Kurt Cobain's Documentary Soundtrack

The soundtrack for a documentary about the late Kurt Cobain, set for a Sept. 11 release through Barsuk, will feature songs from some of the former Nirvana frontman's favourite artists and his musical contemporaries.

About A Son is based on more than 25 hours of interviews conducted by journalist Michael Azerrad, the author of 1993's Come As You Are: The Story Of Nirvana. The interviews are combined with footage of Washington cities Seattle, Aberdeen and Olympia, where Cobain spent most of his life, shot by director AJ Schnack.

The soundtrack features excerpts from those interviews, along with songs by the likes of Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Mudhoney and Mark Lanegan. The film's score was written by Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard and Nirvana producer Steve Fisk.

About A Son made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last September. The film will open in New York City on Oct. 3, in Los Angeles on Oct. 5 and in Seattle on Oct. 12. Additional cities and opening dates are expected to be announced soon. A DVD release will follow.

Here are the tracks on About A Son:

01. Steve Fisk and Ben Gibbard "Overture"
02. "Never Intended" (interview excerpt)
03. Arlo Guthrie "Motorcycle Song"
04. The Melvins "Eye Flys"
05. "Punk Rock" (interview excerpt)
06. Bad Brains "Banned In D.C."
07. Creedence Clearwater Revival "Up Around The Bend"
08. Half Japanese "Put Some Sugar On It'
09. The Vaselines "Son Of A Gun"
10. Butthole Surfers "Graveyard"
11. "Hardcore Was Dead" (interview excerpt)
12. Scratch Acid "Owner's Lament"
13. Mudhoney "Touch Me I'm Sick"
14. "Car Radio" (interview excerpt)
15. Iggy Pop "The Passenger"
16. Leadbelly "The Bourgeois Blues"
17. R.E.M. "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1"
18. "The Limelight" (interview excerpt)
19. David Bowie "The Man Who Sold The World"
20. Mark Lanegan "Museum"
21. Ben Gibbard "Indian Summer"

Thanks for the info to Chartattack.com.

Comments

[str84ever]

Melvins and Butthole surfers what more could you want?

[742627000017]

I hope this wont one of shity documentarys that says "he blowed his brains,thats it,"...i think this will be good

[riceranger12345]

a pointless documentary
or is it...
hopefully this will be better than most

[Darkshade666]

Just let the man rest in peace dammit.

[TJ1991]

i dont agree with this documentary as a whole, no one's going to gain anything but money from it, but i think the inclusion of man who sold the world is a nice touch.

[daniel coogan]

Darkshade666 :
Just let the man rest in peace dammit.

i agree

RIP Kurt Cobain

[Kartman]

Butthole Surfer's Graveyard? Now we're talking.

[SineRider]

"Punk Rock" is that Mogwai, or just the excerpt from the Iggy Pop interview?

[rockon1824]

Pretty good soundtrack. I'm pleasantly surprised to see Ben Gibbard connected with it.

[frizzle fry]

another fine DEAD musician getting milked and raped by the industry. It makes me sad?

[False_God]

742627000017 wrote:

I hope this wont one of shity documentarys that says "he blowed his brains,thats it,"...i think this will be good

ditto! Proper theory like! not b/s stuff!

[element4433]

I'm excited for this

[james3208]

Darkshade666 :
Just let the man rest in peace dammit.

He wouldn't want all this attention.

[kiefermatot]

Oh, just let him be, please. Kurt would never have wanted any of this. What a world we live in today..

[officially dead]

long live nirvana

[washingmachine]

Wheres Sonic Youth. Sonic Youth were his hereos

[The_Paranoia]

I really like Ben Gibbard so the music will interest me. Yeah, this better not turn out to be a document of the bleeding obvious.

[spikedemon!]

How long has this man been dead? Have some f'n respect and stop milking his death already, ITS BEEN DONE FAR TO LONG ALREADY. Its getting sick at this point.

