We Bought A Zoo Soundtrack

Track Listing:

  1. why not?*
  2. Ævin Endar – jónsi
  3. boy lilikoi – jónsi
  4. sun*
  5. brambles*
  6. sinking friendships – jónsi
  7. we bought a zoo*
  8. hoppípolla – sigur rós
  9. snærisendar*
  10. sink ships
  11. go do – jónsi
  12. whole made of pieces*
  13. humming*
  14. first day*
  15. gathering stories – jónsi
* original motion picture score by  jónsi
Score Produced By: Alex Somers and Jón Þór Birgisson
Executive Music Producer: Cameron Crowe
 Released: December 13, 2011
Label: Columbia Records/Sony
Notes:
  • The soundtrack that comprises of over 30 minutes of brand new music from jónsi including three new songs, “ævin endar” (life ends) & “snærisendar” (end of a rope), “Gathering Stories”, as well as nine shorter “theme” pieces. Plus reimagining’s of songs from jónsi’s debut solo album go. Lastly, the soundtrack also includes “hopipolla” by sigur rós.
  • The lyrics for ‘Gathering Stories” were co-written by Cameron.
  • You can read Cameron’s liner notes for the soundtrack here.
  • Here’s a list of the complete soundtrack in order of appearance:
    • “Don’t Come Around Here No More” – Tom Petty
    • “Do It Clean” – Echo & The Bunnymen
    • “Airline To Heaven” – Wilco
    • “Don’t Be Shy” – Cat Stevens
    • “Go Do” – jónsi
    • “Living With The Law” – Chris Whitley
    • “Last Medicine Dance” – Mike McCready
    • “Buckets of Rain” – Bob Dylan
    • “No Soy Del Valle” – Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno
    • “Sinking Friendships” – jónsi
    • “Like I Told You” – Acetone
    • “Ashley Collective” – Mike McCready
    • “For A Few Dollars More” – The Upsetters
    • “Hunger Strike” – Temple Of The Dog
    • “Ævin Endar” – jónsi
    • “Mariachi El Bronx” – Mariachi El Bronx
    • “Haleakala Sunset” – CKsquared
    • “Boy Lilikoi” – jónsi
    • “Cinnamon Girl” (Live) – Neil Young
    • “Holocene” – Bon Iver
    • “Throwing Arrows” – Mike McCready
    • “Work To Do” – The Isley Brothers
    • “All Your Love (I Miss Loving)” – Otis Rush
    • “I Think It’s Going To Rain Today” – Randy Newman
    • “Hoppípolla” – Sigur Rós
    • “Gathering Stories” – jónsi