The original album, which came out in June 1992, became a smash hit, selling more than 2 million copies, thanks to several songs that made their debut on the record, including Alice in Chains’ “Would?” and Pearl Jam’s “Breath” and “State of Love and Trust.” It’s also notable for featuring Westerberg’s first post-Replacements recordings and a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “The Battle of Evermore” by a side project of Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson called the Lovemongers. The set will also feature new liner notes and a track-by-track breakdown of its songs by Crowe. (The song is a snarky take on Mudhoney’s “Touch Me, I’m Sick.”) The rarities include Cornell’s 1992 EP, Poncier (named after Matt Dillon’s character in the movie, Cliff Poncier), which features an early version of “Spoonman.” For the first time on CD, it will also include “Touch Me I’m Dick,” the song by the movie’s fictional grunge band Citizen Dick that included Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament backing “frontman” Dillon. The vinyl edition will feature all of the original music and include a CD of the bonus disc. The release, which will be available digitally, as well as a two-CD and two-LP set, features a bonus disc of previously unreleased songs and other rarities, including songs heard in the film but not on the original 13-track release.
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However on March 27, 2021, Obsidian released the soundtrack on Spotify, making the soundtrack available to a wider audience for the first time, with several other platforms and streaming services following, including Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Deezer.
For a significant period of time, the soundtrack did not have a widely available commercial/downloadable release, and was exclusively available to the original backers, later being listed only on the CD Baby music store up until they ceased retail sales on March 31, 2020. The soundtrack was made available to "Ultimate Digital Edition" backers of the Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Fig campaign, and could be purchased as a separate backer reward for $15.00 USD. Bell with performances by The Budapest Art Orchestra, and represents the most complete collection of music for the game to date. It was arranged and composed by Justin E. Pillars of Eternity (Deluxe Edition) is an official soundtrack encompassing the music of Pillars of Eternity, as well as The White March - Part I and The White March - Part II expansions.