The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The soundtrack to the 2012 coming-of-age drama film The Perks of Being a Wallflower written, directed and based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Stephen Chbosky, features a selection of pop, rock and jazz compilations by various artists, handpicked by Chobsky and music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas. The album was marketed and released by Atlantic Records on September 11, 2012, in digital platforms, CD and vinyl. Michael Brook composed the film's incidental underscore, published by Lakeshore Records on September 25, that featured nine tracks. There was more musics not included in soundtrack like "Here" (Pavement), "Don't Dream It's Over" (Crowded House) and "Pretend We're Dead" (L7). Background Chbosky said music was one of the important factors of the film, while already adding that he did not use songs from his teenage life, but also modern songs, and called it as "the biggest delight in making the film". In his discussion with Pastavas, Chboksy had said that "the soundtrack is basically our mix tape back and forth. She brought in a lot of songs, I brought in a lot of songs, and then Jennifer Nash our music editor, she contributed, and it all came together. Yeah, I love that music and to their credit". Summit Entertainment also paid them for licensing those songs into the film, following the audience response to the songs. Chobsky further added that "A lot of the music made it into the movie, but there are some surprises from the era that we included too".