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"Sex and the City: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack & Score)" – Album Guide to Tracks and Key Scenes

Overview

What does happily-ever-after sound like when real life barges in? The 2008 film’s soundtrack answers with boutique pop, remix-chic lounge, and a warmly romantic score by Aaron Zigman. It’s retail therapy for the ears — until it isn’t, and the strings take over.

On screen, Carrie & Big’s wedding-that-wasn’t, the friend-group repair job, and a hard reset on love demand music that can pivot: Fergie’s catwalk swagger, Jennifer Hudson’s dance-floor blessing, Nina Simone remixed into satin, and classic soul when hearts crack. The album became its own accessory — a summer 2008 playlist that doubled as plot glue.

Genre phases: glossy pop & electro-lounge — New York sparkle; disco & soul — comfort and confession; indie-pop tenderness — friendship triage; orchestral score — forgiveness and return. As chart rundowns noted, this was a compilation-first juggernaut, with a separate score album completing the picture.

How It Was Made

Albums & label: Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (U.S. release May 27, 2008) landed via New Line/Decca territories, and a follow-up Volume 2 arrived that September. Aaron Zigman recorded the film’s Original Motion Picture Score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony in April 2008.

Singles & anchors: Fergie’s “Labels or Love” (built on Douglas J. Cuomo’s TV theme) opens the film; Jennifer Hudson contributes the finale-lifter “All Dressed in Love.” A second-wave of album cuts (Jem, The Bird and the Bee, Kaskade, Nina Simone remix) supplied the in-scene mood board.

Tracks & Scenes

“Labels or Love” — Fergie
Where it plays: Opening credits. Carrie narrates love vs. labels as the city unfurls; the TV theme’s DNA shimmers in the hook (non-diegetic).
Why it matters: Sets a runway pace while announcing a feature-film upgrade.

“Click Flash / Chick Flash” — Ciara
Where it plays: Vogue wedding-dress photo spread; cameras pop, couture spins (source/PA).
Why it matters: A pure fashion banger that frames Carrie’s fairy-tale phase.

“Walk This Way” — Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith
Where it plays: Samantha pumps the CD while Carrie tries on old outfits; the girls goof and strut in the closet (source).
Why it matters: Nostalgia blast → friendship fuel.

“New York Girls” — Morningwood
Where it plays: Fashion-show sequence as the foursome take in the scene (source).
Why it matters: Downtown swagger to balance uptown vows.

“Love Will Keep Us Together” — Captain & Tennille → “How Deep Is Your Love” — The Bird and the Bee
Where it plays: Valentine’s dinner as Carrie and Miranda debrief heartbreak; the Bee Gees cover glides in as the second song (non-diegetic, ~01:42).
Why it matters: Irony gives way to tenderness mid-meal.

“How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” — Al Green → feat. Joss Stone (album version)
Where it plays: Miranda steels herself before meeting Steve on the bridge (~01:53); later, the Joss Stone duet underscores confession fallout (non-diegetic).
Why it matters: Old-school balm for a modern mess.

“All This Beauty” — The Weepies
Where it plays: Baby-shower at Carrie’s new apartment (~01:56); a soft chorus for found-family moments (non-diegetic).
Why it matters: Earnestness, no sarcasm — rare here, and welcome.

“Kissing” — Bliss
Where it plays: Balcony reunion with Big — night air, a breath held, then relief (non-diegetic).
Why it matters: Cue as a deep sigh.

“Free for All (Soundstream Remix)” — Rhythm & Sound feat. Paul St. Hilaire
Where it plays: Rehearsal-dinner tension: Samantha tells Miranda Steve wants to talk; a chic dub groove hums under side-glances (source).

“Auld Lang Syne” — Dave Francis & Mairi Campbell → “Let’s Do the Things We Normally Do” — Dido
Where it plays: New Year’s Eve check-in and aftermath; loneliness finds a seasonal soundtrack (non-diegetic).

