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The Spectacular Now At A Theater Near You This Weekend!

Due to popular demand as one of the most well reviewed films of the summer The Spectacular Now is expanding into more theaters this weekend- nows your chance to see the movie everyone is talking about, and hear Rob Simonsen’s beautiful score.

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91% Positive at Rotten Tomatoes!
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_spectacular_now/

“4 stars” Roger Ebert
” A PERFECT MOVE” NY Daily News
” Shailene Woodley is Marvelous and Miles Teller is Excellent”  LA WEEKLY

GET THE ALBUM HERE!
The Spectacular Now at iTunes / Amazon

The Spectacular Now Track Listing:

1. My Name Is Sutter Keely – Rob Simonsen
2. Paper Route – Rob Simonsen
3. Sutter and Amy – Rob Simonsen
4. Amy’s House – Rob Simonsen
5. Im’ing Cassidy – Rob Simonsen
6. Walk in the Trees – Rob Simonsen
7. Turn It Around – Rob Simonsen
8. Prom Flask – Rob Simonsen
9. I Want to Call Him – Rob Simonsen
10. Porch Talk – Rob Simonsen
11. Drive to Dad’s – Rob Simonsen
12. I Wasn’t Kicked out, I Left – Rob Simonsen
13. Waiting Room – Rob Simonsen
14. Goodbye, Cassidy – Rob Simonsen
15. Leaving Her – Rob Simonsen
16. I’m a King – Rob Simonsen
17. Towards an Unknown Future – Rob Simonsen
18. Epictacular Then – Rob Simonsen
19. In the Moment – Rob Simonsen
20. It’s in the Air – Rob Simonsen
21. Song for Zula – Phosphorescent
22. Baby – Ariel Pink, Dâm-Funk
23. Wakin’ on a Pretty Day – Kurt Vile

The Spectacular Now (More Music from the Motion Picture)

GET THE ALBUM HERE!
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The Spectacular Now (More music from) Track Listing:

1. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young – Faron Young
2. Go Hard – Kutt the Check
3. Wild Nights – Snake! Snake! Snakes!
4. New Theory – Washed Out
5. Farming Man – Tennessee River Crooks
6. The Riff – Just Water
7. No Good with Secrets – Saturday Looks Good To Me
8. Need Someone to Love – Norma Jenkins

Preview all the songs from the album here:

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Interview with The Spectacular Now composer Rob Simonsen

Check out this interview from FilmMusicMag.com with The Spectacular Now composer Rob Simonsen:

Simonsen’s subtly captivating music is totally in the headspace of these two characters, the hilarious boozy-brass opening of “Spectacular Now” gradually getting past the humor to reveal its drifting self in beautiful washes of melancholy melody. For “The Way Way Back,” an alternately lyrical and bouncy guitar-driven theme pushes Duncan out the door for his journey of water slide self-discovery, all while gentle, echoing chords and a piano show the dead-end his mom’s settled for with a passive-aggressive boyfriend.

Though each Simonsen score is character specific, they’re linked by an understated, highly melodic approach that links the films and their music as taking place in the same teen universe where quirky humor blends with the angst of invading adulthood. Their offbeat tones show that Simonsen has indeed learned well from time spent with Mychael Danna, a composer who set the bar for the musically offbeat with such scores as “The Ice Storm,” “The Sweet Hereafter” and “Little Miss Sunshine.” Fully teaming as composers for the quirky acoustical romance of “Management” and a surprisingly traditional orchestral approach that counted down the bittersweet “(500) Days of Summer).” While he’s remained just as busy with more grown-up concerns from a murderous heir in “All Good Things” to the cop family of TV’s “Bluebloods” and the ironic task of “Seeking A Friend for the End of the World,” “The Spectacular Now” and “The Way Way Back” represent the full graduation of Simonsen into Gen Y scoring as he translates the tunes its characters listen to into the entrancing scores of their lives.

Read the full interview here: http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=11552

Download the  The Spectacular Now soundtrack now at:  http://bit.ly/SpecNowSoundtrack and see the film, in Theaters Today!

The Spectacular Now at iTunes / Amazon
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The Spectacular Now Soundtrack out today!

Out Today!  Check out Rob Simonsen’s beautiful score to The Spectacular Nowhttp://bit.ly/SpecNowSoundtrack

In addition to heartfelt and touching score composed by Rob Simonsen (The Way Way Back, Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World Soundtrack), the album includes these songs from the movie: ”Song For Zula” by Phosphorescent, ”Baby” by Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and ”Wakin’ On A Pretty Day” by Kurt Vile.   Download it today!

