The Idea of You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2024 film of the same name directed by Michael Showalter starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine. The film's soundtrack featured 10 songs performed by the fictional band August Moon and co-written by Savan Kotecha who served as the executive music producer. It also featured a suite from the score composed by Siddhartha Khosla.
| The Idea of You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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| Soundtrack album by August Moon and Nicholas Galitzine | |
| Released | May 2, 2024 |
| Recorded | 2024 |
| Length | 32:24 (standard) 50:44 (deluxe) |
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| Producer | Savan Kotecha (exec.) |
| Singles from The Idea of You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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The soundtrack, distributed by Arista Records and Sony Music, was released alongside the film on May 2, 2024, in digital platforms, while it was physically released the following day. It was further preceded by a deluxe edition of the album consisting of four live performances of the songs from the band.
Production
editAccording to music producer, Savan Kotecha, the only challenge was to have "songs that felt big" making the fictional band August Moon larger-than-life.[2] The film's music supervisors Frankie Pine and Marcus Tamkin have cited several boy bands as inspiration, notably includes One Direction, Maroon 5, NSYNC and BTS.[3][4] Kotecha who had previously worked with the former in few of the songs, had opined that the music in the film will not be mostly based on that particular band.[5][6] The lead singer of the boy band, Hayes Campbell, is portrayed by Galitzine who also hails a musical background. With his casting, matching the on-screen and off-screen personalities of the character, Kotecha added that, "I was treating it like Hayes [Campbell] was a real person. Based on my own experiences, and conversations that I"d had with artists, I know who he would be, and what he would be feeling."[7]
Kotecha wanted the original songs to "illustrate August Moon"s evolution from shiny new boy band to radio mainstays".[7] The songs from the film, indicates the band's creative control with their attempts for more substance and texture in the lyrics and music and chronologically follow Campbell's development, both as a character and musician, in order to work in the film's context.[2] "Taste" being an "edgier, sexier" song was featured as the fictional band's second album, while "Guard Down" was from their third album which showcases the "pitfalls of fame".[2][7] "Closer" was described as the indicator of Solène Marchand and Campbell' romantic relationship at Coachella.[2] The song "Dance Before We Walk" had a "bubbly" and "teenybopper-ish", which played during Campbell's departure from the band.[7] The song appear "in bits and pieces" revolving around piano and guitar interludes and lyrics written sporadically throughout.[2] This was meant to explore Campbell's creative progression of a solo singer-songwriter while also being a part of the development of Campbell and Marchand's relationship.[2] "The Idea of You" and "Go Rogue" showcased Hayes' growth as a solo artist.[2] The only pre-existing song from the soundtrack was "I Got You" which had additional production from Ilya Salmanzadeh and Babyface.[2]
Kotecha curated and composed the songs for nearly two to three months beginning June 2023, to shape it around Galitzine's vocals. Galitzine recorded his vocals at Sweden which took him three days, while normally it would take three weeks, with recording each song would take two days.[2][7] He then recruited few of his friends and collaborators to serve as the remainder of the band members and background vocalists.[2][8]
Marketing and release
editThe soundtrack preceded with the first single "Dance Before We Walk" released on March 6, 2024.[9] It was followed by "Taste" and "Closer" on April 12 and 26, respectively.[10][11] The soundtrack was digitally released on May 2, 2024 coinciding with the film's streaming release on Amazon Prime Video, while it was released in CD and vinyl LP, the following day.[11][12] An accompanying deluxe edition featuring live performances of four songs from the band was released on the same day as the film.[13]
Critical reception
editWendy Ide of The Observer felt that "some of the music is insipid (although Galitzine, performing his own vocals, acquits himself soulfully)".[14] Rafael Motamayor of IndieWire described the soundtrack as "catchy",[15] while Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair deciphered it as "believable bops".[16] Fletcher Peters of The Daily Beast summarised "The songs, too, are the same kind of 'stuck in your head all day' as 1D [One Direction] hits".[17] Isabella Soares of Collider wrote "The music, written by Savan Kotecha, is boy band material, but the emphasis on only Galitzine's vocals makes the whole idea of him being part of a group, rather than a solo act, unconvincing."[18] Sage Dunlap of Paste wrote "The original songs are nothing more than supermarket ambience and nauseating radio replays in the world of August Moon, but for us, the boy band frenzy feels nostalgic and charming. The songs are easily placed as music to make preteens swoon, and Galitzine"s suave presence helps make the act believable."[19] Rocco T. Thompson of Slant Magazine wrote "the handful of August Moon tracks aren"t trying to ape a certain boy band sound so much as serve as solid pop ditties in their own right".[20]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Taste" | August Moon | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Dance Before We Walk" | August Moon | 2:38 |
| 3. | "The Idea of You" | 3:06 | |
| 4. | "Closer" | August Moon | 2:47 |
| 5. | "I Got You" | August Moon | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Guard Down" | August Moon | 2:33 |
| 7. | "Go Rogue" | Nicholas Galitzine | 2:42 |
| 8. | "The Idea of You" (acoustic version) | Nicholas Galitzine | 2:15 |
| 9. | "Dance Before We Walk" (acoustic version) |
| 2:23 |
| 10. | "Taste" (R3hab remix) |
| 2:02 |
| 11. | "Score Suite" | Siddhartha Khosla | 5:46 |
| Total length: | 32:24 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "So Cold" | August Moon | 2:41 |
| 13. | "The Idea of You" (Hayes solo) | Nicholas Galitzine | 3:06 |
| 14. | "Taste" (live from Barcelona) | August Moon | 3:35 |
| 15. | "Guard Down" (live from the Desert) | August Moon | 2:42 |
