It's Complicated (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score composed by Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira to the 2009 film It's Complicated directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin and John Krasinski. The soundtrack was composed by Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira and released through Back Lot Music on December 22, 2009.
Background Hans Zimmer composed the score for It's Complicated, after previously working with Meyers on Something's Gotta Give (2003) and The Holiday (2006). Heitor Pereira served as the co-composer, while Henry Jackman is credited for additional music. Zimmer created the themes while Pereira worked on the score. Initially, Varèse Sarabande intended to release the score album, but scuttled those plans as only little original score had been present in the film. As a result, Universal's in-house distributor Back Lot Music released the album on December 22, 2009, through digital download. Only six tracks of their score had been present in the album, with a duration of around 17 minutes.
Reception James Southall of Movie Wave wrote "The music is similar to The Holiday (a film from the same director) – a pleasant, tuneful series of pieces which are undemanding, attractive and pretty relaxing." Mike Goodridge of Screen International called it an "ethereal" work, while Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter and Manohla Dargis of The New York Times described it to be "fascinating" and "simplistic".
Track listing
Accolades Awards Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result ASCAP Film and Television Music AwardsTop Box Office FilmsHans Zimmer and Heitor PereiraMotion Picture Sound EditorsBest Sound Editing – Music in a Feature FilmAndrew Silver ; Stephanie Lowry, Ryan Rubin World Soundtrack AwardsSoundtrack Composer of the YearHans Zimmer
Reception Credits adapted from liner notes and Hans Zimmer's website:
Music composer and producer: Hans Zimmer, Heitor Pereira Music supervisor: Kathy Nelson Additional music: Henry Jackman Featured soloists: Ryeland Allison, Jack Dolman, Heitor Pereira, Satnam Ramgotra Music editor: Ryan Rubin Additional music editor: Stephanie Lowry Orchestra conductor: Nick Glennie-Smith Orchestra leader: Endre Granat Orchestrators: Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Rick Giovinazzo, Kevin Kaska Digital recordist: Larry Mah Music preparation: Booker White Orchestra contractors: Sandy DeCrescent, Peter Rotter Music consultants: Hallie Meyers-Shyer, Bonnie Greenberg Music production services: Steven Kofsky Score coordinator: Mark Wherry Score recording and mixing: Alan Meyerson Scoring crew: Greg Loskorn, Adam Michalak, Mark Eshelman, Dave Marquette Score engineer: Thomas Broderick Studio manager: Czarina Russell
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