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'{{Infobox album | name = Where the Wild Things Are: Motion Picture Soundtrack | type = soundtrack | artist = [[Karen O]] and the Kids | cover = Wild things are soundtrack.jpg | released = {{Start date|2009|9|29}} | studio = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|Various}}|hlist=true|Beer Wine Fish, Infrasonic Sound {{small|([[Echo Park, Los Angeles]])}}|The Boat {{small|([[Silver Lake, Los Angeles]])}}|[[The Sound Factory]], [[Sunset Sound]] {{small|([[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]])}}|Stay Gold Studio {{small|([[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]])}}|Stratosphere Sound {{small|([[Manhattan]], New York City)}}}} | genre = [[Indie rock]] | length = {{duration|m=39|s=53}} | label = {{hlist|[[DGC Records|DGC]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}} | producer = {{hlist|[[Carter Burwell]]|[[Spike Jonze]] {{small|([[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])}}|Karen O|tbiller}} | chronology = [[Karen O]] albums | next_title = [[Crush Songs]] | next_year = 2014 | misc = {{Singles | name = Where the Wild Things Are: Motion Picture Soundtrack | type = soundtrack | single1 = [[All Is Love]] | single1date = August 25, 2009 }} }} '''''Where the Wild Things Are: Motion Picture Soundtrack: Original Songs by Karen O and the Kids''''' is the [[soundtrack]] to the 2009 film ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]''. It is performed by [[Karen O]] and the Kids. It was released on September 29, 2009, in [[compact disc|CD]], [[LP record|LP]], and [[Music download|digital download]] formats.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Things-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B002M2N9MA |title=Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack: Original Songs By Karen O And The Kids |publisher=[[Amazon.com]] |accessdate=January 6, 2010}}</ref><ref name="allmusic"/> ==Background== Karen O, the vocalist of the [[indie rock]] band [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]], wrote the film's soundtrack. Her bandmates [[Brian Chase]] and [[Nick Zinner]] and former touring guitarist [[Imaad Wasif]], [[Deerhunter]]'s [[Bradford Cox]], [[Liars (band)|Liars]]' Aaron Hemphill, [[The Dead Weather]]'s [[Dean Fertita]], and [[Jack Lawrence (bassist)|Jack Lawrence]] from [[The Raconteurs]] all also contributed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/karen-o-and-the-kids-the-rockers-of-where-the-wild-things-are-20090819 |title=Karen O and the Kids: The Rockers of "Where the Wild Things Are" |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 19, 2009 |accessdate=October 7, 2017}}</ref> When director [[Spike Jonze]] approached Karen O to write the soundtrack to ''Where the Wild Things Are'', he cited [[The Langley Schools Music Project]]'s ''Innocence & Despair'' as an example of the desired "simple melodies that were emotionally complex—something that both kids and adults would appreciate".<ref>{{cite web |last=McNair |first=Charles |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/09/an-interview-with-karen-o-of-the-yeah-yeah-yeahs.html |title=An Interview With Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=September 15, 2009 |accessdate=April 11, 2015}}</ref> "[[All Is Love]]" was released as the soundtrack's lead single on August 25, 2009, and is featured in the credits of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interscope.com/artist/releases/detail.aspx?pid=2311&aid=1139 |title=Where the Wild Things Are : Releases : All Is Love |publisher=[[Interscope Records]] |accessdate=January 6, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323161043/http://www.interscope.com/artist/releases/detail.aspx?pid=2311&aid=1139 |archivedate=March 23, 2012}}</ref> ==Reception== {{Album reviews | MC = 77/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/where-the-wild-things-are-ost/karen-o-and-the-kids |title=Reviews and Tracks for Where The Wild Things Are [OST] by Karen O And The Kids |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 7, 2017}}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/where-the-wild-things-are-mw0000827610 |title=Where the Wild Things Are – Karen O & the Kids, Karen O |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=October 7, 2017}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' | rev2score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="classic">{{cite magazine |last=Johnston |first=Emma |title=Karen O & The Kids – Where the Wild Things Are Movie Soundtrack |magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |issue=141 |date=February 2010 |page=85 |issn=1464-7834}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' | rev3score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Lukowski |first=Andrzej |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14687/reviews/4137988 |title=Karen O and the Kids – Where the Wild Things Are Motion Picture Soundtrack |work=[[Drowned in Sound]] |date=September 30, 2009 |accessdate=January 6, 2010 |archive-date=October 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004090858/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14687/reviews/4137988 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | rev4score = B+<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Vozick-Levinson |first=Simon |url=http://ew.com/article/2009/09/25/where-wild-things-are-2/ |title=Where the Wild Things Are |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=1068 |date=October 2, 2009 |issn=1049-0434 |accessdate=October 7, 2017}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[The New York Times]]'' | rev5score = Favorable<ref>{{cite web |last=Chinen |first=Nate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/arts/music/27play.html |title=Mature and Focused Sets, With Breaks for Playtime |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 25, 2009 |accessdate=January 6, 2010}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev6score = 6.8/10<ref