2014 soundtrack albums
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is thesoundtrack album for theMarvel Studios filmGuardians of the Galaxy . Featuring the songs present onPeter Quill 'smixtape in the film, the album was released byHollywood Records on July 29, 2014. A separatefilm score album,Guardians of the Galaxy (Original Score) , composed byTyler Bates , was also released by Hollywood Records on the same date, along with a deluxe version featuring both albums.[citation needed ] The soundtrack album reached number one on the USBillboard 200 chart, becoming the first soundtrack album in history consisting entirely of previously released songs to top the chart.
The album topped theBillboard Top Soundtracks chart for 11 consecutive weeks[ 1] and 16 weeks in total.[ 2] By April 2017, it has sold over 1.75 million copies in the United States alone.[ 3] As of January 2023, it has been certified 3× Platinum by theRIAA .[ 4] The album was the US's second best-selling soundtrack album of 2014, behind Disney'sFrozen .[ 5]
In August 2013 the film's director, James Gunn, posted on his Facebook page thatTyler Bates would be composing the film's score. Gunn stated that Bates will write some of the score first so that he can film to the music, as opposed to scoring to the film.[ 6] In February 2014, Gunn revealed that the film would incorporate songs from the 1960s and 1970s, such as "Hooked on a Feeling ", on amixtape in Quill'sWalkman , which acts as a way for him to stay connected to the Earth, home, and family he lost.[ 7] In May 2014, Gunn added that using the songs from the 60s and 70s were "cultural reference points", saying, "It's striking the balance throughout the whole movie, through something that is very unique, but also something that is easily accessible to people at the same time. The music and the Earth stuff is one of those touchstones that we have to remind us that, yeah, Quill is a real person from planet Earth who's just like you and me. Except that he's in this big outer space adventure."[ 8]
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [ edit ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 9]
All songs—with the exception of "Spirit in the Sky", which is played in the trailer—are featured in the film.[ 10] "Never Been to Spain " byThree Dog Night , "Magic " byPilot , and "Livin' Thing " byElectric Light Orchestra were also used during filming; however, the scenes in which they were featured were cut from the final version of the film.[ 11] [ 12] "Wichita Lineman " byGlen Campbell and "Mama Told Me (Not to Come) " by Three Dog Night were originally considered for the film instead of "Moonage Daydream".[ 12] "Fox on the Run " bySweet and "Surrender " byCheap Trick were also considered for the film.[ 13] Both would be used forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ' sAwesome Mix Vol. 2 .[ 14]
Charts and certifications [ edit ] By August 2014,Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 had reached the top of theBillboard 200 chart, becoming the first soundtrack album consisting entirely of previously released songs to top the chart.[ 15] [ 16] By September 2014,Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 was the second best-selling soundtrack album in the US with 426,000 copies sold at that time.[ 17] The album was also the second soundtrack album released byDisney Music Group that year to reach No. 1 on the aforementioned chart.[ 18] The album wascertified Gold by theRecording Industry Association of America , eight weeks after its release.[ 19] An exclusivevinyl LP edition of the soundtrack was also released on September 16, 2014.[ 19] The vinyl LP has been sold 367,000 units till December, 2019; making the LP 3rd best-selling vinyl album of the decade.[ 20] On November 28, 2014, the soundtrack got a limited edition cassette tape release exclusive to retailers associated withRecord Store Day 's Black Friday event, and is the first cassette release by Disney Music Group since 2003'sClassic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic .[ 21] The soundtrack became the fifth best-selling album of 2014, selling a total of 898,000 copies that year.[ 5] In January 2015, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA.[ 22] It has sold 1.75 million total copies in the United States,[ 3] [ 23] [ 24] with 11,000 coming from cassette sales.[ 25] Worldwide,Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 sold over 2.5 million copies in 2014.[ 26] As of January 2023, it has been certified 3× Platinum by theRIAA .[ 4]
Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 46] 2× Platinum 140,000^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[ 47] Platinum 15,000* Canada (Music Canada )[ 48] Diamond 800,000‡ Germany (BVMI )[ 49] Platinum 200,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 50] Gold 7,500^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 51] 2× Platinum 600,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 52] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡ Summaries Worldwide (IFPI ) (2015 sales) — 2,500,000[ 53] * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Chart (2014) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 54] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 55] 171 Canadian Albums (Billboard )[ 56] 26 USBillboard 200[ 57] 19 US Top Rock Album (Billboard )s[ 58] 4 US Soundtracks Albums (Billboard )[ 59] 2 Worldwide (IFPI )[ 53] 8 Chart (2015) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 60] 36 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 61] 59 Canadian Albums (Billboard )[ 62] 19 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ )[ 63] 48 USBillboard 200[ 64] 21 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard )[ 65] 1 US Soundtracks Albums (Billboard )[ 66] 2 Chart (2016) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard )[ 67] 16 US Soundtracks Albums (Billboard )[ 68] 4 Chart (2017) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 69] 18 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 70] 37 US Top Stage & Screen Albums[ 71] 8 USBillboard 200[ 72] 125 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard )[ 73] 14 US Soundtracks Albums (Billboard )[ 74] 9 Chart (2018) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 75] 24 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 76] 48 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard )[ 77] 46 US Soundtracks Albums (Billboard )[ 78] [ 79] 10 Chart (2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 80] 56 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 81] 113 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 82] 197 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard )[ 83] 71 US Soundtracks Albums (Billboard )[ 84] [ 85] 11 Chart (2020) Position US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard )[ 86] 11 Chart (2021) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard )[ 87] 68 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard )[ 88] 7
Chart (2010–2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 89] 44 USBillboard 200[ 90] 78 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard )[ 91] 4
Guardians of the Galaxy (Original Score) [ edit ] All music composed byTyler Bates .[ 92]
No. Title Length 1. "Morag" 1:58 2. "The Final Battle Begins" 4:21 3. "Plasma Ball" 1:18 4. "Quill's Big Retreat" 1:38 5. "To the Stars" 2:52 6. "Ronan's Theme" 2:24 7. "Everyone's an Idiot" 1:26 8. "What a Bunch of A-Holes" 2:14 9. "Busted" 1:34 10. "The New Meat" 0:36 11. "The Destroyer" 1:27 12. "Sanctuary" 2:26 13. "The Kyln Escape" 7:23 14. "Don't Mess With My Walkman" 0:44 15. "The Great Companion" 0:51 16. "The Road to Knowhere" 0:37 17. "The Collector" 3:20 18. "Ronan's Arrival" 0:56 19. "The Pod Chase" 3:56 20. "Sacrifice" 3:20 21. "We All Got Dead People" 1:46 22. "The Ballad of the Nova Corps." 1:48 23. "Groot Spores" 1:11 24. "Guardians United" 2:46 25. "The Big Blast" 3:05 26. "Groot Cocoon" 2:29 27. "Black Tears" 2:43 28. "Citizens Unite" 1:15 29. "A Nova Upgrade" 2:10 Total length: 64:34
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