Songs → Motion Picture Soundtrack

Released on Kid A. Motion Picture Soundtrack was previously written, but its first public performance was in April 1996.

Appears on the MiniDiscs as a recording of its premiere (Thom solo) performance, as well as several rehearsal recordings of a full band arrangement.

The following was included in the OKNOTOK notebook, showing that the ambient track [Seattle park stuff] was considered for use as a sample in this song.

A page from the OKNOTOK notebook.

Recording Chronology

    March - April 1996: On Tour

    April - May 1996: Ideas + Rehearsals

    May - July 1996: Ideas + Rehearsals

    Recordings → Motion Picture Soundtrack (Rockville)

    Live performance for WHFS Just Passing Thru. Thom solo, guitar and vocals. Recorded on 10 April 1996.

    DiscsMD113 → Motion Picture Soundtrack (Rockville)

    MINIDISCS [HACKED]
    track # 2 @ 1m10s
    OK Minidisc
    track # 6 @ 3m35s

    Transcription

    White wine and sleeping pills / Help me get back to your arms / Cheap sex and sad films / Help me get where I belong / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / Stop sending letter / Letters always get burned / It's not like the movies / They fed us on little white lies / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I will see you in the next life / Beautiful angel / Pulled apart at birth / Limbless and helpless / I can't even recognize you / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I will see you in the next life / (What's that one called?) / (Um, at the moment it's called Motion Picture Soundtrack, 'cause I thought that would be a really good way to get on MTV.)

    Recordings → Motion Picture Soundtrack {MD112 take 1}

    Band rehearsal of an early, full-band arrangement for the song.

    DiscsMD112 → Motion Picture Soundtrack {MD112 take 1}

    MINIDISCS [HACKED]
    track # 19 @ 29m36s
    OK Minidisc
    track # 19 @ 32m49s

    Transcription

    Red wine and sleeping pills / Help me get back to your arms / Cheap sex and sad films / Help me get where I belong / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / Stop sending letters / Letters always get burned / It's not like the movies / They fed us on little white lies / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I will see you in the next life / Beautiful angel / Pulled apart at birth / Limbless and helpless / I can't even recognize you / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I will see you in the next life

    Recordings → Motion Picture Soundtrack {MD112 take 2}

    Band rehearsal of an early, full-band arrangement for the song.

    DiscsMD112 → Motion Picture Soundtrack {MD112 take 2} †

    MINIDISCS [HACKED]
    track # 28 @ 42m23s
    OK Minidisc
    track # 28 @ 45m36s

    Transcription

    Red wine and sleeping pills / Help me get back to your arms / Cheap sex and sad films / Help me get where I belong / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / Stop sending letters / Letters always get burned / It's not like the movies / They fed us on little white lies / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I will see you in the next life / Beautiful angel / Pulled apart at birth / Limbless and helpless / I can't even recognize you / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I will see you in the next life

    Recordings → Motion Picture Soundtrack {MD114 take 1}

    Band rehearsal of an early, full-band arrangement for the song.

    DiscsMD114 → <tape blip: Motion Picture Soundtrack>

    MINIDISCS [HACKED]
    track # 15 @ 27m13s
    OK Minidisc
    track # 15 @ 27m25s

    Transcription

    {none}

    DiscsMD114 → <tape blip: Motion Picture Soundtrack>

    MINIDISCS [HACKED]
    track # 16 @ 27m14s
    OK Minidisc
    track # 16 @ 27m26s

    Transcription

    {none}

    DiscsMD114 → Motion Picture Soundtrack {MD114 take 1}

    MINIDISCS [HACKED]
    track # 17 @ 27m15s
    OK Minidisc
    track # 17 @ 27m27s

    Transcription

    Red wine and sleeping pills / Help me get back to your arm / Cheap sex and sad films / Help me get where I belong / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / Stop sending letters / Letters always get burned / It's not like the movies / They fed us on little white lies / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I will see you in the next life / Beautiful angel / Pulled apart at birth / Limbless and helpless / I can't even recognize you / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I will see you in the next life

    Recordings → Motion Picture Soundtrack {MD114 take 2}

    Band rehearsal of an early, full-band arrangement for the song. This version has less synth than the other rehearsal recordings.

    DiscsMD114 → Motion Picture Soundtrack {MD114 take 2}

    MINIDISCS [HACKED]
    track # 18 @ 32m35s
    OK Minidisc
    track # 18 @ 32m47s

    Transcription

    ([?]) / ('Tis. No, from the one I've got on tape.) / Red wine and sad films / Help me get back to your arm / Cheap sex and sad films / Help me get where I belong / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / Stop sending letters / Letters always get burned / It's not like the movies / They fed us on little white lies / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I will see you in the next life / Beautiful angel / Pulled apart at birth / Limbless and helpless / I can't even recognize you / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I think you're crazy, maybe / I will see you in the next life