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Last Night
Soundtrack album by
Clint Mansell
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2011 (2011-09-06)
Recorded2009–2010
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length26:09
Label
ProducerClint Mansell
Clint Mansell chronology
Black Swan
(2010) 		Last Night
(2011) 		Stoker
(2013)

Last Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2011 film Last Night featuring music composed and produced by Clint Mansell.[1][2] The album was not made available before its initial United States release, and instead it was published on September 6, 2011 by Milan Records and Warner Classics[3] through audio CD and digital download.[4][5] Critics praised to the soundtrack, and Mansell was nominated for a World Soundtrack Award for Soundtrack Composer of the Year.[6] The nomination was also for his music for the 2010 films Black Swan and Faster.[6]

Background[edit]

Mansell used piano for most of the film, which he felt that it had a "sort of hypnotic" sound on the tracks. The score featured vocals provided by Peter Broderick, who also wrote lyrics for few songs and also re-recorded his song "Not At Home" with Mansell at the climatic scene, after Tadjedin's request.[7] Writing for Uncut, David Quantick described the music as "a step outside [of Mansell's] usual mixture of intense orchestral post-rock and intense moodiness"; according to Thomson the soundtrack is composed primarily of "melancholy piano pieces".[8]

Reception[edit]

Cynthia Ellis of HuffPost wrote Mansell created "a haunting score" that "lingers long after the film is over".[9] Quantick from Uncut praised the soundtrack as "a slight collection, but excellent for all that",[8] although Rodrigo Perez of IndieWire criticized it as "mostly played out in the forgettable background".[10] Brice Ezell, writing for PopMatters described it as "Don’t let the album’s relatively short length fool you: this is incredible, powerful music that runs through a whole range of emotions over the course of its runtime. Mansell wastes no time in this score’s seven track length, making a powerfully emotive case for his status as the best film composer alive."[11] Stephen Cole of The Globe and Mail commented that Mansell "offers up an austere piano concerto".[12]

Track listing[edit]

Track list[2]
No.TitleComposerLength
1."First Movement"Clint Mansell7:04
2."Pillow Talking"Clint Mansell3:31
3."Streets of New York"Clint Mansell2:49
4."Emotional Connections"Clint Mansell2:53
5."Dangerous Territory"Clint Mansell1:55
6."Physical Liaison"Clint Mansell2:51
7."Final Movement"Clint Mansell5:06
Total length:26:09

Credits[edit]

Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[13]

  • Peter Broderick – lyricist, vocals
  • Jean-Christophe Chamboredon – soundtrack executive producer
  • Geoff Foster – engineer, mixing, producer
  • Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
  • Stefan Karrer – soundtrack executive producer
  • Randy Kerber – piano
  • Shawn Lyon – graphic design
  • Clint Mansell – bass, composer, guitar, primary Artist, producer
  • Roya Melamed – legal advisor
  • Ray Staff – mastering
  • Massy Tadjedin – liner notes
  • Nigel Wiesehan – assistant producer

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Last Night". Tribeca Film. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Last Night: Clint Mansell". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Clint Mansell: Last Night – Soundtrack". Milan Records. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Last Night: Music from the Motion Picture". Spotify. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Lyttelton, Oliver (August 22, 2011). "Clint Mansell's Score For 'Last Night' To Get A September 6th Release, Composer Playing L.A. Shows In Support". IndieWire. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "World Soundtrack Academy Announces 2011 Nominees". World Soundtrack Academy. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  7. ^ Acharya, Kiran (February 9, 2011). "Unspoilt By Progress: A Conversation With Black Swan Composer Clint Mansell". The Quietus. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Quantick, David (August 2012). "Music from the Motion Picture 'Last Night'". Uncut. TI Media. p. 77.
  9. ^ Ellis, Cynthia (May 2, 2011). "Tribeca Film Interview: Griffin Dunne's Dinner Last Night with Keira Knightley". HuffPost. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  10. ^ Perez, Rodrigo (April 26, 2011). "Tribeca Review: Shallow Infidelity Drama 'Last Night' With Keira Knightley Lacks Heat Or Chemistry". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  11. ^ "Clint Mansell: Last Night (Music from the Motion Picture)". PopMatters. September 29, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  12. ^ "Last Night: You couldn't take another night of this". The Globe and Mail. May 20, 2011. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  13. ^ "Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Night_(soundtrack)

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