The Great Gatsby [Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film]
by Various Artists
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 34
  3. Negative: 4 out of 34
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  1. survivorfan989
    Jun 26, 2013
    7
    Quality Soundtrack from a great film, and while not all of the songs are good songs on their own, as a collective they make for a great soundtrack and I remember them all clearly in the film. Favourites would have to be Back to Black, Crazy in Love and Fergie's 'A Little Party Never Killed Nobody'.
  2. BlackfuryRises
    Jun 14, 2013
    9
    Excellently combining the classy 20's era jazz with modern day pop, The Great Gatsby soundtrack features a lot of consistently great talent and fun tracks. I found it consistently great throughout, (except for Gotye, never cared for them), with my favorites being "Over the Love" by Florence The Machine, "Young and Beautiful" by Lana Del Rey, and "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody" byExcellently combining the classy 20's era jazz with modern day pop, The Great Gatsby soundtrack features a lot of consistently great talent and fun tracks. I found it consistently great throughout, (except for Gotye, never cared for them), with my favorites being "Over the Love" by Florence The Machine, "Young and Beautiful" by Lana Del Rey, and "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody" by Fergie, Q-Tip and Goonrock.… Expand
  3. Musicfan09
    May 12, 2013
    9
    Despite the critics are saying bad about the movie, the soundtrack is really good. The highlights are Emeli with Crazy In Love, Jay-Z with $100 Bill and Lana Del Rey's Young and Beautiful. I recommend this.
  4. Todlf
    May 10, 2013
    8
    Great Gatsby surprisingly have good variety on its album. It works well with the movie but 3 songs I regret hearing Back To Black is one. What a disappointment well on the bright side the rest is worth the listen such as "Young and Beautiful", "One Love" and "Where The Wind Blows"
  5. ClayMerritt
    May 8, 2013
    9
    Despite what the critics are saying about the movie, 1 thing is for certain, the soundtrack is masterful. Executive Producer Jay-Z did a fantastic job of putting this together. The stand out tracks to me are, besides obvious favorites Lana Del Rey & Florence The Machine, Jack White with his cover of U2's "Love Is Blindness", Coco O's "Where The Wind Blows", Emeli Sande & The Bryan FerryDespite what the critics are saying about the movie, 1 thing is for certain, the soundtrack is masterful. Executive Producer Jay-Z did a fantastic job of putting this together. The stand out tracks to me are, besides obvious favorites Lana Del Rey & Florence The Machine, Jack White with his cover of U2's "Love Is Blindness", Coco O's "Where The Wind Blows", Emeli Sande & The Bryan Ferry Orchestra's "Crazy In Love (Kid Koala Version)", and Gotye's "Heart's A Mess". Excellent music all around and it is a very enjoyable listen from start to finish.… Collapse

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Pitchfork
    May 17, 2013
    40
    Most of the cars in The Great Gatsby crash and so does Luhrman's soundtrack.
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  2. American Songwriter
    May 15, 2013
    70
    The Great Gatsby Soundtrack is a fine example of what a film’s musical-mate can and should be; it mirrors many aesthetic elements of the film, augments the general storyline and adds depth and personality to the characters and dialogue on the screen.
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  3. PopMatters
    May 9, 2013
    60
    Gatsby manages to avoid the major mistake that many soundtracks have, which is not keeping a uniform style throughout the album. At the same time, The Great Gatsby Soundtrack also offers variation, though it comes at a small price. Some of the artists that get a share of the spotlight don’t live up to the standout performances of the album.
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