I Saw the TV Glow (score)

I Saw the TV Glow (Original Score) is the score album to the 2024 film of the same name directed by Jane Schoenbrun. The album featured 20 tracks from the original score composed by Alex G and released through A24 Music on May 16, 2024.

Background and release
I Saw the TV Glow is Alex G's second feature film scoring assignment after We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021), also directed by Schoenbrun. Alex G provided a mixtape from Schoenbrun for working on the film's score. As they had been a fan of Alex's works, Schoenbrun wrote a fan letter for Alex and in return, he sent them voice memos and recorded demos of the score to Schoenbrun on email. Some of the cues were purposefully chopped and screwed and detuned to create an uneasy sonic atmosphere. The score further threads the film's soundtrack serving as a companion project to the former. The score album was released through A24 Music on May 16, 2024.

Reception
Jourdain Searles of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "Alex G's haunting soundtrack emulates the depressed, sonically chaotic sound of 90s rock". Katie Rife of IGN described the score as "louder and more grating", while Chris Bumbray of JoBlo.com called it as "highly effective". Chad Collins of Dread Central and Taylor Antrim of Vogue called it as "sensational" and "excellent". Siddhant Adlakha of Mashable India described that the music "effectively captures its story in microcosm." Jen Yamato of The Washington Post wrote "composer Alex G's thrumming indie pop soundscape conjure a shadow world that looms over the mundane suburbs". Kate Bove of Screen Rant described it as "an equally surreal and poignant mix of sounds".