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Elliott Smith

The celebrated folk-punk singer/songwriter Elliott Smith rose from indie obscurity to mainstream success in 1997 on the strength of "Miss Misery," his Academy Award-nominated song from the film Good Will Hunting. A native of ... The celebrated folk-punk singer/songwriter Elliott Smith rose from indie obscurity to mainstream success in 1997 on the strength of "Miss Misery," his Academy Award-nominated song from the film Good Will Hunting. A native of Portland, OR, Smith began writing and recording his first songs at age 14, later becoming a fixture of the city's thriving music scene. As a member of the band Heatmiser, he debuted in 1993 with the LP Dead Air, issuing his first solo effort Roman Candle on the tiny Cavity Search label a year later. For his 1995 self-titled album, Smith signed with the noted Kill Rock Stars label. Either/Or followed in 1997, around the same time that filmmaker and longtime fan Gus Van Sant requested permission to use the singer's music in his upcoming Good Will Hunting.

Smith also composed a handful of new songs for the soundtrack, among them "Miss Misery," and when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its Oscar nominations the following February, the track was a surprise entry in the Best Original Song category. Although he did not win, Smith performed the song live at the televised Oscar broadcast, appearing on-stage alongside superstars Trisha Yearwood and Celine Dion in one of the most notably surreal musical moments in recent memory. Smith's DreamWorks label debut, XO, followed later in 1998. Two years later he delivered Figure 8, which delved further into lush arrangements and orchestrations. For the next two years, Smith labored over what was to be his next album, From a Basement on a Hill. He would not live to see the album's completion, however.

To the shock of friends and fans alike, Smith's body was found on October 21, 2003, with two stab wounds in his chest. To date, the coroner has been unable to determine the cause of death, and the Los Angeles Police Department's investigation remains open. From a Basement on a Hill was released one year later, just two days shy of the first anniversary of his death, and received warm critical nods. In 2007, the Kill Rock Stars label issued a two-disc set of Smith's unreleased work, all of which had been recorded between 1994 and 1997. Entitled New Moon, the 24-track collection contained three songs that had been previously released on hard to find compilations or soundtracks, including an early version of "Miss Misery" and a cover of Big Star's "Thirteen."