[NewGuitarist20]

IMAGINE WHAT WE'D BE LISTENING TO NOW IF HE WERE STILL AROUND. HE CAME UP WITH SO MUCH GOOD SHIT FOR A US TO LISTEN TO AND IN SO LITTLE TIME.

[frankv]

The Melvins, Butthole Surfers, Mudhoney, Iggy Pop and Mark Lanegan, this oughta be a good soundtrack. Maybe this is a good time to bring up the soundtrack for the move "Singles". That's one of the best grunge cd's in my opinion.

[Sick_Boy]

I'm surprised Leadbelly's "where did you sleep last night" and something off of Raw Power by The Stooges wasn't on there.

[aliceinnirvana]

Ugh, I'm so sick of this.
I agree with spikedemon.

[Nirvana-Man]

this should be sweet!

[gallagher2006]

Is there really a pint in this?

[iwishiweregood]

no but there might be a quart in it

[dieloony2]

Darkshade666 wrote:

Just let the man rest in peace dammit.

I hate it when people say this stuff. So whenever an artist dies we have to stop listening to their music and stop thinking about them?

i know when people are just tryin to make a buck off something, but id still want to see the interviews and learn about him. i think this will be cool. Good music too.

[NaivexLi]

The music looks good, but not what I was all expecting.

ALSO

I really think we need to just stop with this shit.

If you want to hear interviews with him, you can find them all over the internet.
We dont need to make yet another movie about it....

[oZone_TNS]

frizzle fry wrote:
another fine DEAD musician getting milked and raped by the industry. It makes me sad?

I don't know. Does it make you sad?

I've been waiting ages to see this. Should be interesting.

I'm surprised that the Pixies aren't on the soundtrack :/ .

[grunge geek al]

washingmachine wrote:

Wheres Sonic Youth. Sonic Youth were his hereos

true, if it weren't for them, nirvana wouldn't have signed to geffen and made nevermind

[JanB]

who knew a documentary about kurt cobain would have no nirvana playing and the influence kurt had with the music HE made

not like it matters, i'm boycotting this because i think kurt cobain would not want this made

[nicodimus]

no i don't see how movies and biographies can be disrespectful to dead celebrities (unless they're heavily biased). If anything it's honouring their existence.

[john_lennon]

Part of me aggrees that people are just making money of a dead man and he should be left to rest in piece.

But when i think about it, i think knowing more about the genius and how he worked would help myself as a creator of music, and therefore a documentary about him must benefit thousands of others musn't it?

[ZeRaTuL HeLiOs]

Ummm.... Wheres the Daniel Johnston on the soundtrack??!!

[-heartbreaker-]

When at any point does one think it's a good idea to make ANOTHER FUCKING KURT COBAIN DOCUMENTARY!
That's like saying "hey, our band should cover Smells Like Teen Spirit! What a great idea!"

let the man rest in peace, it sickens me how anyone will commercialize his name and profit from this bullshit.

[Captain Cool]

I had always been told that, along with R.E.M, John Lennon was Kurt Cobains hero, so to not see him up there at all is a little strange. However as admittedly not the worlds biggest Nirvana fan, it may simply be that I have my facts wrong.

[E_squared]

JanB wrote:

who knew a documentary about kurt cobain would have no nirvana playing and the influence kurt had with the music HE made

not like it matters, i'm boycotting this because i think kurt cobain would not want this made

[Jackolas]

07. Creedence Clearwater Revival — "Up Around The Bend"

Brilliant song.

[E_squared]

How can you know what kurt Cobain would want or not want? People should stop pretending that they understand this guy. I don't think anyone really fully understood Kurt, not even his bandmates.

He was a freakin' crazy genius.
That's why he made such amazing music.

Personally, I would never miss this as an opportunity to learn more about my idol.

[Captain Insano]

Personally, As long as the documentary is done well and isn't a cash in, I don't think it's disrespectful.

[joshsirjoshules]

YES!!! THE VASELINES ARE ON HERE!!!

Some reviewer once said that he made a lot of mistakes in his life, but liking the Vaselines was not one of them.

[joshsirjoshules]

oh, "he" as in kurt.

