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'''''We Bought a Zoo (Music from the Motion Picture)''''' is the soundtrack to the 2011 film [[We Bought a Zoo|of the same name]] directed by [[Cameron Crowe]]. The score for the film is composed by [[Jonsi Birgisson|Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson]], lead singer of the band [[Sigur Rós]], released on December |
'''''We Bought a Zoo (Music from the Motion Picture)''''' is the soundtrack to the 2011 film [[We Bought a Zoo|of the same name]] directed by [[Cameron Crowe]]. The score for the film is composed by [[Jonsi Birgisson|Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson]], lead singer of the band [[Sigur Rós]], released on December 5, 2011 by [[Columbia Records]]. |
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The song ''Gathering Stories'' was on the shortlist of 39 songs that have a chance of being nominated for Best Original Song Oscar at the [[84th Academy Awards]].<ref name="collider133226">{{cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |author-link=Adam Chitwood |date=2011-12-19 |title=39 Songs Contend for Best Original Song Oscar; Nominees Include THE MUPPETS and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER |url=https://collider.com/best-original-song-oscars-2012/133226/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208220616/https://collider.com/best-original-song-oscars-2012/133226/ |archive-date=2012-02-08 |access-date=2011-12-27 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |publisher=}}</ref> This song was co-written by Jonsi Birgisson and Cameron Crowe.<ref name="collider133226" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Knegt |first=Peter |date=2011-12-19 |title=Academy Announces 39 Songs Eligible For Oscar |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/academy-announces-39-songs-eligible-for-oscar-50443/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325183341/https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/academy-announces-39-songs-eligible-for-oscar-50443/ |archive-date=2022-03-25 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Kyle |title=Oscar-Qualifying Songs Include Zooey Deschanel, Snub Madonna |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/12/oscar-qualifying-songs-include-zooey-deschanel-snub-madonna.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324175245/https://www.vulture.com/2011/12/oscar-qualifying-songs-include-zooey-deschanel-snub-madonna.html |archive-date=2021-03-24 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref> |
The song ''Gathering Stories'' was on the shortlist of 39 songs that have a chance of being nominated for Best Original Song Oscar at the [[84th Academy Awards]].<ref name="collider133226">{{cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |author-link=Adam Chitwood |date=2011-12-19 |title=39 Songs Contend for Best Original Song Oscar; Nominees Include THE MUPPETS and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER |url=https://collider.com/best-original-song-oscars-2012/133226/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208220616/https://collider.com/best-original-song-oscars-2012/133226/ |archive-date=2012-02-08 |access-date=2011-12-27 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |publisher=}}</ref> This song was co-written by Jonsi Birgisson and Cameron Crowe.<ref name="collider133226" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Knegt |first=Peter |date=2011-12-19 |title=Academy Announces 39 Songs Eligible For Oscar |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/academy-announces-39-songs-eligible-for-oscar-50443/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325183341/https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/academy-announces-39-songs-eligible-for-oscar-50443/ |archive-date=2022-03-25 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Kyle |title=Oscar-Qualifying Songs Include Zooey Deschanel, Snub Madonna |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/12/oscar-qualifying-songs-include-zooey-deschanel-snub-madonna.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324175245/https://www.vulture.com/2011/12/oscar-qualifying-songs-include-zooey-deschanel-snub-madonna.html |archive-date=2021-03-24 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref> |
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While the official CD release of the movie soundtrack only includes music by [[Jonsi Birgisson|Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson]] and [[Sigur Rós]],<ref>{{cite web |date=2011-11-03 |title=We Bought A Zoo Soundtrack |url=http://www.theuncool.com/2011/11/03/we-bought-a-zoo-soundtrack/ |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref> the complete soundtrack of the film included a variety of artists.<ref>{{cite web |date=2011-12-29 |title=We Bought A Zoo – Complete Soundtrack |url=http://www.theuncool.com/2011/12/29/we-bought-a-zoo-complete-soundtrack/ |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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In August 2011, it was announced that Icelandic musician [[Jonsi Birgisson|Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson]], the lead singer of the band [[Sigur Rós]], would be composing the music scores for ''We Bought a Zoo''.