with only 16 of them in the soundtrack.[13] Sons of Raphael covered the track "My Elixir" from the band's studio album Alpha Zulu (2022) and released as a single on November 2, 2023. The same day, ABKCO Records in collaboration with A24 Music released the film's soundtrack consisted of the 17 aforementioned tracks.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Going Home"Alice Coltrane9:57
2."Baby, I Love You"Ramones3:45
3."Venus"Frankie Avalon2:22
4."Sweet Nothin's" (single version)Brenda Lee2:23
5."Crimson and Clover"Tommy James and the Shondells3:28
6."(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" (single version)The Righteous Brothers2:47
7."How You Satisfy Me"Spectrum4:10
8."Country"Porches1:50
9."The Crystal Cat"Dan Deacon3:49
10."Forever"The Little Dippers2:24
11."Wade in the Water"The Soul Stirrers3:06
12."Goin' Places"The Orlons2:29
13."Stratus"Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith3:02
14."Nobody Knows"T. L. Barrett and the Youth Christ Choir6:28
15."Gassenhauer"Erik Charlston0:46
16."Rippling Waters"Speedy West2:45
17."My Elixir"Sons of Raphael3:49
Total length:59:21

Reception

Allison Wilmore of Vulture, Stephanie Zacharek of Time and Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times complimented the use of the anachronistic soundtrack, being lush and non-pariel.[15][16][17] Kenigsberg felt that the non-usage of Elvis Presley's music brought the film closer to Coppola's aesthetics on not being a conventional biopic,[17] and Wilmore admitted that the music "doesn’t play like an omission so much as it does a statement".[15] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "Music by French synth-pop band Phoenix fits with Coppola’s firm command of mood in ways that recall the Air soundtrack for The Virgin Suicides, further enhanced by a multitude of sharp song choices."[18]

Chris Bumbray of JoBlo.com described the score as "terrific",[19] and Marlow Stern of Rolling Stone said that it "knocks out of the park".[20] Phil de Semlyen of Time Out said that Coppola's "trademark anachronistic soundtrack choices and Phoenix’s score blend seamlessly in with ’60s tunes".[21]

Edward Douglas of Below the Line wrote "There is no delineation between their roles, as Poster’s time-appropriate song selections perfectly accent Phoenix’s score with the music greatly elevating every moment."[22] Luke Hicks of The Film Stage called the soundtrack as "the year's best" and Phoenix's score "fill the gaps nicely".[23] Lex Briscuso of Film School Rejects said that Phoenix's score "nicely complements the existing musical selections and cements a cohesive soundscape for the film and its tonal goals".[24]

References

  1. ^ "Sofia Coppola Revealed Why 'Priscilla' Won't Include Music From Elvis". Nylon. August 23, 2023. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Miller, Liz Shannon (November 1, 2023). "Priscilla: Phoenix on Creating Music for Sofia Coppola Film". Consequence. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Mendez, Gabriella (September 24, 2023). "Why Priscilla Presley Biopic Won't Include Any Elvis Music". CBR. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Guerrasio, Jason. "The company that owns Elvis Presley's likeness would not give Sofia Coppola permission to use his music in her Priscilla Presley biopic". Insider. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  5. ^ Keegan, Rebecca (August 23, 2023). "Priscilla Presley Entrusts Sofia Coppola to Tell Her Story: "I Felt She Could Get Me"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Dunworth, Liberty (August 24, 2023). "Sofia Coppola reveals Elvis Presley's estate declined permission to use his music in 'Priscilla' film". NME. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Northrup, Ryan (August 23, 2023). "New Priscilla Presley Movie Won't Have Any Elvis Music, Director Explains Why". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  8. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (August 23, 2023). "Sofia Coppola Reveals Presley Estate Turned Down Using Elvis Music for 'Priscilla'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Nast, Condé (November 2, 2023). "How 'Priscilla' Made the Sickest Soundtrack of the Year—Without Any Elvis Songs". GQ. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  10. ^ Dawe, Luke (August 23, 2023). "'Priscilla's Soundtrack Will Take a Page Out of 'Marie Antoinette's Book". Collider. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Milzoff, Rebecca (October 12, 2023). "Behind the Surprising Songs That Soundtrack Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla'". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "'Priscilla' music team reached out to Elvis impersonators". Far Out. November 2, 2023. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  13. ^ Douglas, Edward (November 2, 2023). "Priscilla Music Supervisor Randall Poster on Creating a Unique Musical World with Phoenix, Sofia Coppola". Below the Line. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  14. ^ Nast, Condé (November 3, 2023). "Listen to the New Soundtrack for Sofia Coppola's Priscilla". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  15. ^ a b Willmore, Alison (November 1, 2023). "In Priscilla, She's the Girl Who Has Everything — Except Actual Power". Vulture. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  16. ^ "Review: Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla'". TIME. September 4, 2023. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  17. ^ a b Kenigsberg, Ben (October 26, 2023). "'Priscilla' Review: All Shook Up". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  18. ^ Rooney, David (September 4, 2023). "'Priscilla' Review: Sofia Coppola's Quietly Affecting Portrait of Priscilla Presley's Years With Elvis". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  19. ^ Bumbray, Chris (November 3, 2023). "Priscilla Review". JoBlo. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  20. ^ Stern, Marlow (September 4, 2023). "'Priscilla' Shows Elvis's Dark Side, and Is Sofia Coppola at Her Best". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  21. ^ Semlyen, Phil de (September 4, 2023). "Review: Sofia Coppola's stylish 'Priscilla' is a dark-edged fairy tale". Time Out Worldwide. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  22. ^ Douglas, Edward (October 17, 2023). "NYFF Review: Sofia Coppola's Priscilla Might Put Off Some Elvis Fans Though It's Very Much Coppola's Film". Below the Line. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  23. ^ Hicks, Luke (September 5, 2023). "Venice Review: Sofia Coppola's Brilliant Priscilla is a Breezy, Crushing Biopic". The Film Stage. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  24. ^ Briscuso, Lex (September 5, 2023). "'Priscilla' Is a Delicate Yet Powerful Story of a Woman Emerging from the Shadows". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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