While we were busy drinking, perfectly timed and marketed for Valentine’s Day of this year, the rom-com “Definitely Maybe“- starring Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fischer, Elizabeth Banks and Rachel Weisz – hit theaters on Feb 14 and did moderate $11 million dollar business with an unassuming #5 debut on the box-office (“Jumper” took the top prize that weekend).
But slow and steady wins the race for these kinds of pictures. Almost 5 weeks later and the film has grossed more than $40 million dollars. Not too shabby.
Much to the chagrin of housewives and girlfriends who dragged their bf’s to the theaters to see this flick, the indie-pop heavy soundtrack was never released.
Called, “maybe the first midlife crisis movie for Generation X,” by Salon, only a score disc for the film was released, and oddly enough, the romantic serenading music was composed by normally-gloomy composer Clint Mansell, the man behind the famous “Requiem For A Dream,” score that’s been recycled and aped the world over for various soundtracks and trailers.
But the music featured in the film – many a shower-singing inspirational show-stopper by Fleetwood Mac, Nirvana, R.E.M., the Flaming Lips, Sly and the Family Stone, Badly Drawn Boy, Patrick Wolf, David Gray and Finley Quaye – became much sought after, so a U.K. version of the soundtrack with most of these songs, also retroactively available as an import on Amazon, was released.
While Courtney Love wasn’t kidding when she said she’s try and stick Nirvana into every film, TV show and commercial known to man, she at least had the good sense to not allow “Come As You Are” to make the soundtrack disc (what a stain that woulda been). “Definitely Maybe” music supervisor Nick Angel, evidently thought the Stereogum crowd would be attending this film in droves.
This fulfills are bi-monthly obligation to the readers who loved “PS I Love You” and its soundtrack.
Definitely Maybe OST tracklist
1. Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone
2. Stand – REM
3. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots – The Flaming Lips
4. Mannish Boy – Muddy Waters
5. Safe From Harm – Massive Attack
6. In Spite Of Me – Morphine
7. Cigarettes And Coffee – Otis Redding
8. People Everyday (7” Edit) – Arrested Development
9. Connected – The Stereo MC’s
10. The Boy With The Arab Strap – Belle & Sebastian
11. Even After All – Finley Quaye
12. The Summer Wind – Madeleine Peyroux
13. The Time Of Times – Badly Drawn Boy
14. Definitely Maybe Suite – Clint Mansell