“All Dressed in Love” — Jennifer Hudson
Where it plays: Finale. At the celebration that doubles as Samantha’s 50th and a post-wedding toast, the room lifts into a dance (first end-credits song).
Why it matters: The franchise’s best argument for joy: friends + fashion + a four-on-the-floor.

Remix & floor-fillers on album: Nina Simone — “The Look of Love (Madison Park vs. Lenny B Remix)”; Kaskade — “I Like the Way”; The Pfeifer Broz. Orchestra — “Sex and the City Theme.”

Notes & Trivia

• The song album hit Billboard 200 at #2 its first week — the biggest multi-artist soundtrack debut since 2005.
• Two 2008 albums: the main OST (May) and Volume 2 (September) timed to home video.
• “Labels or Love” interpolates the TV theme; “All Dressed in Love” was written for the film by CeeLo Green, Jack Splash, and Salaam Remi.
• Zigman’s score sessions were cut with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at Fox’s Newman Stage in April 2008.

Music–Story Links

When the movie glows — fittings, photo shoots — it uses club-ready swagger (“Click/Chick Flash”) to sell the fairy tale. When the fairy tale cracks, the needle drops get older and wiser: Al Green soothes; The Weepies steady the pulse. And the last word belongs to a dance record — Hudson’s “All Dressed in Love” — because reconciliation in this world rarely happens in silence.

Reception & Quotes

The film divided critics, but the music moved units and memories. The OST’s opening week and lasting playlist life proved the brand’s curation muscle; fans still trade scene-by-scene song maps online.

“A compilation-first juggernaut that doubles as a story spine.” album/press roundups

“Zigman’s cues keep the movie honest when the gowns get loud.” score notes

“Finale joy is a Hudson hook away.” fan scene guides

Interesting Facts

• Two versions of Al Green: classic album take appears in-film; the OST features a Joss Stone duet variant.
• “It’s Amazing” bounce: Jem’s cut became a mini-hit thanks to the movie — then popped up in other trailers that year.
• Playlist archaeology: Dubby deep-cuts (Rhythm & Sound) and hotel-lounge picks sit beside arena pop — a very 2008 mix-tape.
• Theme, upgraded: “Labels or Love” literally threads the TV motif into a pop single.
• Volume 2’s role: UK/US September follow-up packed extras (Ciara, Janet, Mutya Buena) fans heard in scenes.

Technical Info

• Title: Sex and the City: The Movie — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack; Original Motion Picture Score
• Year / Type: 2008 — Feature film; compilation OST + orchestral score
• Composer (score): Aaron Zigman
• Labels: New Line / Decca (song album by territory); New Line Records (score)
• Representative placements: “Labels or Love” — Fergie (open); “Click/Chick Flash” — Ciara (Vogue shoot); “Walk This Way” — Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (closet); “New York Girls” — Morningwood (runway); “Love Will Keep Us Together” & “How Deep Is Your Love” — The Bird and the Bee (Valentine’s); “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” — Al Green (bridge meet; later Joss Stone duet); “All This Beauty” — The Weepies (baby shower); “Kissing” — Bliss (balcony reunion); “Free for All” — Rhythm & Sound (rehearsal dinner); “All Dressed in Love” — Jennifer Hudson (finale & first end-credits).
• Availability: Streaming/download for OST and score; 2008 CDs issued for both.

Questions & Answers

What song plays over the opening credits?

Fergie’s “Labels or Love,” built on the series theme.

Which track scores the movie’s final celebration?

Jennifer Hudson’s “All Dressed in Love” — also the first end-credits song.

Is the classic Al Green version in the movie?

Yes for the scene; the OST also includes a duet version featuring Joss Stone.

Is there a separate score album?

Yes — Aaron Zigman’s Original Motion Picture Score (18 cues) was released alongside the OST.

What’s that dubby lounge track at the rehearsal dinner?

Rhythm & Sound’s “Free for All (Soundstream Remix)” — a stealth favorite among fans.

Canonical Entities & Relations

Sources: soundtrack/score pages and label notes; scene-by-scene song indices; press/chart coverage from the film’s 2008 release window.

November, 27th 2025