<ref name="theuncool">{{cite web |last=Mariotti |first=Greg |date=2011-08-01 |title=Sigur Rós Frontman Jónsi Scoring We Bought A Zoo |url=http://www.theuncool.com/2011/08/01/we-bought-a-zoo-composer-sigur-ros-frontman-jonsi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605121509/http://www.theuncool.com/2011/08/01/we-bought-a-zoo-composer-sigur-ros-frontman-jonsi |archive-date=2012-06-05 |access-date=2011-09-27 |publisher=The Uncool}}</ref> Crowe confirmed the same on [[Twitter]] when he was promoting his [[documentary]] film [[Pearl Jam Twenty|''Pearl Jam Twenty'']]. Crowe shared a long history with the band as the they licensed their first pieces of music for use in a film, allowing the former to use selected songs: "[[Svefn-g-englar]]", "[[Agaetis Byrjun]]" and the live version of "The Nothing Song" in ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' (2001). He admitted playing the band's music constantly which inspired it to become the "DNA of his own film".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jagernauth |first=Kevin |date=2011-07-31 |title=Sigur Rós Frontman Jónsi Scoring Cameron Crowe’s ‘We Bought A Zoo’ |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/07/sigur-ros-frontman-jonsi-scoring-cameron-crowes-we-bought-a-zoo-117172/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123193715/https://www.indiewire.com/2011/07/sigur-ros-frontman-jonsi-scoring-cameron-crowes-we-bought-a-zoo-117172/ |archive-date=2020-11-23 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}</ref> |
In August 2011, it was announced that Icelandic musician [[Jonsi Birgisson|Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson]], the lead singer of the band [[Sigur Rós]], would be composing the music scores for ''We Bought a Zoo''.<ref name="theuncool">{{cite web |last=Mariotti |first=Greg |date=2011-08-01 |title=Sigur Rós Frontman Jónsi Scoring We Bought A Zoo |url=http://www.theuncool.com/2011/08/01/we-bought-a-zoo-composer-sigur-ros-frontman-jonsi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605121509/http://www.theuncool.com/2011/08/01/we-bought-a-zoo-composer-sigur-ros-frontman-jonsi |archive-date=2012-06-05 |access-date=2011-09-27 |publisher=The Uncool}}</ref> Crowe confirmed the same on [[Twitter]] when he was promoting his [[documentary]] film [[Pearl Jam Twenty|''Pearl Jam Twenty'']]. Crowe shared a long history with the band as the they licensed their first pieces of music for use in a film, allowing the former to use selected songs: "[[Svefn-g-englar]]", "[[Agaetis Byrjun]]" and the live version of "The Nothing Song" in ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' (2001). He admitted playing the band's music constantly which inspired it to become the "DNA of his own film".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jagernauth |first=Kevin |date=2011-07-31 |title=Sigur Rós Frontman Jónsi Scoring Cameron Crowe’s ‘We Bought A Zoo’ |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/07/sigur-ros-frontman-jonsi-scoring-cameron-crowes-we-bought-a-zoo-117172/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123193715/https://www.indiewire.com/2011/07/sigur-ros-frontman-jonsi-scoring-cameron-crowes-we-bought-a-zoo-117172/ |archive-date=2020-11-23 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}</ref> |
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Crowe selected a mix of tracks on his playlist, which includes three songs from Jónsi's studio album ''[[Go (Jónsi album)|Go]]'' (2010). He said that the album to him "was so intoxicating and positive while still being complex" like "bringing joy and positivity with equal measures of truth and depth with the music".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radish |first=Christina |date=2011-12-21 |title=Cameron Crowe Talks WE BOUGHT A ZOO, Documentary THE UNION, His Next Movie, and More |url=https://collider.com/cameron-crowe-we-bought-a-zoo-the-union-interview/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605122322/https://collider.com/cameron-crowe-we-bought-a-zoo-the-union-interview/ |archive-date=2013-06-05 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref> When the album was played on set, [[Matt Damon]] and the associates responded to the music immediately, which intended Crowe thinking that "he would be the right musical voice, if he scores for the film". During the same time, Jónsi mailed Crowe after watching [[Almost Famous|''Almost Famous'']] (2000) on television, agreeing to be a part of the film.<ref name=":1" /> |
