Licorice Pizza (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack for the 2021 film of the same name. It was released by Republic Records on the same date as the film, November 26, 2021. The album was additionally released in physical CD and vinyl on December 10.[1] It featured contemporary music from the 1970s, with artists such as Paul McCartney and Wings, David Bowie, Gordon Lightfoot, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and Chico Hamilton.[2] The album accompanied the film's original score composed by Jonny Greenwood,[3] although none of the original music was released separately as a soundtrack.[4][5]
Track listing
The track list was officially announced on November 9, 2021.
Nolan Paul from Hot Press praised the soundtrack as "expertly curated".[8] Complimenting it as "one of the unforgettable film soundtracks", Mikael Pitanguy of Collider commented that "Within the soundtrack, the choice of songs and synchronicity with the scenes couldn't fit better. As a viewer watching this film, you feel the sensation of being young and free in a simpler time, due to this synchronicity previously mentioned";[9] he also felt that the film score "adds depth to the story and to the characters causing the audience to get emotionally involved in the movie and care about the characters."[9] Analysing on the film's musical choices, Lauren Hurrell of MovieWeb commented it as "The eclectic mix of tracks creates an old-timey jaunt through melancholic woodwind and bittersweet piano riffs on to tender and punchy vocals and the poppy sounds of the '60s and '70s which all aid in illuminating the story".[10] Edward Mawer of Outtake Magazine called the soundtrack and the film as "a refreshingly realistic and enchanting depiction of the spontaneity of youth".[11]
Best-of lists
Select 2021 year-end rankings of Licorice Pizza in film soundtracks list