[cHoKiNgViCtIM]

ok seriously what is the point of releasing a cd on 9/11 it has no value for nirvana

[Nirvana78213]

i love kurt he made music better and he made me see the world in a diffrent way and i think he would hate the music scence now and i certaintly did **** th radio

[GuitaPlaya]

Nice to see some Butthole Surfers and Scratch Acid. However if they were gonna put one of David Yow's bands on there it should have been the Jesus Lizard. They are far superior to Scratch Acid in my opinion.

[kirbyrocknroll]

xCheckedx.

[Metallica708]

A documentary on Kurt that doesn't have a Pixies song in the soundtrack? I smell fail.

[jonnyrotten45]

742627000017 wrote:

I hope this wont one of shity documentarys that says "he blowed his brains,thats it,"...i think this will be good

.....what?

[Dead_End]

wow, they didnt get somma the bands i really expected since its sposed to be some of what kurt liked, but do we even need another kurt film -_-

[njustice4all]

wtf, his death was tragic ebough. But to realese this documentary on 9/11 is just fu-cking retarded.

[bostons leppard]

i'm all for nirvana but just let cobain rip

[Child Of Maiden]

Wow nice to see they're still making money off this guy well after his death.

/sarcasm

I agree, let this shit go already. It's been 13 years. I have nothing against Kurt but HE WASN'T THAT GREAT!

[CORT noob]

Article wrote:

and Olympia, where Cobain spent most of his life, shot by director AJ Schnack.

They found the killer!??!?!?!

[break-me-in]

If all of you actually knew a thing or two about this before commenting, you wouldn't be saying "stop milking his legacy rip cobain! rock on!". This documentary is composed partially of interview excerpts from an extensive catalogue of interviews conducted with Cobain before his death, as well as being given access to his diaries and notebooks so it will be all of his thoughts, feelings, and ideas in the film. It will be one of the few documentaries about Nirvana which was worthwhile.

[break-me-in]

Got cut off:

The soundtrack looks cool, although the lack of Pixies, Sonic Youth, Led Zeppelin and most of Black Flag is a bit surprising.

[Sixpack5001]

john_lennon wrote:

Part of me aggrees that people are just making money of a dead man and he should be left to rest in piece.

But when i think about it, i think knowing more about the genius and how he worked would help myself as a creator of music, and therefore a documentary about him must benefit thousands of others musn't it?

i agree, this isn't some fly-by-night thing like last days, this is actually providing some insight and even though i probably wont see it, i still find it interesting

[raymanbaracuda]

Whoever makes these should make as much $$$ as they can. I would.

[raymanbaracuda]

E_squared wrote:

How can you know what kurt Cobain would want or not want? People should stop pretending that they understand this guy. I don't think anyone really fully understood Kurt, not even his bandmates.

He was a freakin' crazy genius.
That's why he made such amazing music.

Personally, I would never miss this as an opportunity to learn more about my idol.

Because he was a junkie. That's why nobody could understand him.

[66something]

frizzle fry wrote:

another fine DEAD musician getting milked and raped by the industry. It makes me sad?

if the living can benefit from the dead...good...enough sobbing over curt...start bitching about the people who are making money off of the people getting who will be killed tomorrow in iraq,africa, or your own backyard...

[U-Mass]

daniel coogan wrote:

Darkshade666 :
Just let the man rest in peace dammit.

i agree

RIP Kurt Cobain

They speak the troof.
How could anyyone honestly tell themselves that Kurt wanted so much money changing hands over him, when the man hated publicity while he was ALIVE.

[66something]

U-Mass wrote:

daniel coogan wrote:

Darkshade666 :
Just let the man rest in peace dammit.

i agree

RIP Kurt Cobain

They speak the troof.
How could anyyone honestly tell themselves that Kurt wanted so much money changing hands over him, when the man hated publicity while he was ALIVE.

im sure he didnt wnat it while he was ALIVE..but hes dead now...im sure he doesnt give a ****...only reason i disagree with it is that no doubt his murdress(wife) is making the money...

