Cocaine Bear (soundtrack)

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Cocaine Bear (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by
Mark Mothersbaugh
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2023
Recorded2022–2023
GenreFilm score
Length46:54
LabelBack Lot Music
ProducerMark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh chronology
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
(2022) 		Cocaine Bear
(2023) 		The Magician's Elephant
(2023)

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]

Development[edit]

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 compliment 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]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
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 T3:02
Total length:46:54

Reception[edit]

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]

Additional music[edit]

The film consisted of the following songs, which were not included in the soundtrack.[14][15]

Release history[edit]

Release dates and formats for Red, White & Royal Blue (Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various February 24, 2023
Back Lot Music [1]
August 11, 2023 Vinyl Waxwork Records [16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "'Cocaine Bear' Soundtrack Album Details". Film Music Reporter. February 23, 2023. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Espinoza, Joshua. "Listen to Pusha-T's Remix of "White Lines" for 'Cocaine Bear' Soundtrack". Complex. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pusha T's "White Lines" from Cocaine Bear Soundtrack: Stream". Consequence. February 24, 2023. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  4. ^ Frank, Jason P. (February 24, 2023). "Pusha T Remixed 'White Lines' for Cocaine Bear". Vulture. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Konrad, Jeremy (April 14, 2023). "Cocaine Bear Soundtrack Up For Order At Waxwork Records". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Natalie Holt Scoring Elizabeth Banks' Cocaine Bear". Film Music Reporter. February 14, 2022. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Elizabeth Banks' 'Cocaine Bear'". Film Music Reporter. November 28, 2022. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Akron native Mark Mothersbaugh lends '80s sensibilities to 'Cocaine Bear' soundtrack". Akron Beacon Journal. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  9. ^ Benson, John (February 21, 2023). "Akron native Mark Mothersbaugh talks 'Cocaine Bear,' Devo's 50th-anniversary plans and Rock Hall subversion". Cleveland. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  10. ^ "Cocaine Bear Review: A Pleasant Enough B-Movie High". Consequence. April 14, 2023. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  11. ^ Grierson, Tim (February 23, 2023). "'Cocaine Bear': Review". Screen. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "'Cocaine Bear' Review: Campy Horror Romp Delivers Wild Comedy Carnage". CNET. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  13. ^ Duralde, Alonso (February 23, 2023). "Cocaine Bear Review: Elizabeth Banks Turns a Bizarre True Story Into a Brilliant Binge of Comedy-Horror". TheWrap. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "Playlist: Every song on the 'Cocaine Bear' soundtrack". Far Out. February 25, 2023. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  15. ^ Flood, Alex (February 24, 2023). "Here's every song on the 'Cocaine Bear' soundtrack". NME. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  16. ^ "Cocaine Bear". Waxwork Records. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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