New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The original motion picture soundtrack for Beautiful Boy was released today by Warner Bros. Records. The film opens in theaters today from Amazon Studios in New York and Los Angeles, and expanding further the following weeks.
Beautiful Boy is a deeply moving portrait of a family's unwavering love and commitment to each other in the face of their son's addiction and his attempts at recovery. It is based on two memoirs, one from acclaimed journalist
David Sheff and the other from his son, Nic Sheff. As Nic repeatedly relapses, the Sheffs are faced with the harsh reality that addiction is a disease that does not discriminate and can hit any family at any time.
Available here, the soundtrack includes "Treasure," an exclusive new song from acclaimed UK artist Sampha. The track, which plays over the end credits, is the first new music from Sampha since his February 2017 debut album, Process (Young Turks), which won the Mercury Prize. He wrote and produced "
Treasure" himself, recording it in London in August 2018.
"I wrote 'Treasure' after seeing the film for the first time," explains Sampha, who has previously lent his vocal, production and songwriting talents to a whole range of standout releases, from UK contemporaries such as SBTRKT, FKA twigs, Lil Silva and
Jessie Ware to world-renowned superstars like Beyoncé, Kanye West, Frank Ocean,
Solange and Drake. "Nic and David's story, and the dynamic between them, really resonated with me on an emotional level and 'Treasure' is my response, filtered through the lens of my own experiences. I feel honoured to be asked to contribute something to a film as authentic and important as this."
"Sampha's style and tone superbly encompasses Beautiful Boy and captures the raw emotional journey of Nic and
David Sheff," says Bob Bowen, Head of
Music for Amazon Studios. "We're so lucky to feature Sampha's emerging talent and work in our film."
In addition to "Treasure," the soundtrack features an extraordinary selection of songs that reflect the vastly different worlds of the father and son - from John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy),"
David Bowie's "Sound and Vision" and Tim Buckley's "Song To The
Siren (Take 7)" to
Massive Attack's "Protection," Nirvana's "Territorial Pissings" and Aphex Twin's "Nanou2." See below for track listing.
"The music the filmmakers have chosen to be included in the film very accurately represents the soundtrack of our lives at the time," said
David and Nic Sheff. "We are so thankful to everyone involved, including Sampha and the amazing song he wrote for the film.
Music was an essential part of our emotional journey, so it's wonderful to hear it interwoven in the movie in a way that feels completely authentic. It's another reason we're grateful to have our family's story made into this wonderful film."
Beautiful Boy has already won critical acclaim since its launch at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone calls it "An emotional powerhouse too powerful to resist...impossible to forget." Variety's Owen Gleiberman noted, "Every last thing the movie shows us...is entirely authentic." TheWrap's Steve Pond observed, "Carell is a marvelously sensitive, largely quiet tour de force."
Directed by Felix van Groeningen (Belgica, The Broken Circle Breakdown), the film stars Academy Award® nominees Steve Carell (Foxcatcher, The Big Short) and Timothée Chalamet (Interstellar, Call Me by Your Name), Golden Globe® winner Maura Tierney ("The Affair," Baby Mama), Academy Award nominee Amy Ryan (Birdman, Gone Baby Gone) and Academy Award® winner Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People).
Beautiful Boy is produced by
Plan B Entertainment's Academy Award-winners Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner (Moonlight, 12 Years a Slave, The Big Short). Nan Morales (Selma) is executive producer. The screenplay by Academy Award® nominee Luke Davies (Lion) and van Groeningen is adapted from the books Beautiful Boy: A Father's
Journey Through His Son's Addiction by
David Sheff and Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff.
BEAUTIFUL BOY (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) - TRACK LISTING:
1. "
Treasure" - Sampha
2. "Helicon 1" - Mogwai
3. "Protection" -
Massive Attack
4. "Territorial Pissings" - Nirvana
5. "Sound and Vision" -
David Bowie
6. "Song To The
Siren (Take 7)" - Tim Buckley
7. "Svefn-g-englar" - Sigur Rós
8. "Bridge" - Amon Tobin
9. "Haiti" - Pan Sonic
10. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" - John Lennon
11. "Wiseblood (Johnny
Jewel Remix) - Zola Jesus and Johnny Jewel
12. "Nanou2" - Aphex Twin
13. "Of Once and
Future Kings" - Pavlov's Dog
14. "Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 II. Lento e Largo - Tranquillissimo" - Dawn Upshaw, London Sinfonietta &
David Zinman.
