If I Stay (soundtrack)

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If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedAugust 19, 2014 (2014-08-19)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length49:38
LabelWaterTower Music

If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2014 film of the same name released by WaterTower Music on August 19, 2014.[1][2] The album features a compilation of songs from The Orwells, Tanlines, Lucius, Odessa, Ane Brun, Linnea Olsson, Sonic Youth, Beck, Tom Odell, Ben Howard. The fictional band Willamette Stone also contributed to the album, which were played by Vancouver-based alternative rock band Hawking, and produced by indie rock producer Adam Lasus. The songs performed by the band were written specifically for the film.[3]

"It was immediately clear to me that If I Stay needed to feature a soundtrack assembled from a wide variety of styles and genres and would meld together to form an emotional, symphonic whole. The songs would reflect Adam's (Blackley) roots in punk music and his contemporary sensibility, as well as the classical canon that Mia (Moretz) would master to apply to Juilliard. As I would often tell the cast and crew, in the world of If I Stay, music is the air that people breathe."

— R. J. Cutler

The album received generally positive reviews from critics, and music listeners and peaked at number 54 on the Billboard 200 in the United States,[4] and number 77 in Australia.[5] A vinyl edition of the album was released on October 23, 2014.

Reception[edit]

Timothy Monger of Allmusic mentioned the soundtrack as "an enjoyable mix of melodic, guitar-based indie rock and acoustic ballads".[6] Writing for ABC News, Allan Raible compared the soundtrack to the music of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Garden State (2004) and The Bling Ring (2013), as it is "obviously constructed to compliment the specific tone of the movie above all else".[7] He concluded "While this soundtrack plays with expected conventions of the teen-romance genre, it also takes some clever, unexpected chances."[7]

Bruce E. Steele of Asheville Citizen-Times reviewed the soundtrack, saying "The soundtrack leans toward pop rock a la 1993 — Beck, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth — and Adam’s supposedly punk-inspired band is actually reminiscent of Goo Goo Dolls’ better songs. With the AAA tunes and two near-perfect 30-something parents (Mireille Enos and Joshua Leonard, both adorable in the extensive flashbacks), “If I Stay” plays as much to moms as to actual adolescents. Speaking of music: Any teen movie that teases out deep feelings from pieces by Bach, Saint-Saens and Beethoven gets bonus points — even if the movie’s corporate handlers were too squeamish to put the cello music on the standard soundtrack album."[8]

Three of the original songs: "Heart Like Yours", "I Never Wanted To Go" and "Mind", performed by Williamette Stone were shortlisted for the 87th Academy Awards, but could not get selected.[9][10]

Track listing[edit]

If I Stay: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[11]
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Who Needs You"The Orwells3:19
2."Until We Get There"Lucius3:28
3."I Want What You Have"Willamette Stone3:30
4."All of Me"Tanlines3:50
5."Promise"Ben Howard6:21
6."Never Coming Down"Willamette Stone3:23
7."Halo"Ane Brun and Linnea Olsson3:52
8."I Will Be There"Odessa4:35
9."Mind"Willamette Stone3:13
10."Morning"Beck5:22
11."Karen Revisited"Sonic Youth11:12
12."Today"Willamette Stone2:42
13."Heart Like Yours"Willamette Stone3:20
14."Heal" (If I Stay version)Tom Odell3:13
Total length:61:19
If I Stay: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Deluxe edition[12]
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Who Needs You"The Orwells3:19
2."Until We Get There"Lucius3:28
3."I Want What You Have"Willamette Stone3:30
4."All of Me"Tanlines3:50
5."Promise"Ben Howard6:21
6."Never Coming Down"Willamette Stone3:23
7."Halo"Ane Brun and Linnea Olsson3:52
8."I Will Be There"Odessa4:35
9."Mind"Willamette Stone3:13
10."Morning"Beck5:22
11."I Never Wanted to Go"Willamette Stone3:33
12."Karen Revisited"Sonic Youth11:12
13."Today"Willamette Stone2:42
14."Heart Like Yours"Willamette Stone3:20
15."Heal" (If I Stay version)Tom Odell3:13
16."Suite No. 1 in G Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1007: Prelude"Johann Sebastian Bach2:58
17."Cello Concerto in A Minor, op. 33"Camille Saint-Saëns1:20
18."Sonata in B Minor for Solo Cello, op. 8"Alisa Weilerstein and Zoltán Kodály3:46
Total length:72:57

Charts[edit]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 77
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[13] 36
UK Downloads Chart (OCC)[14] 24
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[15] 32
US Billboard 200[4] 54
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[16] 10

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various August 19, 2014
WaterTower Music [17]
CD [18]
October 23, 2014 Vinyl [19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "If I Stay: Original Motion Picture Soundtrck". WaterTower Music. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "'If I Stay' Soundtrack Details". filmmusicreporter.com. July 25, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Is Willamette Stone A Real Band? The 'If I Stay' Rockers Have an Interesting Story". Bustle. August 22, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (August 29, 2014). "Smokey Robinson Scores Highest-Charting Album in 33 Years". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 September 2014" (PDF) (1280). Australian Web Archive. September 15, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Original Soundtrack - If I Stay [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved November 11, 2022
  7. ^ a b Raible, Allan. "Music Reviews: The Latest From Imogen Heap, Kimbra, Smokey Robinson and More". ABC News. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  8. ^ Steele, Bruce C. "Movie review-'If I Stay' is Disney bright, Austen sappy". The Asheville Citizen Times. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "79 ORIGINAL SONGS VIE FOR 2014 OSCAR". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. December 12, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  10. ^ Kreps, Daniel (December 13, 2014). "Coldplay, Lorde Make Best Original Song Oscar Shortlist". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  11. ^ "If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Inc. August 19, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  12. ^ "If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition]". Apple Inc. August 19, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  13. ^ "Official Compilations Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  14. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  16. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Top Soundtracks)". Billboard. September 5, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  17. ^ Various artists (August 19, 2014). "If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Amazon Music. WaterTower Music. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  18. ^ Various artists (2014), If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), WaterTower Music, retrieved November 11, 2022
  19. ^ Various artists (2014), If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), WaterTower Music, retrieved November 11, 2022
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