Neil Young announces live soundtrack album for “candid” new tour film ‘Coastal’

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Neil Young has announced a live soundtrack for his new tour film, Coastal. Check out the details below.The release is set to be shared on April 18 via Reprise, and comes as a live recording and companion piece to the documentary from his ‘Coastal’ 2023 solo tour.Titled ‘Coastal: The Soundtrack’, it includes 11 songs from across the singer-songwriter’s 60-year career – all of which recorded live at the live shows and including hits like ‘I Am A Child’ and ‘Vampire Blues’.

Across the soundtrack, Young is heard on vocals, piano, guitars and harmonica.“It is as intimate a live album as Neil Young has ever recorded, created at a time when the world was coming out of hibernation from the COVID pandemic,” reads a new press description. “Recorded in several cities, it is an album for the ages as the singer-songwriter finds new emotional power in his songs.”It comes as the accompaniment to his Coastal tour film, which was shot and directed by filmmaker and Young’s wife, Daryl Hannah, and will be screening in theatres on April 17.The project is a personal, behind-the-scenes documentary which followed Young during his 2023 tour dates and gave “an up-close and intimate view into the life of one of history’s most iconic songwriters and musicians”.Side One1. ‘I’m The Ocean’2. ‘Comes A Time’3. ‘Love Earth’4. ‘Prime of Life’5. ‘Throw Your Hatred Down’Side Two1. ‘Vampire Blues’2. ‘When I Hold You In My Arms’3. ‘Expecting To Fly’4. ‘Song X’5. ‘I Am A Child’6. ‘Don’t Forget Love’The soundtrack will be shared on April 18, and can be pre-ordered here.