I Saw the TV Glow (Original Motion Picture Score) is the score album to the 2024 film of the same name directed by Jane Schoenbrun. The album features 20 tracks from the original score composed by Alex G and released through A24 Music on May 16, 2024.
| I Saw the TV Glow (Original Motion Picture Score) | ||||
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| Released | May 16, 2024 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 41:03 | |||
| Label | A24 Music | |||
| Producer | Alex G | |||
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Background and release
editI Saw the TV Glow is Alex G's second feature film scoring assignment after We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021), also directed by Schoenbrun.[1][2] Alex G provided a mixtape from Schoenbrun for working on the film's score.[3] As they had been a fan of Alex's works, Schoenbrun wrote a fan letter for Alex and in return, he sent them voice memos and recorded demos of the score to Schoenbrun on email.[4] Some of the cues were purposefully chopped and screwed and detuned to create an uneasy sonic atmosphere.[5] The score further threads the film's soundtrack serving as a companion project to the former.[6] The score album was released through A24 Music on May 16, 2024.[7][8]
Reception
editJourdain Searles of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "Alex G's haunting soundtrack emulates the depressed, sonically chaotic sound of 90s rock".[9] Katie Rife of IGN described the score as "louder and more grating", while Chris Bumbray of JoBlo.com called it as "highly effective".[10][11] Chad Collins of Dread Central and Taylor Antrim of Vogue called it as "sensational" and "excellent".[12][13] Siddhant Adlakha of Mashable India described that the music "effectively captures its story in microcosm."[14] Jen Yamato of The Washington Post wrote "composer Alex G's thrumming indie pop soundscape conjure a shadow world that looms over the mundane suburbs".[15] Kate Bove of Screen Rant described it as "an equally surreal and poignant mix of sounds".[16]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Opening Theme from The Pink Opaque" | 1:43 |
| 2. | "Election Night" | 2:38 |
| 3. | "High School Hallway" | 1:48 |
| 4. | "Ice Cream Transformation" | 0:47 |
| 5. | "Suburban Drift" | 1:50 |
| 6. | "Marco Polo" | 0:55 |
| 7. | "Love Theme from The Pink Opaque" | 1:15 |
| 8. | "Saturday Night in Maddy's Basement" | 1:33 |
| 9. | "Blue Glow" | 1:32 |
| 10. | "TV Burn" | 1:46 |
| 11. | "Downed Power Line" | 3:34 |
| 12. | "The Double Lunch" | 4:00 |
| 13. | "The Final Episode" | 1:55 |
| 14. | "Buried Alive" | 1:29 |
| 15. | "Planetarium (Outside)" | 3:12 |
| 16. | "Planetarium (Inside)" | 4:35 |
| 17. | "No One Will Find Us There" | 1:24 |
| 18. | "Money Machine" | 0:52 |
| 19. | "Box Cutter" | 0:57 |
| 20. | "The Fun Center" | 3:18 |
| Total length: | 41:03 | |
References
edit- ^ Ayscough, Daisy (May 10, 2024). "Alex G Scores New A24 film I Saw The TV Glow". Notion. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Pappis, Konstantinos (May 16, 2024). "Listen to Alex G's 'I Saw the TV Glow' Score". Our Culture. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Cardenas, Cat (January 27, 2024). "Jane Schoenbrun Made Sundance's Hottest Horror Movie About Their Trans Experience". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Fredrickson, Ian (May 21, 2024). "Jane Schoenbrun talks 'I Saw the TV Glow,' Alex G collaboration, 'Adventure Time'". The Daily Californian. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Hess, Tobias (May 2, 2024). "Jane Schoenbrun's 'I Saw The TV Glow' Is an Act of Love". Paper. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ O'Falt, Chris (May 8, 2024). "For the 'I Saw the TV Glow' Soundtrack, Jane Schoenbrun Wanted the 'Greatest '90s Mixtape That Didn't Yet Exist'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "Alex G Shares 'I Saw The TV Glow' Score". Stereogum. May 16, 2024. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Fu, Eddie (May 16, 2024). "Alex G Unveils Original Score for A24's I Saw the TV Glow". Consequence. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Searles, Jourdain (January 21, 2024). "'I Saw the TV Glow' Review: Justice Smith in a Knockout Teen Drama About Art, Obsession and Identity". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Rife, Katie (January 20, 2024). "I Saw the TV Glow Review". IGN. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Bumbray, Chris (January 19, 2024). "I Saw the TV Glow Review". JoBlo.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Collins, Chad (January 22, 2024). "'I Saw the TV Glow' Sundance 2024 Review: A Masterpiece". Dread Central. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Antrim, Taylor (May 3, 2024). "'I Saw the TV Glow' Is an Eerie and Gorgeous Portrait of Alienation". Vogue. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Adlakha, Siddhant (January 26, 2024). "'I Saw The TV Glow' Review: Queer Horror Has A New Arthouse Masterpiece". Mashable India. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Review | 'I Saw the TV Glow' presents nostalgia as a mesmerizing trap". The Washington Post. May 15, 2024. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Bove, Kate (May 21, 2024). "I Saw The TV Glow Soundtrack: Every Song In The Movie & When They Play". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.