Andrew Neyman is a 19-year-old jazz drummer, dreaming of greatness but unsure if his dream will ever come true. Haunted by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew is determined to rise to the top of the country’s most elite music conservatory. One night, Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), a conductor equally known for his talent for teaching as he is for the terrifying method of his instruction, discovers Andrew practicing the drums. Even though Fletcher says very little to him that night, he ignites in Andrew a passion to achieve his goal. To Andrew's surprise, the next day, Fletcher requests that he be transferred into his band. This single act changes the young man’s life forever.

The WHIPLASH soundtrack consists of 24 tracks sequenced in 3 distinct parts: Original jazz songs written for the film, original underscore written for the film, and classic jazz standards by Stan Getz, Duke Ellington and more. There are also choice snippets of dialog included on the soundtrack that sum up the narrative of the film and help to put the music in context (à la Pulp Fiction). The Original Score & Big Band Songs were created by Justin Hurwitz. The original jazz songs were created by Grammy®-nominated composer, Tim Simonec.

“I?Want To Be One Of The Greats”
1. Snare Liftoff (:43)
2. Overture (3:19)
3. Too Hip To Retire (3:03)
4. Whiplash (1:55)
5. Fletcher’s Song In Club (1:28)
6. Caravan (9:14)
“If You Want The Part, Earn It”
7. “What’s Your Name” (1:30)
8. Practicing (1:43)
9. Invited (:54)
10. Call From Dad (:40)
11. Accident (5:21)
12. Hug From Dad (1:14)
13. Drum & Drone (1:34)
14. Carnegie (:36)
15. Ryan / Breakup (:31)
16. Drum Battle (2:10)
17. Dismissed (2:46)
“He Was A Beautiful Player”
18. “Good Job” (1:28)
19. Intoit (3:19)
20. No Two Words (1:41)
21. When I Wake (3:50)
22. Casey’s Song (1:57)
23. Upswingin’ (2:12)