Sound City: Real to Reel is the soundtrack of the documentary film Sound City. It was officially released on March 12, 2013. The songs Cut Me Some Slack“, From Can to Can’t, You Can’t Fix This, and Mantra were made available on Sound City’s official YouTube channel on December 14, 2012, January 15, 2013, February 15, 2013, and March 8, 2013, respectively. Dave Grohl founded the supergroup Sound City Players with many of the musicians who appear in this movie and with whom he played live for the soundtrack; as such, Grohl is the only musician to perform on all tracks. The soundtrack received two Grammy Awards: Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and Best Rock Song (for Cut Me Some Slack).
Tracklist:
- Heaven and All
(Robert Levon Been, Dave Grohl, Peter Hayes) - Time Slowing Down
(Chris Goss, Tim Commerford, Grohl, Brad Wilk) - You Can’t Fix This
(Stevie Nicks, Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee) - The Man That Never Was
(Rick Springfield, Grohl, Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear) - Your Wife Is Calling
(Lee Ving, Grohl, Hawkins, Alain Johannes, Smear) - From Can to Can’t
(Corey Taylor, Grohl, Rick Nielsen, Scott Reeder) - Centipede
(Josh Homme, Goss, Grohl, Johannes) - A Trick With No Sleeve
(Johannes, Grohl, Homme) - Cut Me Some Slack
(Paul McCartney, Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Smear) - If I Were Me
(Grohl, Jessy Greene, Jaffee, Jim Keltner) - Mantra
(Grohl, Homme, Trent Reznor)
Performance
Robert Levon Been: composer, primary artist
Tim Commerford: composer, primary artist
Chris Goss: composer, primary artist
Jessy Greene: composer, primary artist
Dave Grohl: composer, primary artist
Taylor Hawkins: composer, primary artist
Peter Hayes: composer, primary artist
Joshua Homme: composer, primary artist
Rami Jaffee: composer, primary artist
Alain Johannes: composer, primary artist
Jim Keltner: composer, primary artist
Paul McCartney: composer, primary artist
Nate Mendel: composer, primary artist
Stevie Nicks: composer, primary artist
Rick Nielsen: composer, primary artist
Krist Novoselic: composer, primary artist
Scott Reeder: composer, primary artist
Trent Reznor: composer, primary artist
Chris Shiflett: composer, primary artist
Pat Smear: composer, primary artist
Rick Springfield: composer, primary artist
Corey Taylor: composer, primary artist
Lee Ving: composer, primary artist
Brad Wilk: composer, primary artist
Technical
Sami Ansari: photography
Matt Bissonette: composer
James Brown: engineer, mixing
Joe LaPorta: mastering
Emily Lazar: mastering
Chris Lord-Alge: mixing
John Lousteau: engineer
Jim Scott: engineer
Derek Silverman: engineering support
Butch Vig: producer