The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives, alternatively known as T.S.O.O.L. or Soundtrack, is a Swedish
rock
band that formed in 1995 after the dissolution of the punk band Union Carbide Productions
.
The band found critical success in the United States
with their 2002 (2001 in Sweden) release: Behind the Music
. It was nominated for the Best Alternative Album award
at the 2003 Grammy Awards
. The track "Sister Surround" was included on the "jukebox" of EA Sports MVP Baseball 2003 while "Karmageddon" is featured on EA Sports' NHL 2005
video game.
Their track "Bigtime" featured as the theme of WrestleMania 21
and on the soundtrack of the PAL
version of Gran Turismo 4
. Their track "Mother One Track Mind", was also featured on the Gran Turismo 4
soundtrack. T.S.O.O.L. songs "Sister Surround" and "Ten Years Ahead" both appear on the In Good Company soundtrack as well.
Their song "Second Life Replay" was also featured during an episode of the fourth season of Californication
.
They toured the US in 2002 with friends Oasis
in support of their album Behind the Music
.
Their latest album Communion
was released in November 2008. After a tour of the US the band announced that they were working on their next record Origin Vol. 2.
In October 2010, the band announced it would be releasing their first 'Best Of' compilation entitled Golden Greats no. 1. According to a statement on the their website: "The band has spent much of the summer of 2010 in Svenska Grammofonstrudion where they remastred the original recordings and in part picked up nuances that somehow went missing. With the carefully restored and remastred versions we are invited to TSOOL classics in a way we never heard them before."
A winter tour is scheduled to begin in December.
The abbreviation OEOC on all their albums is believed to refer to "As above, As below" from Hermeticism
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band that formed in 1995 after the dissolution of the punk band Union Carbide Productions
Union Carbide Productions
Union Carbide Productions was a Swedish rock band formed by Ebbot Lundberg , Patrik Caganis, Björn Olsson, Per Helm and Henrik Rylander in 1985....
.
The band found critical success in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with their 2002 (2001 in Sweden) release: Behind the Music
Behind the Music (album)
Behind the Music is an album by the Swedish Band The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It was released in February, 2001, and was nominated for the Best Alternative Album award at the 2003 Grammy Awards....
. It was nominated for the Best Alternative Album award
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the alternative rock genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...
at the 2003 Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards of 2003
The 45th Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2003. Musicians accomplishments from the previous year were recognized. Norah Jones was the night's big winner winning five awards including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal...
. The track "Sister Surround" was included on the "jukebox" of EA Sports MVP Baseball 2003 while "Karmageddon" is featured on EA Sports' NHL 2005
NHL 2005
NHL 2005, the successor to NHL 2004, is a hockey video game first released on September 14, 2004 in North America and September 24, 2004 in the PAL region.-Improvements/flaws:...
video game.
Their track "Bigtime" featured as the theme of WrestleMania 21
WrestleMania 21
WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on April 3, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It started off with an interpormotional battle royal, for which Booker T...
and on the soundtrack of the PAL
PAL
PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is an analogue television colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in many countries. Other common analogue television systems are NTSC and SECAM. This page primarily discusses the PAL colour encoding system...
version of Gran Turismo 4
Gran Turismo 4
is a racing simulator for the Sony PlayStation 2 which was developed by Polyphony Digital. It was released on December 28, 2004 in Japan and Hong Kong , February 22, 2005 in North America , and March 9, 2005 in Europe , and has since been re-issued under Sony's 'Greatest Hits' line...
. Their track "Mother One Track Mind", was also featured on the Gran Turismo 4
Gran Turismo 4
is a racing simulator for the Sony PlayStation 2 which was developed by Polyphony Digital. It was released on December 28, 2004 in Japan and Hong Kong , February 22, 2005 in North America , and March 9, 2005 in Europe , and has since been re-issued under Sony's 'Greatest Hits' line...
soundtrack. T.S.O.O.L. songs "Sister Surround" and "Ten Years Ahead" both appear on the In Good Company soundtrack as well.
Their song "Second Life Replay" was also featured during an episode of the fourth season of Californication
Californication (TV series)
Californication is an American comedy-drama that premiered on Showtime on August 13, 2007. The show was created by Tom Kapinos. The protagonist, Hank Moody , is a troubled novelist whose move to California, coupled with his writer's block, complicates his relationships with his longtime girlfriend...
.
They toured the US in 2002 with friends Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
in support of their album Behind the Music
Behind the Music (album)
Behind the Music is an album by the Swedish Band The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It was released in February, 2001, and was nominated for the Best Alternative Album award at the 2003 Grammy Awards....
.
Their latest album Communion
Communion (The Soundtrack of Our Lives album)
Communion is the fifth studio album by the Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our Lives.The album is the band's longest to date at twenty-four tracks. After the decision was made to postpone the Origin Vol...
was released in November 2008. After a tour of the US the band announced that they were working on their next record Origin Vol. 2.
