Sophia Coppla's dreamy film about two Americans trying to make sense of their foreign enviroment and brainstorming what makes life worth it all - has an excellent soundtrack to accompany those musings. The album is woven with the introspective melodies of shoegazer pop - and several notable artists make their mark on the film's landscape. Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine - added several tracks of daydreaming - like "City Girl" and "Are you Awake?" These tracks ease you into the surreal world Coppla has laid out for Charlotte and Bob Harris - as they navigate through the jarring billboard lights, the unfamiliar words, and through uncharted territories in their life experiences.
Squarepusher - provides some great electronic plinking to higlight the otherworldy quality of this film. The Jesus & Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine also have some wonderfully rich tunes in this album.
If you're looking for some music to chill to and to reflect upon - the soundtrack to Lost in Translation is a good place to start
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— go to most recent comments1 - wendy
What is the name of the song Bill Murray sings last during the Karaokee scene?????
2 - queenkv
the song is "more than this" by roxy music
great performance by bill murray
3 - Red
What's the name of the song/author when they are at the strip club???
4 - M2K
It's called "Fuck the Pain Away" by a band called the Peaches
5 - curious
What is the song that Scarlette Johansson sings at the karaoke?
6 - daveeee
Anyone know the song played in the club where they meet up with charlie brown ( & rico etc) with the big white balloons ?
7 - AJ
What is the name of the song where the girl is talking about "sucking on my titties"? Who sings it and where can I find it?
8 - Adam
The song that is played during the weather balloon club scene is "The State We're In" by The Chemical Brothers; it is track 7 on their album 'Come With Us'. The woman singing is Beth Orton. It's a great album; everyone should give it a listen.
9 - scmrr
What is the very last song of the movie called and who is it by? It's something like "Just Like Honey".
10 - cjm
The song that Scarlett sings @ the karaoke party is by the pretenders. 'Brass in Pocket'
11 - cjm
The last song in the movie.. 'just like honey' (which is on the soundtrack) is by
The Jesus and Mary Chain
12 - Kirri
What is the name of the song that is played when Bill and Charlotte's characters arrive at the apartment, before the karaoke sequence?
13 - john
There are two songs at the apartment. The one when the guy is taking the pictures of Charlotte is called "Feeling i get" by The Mary Butterworth Group. It's extremely hard to find, i've been looking myself. The second song, the one they all dance to is "Too Young" by Phoenix.
14 - billnoir
The Mary Butterworth album is now
available on CD at marybutterworth.com...
Also -- I bought the "Lost In Translation"
soundtrack -- Bill Murray singing "More
Than This" is on there, but hidden (about
5 minutes after the end of "Just Like Honey", but in the same track). A cool
surprise (I didn't even realize the CD
was still playing).
15 - john
yeah, thanks for the website. I was reading it, it said the band only gave copies of its music to friends and family, and then split up and never performed again. That's why it so hard to find (not even places like amazon or barnes and noble have it) i wonder how brian reitzell (the movie's music producer) found it....great movie
16 - john
anyone know what song is playing when bob is talking to that guy in the club? not the chemical bros. song, the one after.
17 - Clare
What is the name of the "suckin' on my titty like you want it" song? I downloaded that Chemical Brothers song because I thought that that's what you were saying it was, but it was the wrong song. I can't find it anywhere!
18 - daniel
its starting to bother me, can someone please tell me which song opens the movie, while Bill is staring out of the cab.
thankyou
19 - sydney
the song, some of you were asking for ("suckin on my titties like you.." --the stripper scene) is by Peaches; not "The peaches" as someone suggested. not a big deal but might make a difference.
She's a canadian chick who's truely bizzare. Told maddonna to "go fuck herself" when maddona requested that she remix some tunes for Madonnas latest album. I love that story.
The opening song is by Air.. its either called "tokyo" or "alone in kyoto".
actualyl heres the track listing:
. Intro/Tokyo
2. City Girl - Kevin Shields
3. Fantino - Sebastian Tellier
4. Tommib - Squarepusher
5. Girls - Death In Vegas
6. Goodbye - Kevin Shields
7. Too Young - Phoenix
8. Kaze Wo Atsumete - Happy End
9. On The Subway - Brian Reitzell & Roger J Manning Jr
10. Ikebana - Kevin Shields
11. Sometimes - My Bloody Valentine
12. Alone In Kyoto - Air
13. Shibuya - Brian Reitzell & Roger J Manning Jr
14. Are You Awake? - Kevin Shields
15. Just Like Honey - The Jesus & Mary Chain
20 - gabriel
hi , like to know the name of the song in the dance club where the fireworks appears on the ballom screen its a dance song, thanks
21 - Paul
The " Strip Club Song " is called F*ck The Pain Away. On " The Teaches Of Peaches " album
22 - pater
What is the song that plays during the ending titles right after "just like honey"? I haven't found it anywhere!!!
23 - Juanes
The very opening song of the film (when Bill Murry is driven by taxi to the hotel) is not by Air, as sydney said, the correct title is 'Girls' (by Death In Vegas) and it is on the soundtrack CD.
The song 'Alone in Kyoto' (by Air) is played while Charlotte is going to Kyoto by train and while she's walking through the park in Kyoto.
The song during the end titles after 'Just like honey' is called 'City girl' (by Kevin Shields). The video can be found in the extras on the DVD.
24 - Chuck
Who sings that song that is like:
Suckin on my titty like you wantin me callin me all the time.... i thnk they play a little of it in jackass 2?
25 - Andy H
The opening song is "Girls" by Death In Vegas. Guaranteed. The Air Track comes later when Charlotte visits Kyoto. : )