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In a November 2011 interview to ''[[Uproxx]]'', Crowe recalled that he thought on asking his associates to have [[Neil Young]] or [[Eddie Vedder]] (both artists were featured on Crowe's playlist mix given to Damon) to score for the film, but ultimately felt Jónsi was the right choice.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=2011-11-29 |title=Cameron Crowe and Jonsi talk ‘We Bought A Zoo’ |url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/cameron-crowe-and-jonsi-talk-we-bought-a-zoo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203220657/https://uproxx.com/hitfix/cameron-crowe-and-jonsi-talk-we-bought-a-zoo/ |archive-date=2021-12-03 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}}</ref> He described the choice as "only natural", since "Jónsi has been a part of the making of ''We Bought A Zoo'' from the very beginning".<ref name="theuncool" /><ref name=":0" /> |
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== Composition == |
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Crowe opined that "The question was could he write stuff based on this movie and based on these characters as opposed to the huge canvas that he'd always written on in the past. It became apparent very quickly that he was up to the task." He further asked him to think of "a cinematic score" while writing, to which Jónsi disagreed and Crowe said "that, he shuts his eyes and gets lost in the musical world". For Jónsi, he felt writing to someone else's vision was the hardest part as "You can be egocentric when writing your own music. But when writing for film, “You have to think in terms of how the movie flows, this scene, etc. I learned a lot from it."<ref name=":1" /> |
Crowe opined that "The question was could he write stuff based on this movie and based on these characters as opposed to the huge canvas that he'd always written on in the past. It became apparent very quickly that he was up to the task." He further asked him to think of "a cinematic score" while writing, to which Jónsi disagreed and Crowe said "that, he shuts his eyes and gets lost in the musical world". For Jónsi, he felt writing to someone else's vision was the hardest part as "You can be egocentric when writing your own music. But when writing for film, “You have to think in terms of how the movie flows, this scene, etc. I learned a lot from it."<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Release == |
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The album's track list and cover art was officially revealed on November 2, 2011 in which the soundtrack was set for a December 13 by [[Columbia Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |date=2011-11-02 |title=Jónsi details We Bought A Zoo soundtrack |url=https://consequence.net/2011/11/jonsi-details-we-bought-a-zoo-soundtrack/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812023954/https://consequence.net/2011/11/jonsi-details-we-bought-a-zoo-soundtrack/ |archive-date=2022-08-12 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}</ref> On November 15, the first track from the album "Gathering Stones" was released by Jónsi through music streaming platforms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-15 |title=Cameron Crowe and Jónsi Share First Song from 'We Bought a Zoo' Soundtrack |url=https://www.out.com/movies/2011/11/15/cameron-crowe-and-jonsi-share-first-song-we-bought-zoo-soundtrack |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Out |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=Clare |date=2011-11-15 |title=Jónsi Debuts 'Gathering Stories' For New Cameron Crowe Movie |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2011/11/15/142238264/song-premiere-j-nsi-gathering-stories |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203044044/https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2011/11/15/142238264/song-premiere-j-nsi-gathering-stories |archive-date=2016-12-03 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=National Public Radio}}</ref> [[Rolling Stone|''Rolling Stone'']] previewed the soundtrack to stream exclusively ahead of its release in [[iTunes]] on December 5, which was followed by a CD release on December 12, a day ahead of the aforementioned release date.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sullivan |first=James |date=2011-12-07 |title=Exclusive Stream: Jonsi's 'We Bought a Zoo' Soundtrack |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/exclusive-stream-jonsis-we-bought-a-zoo-soundtrack-244208/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112014459/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/exclusive-stream-jonsis-we-bought-a-zoo-soundtrack-244208/ |archive-date=2020-11-12 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Critical response == |
