It's Complicated (soundtrack)

It's Complicated (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
EP / film score by
Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira
ReleasedDecember 22, 2009
Recorded2009
Studio
GenreFilm score
Length16:51
LabelBack Lot Music
Producer
Hans Zimmer chronology
Sherlock Holmes
(2009) 		It's Complicated
(2009) 		Inception
(2010)
Heitor Pereira chronology
The Canyon
(2009) 		It's Complicated
(2009) 		Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
(2010)

It's Complicated (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score composed by Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira to the 2009 film It's Complicated directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin and John Krasinski.[1] The soundtrack was composed by Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira and released through Back Lot Music on December 22, 2009.

Background

Hans Zimmer composed the score for It's Complicated, after previously working with Meyers on Something's Gotta Give (2003) and The Holiday (2006). Heitor Pereira served as the co-composer, while Henry Jackman is credited for additional music.[2] Zimmer created the themes while Pereira worked on the score. Initially, Varèse Sarabande intended to release the score album, but scuttled those plans as only little original score had been present in the film. As a result, Universal's in-house distributor Back Lot Music released the album on December 22, 2009, through digital download. Only six tracks of their score had been present in the album, with a duration of around 17 minutes.[3]

Reception

James Southall of Movie Wave wrote "The music is similar to The Holiday (a film from the same director) – a pleasant, tuneful series of pieces which are undemanding, attractive and pretty relaxing."[4] Mike Goodridge of Screen International called it an "ethereal" work,[5] while Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter and Manohla Dargis of The New York Times described it to be "fascinating" and "simplistic".[6][7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."It's Complicated"4:15
2."The Original Five"3:07
3."Interrupted Kiss"1:54
4."iSight Surprise"1:53
5."How Much I Like You"1:12
6."No Regrets"4:30
Total length:16:51

Accolades

Awards Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Box Office Films Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira Won [8]
[9]
Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing – Music in a Feature Film Andrew Silver (supervising music editor); Stephanie Lowry, Ryan Rubin (music editors) Nominated [10]
[11]
[12]
World Soundtrack Awards Soundtrack Composer of the Year Hans Zimmer (also for Sherlock Holmes) Nominated [13]
[14]

Reception

Credits adapted from liner notes and Hans Zimmer's website:[15][16]

  • Music composer and producer: Hans Zimmer, Heitor Pereira
  • Music supervisor: Kathy Nelson
  • Additional music: Henry Jackman
  • Featured soloists: Ryeland Allison, Jack Dolman, Heitor Pereira, Satnam Ramgotra
  • Music editor: Ryan Rubin
  • Additional music editor: Stephanie Lowry
  • Orchestra conductor: Nick Glennie-Smith
  • Orchestra leader: Endre Granat
  • Orchestrators: Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Rick Giovinazzo, Kevin Kaska
  • Digital recordist: Larry Mah
  • Music preparation: Booker White
  • Orchestra contractors: Sandy DeCrescent, Peter Rotter
  • Music consultants: Hallie Meyers-Shyer, Bonnie Greenberg
  • Music production services: Steven Kofsky
  • Score coordinator: Mark Wherry
  • Score recording and mixing: Alan Meyerson
  • Scoring crew: Greg Loskorn, Adam Michalak, Mark Eshelman, Dave Marquette
  • Score engineer: Thomas Broderick
  • Studio manager: Czarina Russell

References

  1. ^ "It's Complicated". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "It's Complicated (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  3. ^ Guo, Sherry. "Film Score Friday 12/25/09". Film Score Monthly. Archived from the original on February 2, 2026. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  4. ^ Southall, James (December 24, 2009). "It's Complicated". Movie Wave. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  5. ^ Goodridge, Mike (December 10, 2009). "It's Complicated". Screen International. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  6. ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (December 10, 2009). "It's Complicated — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  7. ^ Dargis, Manohla (December 24, 2009). "A September-September Romance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  8. ^ Morris, Chris (June 25, 2010). "ASCAP honors for film, TV". Variety. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  9. ^ Bennett, Ray (October 13, 2010). "Coldplay Wins Top Honors at ASCAP Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 3, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  10. ^ "2010 Golden Reel Award Nominees: Feature Films". Motion Picture Sound Editors. Archived from the original on March 5, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  11. ^ "Golden Reel Award nominees announced". Los Angeles Times. January 26, 2010. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "MPSE Announces Winners of 2010 Golden Reel Awards". Mix. February 21, 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "World Soundtrack Academy 2010". World Soundtrack Awards. Retrieved June 12, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ^ "Alexandre Desplat wins Award for Film Composer and Best Film Score of the Year". World Soundtrack Academy. October 23, 2013. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  15. ^ Hans Zimmer; Heitor Pereira. It's Complicated (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Media notes). Back Lot Music.
  16. ^ "It's Complicated". Hans Zimmer. Archived from the original on February 3, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
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