Will Butler

Will Butler

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Born in California in 1982 and raised in Texas, Will Butler is the brother of Edwin "Win" Butler, with whom he formed Arcade Fire in 2001. A multi-instrumentalist (he masters synthesizers, guitars, bass and percussion), he came to prominence in 2014 for the soundtrack to the film Her , which he composed with Owen Pallett and earned them an Oscar nomination. A former radio DJ and editor of a poetry magazine, Will Butler goes solo with the album Policy released by Merge Records in March 2015. Recorded in a week at Electric Lady Studios in New York, this debut album is entirely written and, with the exception of drums and a few strings, played by its author.

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Masquerade
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
03:55
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
04
Bright (Fast)
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
04:49
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
02
Anna
Will Butler
Policy
03:52
Writer: Will Butler - Sony/ATV / Composers: Will Butler - Sony/ATV
08
Domino
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
03:00
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
01
Seven Roads
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
03:59
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
02
Nearer to Thee
Will Butler
A Stranger's House
03:35
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
05
Drive
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
04:41
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
07
East of Eden
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
04:11
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler - Tom Pecinka
06
What I Want
Will Butler
Policy
04:10
Writer: Will Butler - Sony/ATV / Composers: Will Butler - Sony/ATV
01
A Stranger's House
Will Butler
A Stranger's House
05:15
Writer: Will Butler - Sam Zornow / Composers: Will Butler - Sam Zornow
10
I Am Standing in a Room
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
02:13
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
05
Me & My Friends
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
03:30
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
10
In Your Arms
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
03:56
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
13
Hee Loop
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
03:43
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
02
Stop Talking
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
04:44
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
01
Take My Side
Will Butler
Policy
03:48
Writer: Will Butler - Sony/ATV / Composers: Will Butler - Sony/ATV
04
Long Grass
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
05:08
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
01
Outta Here
Will Butler
Generations
04:44
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
05
Surrender
Will Butler
Generations
03:49
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
12
Old Year
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
02:53
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
02
Bethlehem
Will Butler
Generations
03:31
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
03
Willows
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
03:26
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
04
I Don't Know What I Don't Know
Will Butler
Generations
03:30
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
09
Arrow of Time
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
04:34
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
06
Saturday Night
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
02:51
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
03
Close My Eyes
Will Butler
Generations
04:30
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
08
Sunlight
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
02:39
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
06
Hide It Away
Will Butler
Generations
03:46
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
11
Public Defender
Will Butler
Friday Night
02:40
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
10
Sing to Me
Will Butler
Friday Night
03:27
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
04
Son of God
Will Butler
Friday Night
02:51
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
08
Anna
Will Butler
Friday Night
03:43
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
07
Something’s Coming
Will Butler
Friday Night
03:08
Writer: Butler/Dzama/Gara/Kingsbury / Composers: Butler/Dzama/Gara/Kingsbury
09
II
Will Butler
Friday Night
01:57
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
06
Madonna Can’t Save Me Now
Will Butler
Friday Night
04:30
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
12
Take My Side
Will Butler
Friday Night
04:46
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
07
Hard Times
Will Butler
Generations
03:53
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
08
Promised
Will Butler
Generations
04:25
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
05
Sun Comes Up
Will Butler
Friday Night
05:12
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
13
Encore – Friday Night
Will Butler
Friday Night
07:37
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
01
