Lost in Translation (soundtrack)

Lost in Translation
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	September 9, 2003
Genre	Soundtrack, Alternative rock
Label	Emperor Norton Records
Producer	Brian Reitzell

Lost in Translation is the soundtrack from the 2003 film Lost in Translation, released by Emperor Norton Records on September 9, 2003. The soundtrack features bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Air, and Happy End, as well as music by composers Brian Reitzell and Roger J. Manning Jr.

Track listing

1. "Intro/Tokyo"
2. "City Girl" – Kevin Shields
3. "Fantino" – Sébastien Tellier
4. "Tommib" – Squarepusher
5. "Girls" – Death in Vegas
6. "Goodbye" – Kevin Shields
7. "Too Young" – Phoenix
8. "Kaze wo Atsumete" – Happy End
9. "On the Subway" – Brian Reitzell and Roger J. Manning Jr.
10. "Ikebana" – Kevin Shields
11. "Sometimes" – My Bloody Valentine
12. "Alone in Kyoto" – Air
13. "Shibuya" – Brian Reitzell and Roger J. Manning Jr.
14. "Are You Awake?" – Kevin Shields
15. "Just Like Honey" – The Jesus and Mary Chain
16. "More Than This" – Bill Murray (Hidden track)
17. "50 Floors Up" – Brian Reitzell and Roger J. Manning Jr. (Japanese bonus track)

Missing songs

Several songs featured in the film did not appear on the soundtrack. They are as follows:

• "Minuetto" – Dominic Sands
• "Love Gun" – Rick James
• "Torn Into" – Mount Sims
• "She Gets Around" - TV Eyes
• "Tomei Tengu BGM" - Takeo Watanabe
• "Gumi/Yume-ari" (listed as "Muyu") – Des-Row Union
• "The State We're In" – The Chemical Brothers
• "Fuck the Pain Away" – Peaches
• "Feeling I Get" – The Mary Butterworth Group
• "Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66" – Frédéric Chopin
• "When Doves Cry" – Patti Smith

Songs performed by characters in the film were also not included on the soundtrack. They are as follows:

• "The Thrill is Gone" – Catherine Lambert (originally by B. B. King)
• "Scarborough Fair" – Catherine Lambert (originally by Simon & Garfunkel)
• "You Stepped Out of a Dream" – Catherine Lambert (originally by Nat King Cole)
• "God Save the Queen" – Fumihiro Hayashi (Charlie) (originally by the Sex Pistols)
• "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" – Bill Murray (Bob) (originally by Brinsley Schwarz)
• "Brass in Pocket" – Scarlett Johansson (Charlotte) (originally by The Pretenders)
• "More Than This" – Bill Murray (Bob) (originally by Roxy Music) Truncated Bill Murray version appears as a bonus track on the CD.
• "Nobody Does It Better" – Anna Faris (Kelly) (Marvin Hamlisch, originally sung by Carly Simon)
• "Midnight at the Oasis" – Catherine Lambert (originally by Maria Muldaur)
• "So Into You" – Mark Willms (originally by the [Atlanta Rhythm Section])

Two of the songs featured on the soundtrack, '50 floors up' and 'Goodbye' were not featured in the film at all and interestingly, '50 floors up', while not used in the film, sounds almost identical to 'Tommib' which was used in the film for the scene '50 floors up' suggests; Charlotte overlooking Japan from the skyrise.

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	13
U.S. Billboard Top Soundtracks	13