Editing Elliott Smith (section)

=== 2004–present: Posthumous releases ===

[[File:Joanna Bolme of Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Constellations Festival, Leeds 2011.jpg|alt=Bolme onstage playing bass guitar|thumb|Joanna Bolme helped bring ''From a Basement on the Hill'' to completion in the wake of Smith's death.]]

''[[From a Basement on the Hill]]'', almost four years in production, was released on October 19, 2004, by [[ANTI- Records]] (a part of [[Epitaph Records]]). With Smith's family in control of his estate, they chose to bring in [[Rob Schnapf]] and Smith's ex-girlfriend [[Joanna Bolme]] to sort through the recordings and mix the album. Although Smith had voiced his desire for it to be a double album or a regular album with a bonus disc, it was not clear whether it would have been possible for him to release it that way had he completed it.<ref name="Under the Radar 1" /> As completed by Schnapf and Bolme, it was released as a 15-track single album. Many songs from the sessions (later leaked onto the Internet) were not included, such as "True Love", "Everything's OK", "Stickman", and "Suicide Machine" (a reworking of the ''Figure 8''-era unreleased instrumental "Tiny Time Machine").<ref name="The Confabulators" /> There has been unconfirmed speculation that Smith's family made the decision not to include some songs on the record due to their lyrical content, although songs such as "King's Crossing" that deal with darker subjects did make the album.<ref name="The Confabulators" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/from-a-basement-on-the-hill/elliott-smith|title=''From a Basement on the Hill'' Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=June 25, 2013}}</ref>

''[[Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing]]'', a biography by [[Benjamin Nugent]], was rushed to publication shortly after ''From a Basement on the Hill'', shortly after the first anniversary of his death. Smith's family, as well as Joanna Bolme, Jennifer Chiba, Neil Gust, [[Sam Coomes]], and [[Janet Weiss]], all declined to be interviewed. It contained interviews with Rob Schnapf, David McConnell, and [[Pete Krebs]]. The book received mixed reviews, with ''Publishers Weekly'' remarking that while "Nugent manages to patch together the major beats of Smith's life, he can offer little meaningful insight".

In 2005, a tribute album, ''A Tribute to Elliott Smith'', was released. It featured various bands performing tributes to Smith.<ref name="cdbaby-review">{{cite web|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/esmithtrib|title=CD Review {{!}} A Tribute To Elliott Smith|publisher=cdbaby|access-date=December 27, 2009}}</ref> On May 8, 2007, a posthumous  compilation album ''[[New Moon (Elliott Smith album)|New Moon]],'' was released by Kill Rock Stars. It contained 24 songs recorded by Smith between 1994 and 1997 during his tenure with the label, songs that were not included on albums, as well as a few early versions and previously released B-sides. In the United States, the album debuted at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling about 24,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1052095/buble-sidesteps-bone-thugs-to-claim-no-1|title=Buble Sidesteps Bone Thugs to Claim No. 1|last=Hasty|first=Katie|date=May 16, 2007|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 25, 2013}}</ref> The record received favorable reviews<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/new-moon/elliott-smith|title=''New Moon'' Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=June 25, 2013}}</ref> and was Metacritic's 15th best-reviewed album of 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/score/metascore/year?sort=desc&view=condensed&year_selected=2007|title=Highest and Lowest Scoring Music and Albums|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=June 25, 2013}}</ref> A portion of the proceeds from album sales were to go to [[Outside In (organization)|Outside In]], a social service agency for low-income adults and homeless youth in Portland, Oregon.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054996/elliott-smith-rarities-compiled-on-new-moon|title=Elliott Smith Rarities Compiled on ''New Moon''|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=February 14, 2007|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>

On October 25, 2007, a book titled ''[[Elliott Smith (book)|Elliott Smith]]'' was released by [[Autumn de Wilde]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sweetadeline.net/may07.html|title=May 2007|website=Sweet Adeline|access-date=June 25, 2013}}</ref> which consists of photographs, handwritten lyrics, and "revealing talks with Smith's inner circle".<ref>{{cite book|title=''Elliott Smith'': Autumn de Wilde, Beck Hansen, Chris Walla: 9780811857994|isbn=978-0811857994|last1=Wilde|first1=Autumn de|date=November 2007|publisher=Chronicle Books }}</ref> De Wilde was responsible for the ''Figure 8'' sleeve art, making a landmark and de facto Smith memorial of the Solutions Audio mural. A five-song CD featuring previously unreleased live recordings of Smith performing acoustically at [[Largo (nightclub)|Largo]] in Los Angeles was included in the release.

