Drive My Car: Original Soundtrack (Limited Edition 180g Vinyl)

Splashing big into the international film scene, Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Drive My Car was recognized as one of the best films of 2021––garnering two major nominations in the 2022 Academy Awards for Best Picture & Best International Feature Film. The soundtrack to the critical hit is a wonderful blend of live acoustic, electronics, and even the environmental sounds used within the film itself.

Despite Eiko Ishibashi's composition of ten pieces of music being liberated from two different melodies, the music written for the film is newly constructed as one cohesive musical work. The album was mixed and mastered by Jim O'Rourke, with jacket design by Yutaka Kimura (Central67), who has worked on many of Ishibashi's works, and jacket illustrations by Mayo Akao, based on visuals from the film. Here is a crowning work that shed luster on all around the film. Highly recommended!