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Reviewing for Pitchfork, Ian Cohen assigned a score of 7/10 and wrote "it's all lovely and certainly more immediately engaging and compact than Jónsi's mostly-instrumental ''[[Riceboy Sleeps]]'' multimedia project from 2009. But it also has something going for it more important than gorgeous ambience: the Jónsi seal of quality [...] offering the bold and evolving gestures of Jónsi's past decade in a relatively safe and compact design allows the possibility that a moviegoer might come out of the theater curious enough to parlay $10 into a meaningful relationship with Jónsi's music."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |title=Jónsi: We Bought a Zoo OST |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16104-we-bought-a-zoo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427023651/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16104-we-bought-a-zoo/ |archive-date=2012-04-27 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> A writer from ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' commented: "It's certainly easy to believe that these sublime pieces could have inspired such a profound reaction [from director Cameron Crowe]"<ref>{{Cite journal |date=April 2012 |title=Review {{ndash}} Jónsi: We Bought A Zoo (Music From The Motion Picture) |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/publications/april-2012-31929/ |journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |issue=4 |pages=81 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928191347/https://www.uncut.co.uk/publications/april-2012-31929/ |archive-date=2020-09-28 |access-date=2023-05-02}}</ref> Marcus Gilmer of ''[[The A.V. Club|The A. V. Club]]'' wrote "with Sigur Rós’ hiatus over and the success of ''Go'', this collection stands as a fine next step in Jónsi’s evolving career."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilmer |first=Marcus |date=2012-01-03 |title=Jónsi: From The Motion Picture We Bought A Zoo |url=https://www.avclub.com/jonsi-from-the-motion-picture-we-bought-a-zoo-1798170966 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105010342/https://www.avclub.com/jonsi-from-the-motion-picture-we-bought-a-zoo-1798170966 |archive-date=2019-11-05 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref> Andy Gill of ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote that Jónsi "devised a musical backdrop that subtly evokes the innocence, warmth and zoophiliac empathy of the film's message".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-15 |title=Album: Jonsi, We Bought a Zoo (Columbia) |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-jonsi-we-bought-a-zoo-columbia-7573633.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319233304/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-jonsi-we-bought-a-zoo-columbia-7573633.html |archive-date=2012-03-19 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Track listing == |
== Track listing == |
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== Additional music == |
== Additional music == |
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In addition to Jónsi's score, the complete soundtrack of the film included a variety of artists, which were not in the album.<ref>{{cite web |date=2011-12-29 |title=We Bought A Zoo – Complete Soundtrack |url=http://www.theuncool.com/2011/12/29/we-bought-a-zoo-complete-soundtrack/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911085410/http://www.theuncool.com/2011/12/29/we-bought-a-zoo-complete-soundtrack/ |archive-date=2014-09-11 |access-date=2011-12-30 |publisher=The Uncool}}</ref> The track list, according to ''[[IndieWire]]'':<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jagernauth |first=Kevin |date=2011-12-30 |title=All The Songs In ‘We Bought A Zoo’ (Yes, That Was Temple Of The Dog You Heard) |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/all-the-songs-in-we-bought-a-zoo-yes-that-was-temple-of-the-dog-you-heard-254705/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003011444/https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/all-the-songs-in-we-bought-a-zoo-yes-that-was-temple-of-the-dog-you-heard-254705/ |archive-date=2016-10-03 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}</ref> |
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* "[[Don't Come Around Here No More]]" – [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] |
* "[[Don't Come Around Here No More]]" – [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] |
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* "Do It Clean" – [[Echo & the Bunnymen]] |
* "Do It Clean" – [[Echo & the Bunnymen]] |
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* "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" – [[Otis Rush]] |
* "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" – [[Otis Rush]] |
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* "[[I Think It's Going to Rain Today]]" – [[Randy Newman]] |
* "[[I Think It's Going to Rain Today]]" – [[Randy Newman]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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We Bought a Zoo (Music from the Motion Picture) | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | December 5, 2011 (iTunes) December 12, 2011 (CD) | |||
Recorded | August 2011 | |||
Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
Length | 51:12 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Jónsi | |||
Jónsi chronology | ||||
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We Bought a Zoo (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2011 film of the same name directed by Cameron Crowe. The score for the film is composed by Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, lead singer of the band Sigur Rós, released on December 5, 2011 by Columbia Records.
