Sound City: Real to Reel | ||
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | ||
Released | March 12, 2013 | |
Recorded | November 2–3, 2011 in Studio 606 West (Northridge, Los Angeles, California) |
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Genre | Rock | |
Length | 55:31 | |
Label | Roswell/RCA | |
Producer | Butch Vig | |
Singles from Sound City: Real to Reel | ||
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 65/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
About.com | |
AllMusic | |
The Austin Chronicle | |
The A.V. Club | C+ |
BBC Music | 70/100 |
Consequence of Sound | |
Filter | 64/100 |
Jukebox:Metal | |
NME | |
Pitchfork Media | (5.3/10) |
Rolling Stone | |
Spin | 6/10 |
Sound City: Real to Reel is the official soundtrack of the documentary Sound City. It was officially released on March 12, 2013. The songs "Cut Me Some Slack", "From Can to Can't", "You Can't Fix This", and "Mantra" were made available on Sound City's official YouTube channel on December 14, 2012, January 15, 2013, February 15, 2013, and March 8, 2013, respectively. Dave Grohl founded the supergroup Sound City Players with many of the musicians who appear in this movie and who he played with live for the soundtrack.
The soundtrack received two Grammy Awards: Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and Best Rock Song (for "Cut Me Some Slack").