In October 2010, the band announced it would be releasing their first 'Best Of' compilation entitled Golden Greats no. 1. According to a statement on the their website: "The band has spent much of the summer of 2010 in Svenska Grammofonstrudion where they remastred the original recordings and in part picked up nuances that somehow went missing. With the carefully restored and remastred versions we are invited to TSOOL classics in a way we never heard them before."
A winter tour is scheduled to begin in December.
The abbreviation OEOC on all their albums is believed to refer to "As above, As below" from Hermeticism
Hermeticism
Hermeticism or the Western Hermetic Tradition is a set of philosophical and religious beliefs based primarily upon the pseudepigraphical writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus...
.
Studio albums
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
FIN Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 1996 | Welcome to the Infant Freebase Welcome to the Infant Freebase Welcome to the Infant Freebase is the debut album by the Swedish Band The Soundtrack of Our Lives.The album was originally conceived as a double album, but their record company disagreed....
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| 1998 | Extended Revelation for the Psychic Weaklings of Western Civilization Extended Revelation for the Psychic Weaklings of Western Civilization Extended Revelation for the Psychic Weaklings of Western Civilization is the second album by the Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It was the band's last Europe only release.... |
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| 2001 | Behind the Music Behind the Music (album) Behind the Music is an album by the Swedish Band The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It was released in February, 2001, and was nominated for the Best Alternative Album award at the 2003 Grammy Awards.... |
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| 2004 | Origin Vol. 1 Origin Vol. 1 Origin Vol. 1 is an album by the Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It was released in Europe during October 2004, and in the US during March 2005. Actor and singer Jane Birkin appears on the track "Midnight Children"... |
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| 2008 | Communion Communion (The Soundtrack of Our Lives album) Communion is the fifth studio album by the Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our Lives.The album is the band's longest to date at twenty-four tracks. After the decision was made to postpone the Origin Vol... |
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| 2012 | Origin Vol. 2
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Compilation albums
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
FIN Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 2005 | A Present from the Past A Present from the Past A Present from the Past is a compilation album by the Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our Lives.The album contains tracks from B-sides and out of print EPs, as well as previously unreleased material.-CD One:#"Dog Days" Δ – 1:37...
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| 2010 | Golden Greats no. 1
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EPs
| Year | Details |
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| 1996 | Homo Habilis Blues Homo Habilis Blues Homo Habilis Blues is a 1996 EP by The Soundtrack of Our Lives.-Track listing:# Galaxy Gramophone - 4:15# Grand Canaria - 2:38# Instant Repeater '99 - 4:46# Greatest Hit Providers - 4:05# Retired Teenage Angst - 1:35...
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| 2000 | Gimme Five! Gimme Five! Gimme Five! is a 2000 EP by The Soundtrack of Our Lives.-Track listing:#Dow Jones Syndrome#Nobrainer#It Ain't Free #James Last Experience#Play Station Bordello... |
| 2010 | The Immaculate Convergence The Immaculate Convergence EP The Immaculate Convergence is a four-track EP by Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It was released in February 2010 on Yep Roc Records... |
| Live At Lime
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Singles
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| SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1996 | "Instant Repeater '99" | — | — | Welcome to the Infant Freebase |
| 1997 | "Blow My Cool" | — | — | |
| 1998 | "Mantra Slider" | — | — | |
| "Black Star" | — | — | Extended Revelation... | |
| "Firmanent Vacation" | — | 119 | Welcome to the Infant Freebase | |
| "Instant Repeater '99" (remix) | — | 156 | ||
| 1999 | "Avenger Hill Street Blues" | — | — | |
| 2001 | "Still Aging" | — | — | Behind the Music |
| "Nevermore" | — | — | ||
| "Sister Surround" | 60 | 80 | ||
| "21st Century Rip Off" | — | 114 | ||
| 2004 | "Big Time" | 1 | 78 | Origin Vol. 1 |
| "Believe I've Found" | — | — | ||
| 2005 | "Heading for a Breakdown" | — | 70 | |
| 2008 | "Thrill Me" | — | — | Communion |
| 2009 | "RA 88" | — | — | |
| "Flipside" | — | — | ||
| "Babel On (radio edit)" | — | — | ||
| "The Ego Delusion" | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Demophon" | — | — | non-album download only single |
| "Earthmover" | — | — | non-album download only single | |
| "You Better Run" | — | — | non-album download only single | |
External links
- Official site
- VH1 artist site
- MTV artist site
- June 2009 Interview with L.A. RecordL.A. RecordL.A. Record is an independent music magazine originally published weekly as a broadsheet poster. The poster usually depicts a local Los Angeles musicians and according to the magazine editors is meant to recreate an iconic album cover. In March 2008, it began publishing as a monthly magazine with a...
- The Soundtrack of Our Lives collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
's live music archive - The Soundtrack of Our Lives at IMDB