The song Gathering Stories was on the shortlist of 39 songs that have a chance of being nominated for Best Original Song Oscar at the 84th Academy Awards.[1] This song was co-written by Jonsi Birgisson and Cameron Crowe.[1][2][3]
Background
In August 2011, it was announced that Icelandic musician Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, the lead singer of the band Sigur Rós, would be composing the music scores for We Bought a Zoo.[4] Crowe confirmed the same on Twitter when he was promoting his documentary film Pearl Jam Twenty. Crowe shared a long history with the band as the they licensed their first pieces of music for use in a film, allowing the former to use selected songs: "Svefn-g-englar", "Agaetis Byrjun" and the live version of "The Nothing Song" in Vanilla Sky (2001). He admitted playing the band's music constantly which inspired it to become the "DNA of his own film".[5]
Crowe selected a mix of tracks on his playlist, which includes three songs from Jónsi's studio album Go (2010). He said that the album to him "was so intoxicating and positive while still being complex" like "bringing joy and positivity with equal measures of truth and depth with the music".[6] When the album was played on set, Matt Damon and the associates responded to the music immediately, which intended Crowe thinking that "he would be the right musical voice, if he scores for the film". During the same time, Jónsi mailed Crowe after watching Almost Famous (2000) on television, agreeing to be a part of the film.[7]
In a November 2011 interview to Uproxx, Crowe recalled that he thought on asking his associates to have Neil Young or Eddie Vedder (both artists were featured on Crowe's playlist mix given to Damon) to score for the film, but ultimately felt Jónsi was the right choice.[7] He described the choice as "only natural", since "Jónsi has been a part of the making of We Bought A Zoo from the very beginning".[4][5]
Composition
Three days after Jónsi mailing Crowe, he arrived to Los Angeles for a one-week scoring session, and wrote all the main themes on his laptop. He composed the film's theme as the first for the film, which was a "magical, child-like composition" and played largely on a glockenspiel that created "a sense of awe and wonder". His primary scoring session was happened at the Newman Scoring Stage in Fox Studios, where the director, composer and other music personnel had separate offices, so that all the people who were working on the film were only in this house, he called it as "a really concentrated energy".[7]
Crowe opined that "The question was could he write stuff based on this movie and based on these characters as opposed to the huge canvas that he'd always written on in the past. It became apparent very quickly that he was up to the task." He further asked him to think of "a cinematic score" while writing, to which Jónsi disagreed and Crowe said "that, he shuts his eyes and gets lost in the musical world". For Jónsi, he felt writing to someone else's vision was the hardest part as "You can be egocentric when writing your own music. But when writing for film, “You have to think in terms of how the movie flows, this scene, etc. I learned a lot from it."[7]
Release
The album's track list and cover art was officially revealed on November 2, 2011 in which the soundtrack was set for a December 13 by Columbia Records.[8] On November 15, the first track from the album "Gathering Stones" was released by Jónsi through music streaming platforms.[9][10] Rolling Stone previewed the soundtrack to stream exclusively ahead of its release in iTunes on December 5, which was followed by a CD release on December 12, a day ahead of the aforementioned release date.[11]
Critical response
