The Life of Chuck (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) accompanies the 2025 drama film The Life of Chuck, written and directed by Mike Flanagan and based on the novella by Stephen King. The original score was composed by The Newton Brothers (Andy Grush and Taylor Newton Stewart), longtime collaborators with Flanagan known for emotionally resonant music in projects like The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep. The soundtrack blends reflective orchestral cues, delicate piano passages, and subtle textural writing to support the film’s themes of life, memory and human connection.
The soundtrack album was released June 6, 2025 via Lakeshore Records (under license to Soundtrack Records Inc.). It contains 17 tracks — including The Sidle of Evening, Empty Cars and World Inside Your Head — with a total runtime of about 50 minutes, and is available digitally on major platforms such as Apple Music.
In addition to the original score, the film includes several licensed and featured songs that appear in key scenes and needle‑drop moments. These include “Joy” by The Pocket Queen, the classic rock track “Gimme Some Lovin’” by The Spencer Davis Group, “Dance Hall Days” by Wang Chung, “My Sharona” by The Knack, “All Been Said Before” by Matt Nathanson, “Brazilian Breeze” by Lindsay Tomasic, traditional and orchestral works such as Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings (Waltz), and “The Parting Glass” performed by Gregory Alan Isakov, which plays during the end credits.
The score’s sound is introspective and humanistic, reflecting the film’s non‑spectacular, heart‑centered examination of a life lived. The Newton Brothers’ music is delicate and atmospheric, supporting emotional peaks and quiet moments alike, while the licensed tracks help situate the narrative’s tone and period flavor.
Composers: The Newton Brothers (Andy Grush & Taylor Newton Stewart)
Release Date: June 6, 2025
Label: Lakeshore Records / Soundtrack Records Inc.
Tracks: 17
Genre: Film Score / Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Score Soundtrack
- The Newton Brothers – The Sidle of Evening
- The Newton Brothers – Fuckin Porn Hub
- The Newton Brothers – The Calendar
- The Newton Brothers – Skywriting
- The Newton Brothers – Emergency Broadcast System
- The Newton Brothers – Empty Cars
- The Pocket Queen – Joy
- The Newton Brothers – No More Today
- The Newton Brothers – Get In Here
- The Newton Brothers – Just That
- The Newton Brothers – World Inside Your Head
- The Newton Brothers – What Did You See
- The Newton Brothers – It Works
- The Newton Brothers – Millions of Stars
- The Newton Brothers – I Am Wonderful
- The Newton Brothers – Empty Cars – Reprise
