Coastal (film)
2025 documentary film
Coastal is a 2025 American documentary film which depicts Neil Young's Coastal Tour. It was directed by Daryl Hannah.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 15 critics' reviews are positive. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
Soundtrack
Coastal: The Soundtrack is a soundtrack album by Neil Young released on April 18, 2025, on Reprise Records. The soundtrack includes cuts from the movie recorded by Daryl Hannah, including live tracks such as "I'm the Ocean" and "Love Earth", along with instrumental soundcheck tracks such as "Song X" and "Expecting to Fly".
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