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Track Listings
| 1. This Land Is Your Land |
| 2. Security Ballet |
| 3. Goin' Home |
| 4. Taken at All |
| 5. Angel in the Snow |
| 6. Help Yourself |
| 7. Genova |
| 8. Lost in Detroit |
| 9. Thank You Lord |
| 10. Be Yourself [1971 Demo] |
| 11. The Snow Before Us |
| 12. Up in the Air |
Editorial Reviews
From Jason Reitman, the Grammy -winning director of Juno, comes the soundtrack to his latest film, Up In The Air. Features Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, CSNY, Elliott Smith and Dan Auerbach plus unknown artists Sad Brad Smith and Kevin Rennick, and score. Reitman personally selected all the music for the soundtrack and as a director he sees music as a character in each of his films. Up In the Air stars George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizer and consummate modern business traveler who, after years of staying happily airborne, suddenly finds himself ready to make a real connection.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'll keep this short and sweet. Me and my girlfriend got to see this movie at an advanced screening event and it was amazing. I will say this though, the music on this disc is 10x better after you have seen the movie. These tracks have such an impact on the movie you can actually remember the exact scenes when you listen to the soundtrack. "Help Yourself" is an amazing song and should be downloaded if you decide not to purchase the disc.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By A. Weber
Format:Audio CD
"This Land is Your Land" and "Help Yourself", alone, make this album totally worth it. I can't wait for the movie to hit wide release. The soundtrack is smart, sophisticated, and makes me optimistic for more of Jason Reitman's musical finds in the future.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Listening to the soundtrack is much more relaxing than watching the movie was. I had seen an interview with Kevin Renick. He described how the song Up in the Air had already been written when the movie came out. He recorded it on a cassette tape and handed it to the director of the movie after listening to his lecture. That and being up in the air myself personalized the music for me.
The lyrics and the melodies on this soundtrack are mellow. It's good background music for studying, writing, or entertaining. I would buy this just for the song Up in the Air! I fervently hope that anyone reading this that is up in the air finds a way to come down. Good luck all!
The lyrics and the melodies on this soundtrack are mellow. It's good background music for studying, writing, or entertaining. I would buy this just for the song Up in the Air! I fervently hope that anyone reading this that is up in the air finds a way to come down. Good luck all!
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Jon Broxton
Format:Audio CD
Up in the Air is the latest film from writer/director Jason Reitman, whose previous films included Thank You For Smoking and Juno. It's a comedy-drama starring George Clooney as a business executive who spends half his life travelling around the country; he lives out of a suitcase, eating at airport cafeterias, allowing him the freedom to never make a commitment. However, just as a corporate re-shuffling threatens to end his nomadic lifestyle and tie him to a desk, he meets and falls in love with a fellow frequent traveler in the shape of the comely Vera Farmiga. In addition to boasting Awards-caliber performances from Clooney, Farmiga, and supporting actors Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman and Sam Elliott, the film has an eclectic soundtrack which makes use of many contemporary pop and rock songs alongside an original score by Rolfe Kent.
Kent's contribution to the album is limited to just two tracks: "Security Ballet" and "Lost in Detroit", amounting to just 3 minutes of score. The music is quite rhythmic and funky. "Security Ballet" has all manner of shakers and percussion items, and bubbly/gurgly, almost tribal effects, alluding to the fact that making your way through airport security these days is akin to making your way through hostile territory; "Lost in Detroit" replaces percussion with an acoustic guitar, plucked bass, cello and synth drones, again in more rhythmic than thematic style. It's all very inconsequential, with no real meat on its bones, and although the film itself is likely to contain more music, score fans will find little to appeal to their musical sensibilities on the album.... Read more ›
Kent's contribution to the album is limited to just two tracks: "Security Ballet" and "Lost in Detroit", amounting to just 3 minutes of score. The music is quite rhythmic and funky. "Security Ballet" has all manner of shakers and percussion items, and bubbly/gurgly, almost tribal effects, alluding to the fact that making your way through airport security these days is akin to making your way through hostile territory; "Lost in Detroit" replaces percussion with an acoustic guitar, plucked bass, cello and synth drones, again in more rhythmic than thematic style. It's all very inconsequential, with no real meat on its bones, and although the film itself is likely to contain more music, score fans will find little to appeal to their musical sensibilities on the album.... Read more ›
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you liked the movie (we loved it / moved by it), you'll love the extraordinary soundtrack, especially some of the tracks by Rolfe Kent, composer who also did "Wedding Crashers", The Theory of Flight" (fabulous full orchestrations), "Sideways", "Men Who Stare at Goats", "Mean Girls" and more. Also terrific choice of great songs like Sad Brad Smith's "Be Yourself" and more. 5 stars for sure...
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
My prime reason for buying this album was "Goin Home". This song has stuck in my mind since I saw the movie months ago. The music selected for the movie was different and quite perfect, in my opinion. It also reflects a stage of my life.
By Phill TXF
Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase
Incredible soundtrack edition with a blue translucent vinyl. It's a fact, with great songs the movie gets better and more memorable. This soundtrack is an exemple of it. Lovely compilation of musics for a very interesting movie.
By Midwest Guy
Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase
With an expensive turntable and several hundred records in my collection which is constantly growing, I must say with a fair degree of experience that this pressing is poor,or at least the copy I got was poor or mishandled before it got to me. Blue vinyl means nothing here other than it was the color dye they used. The vinyl is fairly thin and there are enough pops and clicks to make it not worth the purchase. The point of buying vinyl is to enjoy the sound which is hard to do with this pressing. I converted it into 24/96 FLAC with a VinylStudio then removed most of the pops and clicks and will play the digital version from now on, but as for the record, I will give it away soon.
The only reason I did not give it one star is it cleaned up fine in the software.
The only reason I did not give it one star is it cleaned up fine in the software.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Up In The Air
Fantastic movie!!! For those that like things of the "Non-Normal" and a different view on life. Dry humor...it's right up your alley!!!
Published on May 23, 2010 by William S. Spencer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great album. After I saw the movie, I had to have the music
After seeing the movie, I was so engrossed in the music I had to have the album. I wanted to learn "Help Yourself" so I could perform it with my guitar.
Published on March 24, 2010 by Terrence Adams
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Compilation
Even if you haven't seen the movie, this is an excellent CD. The direcctor, Jason Reitman, seems to put as much effort into creating uniquely compelling soundtracks as he spends... Read more
Published on February 7, 2010 by E. Tannenbaum
5.0 out of 5 stars
Terrific music score
The movie was acceptable and worth the Senior ticket price at Pacific Theaters but I don't know about the Best Picture buzz. Read more
Published on January 2, 2010 by David Labadie
5.0 out of 5 stars
The preview is a spoiler
Do not watch the preview. It's a bit of a spoiler. See the movie. It connects to the real life. The current economic crisis, the sense of being, love , loneliness, loyalty, reality... Read more
Published on December 16, 2009 by Edward Zager
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