SubUrbia is a comedy drama film released in October 11, 1996 (New York Film Festival) and February 7, 1997 (United States), directed by Richard Linklater and written by Eric Bogosian, based on his play of the same name. It follows the relationships between a few young adults as they spend their time standing on “the corner” outside a local convenience store. Bogosian based the story on his own experiences growing up in Woburn, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The convenience store setting is based on the 7-Eleven in the “Four Corners” section of the west side of Woburn, and the high-school fight song that is sung in one scene is the actual Woburn High fight song (“Black and Orange” to the tune of “On Wisconsin”).
Suburbia: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album by various artists, was released in February 7, 1997 by Geffen Records. In addition to existing songs by various artists heard during the film, Sonic Youth composed and performed new songs for the film. The film’s score was composed by Stewart Copeland.
Tracklist:
- Unheard Music (Elastica & Stephen Malkmus)
- Bee-Bee’s Song (Sonic Youth)
- Bulletproof Cupid (Girls Against Boys)
- Feather in Your Cap (Beck)
- Berry Meditation (U.N.K.L.E.)
- I’m Not Like Everybody Else (Boss Hog)
- Cult (Skinny Puppy)
- Does Your Hometown Care? (Superchunk)
- Sunday (Sonic Youth)
- Human Cannonball (Butthole Surfers)
- Tabla in Suburbia (Sonic Youth)
- Hot Day (The Flaming Lips)
- Psychic Hearts (Thurston Moore)
- Town Without Pity (Gene Pitney)
