Shutter Island: Music from the Motion Picture was released on February 2, 2010, by Rhino Records. The film does not have an original score. Instead, Scorsese's longtime collaborator Robbie Robertson created an ensemble of previously recorded material to use in the film.
According to a statement on Paramount's website: "The collection of modern classical music [on the soundtrack album] was hand-selected by Robertson, who is proud of its scope and sound. 'This may be the most outrageous and beautiful soundtrack I've ever heard.' [Robertson stated]."[14]
A full track listing of the album is below. All the musical works are featured in the final film.
- Disc 1
- "Fog Tropes" (Ingram Marshall) – Orchestra of St. Lukes & John Adams
- "Symphony No. 3: Passacaglia – Allegro Moderato" (Krzysztof Penderecki) – National Polish Radio Symphony & Antoni Wit
- "Music for Marcel Duchamp" (John Cage) – Philipp Vandré
- "Hommage à John Cage" – Nam June Paik
- "Lontano" (György Ligeti) – Wiener Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado
- "Rothko Chapel 2" (Morton Feldman) – UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus
- "Cry" – Johnnie Ray
- "On the Nature of Daylight" – Max Richter
- "Uaxuctum: The Legend of the Mayan City Which They Themselves Destroyed for Religious Reasons – 3rd Movement" (Giacinto Scelsi) – Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
- "Quartet for Strings and Piano in A Minor" (Gustav Mahler) – Prazak Quartet
- Disc 2
- "Christian Zeal and Activity" (John Adams) – The San Francisco Symphony & Edo de Waart
- "Suite for Symphonic Strings: Nocturne" (Lou Harrison) – The New Professionals Orchestra & Rebecca Miller
- "Lizard Point" – Brian Eno
- "Four Hymns: II for Cello and Double Bass" (Alfred Schnittke) – Torleif Thedéen & Entcho Radoukanov
- "Root of an Unfocus" (John Cage) – Boris Berman
- "Prelude – The Bay" – Ingram Marshall
- "Wheel of Fortune" – Kay Starr
- "Tomorrow Night" – Lonnie Johnson
- "This Bitter Earth"/"On the Nature of Daylight" – Dinah Washington & Max Richter; arrangement by Robbie Robertson
