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Nonesuch Records releases the soundtrack to Boyhood a film written, directed, and co-produced by Richard Linklater. The film received tremendous critical acclaim when it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival; Linklater also won the Founder s Directing Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival and Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival. Shot over 12 years with the same cast, Boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before the viewers eyes.

The film s soundtrack spans the story s 12 years, with songs ranging from the year 2000 (Coldplay s "Yellow" and The Hives "Hate to Say I Told You So") to 2013 (Yo La Tengo s "I ll Be Around"). The album also includes the classic "Band on the Run, " by Paul McCartney and Wings (from the 2010 re-mastered album of the same name) and the debut of a new song written by Jeff Tweedy and performed by the father/son duo Tweedy "Summer Noon. " A full track listing is on the next two pages. The Boyhood soundtrack album was produced by Richard Linklater and Randall Poster.