Encore – Tell Me We’re All Right
Will Butler
Friday Night
06:45
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
01
Burn It Away
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Burn It Away
04:05
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore

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  • Discography
Albums
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
(P) 2024 Playwrights Horizons, Inc., under exclusive license to Masterworks Broadway, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
10-05-2024
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
01
Seven Roads
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
03:59
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
02
Bright v1
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
02:08
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
03
Masquerade
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
03:55
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
04
Bright (Fast)
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
04:49
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
05
Drive
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
04:41
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
06
Champagne
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
02:27
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
07
East of Eden
Original Cast of Stereophonic
Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)
04:11
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler - Tom Pecinka
Access the complete album info (14 songs)
Will Butler + Sister Squares
2023 Merge Records
22-09-2023
Will Butler + Sister Squares
01
Open
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
00:39
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
02
Stop Talking
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
04:44
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
03
Willows
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
03:26
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
04
Long Grass
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
05:08
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
05
Me & My Friends
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
03:30
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
06
Saturday Night
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
02:51
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
07
Car Crash
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Will Butler + Sister Squares
01:55
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
Access the complete album info (14 songs)
Generations
2020 Merge Records
25-09-2020
Generations
01
Outta Here
Will Butler
Generations
04:44
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
02
Bethlehem
Will Butler
Generations
03:31
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
03
Close My Eyes
Will Butler
Generations
04:30
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
04
I Don't Know What I Don't Know
Will Butler
Generations
03:30
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
05
Surrender
Will Butler
Generations
03:49
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
06
Hide It Away
Will Butler
Generations
03:46
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
07
Hard Times
Will Butler
Generations
03:53
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Friday Night
2016 Merge Records
17-06-2016
Friday Night
01
Encore – Tell Me We’re All Right
Will Butler
Friday Night
06:45
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
02
Introduction
Will Butler
Friday Night
01:00
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
03
You Must Be Kidding
Will Butler
Friday Night
03:28
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
04
Son of God
Will Butler
Friday Night
02:51
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
05
Sun Comes Up
Will Butler
Friday Night
05:12
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
06
Madonna Can’t Save Me Now
Will Butler
Friday Night
04:30
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
07
Something’s Coming
Will Butler
Friday Night
03:08
Writer: Butler/Dzama/Gara/Kingsbury / Composers: Butler/Dzama/Gara/Kingsbury
Access the complete album info (13 songs)
Policy
2015 Merge Records
10-03-2015
Policy
01
Take My Side
Will Butler
Policy
03:48
Writer: Will Butler - Sony/ATV / Composers: Will Butler - Sony/ATV
02
Anna
Will Butler
Policy
03:52
Writer: Will Butler - Sony/ATV / Composers: Will Butler - Sony/ATV
03
Finish What I Started
Will Butler
Policy
02:21
Writer: Will Butler - Sony/ATV / Composers: Will Butler - Sony/ATV
04
Son of God
Will Butler
Policy
02:53
Writer: Will Butler - Sony/ATV / Composers: Will Butler - Sony/ATV
05
Something's Coming
Will Butler
Policy
03:18
Writer: Will Butler - Sony/ATV / Composers: Will Butler - Sony/ATV
06
What I Want
Will Butler
Policy
04:10
Writer: Will Butler - Sony/ATV / Composers: Will Butler - Sony/ATV
07
Sing to Me
Will Butler
Policy
03:24
Writer: Will Butler - Sony/ATV / Composers: Will Butler - Sony/ATV
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Policy (Deluxe Version)
2015 Merge Records
10-03-2015
Policy (Deluxe Version)
01
Take My Side
Will Butler
Policy (Deluxe Version)
03:48
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
02
Anna
Will Butler
Policy (Deluxe Version)
03:52
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
03
Finish What I Started