name="Pfork">{{cite web |last=Berman |first=Stuart |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13550-where-the-wild-things-are-ost/ |title=Karen O and the Kids: Where the Wild Things Are OST |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=October 8, 2009 |accessdate=January 6, 2010}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev7score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Dolan |first=Jon |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/30191013/review/30455325/where_the_wild_things_are_motion_picture_soundtrack_original_songs_by_karen_o_and_the_kids |title=Where the Wild Things Are Motion Picture Soundtrack: Original Songs by Karen O and The Kids |work=Rolling Stone |date=October 13, 2009 |accessdate=January 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414204938/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/30191013/review/30455325/where_the_wild_things_are_motion_picture_soundtrack_original_songs_by_karen_o_and_the_kids |archivedate=April 14, 2010}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' | rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="slant">{{cite web |last=Keefe |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/karen-o-and-the-kids-where-the-wild-things-are |title=Karen O and the Kids: Where the Wild Things Are |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=October 4, 2009 |accessdate=October 7, 2017}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' | rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Kandall |first=Steve |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/karen-o-and-kids-where-wild-things-are-motion-picture-soundtrack |title=Yeah Yeah Yeahs diva cuts her inner tomboy loose |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 7, 2009 |accessdate=January 6, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009142509/http://www.spin.com/reviews/karen-o-and-kids-where-wild-things-are-motion-picture-soundtrack |archivedate=October 9, 2009}}</ref> | noprose = yes }} The soundtrack received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the soundtrack received an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 77, based on 16 reviews.<ref name="metacritic"/> ==Track listing== All tracks performed by [[Karen O]] and the Kids and produced by O and {{Proper name|tbiller}}, except "Lost Fur", performed and produced by [[Carter Burwell]]. {{Track listing | title1 = Igloo | writer1 = O | length1 = 1:49 | title2 = [[All Is Love]] | writer2 = {{hlist|O|[[Nick Zinner]]}} | length2 = 2:50 | title3 = Capsize | writer3 = {{hlist|O|[[Dean Fertita]]|[[Bradford Cox]]|Aaron Hemphill|Tom Biller|[[Jack Lawrence (bass guitarist)|Jack Lawrence]]}} | length3 = 2:38 | title4 = Worried Shoes | writer4 = [[Daniel Johnston]] | length4 = 4:12 | title5 = Rumpus | writer5 = {{hlist|O|Zinner|[[Tristan Bechet]]}} | length5 = 2:44 | title6 = Rumpus Reprise | writer6 = {{hlist|O|[[Imaad Wasif]]|Cox}} | length6 = 1:53 | title7 = Hideaway | writer7 = {{hlist|O|Wasif}} | length7 = 5:11 | title8 = Cliffs | writer8 = {{hlist|O|Wasif|Oscar Michel}} | length8 = 2:59 | title9 = Animal | writer9 = {{hlist|O|Wasif|Cox}} | length9 = 4:11 | title10 = Lost Fur | writer10 = Burwell {{small|(composer)}} | length10 = 1:09 | title11 = Heads Up | writer11 = {{hlist|O|Fertita|Wasif|Cox|Biller|Lawrence}} | length11 = 2:56 | title12 = Building All Is Love | writer12 = {{hlist|O|Zinner|Bechet}} | length12 = 3:33 | title13 = Food Is Still Hot | writer13 = O | length13 = 2:45 | title14 = Sailing Home | writer14 = O | length14 = 1:03 }} ==Personnel== == Personnel == {{Div col|colwidth=40em}} * [[Karen O]] – vocals <small>(1–9)</small>, guitar <small>(1, 2)</small>, production (1–9) * [[Carter Burwell]] – orchestrater, conductor <small>(10– * [[Dean Fertita]] – organ <small>(3–5)</small>, keyboards <small>(2)</small>, guitar, <small>(3)</small>, marimba <small>(4, 6)</small>, * [[Bradford Cox]] – guitar <small>(2, 3, 5, 8, 9)</small>, glockenspiel <small>(1)</small>, backing vocals <small>(2)</small>, vocal effects <small>(3, 9)</small>, ambient sounds <small>(3)</small>, bells <small>(4, 7)</small>, vibraphone <small>(5)</small>, * Tom Biller – organ <small>(1, 5–7, 9)</small>, guitar <small>(2)</small>, percussion <small>(2)</small>, drums <small>(3)</small>, church bells <small>(3)</small>, bass <small>(5)</small>, mixing, production <small>(1–9)</small>, recording * [[Jack Lawrence]] – bass <small>(2–4, 6–8)</small> marimba <small>(4)</small> * [[Brian Chase]] – drums <small>(2, 3, 5–7, 9)</small>, percussion <small>(8)</small> * [[Imaad Wasif]] – guitar <small>(1, 2, 6–8)</small> * Barbara Allen, Victoria Drake – harp (10– * Mark Chalecki – mastering <small>(1–9)</small> * [[Nick Zinner]] – electric guitar <small>(2)</small>, guitar <small>(6)</small> * Oscar Michel – bowed bass <small>(8)</small> * [[Mark Stewart (American musician)|Mark Stewart]] – guitar * [[Greg Kurstin]] – piano <small>(4, 6)</small> * Aaron Hemphill – drums <small>(3)</small> * Tristan Bechet – drum programming <small>(5)</small> * [[Max Records]] – co-lead vocals <small>(2)</small> {{Div col end}} ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- {{album chart|UKSoundtrack|19|date=20091004|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 7, 2017}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|35|artist=Karen O|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 7, 2017}} |- {{album chart|BillboardSoundtrack|2|artist=Karen O|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 7, 2017}} |- {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|10|artist=Karen O|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 7, 2017}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|15|artist=Karen O|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 7, 2017}} |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:2009 soundtrack albums]] [[Category:DGC Records albums]] [[Category:Fantasy film soundtracks]] [[Category:Interscope Records soundtracks]] [[Category:Karen O albums]]'