[aleckillscobra]

To all the people saying "let him rest in peace," I partially agree with you. But here's the thing. There's still a strong debate over his death. And documentaries like this bring more attention to the case. I don't think kurt would've wanted all the publicity, but as long as there's no official and final ruling on his death, I don't think he can rest in peace.

[the1]

The Vaseline r on there!! They r awesome!

[psychodelia]

As much as I knew it wouldn't be there... I still would've liked to see King Crimson.

Checked

[IciclemanX]

I like how under this headline, the first thing is 'Overkill'

[mental_zer0]

Sixpack5001
i agree, this isn't some fly-by-night thing like last days, this is actually providing some insight and even though i probably wont see it, i still find it interesting

It will definitely be quality work. Michael Azerrad spent from the Nevermind tours to his death with Cobain and I've read his books. He does great work.

[verona_bassist]

ohhhhh bowie!

[TheGuitarDreams]

Hate to say it, but despite Kurt not wanting all this attention, he really has become that big of an influence, and not to mention was one, if not the definition of the 90s.

[joshman]

Could this be just another money grabber?

[grunger]

this is the stupidest thing ever.

LEAVE NIRVANA AND KURT COBAIN ALONE

[Uber-rocker]

kiefermatot wrote:

Oh, just let him be, please. Kurt would never have wanted any of this. What a world we live in today..

Exactly.

[blackflag49]

aleckillscobra wrote:

To all the people saying "let him rest in peace," I partially agree with you. But here's the thing. There's still a strong debate over his death. And documentaries like this bring more attention to the case. I don't think kurt would've wanted all the publicity, but as long as there's no official and final ruling on his death, I don't think he can rest in peace.

+1

This documentary looks like quality stuff, not just some money grab. And the soundtrack kicks ass

[oZone_TNS]

I think there is a clip on Youtube if anyone wants to see.
(Well it used to be there, I'm not sure if it's been deleted)

[Roybordom]

does anyone else here find humor in the fact that its being released on 9/11?

[OffspringPhreak]

washingmachine wrote:

Wheres Sonic Youth. Sonic Youth were his hereos

+1; the Meat Puppets too, it's weird that they're not even mentioned.

Nevertheless it looks like this will be really interesting and definitely something to get.

[Shredder Guitar]

D.R. Cornwallis wrote:

Listen you freaking music robots!!! Personally I hate Kurt!!! He did nothing more for music than the Bee Gees! I hate him because everybody else likes him! I however choose not to be a freaking robot such as you all!!! I say listen to what you like, not what everyone else likes or what everyone else wants you to like!!! The worst thing you can pose as a trend is music!!! Make IT your own and make your own!!!

jeez, settle down. you must be having your monthly or something.

kurt lived in a time not run by emo/pop punk bands, so its hardly right to say that "everyone" liked him. learn your facts before you act like a total jackass.

[rivieraXid]

I have to say this. He is a legend but he was actually crap at singing at not that great at guitar. But he was good at being crap

[rodgab3]

haha, yeah i agree with shredder guitar. Kurt was awesome btw, and cant wait to see this.

[xvictimofadownx]

FUCK BIG BUSINESS, CORPORATIONS DESERVE TO BURN IN THE SEVENTH CIRCLE OF HELL!!!!! KURT COBAIN DOESNT DESERVE TO BE USED FOR MONEY!!!!!

[Guitar-Boy-666]

Kurt probably was a good singer it's just that he was in the grunge and screamo stuff so yeah, I agree that he was no Dimebag Darrell but yeah. It's all a part of grunge.

I don't know who to believe whether he was murdered or killed himself but I'm more on the "He killed himself" because yeah. He was an idiot but he'll be missed.

R.i.P Kurt. Dimebag Darrell as well since I've mentioned him.

[Guitar-Boy-666]

Roybordom wrote:

does anyone else here find humor in the fact that its being released on 9/11?

Well I wouldn't say it's FUNNY in the sense that it's coming out on 9/11 but it's kind of weird that it is being released then...