Jason Ankeny
AllMusic.com
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Elliott Smith – Pictures of Me
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Tape	Songs	Comments	Author
is it always this dark? songs that sound nice when you've stayed up all night thinking about dumb crap	12	19	redlightgreenlight123
Good Songs Beginning With B A mixtape containing good songs that begin with the letter B.	28	3	adamus
My Favorite Things A few of my favorite songs	163	1	JeffKaos71
JohnnyLurg's Favorite Songs A nice selection of my favorite songs.	173	7	JohnnyLurg
Underrated Love Songs	30	1	JohnnyLurg
Music Madness 2014	64	0	mike
For making me smile again	16	11	PJudge
songs for a rainy day. Here are the songs ive put together that do one of three things, usually all in one. This is a mix of songs that make you think, that make y...	18	6	wagseee
Mud On The Tracks A break-up album.	24	12	caleby
First love It's about the evolution of my first love.	21	0	lovemegan
For Those Empty Nights This is for all of those nights where I wasn't quite depressed. I wasn't angry. I wasn't happy. I was just apathetic.	13	3	snkpoe
Broken heart	12	0	yamolajoda
2000	25	0	scratcher
You Expected To Be Sad In The Fall You can download it here if you'd like: http://www.mediafire.com/?dikydwpd01fsx54	15	6	disappearxhere
Breakin' down the Breakin' up Some choice songs for the no longer significant other.	21	0	analogcolor
Breakup Hate/love this playlist	14	1	dan0my
Gold in the Air of Summer This would be a collection of songs that have been circulating through my iTunes religiously this Summer.	15	0	PaintMeAnything
Your name like ice into my heart Girlfriend in a coma, I know, I know, it's serious.	20	0	Enooby
Blue in the Face Me	29	0	MarcusH
If you're going to say shit now you'll do it out loud...	9	0	what do i get
Champagne It's the second in a series I'm making for a girl I know.	15	1	YawnyFlint
Music to cry alone in your apartment to The title explains this, bagh!	6	0	fusingmatt
No. 1 I didn't really have a theme in mind when I made this. Just a mix I made for a good friend while traveling through Poland.	15	0	justinarms
Wrath	18	0	littlehead
loveandlossandloneliness	12	2	renegadepixie
soundtrack to my life	17	0	superboots
:3 songs that remind me of someone~	7	0	wendyswing13
In Trouble Town A playlist I wrote about a crush I had on a girl at work, and the decision to do something about it.	12	1	davidecoyote
mah mix these songs lift me up.	30	0	karolschematics
JohnnyLurg's Favorite Songs Vol. 17	30	0	JohnnyLurg
Planet of the Tapes Love, loss, heartbreak, rejection, redemption and getting wasted in an indie jangly bedroom.	30	1	scratcher
Bittersweet For hopeful bad days	10	0	ronchi
Night English Project English Extra Credit Describing Night (Elie Wiesel) In Three Songs.	3	1	ilikegothicarchitecture
Tell Your Heart Heads Up I'm coming for you	17	0	thetophs
Mixtape I Created While Drinking Shiner This Playlist Will Make You Feel Like You Have A Dozen Tealights Lit In Your Bedroom.	24	2	bunnyfrom666
Lullabies Songs for little sweets.	12	0	mrgrimm
December	16	0	mremix
decently epic soundtrack Great music. recommend to add. or just get into great music.	15	0	wagseee
1999	24	0	scratcher
Lying, so you won't let go a boy	64	0	SleepWalkin
If you walk away I walk away	17	2	arcynic
Quality tunes complete mish mosh of pure quality	18	0	pinky5
playlist music i enjoy.	7	0	maiping
obsessed i love these songs to death.	8	0	emskiyeah
HappehGoLuckeh	17	0	MSIISM
x Songs that I'll get round to listening to eventually..	9	1	ghostthefestivals
moodswingers (i take yours, and you mine) self explanatory	7	0	newdisaster
Procuvalljo	17	0	Tate
Men Have Problem, Too this was for a friend	13	0	smoothbass
1997	27	0	scratcher
To the Boy with the Pretty Cheekbones I love you. Here are my words to you.	25	0	honeylimbed
Independence Day Various forms of independence.	15	0	Sue866
Best of all time My all time favorites	9	0	ausraxgi
1996	24	0	scratcher
2004	21	0	scratcher
Beautiful Songs Just a mix of what I find that touches me. Be that Elliott Smith, Matt and Kim, DeVotchKa, Brian Eno, etc.	1	0	Linaritara
stuff me and stuff	4	0	mcuv23
Why I hate drugs... My cousin ruined his life because of the drugs. He didn't think he had a problem and always wondered why he'd lose friends and girlfriends.....	8	1	Cutten
how much can people actually have to say about that one meaningless foster the people song?	11	1	TheWrongGirl
Travelin' Tunes see title	46	0	JamesHenryB
Songmeanings	1	7	Panda16
1998	23	0	scratcher
Sad music bad breaks	40	0	akito_
remembrance	3	0	krissyblaze
Fall 2012	41	0	potatis
eyes open for lying on your bed on a wednesday night, your eyes wide open, with no intention of sleeping.	5	0	bonniebonbon19
New York in the Autumn	5	0	catchfoxes
Roadtrippin	9	1	yamolajoda
my personal favourites the songs that i can listen to forever and ever and ever	4	0	bonniebonbon19
Misanthropy Songs about the poisoned well of the collective unconcious	4	0	tsujitristan
Ruined Things I ruined	2	0	loveindandelions
Elliott Smith	2	0	luckylucia
INSOMNIA	13	0	barbsb
Girl, why not take out the trash? Songs about spring cleaning your life of dickish guys. http://8tracks.com/daringfeline/girl-why-not-take-out-the-trash	8	1	DaringFeline
Low Times Things to feel down about	8	1	panic_manic
Songs of Jason	1	0	ladyamanda
Winter Mix for when it's Winter inside my chest	11	0	RobinMarlo
relief ~dont~ but you will	4	0	idsaster

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