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| Much Ado About Nothing (Original Soundtrack) | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | June 6, 2013 (2013-06-06) |
| Genre | Film score |
| Length | 40:41 |
| Label | Bellwether Records |
| Producer | Deborah Lurie |
Much Ado About Nothing (Original Soundtrack) is thesoundtrack album to the 2012 filmMuch Ado About Nothing directed and produced byJoss Whedon, who also composed the film score as well. The album featured 32 tracks, including two songs from theWilliam Shakespeare's play. The album was released through Bellwether Records on June 6, 2013, through digital platforms.
Whedon composed the score for the film in his first and only film scoring assignment till date.[a] He had chosen to score the film as he could not afford another composer due to monetary constraints.[1] While he found the experience of scoring a film as "terrifying", going on to say that "when I'm terrified, I know I'm having fun", while admitting on how music enhance dialogues in particular scenes.[2] He was further assisted by co-editor and arranger Daniel Kaminsky on working on the score pieces.Deborah Lurie was further enlisted to produce the score.[3] Much of the score was driven through piano and minimal orchestra for quieter and intimate moments. He also arranged music to "Sigh No More" and "Heavily", two songs thatWilliam Shakespeare had written intothe play.[4] These tracks were performed byMaurissa Tancharoen andJed Whedon.[4] The score was recorded during March 2013.[5]
All tracks are written by Joss Whedon, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Main Title" | 1:12 | |
| 2. | "Arrival" | 0:55 | |
| 3. | "Hero" | 0:49 | |
| 4. | "If I Had My Mouth" | 2:06 | |
| 5. | "To the Death" | 0:42 | |
| 6. | "Sigh No More" (featuringMaurissa Tancharoen &Jed Whedon) | William Shakespeare | 2:36 |
| 7. | "Beauty Is a Witch" | 1:54 | |
| 8. | "A Double Heart" | 0:41 | |
| 9. | "Perfectest Herald" | 1:07 | |
| 10. | "The Only Love Gods" | 0:38 | |
| 11. | "Borachio" | 2:01 | |
| 12. | "The Gulling (Part 1)" | 0:27 | |
| 13. | "The Gulling (Part 2)" | 1:56 | |
| 14. | "The Gulling (Part 3)" | 1:03 | |
| 15. | "Love On" | 0:52 | |
| 16. | "Disloyal" | 2:46 | |
| 17. | "A Thousand Ducats" | 2:08 | |
| 18. | "Wedding Day" | 0:30 | |
| 19. | "Madam Withdraw" | 0:31 | |
| 20. | "Wedding March" | 0:57 | |
| 21. | "Left for Dead" | 2:14 | |
| 22. | "Is Not That Strange" | 0:43 | |
| 23. | "I Am Engaged" | 2:00 | |
| 24. | "A Word in Your Ear" | 1:39 | |
| 25. | "How Innocent She Died" | 1:10 | |
| 26. | "Heavily" (featuring Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon) | William Shakespeare | 1:58 |
| 27. | "The Balcony" | 1:13 | |
| 28. | "Will You Come" | 0:33 | |
| 29. | "Walk of Shame" | 0:36 | |
| 30. | "Another Hero" | 0:50 | |
| 31. | "A Giddy Thing" | 1:10 | |
| 32. | "Last Dance" | 0:44 | |
| Total length: | 40:41 | ||
Justin Chang ofVariety called it a "lightly applied score".[6] Catherine Shoard ofThe Guardian wrote "There's a smoky jazz soundtrack, big on bass, sounding for all the world like an extended Seinfeld sting, which helps keep things perky."[7]Dana Stevens ofSlate admitted that Whedon's music helped in creating a collective atmosphere on Shakespeare's play, over the individual performances.[8] Christopher Schobert ofIndieWire wrote "the music is a bit daft".[9] Matthew Razak ofFlixist wrote "some of the score sounds like it's from a made-for-TV movie, but even this helps feed into the quick and playful spirit of the film".[10] Alan Zilberman ofTiny Mix Tapes called it "simple but catchy".[11]
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[12] | 44 |
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[13] | 24 |
Credits adapted from liner notes:[14]
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