GET THE ALBUM HERE!
The Spectacular Now at iTunes / Amazon

The Spectacular Now Track Listing:

1. My Name Is Sutter Keely – Rob Simonsen
2. Paper Route – Rob Simonsen
3. Sutter and Amy – Rob Simonsen
4. Amy’s House – Rob Simonsen
5. Im’ing Cassidy – Rob Simonsen
6. Walk in the Trees – Rob Simonsen
7. Turn It Around – Rob Simonsen
8. Prom Flask – Rob Simonsen
9. I Want to Call Him – Rob Simonsen
10. Porch Talk – Rob Simonsen
11. Drive to Dad’s – Rob Simonsen
12. I Wasn’t Kicked out, I Left – Rob Simonsen
13. Waiting Room – Rob Simonsen
14. Goodbye, Cassidy – Rob Simonsen
15. Leaving Her – Rob Simonsen
16. I’m a King – Rob Simonsen
17. Towards an Unknown Future – Rob Simonsen
18. Epictacular Then – Rob Simonsen
19. In the Moment – Rob Simonsen
20. It’s in the Air – Rob Simonsen
21. Song for Zula – Phosphorescent
22. Baby – Ariel Pink, Dâm-Funk
23. Wakin’ on a Pretty Day – Kurt Vile

Listen to exclusive track from The Spectacular Now Soundtrack!

From Indiewire today:

In the midst of the summer blockbuster season, it may be hard to remember that a lot of really good movies are on the horizon, and one picture that made our honorable mentions roundup in our 2013: The Best Films Of The Year…So Far list was “The Spectacular Now,” from “Smashed” director James Ponsoldt. And with the movie on the way, we’ve got an exclusive listen to one of the many winning elements of the film, the score by Rob Simonsen (“The Way Way Back,” “Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World“).

Starring Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley, “The Spectacular Now” follows the blossoming romance between Aimee (Woodley), and the popular yet aimless Sutter (Teller). As you’ll hear in the track “Paper Route” from the score, Simonsen nicely captures the tenor of the film, which bounces from melancholy to something a bit lighter on its feet. It’s a movie we called “a valuable and honest film that’s worth the investment,” when we saw it at Sundance, and needless to say, it’s one we recommend tracking down this summer.

“The Spectacular Now” opens on August 2nd, with the soundtrack arriving on digital outlets on July 30th. Full details for the release are below along with the exclusive listen of “Paper Route.”

Read the full article here: http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/listen-exclusive-track-from-the-spectacular-now-score-by-rob-simonsen-20130729

 

Album out tomorrow! Pre-order it here: http://bit.ly/SpecNowSoundtrack

TSN SOUNDTRACK_COVER

The Spectacular Now Soundtrack – Details and Cover Art!

Here are the full details of The Spectacular Now Soundtrack, coming out digitally on July 30th!

TSN SOUNDTRACK_COVER

In addition to heartfelt and touching score composed by Rob Simonsen, who  also composed the scores to The Way Way Back and Seeking A Friend For The End Of The Worldthe album includes these songs from the movie: “Song For Zula” by Phosphorescent, “Baby” by Ariel Pink and “Wakin’ On A Pretty Day” by Kurt Vile.

The Spectacular Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

01. My Name Is Sutter Keely – Rob Simonsen
02. Paper Route – Rob Simonsen
03. Sutter and Amy – Rob Simonsen
04. Amy’s House – Rob Simonsen
05. IM’ing Cassidy – Rob Simonsen
06. Walk in the Trees – Rob Simonsen
07. Turn It Around – Rob Simonsen
08. Prom Flask – Rob Simonsen
09. I Want To Call Him – Rob Simonsen
10. Porch Talk – Rob Simonsen
11. Drive to Dad’s – Rob Simonsen
12. I Wasn’t Kicked Out, I Left – Rob Simonsen
13. Waiting Room – Rob Simonsen
14. Goodbye, Cassidy – Rob Simonsen
15. Leaving Her – Rob Simonsen
16. I’m a King – Rob Simonsen
17. Towards an Unknown Future – Rob Simonsen
18. Epictacular Then – Rob Simonsen
19. In the Moment- Rob Simonsen
20. It’s in the Air- Rob Simonsen

BONUS TRACKS
21. Song for Zula – Phosphorescent
22. Baby (feat. Dâm-Funk) – Ariel Pink
23. Wakin’ On a Pretty Day – Kurt Vile

Watch the Trailer: