When it comes to studio features, there are few we’re anticipating more this year than Shane Black‘s return to the crime drama/comedy with The Nice Guys. Starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe, its red band trailer was a complete delight and today we have the groovy soundtrack from the ’70s-set film.
Revealed over at iam8bit, they’ve shared details on its double LP release, which comes with a 3D centerfold, a pin-up poster, liner notes, and more. Perfectly setting the tone, the 15-track release features Bee Gees, The Temptations, Kiss, Kool & The Gang, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kiss, The Band, and more. Thanks to our friend Drew Morton, who’s put together a playlist on Spotify with all the tracks.
Get listening below as we await the film, which is rumored to stop by Cannes before it opens in May:
1. Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone – The Temptations
2. Get Down On It – Kool & The Gang
3. Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste of Honey
4. September – Earth, Wind & Fire
5. Couldn’t Get It Right – Climax Blues Band
6. Love and Happiness – Al Green
7. Dazz – Brick
8. Boogie Wonderland – Earth, Wind & Fire
9. Jive Talkin’ – Bee Gees
10. Rock and Roll All Nite – Kiss
11. Ain’t Got No Home – The Band
12. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes
13. Lonely Boy – Andrew Gold
14. A Horse with No Name – America
15. Green Peppers – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Writer/director Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Iron Man 3) collaborated with a veritable dream team to bring his vision of 1970’s Los Angeles to life. Grammy-winner music supervisor, Randall Poster (pretty much every Wes Anderson film, The Wolf of Wall Street, Boardwalk Empire, Skyfall, Boyhood), worked his wizardry on the soundtrack. Legendary producer, Joel Silver (The Matrix trilogy, Lethal Weapon series, Die Hard), personally hand-picked tracks. Famed designers, Mathieu Bitton and John Bergin, spared no detail in crafting a vinyl package that expands the story of the film in an innovative and pervasive way. Grammy-nominated soundtrack album producer, Brian McNelis (Napoleon Dynamite), shepherded the record through production for Lakeshore Records. And two-time Clio-winning creative production company, iam8bit (True Detective, The Leftovers), produced the Collector’s Edition vinyl.
The Nice Guys soundtrack will be released in May, likely around the May 20 release of the film.