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2009 soundtrack album by Karen O and the Kids
Where the Wild Things Are: Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released September 29, 2009 (2009-09-29 ) Studio
Genre
Indie rock Length 39 :53
Label
Producer
Where the Wild Things Are: Motion Picture Soundtrack (2009)
Crush Songs (2014)
Where the Wild Things Are: Motion Picture Soundtrack: Original Songs by Karen O and the Kids is the
soundtrack to the 2009 film
Where the Wild Things Are . It is performed by
Karen O and the Kids. It was released on September 29, 2009, in
CD ,
LP , and
digital download formats.
[1]
[2]
Background
Karen O, the vocalist of the
indie rock band
Yeah Yeah Yeahs , wrote the film's soundtrack. Her bandmates
Brian Chase and
Nick Zinner and former touring guitarist
Imaad Wasif ,
Deerhunter 's
Bradford Cox ,
Liars ' Aaron Hemphill,
The Dead Weather 's
Dean Fertita , and
Jack Lawrence from
The Raconteurs all also contributed.
[3]
When director
Spike Jonze approached Karen O to write the soundtrack to Where the Wild Things Are , he cited
The Langley Schools Music Project 's Innocence & Despair as an example of the desired "simple melodies that were emotionally complex—something that both kids and adults would appreciate".
[4]
"
All Is Love " was released as the soundtrack's lead single on August 25, 2009, and is featured in the credits of the film.
[5]
Reception
The soundtrack received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At
Metacritic , which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the soundtrack received an
average score of 77, based on 16 reviews.
[6]
Track listing
All tracks performed by
Karen O and the Kids and produced by O and tbiller, except "Lost Fur", performed and produced by
Carter Burwell .
Title Writer(s) 1. "Igloo" O 1:49 2. "
All Is Love " 2:50 3. "Capsize" 2:38 4. "Worried Shoes"
Daniel Johnston 4:12 5. "Rumpus" 2:44 6. "Rumpus Reprise" 1:53 7. "Hideaway" 5:11 8. "Cliffs" 2:59 9. "Animal" 4:11 10. "Lost Fur" Burwell (composer) 1:09 11. "Heads Up" O Fertita Wasif Cox Biller Lawrence 2:56 12. "Building All Is Love" 3:33 13. "Food Is Still Hot" O 2:45 14. "Sailing Home" O 1:03
Personnel
Karen O – vocals (1–9 11–14) , guitar (1, 2) , production (1–9, 11–14)
Dean Fertita – keyboards (2, 12, 14) , organ (3–5) , marimba (4, 6) , piano (11, 12) , guitar, (3, 13) , backing vocals (11)
Bradford Cox – guitar (2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14) , backing vocals (2, 11) , vocal effects (3, 9) , glockenspiel (1) , ambient sounds (3) , bells (4, 7, 13) , vibraphone (5)
Tom Biller – organ (1, 5–7, 9, 13) , guitar (2, 11, 12, 14) , percussion (2, 12, 14) , bass (5, 12) , drums (3) , church bells (3) , backing vocals (11) , banjo (12) , mixing (1–9, 11–14) , production (1–9, 11–14) , recording (1–9, 11–14)
Jack Lawrence – bass (2–4, 6–8, 11, 13, 14) marimba (4) , backing vocals (11)
Brian Chase – drums (2, 3, 5–7, 9, 11, 12, 14) , percussion (8) backing vocals (11)
Imaad Wasif – guitar (1, 2, 6–9, 11, 12, 14) backing vocals (11) harmonica (13)
Greg Kurstin – piano (4, 6, 11 )
Mark Chalecki – mastering (1–9, 11–14)
Nick Zinner – electric guitar (2) , guitar (6, 12, 14)
Oscar Michel – bowed bass (8)
Max Records – countdown shouting intro (2)
Aaron Hemphill – drums (3)
Tristan Bechet – drum programming (5) , guitar (12)
Carter Burwell – orchestrater (10) , conductor (10)
Mark Stewart ,
Marc Ribot – guitar (10)
Barbara Allen, Victoria Drake – harp (10)
David Weiß – woodwind (10)
Sharon Yamada, Laura Seaton – violin (10)
Robert Reinhart – viola (10)
David Cossin, Gordon Gottlieb – percussion (10)
Rob Botti – oboe (10)
Michael Farrow – mixing (10)
Tony Finno – copyist (10)
Sandra Park – strings contractor (10)
Pavel Vinnitsky – clarinet (10)
Eileen Moon – cello (10)
Marc Goldberg – bassoon (10)
Greg Cohen – bass (10)
Charts
References
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"Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack: Original Songs By Karen O And The Kids" . Amazon .
Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010 .
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b Phares, Heather.
"Where the Wild Things Are – Karen O & the Kids, Karen O" .
AllMusic .
Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017 .
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"Karen O and the Kids: The Rockers of "Where the Wild Things Are" " .
Rolling Stone . August 19, 2009.
Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2017 .
^ McNair, Charles (September 15, 2009).
"An Interview With Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs" .
Paste .
Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2015 .
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"Where the Wild Things Are : Releases : All Is Love" .
Interscope Records . Archived from
the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2010 .
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b
"Reviews and Tracks for Where The Wild Things Are [OST] by Karen O And The Kids" .
Metacritic .
Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017 .
^ Johnston, Emma (February 2010). "Karen O & The Kids – Where the Wild Things Are Movie Soundtrack".
Classic Rock . No. 141. p. 85.
ISSN
1464-7834 .
^ Lukowski, Andrzej (September 30, 2009).
"Karen O and the Kids – Where the Wild Things Are Motion Picture Soundtrack" .
Drowned in Sound . Archived from
the original on October 4, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2010 .
^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (October 2, 2009).
"Where the Wild Things Are" .
Entertainment Weekly . No. 1068.
ISSN
1049-0434 .
Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2017 .
^ Chinen, Nate (September 25, 2009).
"Mature and Focused Sets, With Breaks for Playtime" .
The New York Times .
Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2010 .
^ Berman, Stuart (October 8, 2009).
"Karen O and the Kids: Where the Wild Things Are OST" .
Pitchfork .
Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010 .
^ Dolan, Jon (October 13, 2009).
"Where the Wild Things Are Motion Picture Soundtrack: Original Songs by Karen O and The Kids" . Rolling Stone . Archived from
the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010 .
^ Keefe, Jonathan (October 4, 2009).
"Karen O and the Kids: Where the Wild Things Are" .
Slant Magazine .
Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017 .
^ Kandall, Steve (October 7, 2009).
"Yeah Yeah Yeahs diva cuts her inner tomboy loose" .
Spin . Archived from
the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2010 .
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"Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 7, 2017.
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"Karen O Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 7, 2017.
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"Karen O Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 7, 2017.
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"Karen O Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 7, 2017.
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