| 16. | "Closer" (live from the Desert) | August Moon | 3:04 |
| 17. | "I Got You" (live from the Desert) | August Moon | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 50:44 | ||
Additional music
edit| External audio | |
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 The Idea of You playlist curated by Spotify featuring songs from the original soundtrack and other non-album songs used in the film |
The film features the following songs that are not featured in the soundtrack, which includes:[12]
- "Light On" – Maggie Rogers
- "If We Ever Broke Up" – Mae Stephens
- "Paper Bag" – Fiona Apple
- "Pay Your Way In Pain" – St. Vincent
- "Digital Witness" – St. Vincent
- "Actor Out of Work" – St. Vincent
- "I Go" (edit) – Peggy Gou
- "Stranger" – Chris Lake
- "Les Fleurs" – Minnie Riperton
- "Dance Hall Days" – Wang Chung
- "In Your Room" – The Bangles
- "Let's Groove" – Earth, Wind & Fire
- "More, More, More" – Andrea True
- "I Can Dream About You" – Dan Hartman
- "Battez-vous" – Brigitte
- "Voilà" – Jeanne Cherhal
Charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[21] | 15 |
| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[22] | 1 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Editions | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | May 2, 2024 | Standard | [23] | ||
| May 3, 2024 | |||||
| Deluxe |
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[24] |
Original score
edit| The Idea of You (Original Motion Picture Score) | ||||
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| Released | May 17, 2024 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 30:10 | |||
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| Producer | Siddhartha Khosla | |||
| Siddhartha Khosla chronology | ||||
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The Idea of You (Original Motion Picture Score) is the second album for the film featuring the original score composed by Siddhartha Khosla released through Arista Records and Sony Music on May 17, 2024.[25]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Longing" | 1:14 |
| 2. | "Warehouse" | 2:33 |
| 3. | "Art Gallery" | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Hotel Visit" | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Text Warning" | 2:27 |
| 6. | "Painting" | 1:26 |
| 7. | "Texting…" | 1:29 |
| 8. | "In the Rain" | 1:13 |
| 9. | "Solene Flies Home" | 1:40 |
| 10. | "Have to Go" | 1:19 |
| 11. | "How the Story Goes" | 1:56 |
| 12. | "Airport Ride" | 1:21 |
| 13. | "The Hardest Part" | 1:52 |
| 14. | "Score Suite" | 5:46 |
| Total length: | 30:10 | |
References
edit- ^ "August Moon - Guard Down". EarOne (in Italian). Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Paul, Larisha (May 3, 2024). "How Real Hitmakers and a Boy Band Bootcamp Made Nicholas Galitzine a Pop Star in 'The Idea of You'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Thania (May 3, 2024). "Nicholas Galitzine and "The Idea of You" Music Producers on Crafting August Moon as a "Conglomeration of Legendary Boy Bands" Like One Direction, NSYNC and BTS". Variety. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Roth, Madeline (May 2, 2024). "The Story Behind Hollywood"s Hottest New (Fake) Boy Band". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Ahlgrim, Callie (March 16, 2024). "'The Idea of You' soundtrack producer says he wasn't thinking about One Direction while writing music for August Moon". Business Insider. Archived from the original on March 17, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Bove, Kate (May 4, 2024). "The Idea Of You Does Have A Massive One Direction Connection, But It's Not Harry Styles". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Cardenas, Cat (May 3, 2024). ""The Idea of You" Team on Creating a Pop Star in Nicholas Galitzine: "He Just Made the Songs Come Alive"". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Edwards, Belen (May 2, 2024). "'The Idea of You's August Moon gives us the boy band bops we deserve". Mashable. Archived from the original on May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "August Moon"s Original Song "Dance Before We Walk" from Michael Showalter"s "The Idea of You" Released". Film Music Reporter. March 6, 2024. Archived from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Complete 'The Idea Of You' Soundtrack – From August Moon To Anne-Marie". Capital FM. May 3, 2024. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ a b ""The Idea of You" Soundtrack Album Details". Film Music Reporter. April 26, 2024. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "The Idea of You soundtrack: All the songs in the romcom". Radio Times. Archived from the original on May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ ""The Idea of You" Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Released". Film Music Reporter. May 4, 2024. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Ide, Wendy (May 5, 2024). "The Idea of You review – Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine spark in crowd-pleasing romcom". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Motamayor, Rafael (March 17, 2024). "'The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway Shines in Steamy, Electric Coming-of-Age Romantic Comedy". IndieWire. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ Lawson, Richard (April 30, 2024). "'The Idea of You' Is Premium Grade Fanfic". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ Peters, Fletcher (May 1, 2024). "Harry Styles Gets His Own 'Fifty Shades of Grey' in 'The Idea of You'". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ Soares, Isabella (May 1, 2024). "'The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine Rom-Com Wins". Collider. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Dunlap, Sage (April 29, 2024). "The Idea of You Delivers an Unexpected, Heart-Pounding Romance". Paste. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Rocco T. (March 18, 2024). "'The Idea of You' Review: A Smart Look at an Age-Gap Romance". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Official Compilations Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "The Idea of You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists". Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "The Idea of You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Deluxe Edition) by Various Artists". Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via Amazon Music.
- ^ "'The Idea of You' Score Album to Be Released". Film Music Reporter. May 16, 2024. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.