[TooFast]

CORT noob wrote:

Article wrote:

and Olympia, where Cobain spent most of his life, shot by director AJ Schnack.


They found the killer!??!?!?!

Wow. Terrible joke.

[ZeRaTuL HeLiOs]

Guitar-Boy-666 wrote:

Kurt probably was a good singer it's just that he was in the grunge and screamo stuff so yeah, I agree that he was no Dimebag Darrell but yeah. It's all a part of grunge.

I don't know who to believe whether he was murdered or killed himself but I'm more on the "He killed himself" because yeah. He was an idiot but he'll be missed.

R.i.P Kurt. Dimebag Darrell as well since I've mentioned him.

Dont use the "grunge" sound as a crutch. Look at Jerry Cantrell. He came out of the grunge movement and was a badass guitarist then when he went solo he proved himself as a worthy frontman.

[zian615]

Guitar-Boy-666 wrote:

Kurt probably was a good singer it's just that he was in the grunge and screamo stuff so yeah,

Screamo? Are you kidding?

Anyways, I respect anything Ben Gibbard gets involved with, so I look forward to it.

[jonnyrotten45]

Child Of Maiden wrote:

Wow nice to see they're still making money off this guy well after his death.

/sarcasm

I agree, let this shit go already. It's been 13 years. I have nothing against Kurt but HE WASN'T THAT GREAT!

ya i agree, nirvana ended so early that they didn't even have time to suck, and besides would people even care if he wasn't dead

[psychodelia]

Checked again

[Metal.4.Life]

[ i hate screamo all about metal man!]

but yea kurt cobain was an influence everywhere, i think its ok to still be talkin about him as long as its in remeberance of him, but if theyre gonna be talkin sh**, wel yea! leave him alone already ,fu** .

[blackflag49]

Guitar-Boy-666 wrote:

Kurt probably was a good singer it's just that he was in the grunge and screamo stuff so yeah, I agree that he was no Dimebag Darrell but yeah. It's all a part of grunge.

I don't know who to believe whether he was murdered or killed himself but I'm more on the "He killed himself" because yeah. He was an idiot but he'll be missed.

R.i.P Kurt. Dimebag Darrell as well since I've mentioned him.

You Dimebag fanboys piss me off. This article has NOTHING to do with him...and he wasn't that good anyway, his tone was off

And grunge had a lot of great musicians, just as much as metal or any other genre, so quit being so condescending.

I didn't even realize Ben Gibbard was the guy from DCFC, and he's doing a Beat Happening cover?

My respect for them just went up...

[CORT noob]

ZeRaTuL HeLiOs wrote:

Guitar-Boy-666 wrote:

Kurt probably was a good singer it's just that he was in the grunge and screamo stuff so yeah, I agree that he was no Dimebag Darrell but yeah. It's all a part of grunge.

I don't know who to believe whether he was murdered or killed himself but I'm more on the "He killed himself" because yeah. He was an idiot but he'll be missed.

R.i.P Kurt. Dimebag Darrell as well since I've mentioned him.


Dont use the "grunge" sound as a crutch. Look at Jerry Cantrell. He came out of the grunge movement and was a badass guitarist then when he went solo he proved himself as a worthy frontman.

Hey Cantrell and Cobain are both awesome, just Cantrell is awesomer. I'd love to see a documentary on Layne Staley though, because I know nothing about him other than he writes good music with Cantrell.

[Bendrix]

screamo....
dimebag....

****in hell, go invade some other news story dickheads.

[black_coffin]

i think this is shit if its about kurt cobain they should have nirvana and foo fighters music on here

1. nirvana because that was his band
2. foo fighters because dave grohl plays in there and is carrying the nirvana spirit with him

[hendrixbo]

this might b kool but not sure

[hendrixbo]

cobain was the shit and still is most of the time but he is dead and has left his land mark on music and plain art and nobody should **** with it so NO MORE MOVIES! but books r ok

[hendrixbo]

nirvana is better than foofighters!