On December 4, Capitol Records will release the Promising Young Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The 18-track collection is already generating a buzz, with Variety predicting Oscar nominations for Best Original Song for three of its tracks – Cyn’s “Drinks,” FLETCHER’s “Last Laugh” and DeathbyRomy’s “Come and Play with Me.” Focus Features will release the Sundance hit Promising Young Woman on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2020 in theaters domestically.
Donna Missal teamed up with producer AG (Christina Perri, Aloe Blacc) for her interpretation of Cigarettes After Sex’s 2012 breakthrough single, “Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby.” Earlier this year, Missal released her acclaimed sophomore album, Lighter, which Atwood Magazine praised as “messy, raw, and utterly genius.”
The Promising Young Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is now available for pre-order HERE. Those who pre-order the album in digital format will instantly receive “Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby” plus “Drinks.”
Released earlier this year when the soundtrack was first announced, Cyn’s original song “Drinks” has amassed over 20 million global streams. Billie Eilish added it to her Apple Music radio show, “me & dad radio.” Naming “Drinks” a “Song You Need To Know,” Rolling Stone hailed it as “insanely catchy.” “The Mixed Drinks Collection” features the stripped version of “Drinks” and remixes from quartet of renowned producers, all female – MNDR, NERVO, Uffie, and Ladyhawke.
The film’s director and writer, Emerald Fennell, also served as Executive Soundtrack Producer, teaming up with music supervisor Sue Jacobs and Capitol Records to create what The Daily Beast describes as “a pop music soundtrack that could only be described as glorious.”
Vice observed, “[Promising Young Woman] expertly uses femme pop songs to underscore its critically acclaimed twisted tale of trauma and revenge.” IndieWire noted, “The film is filled with inspired soundtrack choices – a strings-heavy take on Britney Spears’ ‘Toxic’ teases before it reveals itself at the perfect moment, and an amusing use of an ‘It’s Raining Men’ cover sells Fennell’s pitch-black sense of humor early on.”
Billboard praised Anthony Willis’ “chilling orchestral arrangement of ‘Toxic,’” which can be heard in the film’s new trailer. View HERE. The soundtrack also features previously unreleased tracks from Muna and Blessus plus Carmen DeLeon’s cover of the Gerry Goffin-Carole King penned “He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss”) and DeathbyRomy’s take on “It’s Raining Men.” Charli XCX’s “Boys,” Paris Hilton’s “Stars Are Blind,” Sky Ferreira’s “Downhill Lullaby” and Juice Newton’s “Angel of the Morning” are among the previously released tracks that Fennell employs to subvert the audience’s expectations over the course of the film. Other featured artists include Maya B and Lily & Madeleine. See below for track listing. Visit the soundtrack’s official website for more information: http://www.promisingyoungwomanost.com