Following Smith's death, his estate licensed his songs for use in film and television projects such as ''[[One Tree Hill (TV show)|One Tree Hill]]'', ''[[The Girl Next Door (2004 film)|The Girl Next Door]]'', ''[[Georgia Rule]]'', and ''[[Paranoid Park (film)|Paranoid Park]]''. In a March 2009 interview, Larry Crane said that Smith's estate was defunct and all rights previously held by Smith are now in the control of his parents.<ref name="Glorious Noise" /> Crane went on to say that his parents own the rights to Smith's high school recordings, some of the Heatmiser material, all solo songs recorded until his 1998 record deal with [[DreamWorks Records]], and ''From a Basement on the Hill''.<ref name="Glorious Noise" /> DreamWorks Records was acquired by [[Universal Music Group]] in 2003, and [[Interscope Records]] currently "owns all studio and live recording from Jan 1998 to his passing, except for the songs on ''From a Basement on the Hill''."<ref name="Glorious Noise" />

In December 2009, Kill Rock Stars announced that it had obtained the rights to re-release ''Roman Candle'' and ''From a Basement on the Hill'', originally released by Cavity Search and ANTI-, respectively.<ref name="reissues">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/37398-hear-an-unreleased-elliott-smith-song/|title=Hear an Unreleased Elliott Smith Song|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=December 15, 2009|website=Pitchfork|access-date=June 25, 2013}}</ref> ''Roman Candle'' would be remastered by Larry Crane.<ref name="reissues" /> Along with the press release, Kill Rock Stars posted a previously unreleased track of Smith's, titled "Cecilia/Amanda", as a free download.<ref name="reissues" /> ''Roman Candle'' and ''From a Basement on the Hill'' were re-released on April 6, 2010, in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.killrockstars.com/news/|title=killrockstars|website=[[Kill Rock Stars|killrockstars.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100319222724/http://www.killrockstars.com/news/|archive-date=March 19, 2010|access-date=June 25, 2013}}</ref>

A greatest hits compilation titled ''[[An Introduction to... Elliott Smith]]'' was released in November 2010 by Domino Records (UK) and Kill Rock Stars (US).

In August 2013, there was a memorial concert in Portland, Oregon, and three other cities. Attending the Portland show were several musicians Smith had performed with, friends, and an appearance by film director [[Gus Van Sant]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2013/06/elliott-smith-birthday-tribute-benefit-concerts-grandaddy-gus-van-sant/|title=Elliott Smith Tribute Concerts Planned in Four Cities|work=Spin|date=June 14, 2013 |access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref>

In 2014, the director [[Paul Thomas Anderson]] posted a video of the pilot episode for a show called ''The Jon Brion Show'', featuring an acoustic set by Smith including accompaniment by Brion and pianist [[Brad Mehldau]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140209162636/http://cityartsonline.com/truth-about-jon-brion-show-feat-elliott-smith Cityartsonline]}}</ref>

On July 17, 2015, a documentary about Smith's life titled ''[[Heaven Adores You]]'' saw a limited theatrical release. The documentary enlisted a number of close friends and family members, as well as hours of audio interviews throughout Smith's short career. The film was directed by Nickolas Rossi and released through [[Eagle Rock Entertainment]]. ''Heaven Adores You'' received positive reviews from Consequence of Sound, ''The Guardian'', and ''The Hollywood Reporter''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Goble|first=Blake|date=May 19, 2015|title=Film Review: Heaven Adores You|url=https://consequence.net/2015/05/film-review-heaven-adores-you/|magazine=Consequence of Sound|access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/heaven-adores-you-melbourne-review-723355|title='Heaven Adores You': Melbourne Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 4, 2014 |access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref>

On August 6, 2019 (what would have been Smith's 50th birthday), [[UMe]] released digital deluxe editions of the two albums ''XO'' and ''Figure 8.''<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/elliott-smiths-xo-and-figure-8-get-50th-birthday-deluxe-editions-listen/|title=Elliott Smith's XO and Figure 8 Get 50th Birthday Deluxe Editions: Listen|website=Pitchfork|date=August 6, 2019 |access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref> The new edition of ''XO'' has nine added tracks, including Smith's Oscar-nominated ''Good Will Hunting'' song "Miss Misery." Seven tracks have been added to ''Figure 8''. The digital deluxe edition includes "Figure 8"—Smith's cover of the "Schoolhouse Rock!" song—which was originally released only on the Japanese edition of the album. The final track on the new ''Figure 8'' edition is Smith's cover of the Beatles’ "Because", originally featured on the 1999 ''American Beauty'' soundtrack.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/> In May 2021, Smith's life and work were the subject of [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Great Lives]]''.<ref>{{cite episode| title= Arlo Parks on Elliott Smith| series= Great Lives| credits= Presenter: Matthew Parris; Guests: Arlo Parks, JJ Gonson, William Todd Schultz; Producer: Caitlin Hobbs| network= BBC| station= BBC Radio 4| airdate= 11 May 2021| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000vwsm |access-date= 11 May 2021 }}</ref>