Me Before You (soundtrack)

Interscope Records announced the soundtrack on 22nd April 2016.^[5][6] Erich Lee's remix of X Ambassadors' track "Unsteady" was released the following day, on April 23,^[7] followed by the release of Imagine Dragons' "Not Today" on April 29.^[8] The original song for the film, "Till The End" performed by Jessie Ware was released as a promotional single on May 26, 2016,^[9] accompanied by a music video featuring Ware with stills from the film in the background.^[10][11] Ken Hamm of Soulbounce magazine, described the track as an "easy listening ballad about that special someone in her life. The lush sound bed is composed of subdued guitar strings, drums, finger snaps and whispery harmonies that compliment [sic] Jessie's silken voice. While the lyrics aren't anything we haven't heard before, the composition and arrangement of the song, not to mention Ware's vocals, give the track the necessary oomph for consideration on your baelist."^[12] The album was released on June 1,^[13] while the score composed by Craig Armstrong was released by WaterTower Music on June 3.^[14]

Olivia Truffaut-Wong of Bustle said "the soundtrack may be short, but it is effective in evoking the emotions of the film".^[15] Susan Wloszczyna of RogerEbert.com praised the director Thea Sharrock for the selection of Ed Sheeran and Imagine Dragons in the film's soundtrack.^[16] PopSugar wrote "The Me Before You Soundtrack Is Your New Favorite Playlist"^[17] In a mixed critical review for The Seattle Times, Kate Clark wrote "the film is sweet but often loses impact in its most serious moments by blasting a happy pop soundtrack".^[18] Jonathan Broxton wrote "Me Before You is a very typical romantic drama score, and as such is highly unlikely to set the film music world alight, especially for those film music fans who need a little more orchestral bombast in their scores. However, for fans of Craig Armstrong's serious, strong, earnestly sincere dramatic and romantic writing, it's a top notch release."^[19]