[4] "At first I wanted this movie to be an excuse to put in all my favourite electronic music, but then you have to be true and authentic to who [the characters] are and what they would be listening to."

"[3] Some of his favourite tracks include The Rapture's "Sister Saviour" which Efron played at the pool party, but its record label DFA Records, which produced the song, "has a very New York, almost European sound to it which didn’t always mesh with the Southern California early-20-something, festival-going vibe which is where these guys are coming from",[3] which wanted him to be really authentic to the world they come from.

[3] R. J. Cabral of The Hollywood Reporter complimented that the soundtrack is "effectively deployed" and featured "melodic hooks set to skipping, skittering beats".

[6][7] Katherine Cusumano of Bustle wrote "We Are Your Friends' eponymous soundtrack combines some of the most famous names in EDM with some of the most obscure, and works its way through a whole host of styles that fit into the genre as a whole.

[11] Another review for The Sight and Sounds summarised "WAYF Soundtrack contains a lot of current music that was not written specifically for the film.