Old Joy
by Yo La Tengo
- Type: Album
- Released: 28 February 2025
- Label: Matador Records
- Country: United States
- Length: 25:56
- Community rating: 3.05/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
This archival release presents Yo La Tengo's complete, acclaimed instrumental score for the 2006 Kelly Reichardt film 'Old Joy'. The music is a beautiful and evocative collection of ambient Americana and subtle post-rock, perfectly capturing the film's contemplative and melancholic mood. It's a lush, peaceful, and sentimental work that stands as one of the band's finest moments in film scoring.
Genres
Descriptors: Soundtrack, instrumental, melodic, soundtrack, atmospheric
Tracklist
- Leaving Home (5:32)
- Getting Lost (3:29)
- Path to Springs (1:41)
- Driving Home (3:48)
- End Credits (5:21)
- Leaving Home - Alternate Version (6:02)
Credits
- Yo La Tengo - primary artist, score [soundtrack by]
- Kelly Reichardt - film director [directed by]
- Adam Gonsalves - lacquer cut by
- Georgia Hubley - performer
- Ira Kaplan - performer
- James McNew - performer
- Smokey Hormel - performer