Promising Young Woman (soundtrack)

Not to be confused with Promising Young Woman (score).

Promising Young Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedDecember 4, 2020
Genre
Length54:58
LabelCapitol
Producer
Compiler
  • Anthony Willis
  • Emerald Fennell
Singles from Promising Young Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Drinks"
    Released: March 6, 2020
  2. "Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby"
    Released: October 20, 2020
  3. "Uh-Oh"
    Released: November 13, 2020
  4. "Come and Play with Me"
    Released: November 23, 2020
  5. "Last Laugh"
    Released: December 1, 2020
  6. "It's Raining Men"
    Released: December 3, 2020

Promising Young Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2020 film Promising Young Woman, directed by Emerald Fennell, which was released on December 4, 2020, by Capitol Records. The album features a compilation of varied genres—pop, jazz, soul, and funk—performed by Charli XCX, Cyn, Fletcher, Paris Hilton, Donna Missal, and Maya B, among several others. The album consists of four covers, four original tracks, and previously unreleased tracks from artists Muna and Blessus, apart from the usage of incorporated tracks.[1] Anthony Willis, who composed the film score, also performed the re-imagined orchestral version of the track Britney Spears' single "Toxic".[2] It was originally scheduled for an April 2020 release, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

The album features mostly songs sung by female artists, while also having the involvement of female music creatives, working behind the soundtrack. According to Vice, "the film expertly uses femme pop songs to underscore its critically acclaimed twisted tale of trauma and revenge".[3] Susan Jacobs supervised the film's soundtrack, with Willis and Fennell compiling the tracks in the album.[4] Cyn's original track "Drinks" was released as a first single during March 2020, in anticipation with the album and film's April release.[5] The other tracks: "Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby", "Uh-Oh", "Come and Play With Me", "Last Laugh" and "It's Raining Men" were subsequently released on October 20, November 13, 23, December 1 and 3, respectively.

Critics praised the use of pop music, and the selective use of female artists in the soundtrack.[6] Despite being initially shortlisted for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, it could not get selected.[7]

  1. ^ a b Hampp, Andrew (March 6, 2020). "Songs for Screens: Inside the 'Promising Young Woman' Soundtrack, Featuring Cyn, Charli XCX, More". Variety. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Composer Anthony Willis Reimagines 'Toxic' For His Thrilling 'Promising' Score". Awardsdaily. December 23, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "How 'Promising Young Woman' Uses Pop Music to Reinvent the Revenge Tale". Vice. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Paul, Larisha (November 13, 2020). "Cyn Shares Infectious Single 'Uh Oh' From 'Promising Young Woman' Soundtrack". uDiscover Music. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Review: Carey Mulligan holds the wild revenge-thriller provocations of 'Promising Young Woman' together". Los Angeles Times. December 23, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Everything you need to know about the Grammys 2022". Vogue India. March 30, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.