This week, Brian Wilson‘s story will get told in "Love & Mercy," a biopic which details the brilliant rise, tragic fall, and redemptive return of The Beach Boys‘ songwriting genius. And as you might expect, the movie is filled wall-to-wall with Beach Boys tunes, along with a few others, and we’ve tracked ’em all down for you.
The film chronicles the transition period—and ensuing psychological breakdown—of The Beach Boys’ pop driven, breezy surfin’ songs era, to the bold experimentation of Pet Sounds and the aborted SMiLE. And the soundtrack draws heavily on all those songs, some of them sung by Paul Dano, while mixing in era specific tunes from the ’80s, where John Cusack takes over the leading role as the suffering and somewhat forgotten musician. Meanwhile, the score by Atticus Ross also incorporates fragments of many of these songs and more into his compositions, creating a strong sonic tapestry for the movie.
READ MORE: Watch: Trailer For Brian Wilson Biopic ‘Love & Mercy’
"Love & Mercy" opens on June 5th. Check out all the jams below samples on the next page.
“Surfin’ USA” — The Beach Boys
“Don’t Worry Baby” — The Beach Boys
“Surfer Girl” — The Beach Boys
“I Get Around” — The Beach Boys
“Fun, Fun, Fun” — The Beach Boys
“Songbird” — Kenny G
“These Dreams” — Heart
“Nowhere To Run” — Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
“The In Crowd” — Ramsay Lewis Trio
“On The Wings Of Love” — Jeffrey Osborne
“Nights In White Satin” — The Moody Blues
“God Only Knows” — Paul Dano
“Pet Sounds” — The Beach Boys
“Wouldn’t It Be Nice” — The Beach Boys
“You Still Believe In Me” — Paul Dano
“You Still Believe In Me” — The Beach Boys
“Hang On To Your Ego” — The Beach Boys
“Here Today” — The Beach Boys
“Caroline No” — The Beach Boys
“Caroline No” — Paul Dano
“I Live For The Sun” — The Sunrays
“Heart Full Of Soul” — The Yardbirds
“Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)” — The Beach Boys
“Sloop John B” — The Beach Boys
“You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me” — Dusty Springfield
“Good Vibrations” — The Beach Boys
“Surf’s Up” — The Beach Boys
“Surf’s Up” — Paul Dano
“The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow)” — The Beach Boys
“Heroes & Villains” — The Beach Boys
“Do You Like Worms” — The Beach Boys
“In My Room” — The Beach Boys
“Day By Day” — The Four Freshman
“Til I Die” — The Beach Boys
“Love & Mercy” — The Beach Boys
“Good Vibrations” — The Beach Boys
Listen to all the songs on page 2. Below, new photos from the film.
