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Cocaine Bear (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2023 film of the same name directed by Elizabeth Banks. Featuring original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh, whom previously collaborated with Banks on Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), the film also marked Mothersbaugh's first score for a live action film since Holmes & Watson (2018). The soundtrack was released by Back Lot Music on February 24, 2023,[1] featured Mothersbaugh's original score, as well as a remix of Melle Me''s 1983 single "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)", performed by Pusha T.[2][3][4] The album was issued by Waxwork Records on a 180-gram double vinyl, which released the album on August 11, 2023.[5]
Cocaine Bear (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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Film score by | ||||
Released | February 24, 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2022–2023 | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 46:54 | |||
Label | Back Lot Music | |||
Producer | Mark Mothersbaugh | |||
Mark Mothersbaugh chronology | ||||
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In February 2022, Natalie Holt was signed to compose music for the film but was replaced by Mothersbaugh in November 2022.[6][7] The film's setting allowed him to use the synth sensibilites that permeated Devo's sound to complement the film, that had moments of jocularity. Mothersbaugh went back and listened to popular music from the 1980s which "pulled out old Devo out of the closet to put on some of the tracks". He received a complete edit of the film by Banks by early 2022, resulting him to compose the score within weeks. In June 2022, the recording of the score held at Abbey Road Studios with Mothersbaugh supervising the score through Zoom.[8][9]
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kristoffer and Elsa Hike" | 2:16 | |
2. | "Bear Attack" | 1:33 | |
3. | "Bathroom Fight" | 2:28 | |
4. | "Up and Down a Tree" | 4:41 | |
5. | "Bear on the Roof" | 2:45 | |
6. | "Bob Arrives" | 1:03 | |
7. | "No Entry…Bear" | 3:14 | |
8. | "Bob Finds Gazebo" | 0:46 | |
9. | "Bob Shoots Daveed" | 1:48 | |
10. | "Cokey Falls Asleep" | 1:40 | |
11. | "Bear Dance" | 3:27 | |
12. | "Bad Cop and Butterfly" | 2:39 | |
13. | "Waterfall" | 5:36 | |
14. | "Cliffside Confrontation" | 2:47 | |
15. | "Cokey Comes Alive" | 3:23 | |
16. | "Bros" | 1:06 | |
17. | "Rosette / Wrap Up" | 2:40 | |
18. | "White Lines (Cocaine Bear Remix)" | Pusha T | 3:02 |
Total length: | 46:54 |
Clint Worthington of Consequence praised the score as "sprightly synth" and "layered with Devo charm".[10] Tim Grierson of Screen International praised that composer Mothersbaugh "craft over-the-top dramatic themes".[11] Richard Trenholm of CNET wrote that the synth-driven score from Mothersbaugh and the needle drops "add to the tacky retro feel".[12] "Alonso Duralde of TheWrap complimented the score as "witty but strategically-placed".[13]
The film consisted of the following songs, which were not included in the soundtrack.[14][15]
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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Various | February 24, 2023 | Back Lot Music | [1] | |
August 11, 2023 | Vinyl | Waxwork Records | [16] |
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