__NOEDITSECTION__ Thumbsucker is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, directed by Mike Mills. Mills was originally working with Elliot Smith to write the soundtrack, but only three songs were recorded before Smith's untimely death. The soundtrack was left untouched until Mills went to a Spree show. The optimisim and positivity it gave him prompted him to contact Tim DeLaughter regarding the unfinished soundtrack. Mills is of the opinion that the band "saved Thumbsucker."