The full tracklist for Noah Baumbach’s James Murphy scored “Greenberg” has been revealed and it looks like a winner.
The soundtrack boasts eleven brand new tunes from James Murphy alongside tracks by The Steve Miller Band, Albert Hammond (yep, the Dad of the dude in The Strokes), Duran Duran, Sonics, Nite Jewel and indie legends Galaxie 500. The latter band, as our EIC posited years ago, provided the verse melody for LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends” (featured in the trailer, and oddly enough, not included here) in their song “Snowstorm.” So it’s no surprise to find them featured here as well.
The soundtrack will hit stores on March 22nd, four days before the film opens on March 26th.
Greenberg Soundtrack Tracklist:
01. The Steve Miller Band – ‘Jet Airliner’
02. James Murphy – ‘People’
03. Nite Jewel – ‘Suburbia’
04. James Murphy – ‘Sleepy Baby’
05. James Murphy – ‘Thumbs’
06. Albert Hammond – ‘It Never Rains In Southern California’
07. James Murphy – ‘Plenty Of Time’
08. James Murphy – ‘Photographs’
09. James Murphy – ‘Gente’
10. Galaxie 500 – ‘Strange’
11. LCD Soundsystem – ‘Oh You (Christmas Blues)’
12. James Murphy – ‘Birthday Song’
13. James Murphy – ‘Dear You’
14. Sonics – ‘Shot Down’
15. Duran Duran – ‘The Chauffeur’
16. James Murphy – ‘If You Need A Friend’
17. James Murphy – ‘Please Don’t Follow Me’
18. James Murphy – ‘Photographs (Piano)’
As a faithful reader points out, we anticipated not only the use of Galaxie 500, but the exact song, “Strange” about three years ago when we made our If I Were Noah Baumbach Soundtrack Series edition. Give it a listen. It’s still pretty great if we do say so ourselves.
Kudos to whoever for including Galaxie 500's "Strange" in the Noah Baumbach Soundtrack Series long before this film was even made. Not a total shot in the dark since Dean Wareham has worked with Baumbach before. But still…
See Kevin? I'm glad someone noticed. 🙂
Thinks makes my day. (when I pointed this out to Kevin he rolled his eyes and was like, "you're a nerd," heh).
You may indeed be a nerd but congratulations on getting paid for it.
Paid for it???? Do you know something I don't?
Also isn't The Chauffeur on one of the Playlist mixes? I think it may be on the Sophia Copolla one. Whatever. It's an epic track.
it is on Sofia's mix, yes. Such a good track.
What was the name of the song that played during the party scene where everyone was gathered around the pool trying to fish out the dead animal?
That song was killing me too. It took me an hour to finally realize it sounded like a cover of Paper Tiger by Beck. Per Wikipedia and some other sites it sounds like Paper Tiger sampled Serge Gainsbourg's "Cargo Culte."
I'm not certain, but I think that's it, or maybe it's something else from Gainsbourg, likely off of Histoire de Melody Nelson.
what was the song that was playing when florence was drinking a glass of champagne (and singing along to) the night before she went to the hospital, during which roger greenberg calls her and she spills her glass of champagne while talking on the phone?
Nevermind, it is just about 2 and a half minutes into Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey by Paul McCartney! ^^
Full list of the music in Greenberg here.
http://www.extrageographic.org/greenberg-a-full-list-of-all-of-the-music-in-the-film/
the "strange" track was good, although predictable. their cover of joy division's "ceremony" would have rocked the boat.