Reviewing for Pitchfork, Ian Cohen assigned a score of 7/10 and wrote "it's all lovely and certainly more immediately engaging and compact than Jónsi's mostly-instrumental Riceboy Sleeps multimedia project from 2009. But it also has something going for it more important than gorgeous ambience: the Jónsi seal of quality [...] offering the bold and evolving gestures of Jónsi's past decade in a relatively safe and compact design allows the possibility that a moviegoer might come out of the theater curious enough to parlay $10 into a meaningful relationship with Jónsi's music."[12] A writer from Uncut commented: "It's certainly easy to believe that these sublime pieces could have inspired such a profound reaction [from director Cameron Crowe]"[13] Marcus Gilmer of The A. V. Club wrote "with Sigur Rós’ hiatus over and the success of Go, this collection stands as a fine next step in Jónsi’s evolving career."[14] Andy Gill of The Independent wrote that Jónsi "devised a musical backdrop that subtly evokes the innocence, warmth and zoophiliac empathy of the film's message".[15]
Track listing
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Why Not?" | Jónsi | 4:49 |
2. | "Ævin Endar" | Jónsi | 3:32 |
3. | "Boy Lilikoi" | Jónsi | 4:29 |
4. | "Sun" | Jónsi | 1:50 |
5. | "Brambles" | Jónsi | 2:24 |
6. | "Sinking Friendships" | Jónsi | 4:42 |
7. | "We Bought a Zoo" | Jónsi | 4:21 |
8. | "Hoppípolla" | Sigur Rós | 4:30 |
9. | "Snærisendar" | Jónsi | 2:43 |
10. | "Sink Ships" | Jónsi | 2:21 |
11. | "Go Do" | Jónsi | 4:41 |
12. | "Whole Made of Pieces" | Jónsi | 2:47 |
13. | "Humming" | Jónsi | 2:33 |
14. | "First Day" | Jónsi | 1:40 |
15. | "Gathering Stories" | Jónsi | 3:56 |
Total length: | 51:12 |
Additional music
In addition to Jónsi's score, the complete soundtrack of the film included a variety of artists, which were not in the album.[16] The track list, according to IndieWire:[17]
- "Don't Come Around Here No More" – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- "Do It Clean" – Echo & the Bunnymen
- "Airline to Heaven" – Wilco
- "Don't Be Shy" – Cat Stevens
- "Living with the Law" – Chris Whitley
- "Last Medicine Dance" – Mike McCready
- "Buckets of Rain" – Bob Dylan
- "I'm Open" – Eddie Vedder
- "No Soy Del Valle" – Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno
- "Like I Told You" – Acetone
- "Ashley Collective" – Mike McCready
- "For a Few Dollars More" – The Upsetters
- "Hunger Strike" – Temple of the Dog
- "Mariachi El Bronx" – Mariachi El Bronx
- "Haleakala Sunset" – CKsquared
- "Cinnamon Girl" (live) – Neil Young
- "Holocene" – Bon Iver
- "Throwing Arrows" – Mike McCready
- "Work to Do" – The Isley Brothers
- "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" – Otis Rush
- "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" – Randy Newman
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- ^ Buchanan, Kyle. "Oscar-Qualifying Songs Include Zooey Deschanel, Snub Madonna". Vulture. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
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- ^ Radish, Christina (December 21, 2011). "Cameron Crowe Talks WE BOUGHT A ZOO, Documentary THE UNION, His Next Movie, and More". Collider. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
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- ^ "Cameron Crowe and Jónsi Share First Song from 'We Bought a Zoo' Soundtrack". Out. November 15, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Flynn, Clare (November 15, 2011). "Jónsi Debuts 'Gathering Stories' For New Cameron Crowe Movie". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Sullivan, James (December 7, 2011). "Exclusive Stream: Jonsi's 'We Bought a Zoo' Soundtrack". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
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- ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (December 30, 2011). "All The Songs In 'We Bought A Zoo' (Yes, That Was Temple Of The Dog You Heard)". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2023.