The Inherent Vice soundtrack was composed by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London.[35] It was Greenwood's third collaboration with Anderson, following There Will Be Blood (2007) and The Master.[36]
The score includes a version of an unreleased Radiohead song, "Spooks", performed by Greenwood and members of Supergrass.[37] Greenwood said Radiohead's version was "a half-idea we never made work live", describing it as a pastiche of the Pixies and surf music.[37] The soundtrack also includes tracks from the late 1960s and early 1970s by Neil Young, Can, and the Marketts, among others. It was released by Nonesuch Records on December 16.[38]
