Love dogs? Join the club. According to The Atlantic, “Millennials recently overtook Boomers as the largest pet-owning cohort of Americans; by some estimates, more than half of them have a dog.” And with dog ownership at an all-time high post-pandemic, Amazon definitely had the right idea commissioning the Puppy Love movie 2023: a canine-based meet-cute starring Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars) and Grant Gustin (Glee, 90210).
Arriving with the eyebrow-raising tagline “One bone can change everything”, Puppy Love is a romcom about two people with opposing personalities who are brought together by their dogs’ love for each other.
Gustin plays Max, a socially anxious singleton who adopts a dog in order to overcome his own struggles, while Hale is cast as wild child Nicole. After a disastrous first date, the duo agrees to go their separate ways, only to be brought back together when they discover their dogs Chloe and Channing are expecting puppies together. Fun and games ensue as Max and Nicole set about co-parenting, only to eventually find love themselves…
But where can you watch the movie? Who directed it? And what’s on the Puppy Love soundtrack? Find out the answers to all these questions and more below.
Where Can I Watch Puppy Love 2023?
The film was released on Amazon Freevee on August 19th, and you can also watch it on Amazon Prime Video. Get a taster with the Puppy Love movie 2023 trailer below:
Who Wrote and Directed Puppy Love?
Puppy Love was inspired by BuzzFeed's 2015 short film series for Purina Puppy Chow entitled Puppyhood. Written by Richard Alan Reid, Greg Glienna, Peter Stass, Kirsten Guenther and Dan Scheinkman, the film was directed by Nick Fabiano and Reid, produced by Michael Philip and Jason Moring, and executive produced by Reid, Jonah Peretti, Brian Etting, and Josh Etting.
The Puppy Love Soundtrack
When you think of romcom soundtracks, you’re probably expecting acoustic, singer-songwriter fare. And while the Puppy Love soundtrack certainly isn’t short on that, you’ll find it nestled among some extremely eclectic picks.
Fancy some death metal? Listen out for the inclusion of Excessum, which you can hear in the bar scene with Nicole and her friend Shay (Christine Lee). How about a ghostly indie ballad? That comes courtesy of Australian-American outfit Liars, accompanying the scene where Max searches for his dog Chloe. There’s even some low-slung trap courtesy of rapper Tony K.
Check out the full track list below and discover some select musical highlights.
Puppy Love Soundtrack List
- 'Diggin' This Right Here' - Tha Anthom, Mike B
- 'Concertina' Anthony DiMito
- 'May Flowers' Anthony DiMito
- 'Toe To Toe (Trailer Music)' Julius Block
- 'Nocturne in EB Played Softly' Frederic Chopin (Arranged by Luke Faulkner)
- 'Adderall Humming' Mark McAdam
- 'I Can't Go Now (feat. Keith Masters)' Sarah Leichtenberg
- 'Rapunzel' Athena Marie Byrne
- 'Inferno' Excessum
- 'Guiding Light' The State Fair
- 'Muscle Memory' Lucie Bernheim
- ‘Watch You Grow’ Paul Otten
- 'Got Me Burning' Lofey
- 'Message of Love' Robyn Payne
- 'Bucinatores' Ludi Scaenici
- 'Chloe, Little Spaniel' Doug & Lucie Bernheim
- 'Let Me Let You Go' Bella Leonette
- 'Nicole Lee' Doug Bernheim & Lucie Bernheim
- 'Fever to the Form' Nick Mulvey
- 'Dangerous Art' Chantelle
- 'Paradigm' Coins
- 'You're All That I'm Thinking Of' Jeff Lewis
- 'Raised Like A Saint' Olivia Rose
- 'The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack' Liars
- 'It Must Have Been Love' Mark Wilkinson
- 'Stay Tuned' Dan Tait
- 'All Through The Night' Jules Shears
- 'Wild, Wild Heart' Last Year's Man
- 'Sweet Thing' Van Morrison
Want to know which songs are in which scenes? Keep reading to find out!
Puppy Love Opening Songs
The film’s opening scene introduces Nicole performing her morning routine to the old school hip hop of ‘Diggin’ This Right Here’ by Tha Anthom and Mike B. We then meet Mike, who’s passing through a coffee shop drive-thru to the gentle strains of Anthony DiMito’s solo piano piece, ‘Concertina’. The juxtaposition serves to contrast the characters’ distinct personalities.
Songs At The End of The Film
Over the closing credits we get callbacks to Paul Otten's ‘Watch You Grow' and 'You’re All That I’m Thinking Of' by Jeff Lewis, both of which featured earlier in the film. Otten’s song is a sweet, folk ballad while Jeff Lewis’ contribution is bittersweet, Backstreet Boys-esque pop.
Stand-Out Artists
Amongst the notable names on the soundtrack are Mercury-nominated folk singer Nick Mulvey and legendary singer-songwriter Van Morrison, whose classic ‘Sweet Thing’ soundtracks the party Nicole and Max throw for their dogs.
Original Music
As Max is an aspiring singer-songwriter, Puppy Love features a number of his compositions, most notably ‘Chloe Little Spaniel’ and ‘Nicole Lee’. These were written by singer-songwriter Lucie Bernheim and music supervisor Doug Bernheim (Half Nelson, Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta).
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Within our catalogue, you can find songs from all different genres – including the types of songs that are featured in Puppy Love. Start exploring our expansive collection of songs and try sampling tracks in our production genre playlists.
Want to read a little more about movie music to gain inspiration? We’ve a wealth of information on the subject in our Blog. Read about the Oppenheimer, Barbie Movie and Suicide Squad soundtracks, the Best Movie Composers, Best Selling Movie Soundtracks and the Best Love Songs From Movies.
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