Will Butler
Policy (Deluxe Version)
02:21
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
04
Son of God
Will Butler
Policy (Deluxe Version)
02:53
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
05
Something's Coming
Will Butler
Policy (Deluxe Version)
03:18
Writer: Butler/Dzama/Gara/Kingsbury / Composers: Butler/Dzama/Gara/Kingsbury
06
What I Want
Will Butler
Policy (Deluxe Version)
04:10
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
07
Sing to Me
Will Butler
Policy (Deluxe Version)
03:24
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
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Singles
Dark Night
2025 Merge Records
05-11-2025
Dark Night
01
Dark Night
Will Butler
Dark Night
03:07
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
02
7 Roads (RAK Studio Sessions)
Will Butler
Dark Night
03:07
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
Burn It Away
2024 Merge Records
11-07-2024
Burn It Away
01
Burn It Away
Will Butler + Sister Squares
Burn It Away
04:05
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Francis - Sara Dobbs - Jenny Shore - Julie Shore
A Stranger's House
2022 Merge Records
31-05-2022
A Stranger's House
01
A Stranger's House
Will Butler
A Stranger's House
05:15
Writer: Will Butler - Sam Zornow / Composers: Will Butler - Sam Zornow
02
Nearer to Thee
Will Butler
A Stranger's House
03:35
Writer: Will Butler - Miles Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs / Composers: Will Butler - Miles Arntzen - Julie Shore - Sara Dobbs
Hard Times (Shiftee & Zak Leever's Blood Rave Remix)
2021 Merge Records
27-04-2021
Hard Times (Shiftee & Zak Leever's Blood Rave Remix)
01
Hard Times (Shiftee & Zak Leever's Blood Rave Remix)
Will Butler
Hard Times (Shiftee & Zak Leever's Blood Rave Remix)
03:30
Writer: Will Butler - Samuel Morris Zornow - Zachary Adams Leevee / Composers: Will Butler - Samuel Morris Zornow - Zachary Adams Leevee
Love Asked Me to Stay
2019 Merge Records
25-10-2019
Love Asked Me to Stay
01
Love Asked Me to Stay
Will Butler
Love Asked Me to Stay
03:06
Writer: Will Butler / Composers: Will Butler
Sun Comes Up
2018 Merge Records
19-10-2018
Sun Comes Up
01
Sun Comes Up
Will Butler vs The Knocks
Sun Comes Up
04:58
Writer: Ben Ruttner - James Patterson - Ross Clark - Will Butler / Composers: Ben Ruttner - James Patterson - Ross Clark - Will Butler
Featured in
G3
2016 Gene Rice
06-09-2016
G3
01
No Matter How Long (Intro)
Gene Rice
G3
00:53
Composers: Stan Jones - Eugene James Rice
02
Lay Wit It
Gene Rice
G3
04:00
Composers: Stan Jones - Burnett Stevenson - Eugene James Rice
03
Keep Your Love Right Here
Gene Rice
G3
04:02
Composers: Burnett Stevenson - Eugene James Rice
04
I Wanna Be Your Man
Gene Rice
G3
04:56
Composers: Eugene James Rice - Karl Anthony Green
05
Sensuality
Gene Rice
G3
05:42
Composers: Ron Isley - O ISLEY - R ISLEY - E Isley - M ISLEY - C Isley
06
Ready 2 Luv U
Gene Rice
G3
04:16
Composers: Eugene James Rice - Karl Anthony Green
07
Dedication
Gene Rice
G3
04:30
Composers: Burnett Stevenson - Eugene James Rice
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You Wish
2019 Merge Records
25-10-2019
You Wish
01
Keep Your Christmas
Coco Hames
You Wish
03:06
Writer: Coco Hames / Composers: Coco Hames
02
Green Christmas
The Essex Green
You Wish
02:42
Writer: The Essex Green / Composers: The Essex Green
03
Won't Be Alone Tonight
Mike Krol
You Wish
02:55
Writer: Mike Krol / Composers: Mike Krol
04
Down We Go (Sledding Song)
MAC MCCAUGHAN
You Wish
04:38
Writer: MAC MCCAUGHAN / Composers: MAC MCCAUGHAN
05
Baby in the Hay
Fruit Bats
You Wish
03:23
Writer: Eric D. Johnson / Composers: Eric D. Johnson
06
White Christmas
Apex Manor
You Wish
02:52
Writer: Irving Berlin / Composers: Irving Berlin
07
Jesus Christ
William Tyler
You Wish
02:27
Writer: William Alexander Chilton / Composers: William Alexander Chilton
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Quantum Rodent III: Escape From The Sixth Dimension
Gibbonon Records
22-11-2022
Quantum Rodent III: Escape From The Sixth Dimension
01
Nacho Man Randy Average
Pfft.
Quantum Rodent III: Escape From The Sixth Dimension
00:26
Writer: Michael Webber - Travis Downey / Composers: Michael Webber - Travis Downey
02
The Truckasaurus Redemption
Pfft.
Quantum Rodent III: Escape From The Sixth Dimension
01:11
Writer: Michael Webber - Travis Downey / Composers: Michael Webber - Travis Downey
03
Mountain Douche
Pfft.
Quantum Rodent III: Escape From The Sixth Dimension
00:28
Writer: Michael Webber - Travis Downey / Composers: Michael Webber - Travis Downey
04
Clamydia King and the Cum Dumpster Fire
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Quantum Rodent III: Escape From The Sixth Dimension
01:43
Writer: Michael Webber - Travis Downey / Composers: Michael Webber - Travis Downey
05
Lars Really Threw Cliff Under the Bus On That One
Pfft.
Quantum Rodent III: Escape From The Sixth Dimension
01:03
Writer: Michael Webber - Travis Downey / Composers: Michael Webber - Travis Downey
06
I'd Like To Speak With the Manager
Pfft.
Quantum Rodent III: Escape From The Sixth Dimension
00:35
Writer: Michael Webber - Travis Downey / Composers: Michael Webber - Travis Downey
07
Clifford the Big Red Communist
Pfft.
Quantum Rodent III: Escape From The Sixth Dimension
01:12
Writer: Michael Webber - Travis Downey / Composers: Michael Webber - Travis Downey
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