They Shoot, We Score

by Yo La Tengo

They Shoot, We Score cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 12 September 2008
  • Label: Egon
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 57:15

Artists on this release: Doug Wieselman, Sabir Mateen, Smokey Hormel, Margaret White, Dennis Cronin, Katie Gentile, Amy Kimball, Garo Yellin

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This compilation collects Yo La Tengo's instrumental film score work from four different movies, including 'Old Joy' and 'Junebug'. 'They Shoot, We Score' is a beautiful and atmospheric collection that showcases their mastery of mood and texture. The music largely falls into the realm of ambient and ambient Americana, creating lush, soothing, and emotionally resonant soundscapes.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, atmospheric, compilation, soundtrack

Tracklist

  1. Leaving Home (2:46)
  2. Getting Lost (3:04)
  3. Path to Springs (1:33)
  4. Driving Home (3:49)
  5. Leaving Home - Alternate Version (4:27)
  6. Old Joy: End Credits (2:48)
  7. Ashley (1:38)
  8. Meerkat (0:36)
  9. Madeline (0:41)
  10. A Roomful of Ladies - Outtake (1:59)
  11. David Wark (1:07)
  12. Aftermath (Outtake) (2:09)
  13. George (0:42)
  14. This Could Be It (2:51)
  15. The Phantom Who Haunts Broadway (0:44)
  16. Game Time (1:05)
  17. Pharaoh Blues (2:43)
  18. Zoo Chant (2:31)
  19. Love Chant (4:55)
  20. Asbestos (1:06)
  21. Return of the Pharaoh (1:34)
  22. Spec Bebop (3:06)
  23. Buckner's Boner (2:26)
  24. Isolation Tank (2:11)
  25. Panic in Central Park - Outtake (1:12)
  26. Panic in Central Park (1:11)
  27. Wizard's Sleeve (2:08)

Credits

More from Yo La Tengo: full discography