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Good Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Oneohtrix Point Never
Released	August 10, 2017
Genre	Electronica
Length	46:02
Label	Warp
Producer	Daniel Lopatin
Oneohtrix Point Never chronology
Garden of Delete (2015) Good Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017) Age Of (2018)

Good Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack album by American electronic musician Oneohtrix Point Never, containing the score for the Safdie brothers' 2017 film Good Time. It was released on August 10, 2017 via Warp Records.

The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics, and won the Soundtrack Award at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. It includes a collaboration with singer Iggy Pop.

Background

Lopatin had previously contributed scoring work to Sofia Coppola's 2013 film The Bling Ring (in collaboration with Brian Reitzell) and Ariel Kleiman's 2015 film Partisan. He became interested in working with the Safdie brothers when they sent him a mood board that featured images from "completely unrelated stuff, like a picture of SpongeBob and then weird heist imagery." The Safdie brothers were previously fans of the Oneohtrix Point Never track "Behind the Bank." Josh Safdie explained that "I had always imagined Dan’s work, especially his earlier work, as soundtracks to movies that never existed."

During recording, the brothers invoked the work of German electronic group Tangerine Dream but also encouraged Lopatin to experiment and make the music "more fucked up," including influences from prog rock, which helped him to avoid "mimetically revert to Edgar Froese—it's just in my DNA." He reached out to Iggy Pop to record for the movie's ending after his manager told him to "think big." Lopatin also described the recording as an update of his earlier synthesizer-based work, stating that "I wanted to make something that sounded like Good Time back when I was doing the early stuff, but I didn’t quite know how yet." The Safdie brothers characterized it as if "OPN took everything he learned on R Plus Seven, Replica, Garden of Delete and did a sequel to Rifts."

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The A.V. Club	B+
Drowned in Sound	8/10
Exclaim!	8/10
The Guardian
The Line of Best Fit	8.5/10
Pitchfork	7.7/10
Q

Following the film's premier at Cannes Film Festival, Lopatin's score won the festival's Soundtrack Award. It was later released as an album via Warp Records. The album has received generally positive reviews from critics, with an aggregate score of 79 out of 100 at Metacritic.

Ashley Hampson of Exclaim! wrote that "there's no doubt Good Time OST absolutely sounds like a movie score, but every single track here stands on its own, providing an intensely emotional punch to the gut." Sean O'Neal of The A.V. Club called it "a masterful job of homage, and—as with Thief and Drive before it—all those pulsating synths and cavernous low tones give the film much of its swagger." Q stated that "its tight-wound electronica is perfect for anyone wanting a visual-free sensation of mounting suspense in the comfort of their own home." Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian noted the inspiration of composers such as John Carpenter, Brad Fiedel, and Vangelis but stated that "the sheer density and erratic energy is all Lopatin’s own." He described Iggy Pop's guest appearance as one of the singer's "great late-period triumphs."

The Pure and the Damned video

A video for the track "The Pure and the Damned" was released, directed by the Safdie brothers and featuring Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie reprising their roles from the movie. It seemingly depicts what "hypothetically" would have happened if Connie and Nick fulfilled their plan to leave New York. The two of them have become restless in their new farm home as Connie brandishes a sword and heads outside to confront a strange hyena-wolf like creature. The two of them stare at one another, but neither makes the effort to attack. All the while, a CG-animated Iggy Pop sings and flails in front of their house.

Track listing

All tracks written by Daniel Lopatin. "The Pure and the Damned" co-written by Iggy Pop.

Personnel

• Daniel Lopatin – writing, production, mixing
• Gabriel Schuman – mixing, engineer
• Dave Kutch – mastering
• Caleb Halter – design
• Jason Harvey – Illustration

References

1. ^ "Good Time Motion Picture Soundtrack". WARP. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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3. Bowe, Miles (16 May 2017). "Hear Oneohtrix Point Never's new song featuring Iggy Pop 'The Pure And The Damned'". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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5. ^ McDermott, Patrick D. "Oneohtrix Point Never's Good Time Soundtrack Is Already A Classic". The Fader. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
6. P, Mr. "Oneohtrix Point Never to drop Good Time OST on Warp, shares full Iggy Pop collaboration". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
7. Rothbarth, Adam. "Oneohtrix Point Never scores Robert Pattinson thriller Good Time; listen to his track with Iggy Pop". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
8. ^ "Reviews – Good Time OST". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
9. Phares, Heather. "Oneohtrix Point Never Good Time [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
10. ^ O'Neal, Sean (11 August 2017). "Oneohtrix Point Never makes a confident foray into film scores with Good Time". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
11. Peirson-Hagger, Ellen. "Oneohtrix Point Never Good Time Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
12. ^ Hampson, Ashley. "Oneohtrix Point Never Good Time OST". Exclaim!. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
13. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (10 August 2017). "Oneohtrix Point Never: Good Time OST review – stunning thriller soundtrack includes standout Iggy ballad". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
14. Cartledge, Luke. "The Importance of Context: Oneohtrix Point Never's Good Time OST". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
15. Geffen, Sasha. "Good Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
16. Blistein, Jon (September 5, 2017). "Watch Iggy Pop, Robert Pattinson in Oneohtrix Point Never's Creepy New Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
17. Yoshida, Emily (August 14, 2017). "How Good Time Director Josh Safdie and Composer Daniel Lopatin Got Iggy Pop to Write Them a Heartbreaking Ballad". Vulture. New York Media. Retrieved May 18, 2019.

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