Two

soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' ...

s were released for ''

500 Days of Summer ''500 Days of Summer'' (stylized as ''(500) Days of Summer'') is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film stars ...

''. The first of the two soundtrack albums titled ''500 Days of Summer: Music from the Motion Picture'' featured various pop songs from the film whose tracklist was released on June 24, 2009, and the soundtrack released through

Sire Records Sire Records (formerly Sire Records Company) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Records. History Beginnings The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer ...

launched on July 13, 2009. The second album titled ''500 Days of Summer: Score from the Motion Picture'' features original score composed by

Mychael Danna Mychael Danna (born September 20, 1958) is a Canadian composer of film and television film score, scores. He won both the Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe and Academy Awards, Oscar for Academy Award for Best Original Score, Best Original Score f ...

and

Rob Simonsen Rob Simonsen is an American composer based in Los Angeles. Early life Simonsen began playing the piano by ear at an early age. His grandmother was a voice teacher and music was around him in his family home. He later studied music at Southern Or ...

. It was released on August 3, 2009.

''500 Days of Summer: Music from the Motion Picture''

Track listing

Reception

Andrew Leahey of

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rated the album three and a half stars out of five, saying "With music playing such an integral role in the story line, it's refreshing to see that the accompanying soundtrack does its job well, distilling the characters' record collections (not to mention the movie's quirky, nostalgic ambiance) into one eclectic track list." A review from Sputnikmusic called it as "a mandatory component to the movie for those who loved it" and "a worthwhile listen even for those who didn't". Jeniffer Cooke of

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said that " The music isn’t just confined to the soundtrack — it colors the story to the point where it almost becomes another character in the script".

Charts

''500 Days of Summer: Score from the Motion Picture''

Track listing

References

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* * {{div col end 2009 soundtrack albums Sire Records soundtracks Romance film soundtracks Drama film soundtracks Various artists albums