The film opens in 2001 with a middle-aged Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) introducing the iPod at an Apple Town Hall meeting.
It then flashes back to Reed College in 1974. Jobs had already dropped out due to the high expense of tuition, but was still attending classes with the approval of Dean Jack Dudman (James Woods) who took him under his wing. Jobs is particularly interested in a course on calligraphy. He meets up with his friend Daniel Kottke (Lukas Haas) who is excited to see that Jobs is holding a copy of Be Here Now by Baba Ram Dass. Influenced by this book and his experiences with LSD, Jobs and Kottke spend time in India.
Two years later, Jobs is back in Los Altos, California living at home with his adoptive parents Paul (John Getz) and Clara (Lesley Ann Warren). He is working for Atari and develops a partnership with his friend Steve Wozniak (Josh Gad) after he sees that Wozniak has built a personal computer (the Apple I). They name their new company Apple Computer, though there already is a company called Apple Records that is owned by The Beatles (Wozniak then teases Jobs that this is symbolic of his preference for Bob Dylan). Wozniak gives a demonstration of the Apple I at the Homebrew Computer Club.
Jobs is later approached by Paul Terrell (Brad William Henke) who shows interest in the Apple I. Knowing that he and Wozniak will need a studio in which to build them, Jobs convinces his father Paul to allow them to use the family garage (set up as a carpentry/tool center) for his new company. Realizing that they cannot build these computers alone, Jobs also recruits Kottke, Bill Fernandez (Victor Rasuk), and Chris Espinosa (Eddie Hassell) to the Apple team.
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Jobs
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Peace Train
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Scarborough Aire
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Mason Cooper:
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There Were Times
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Allegro from: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - in G Major BWV 1048
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Johann Sebastian Bach:
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Life's Been Good
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Roll With The Changes
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Fantasie Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. 66
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Frédéric Chopin:
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Boots Of Spanish Leather
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Walk On The Ocean
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You Can Do (Whatever)
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Think Different
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John Debney:
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Hey Woz / Dawn Of Computers
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John Debney:
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First Deal
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John Debney:
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We Got A Shop / In The Garage
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John Debney:
Performer
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More Inventory
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John Debney:
Performer
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Cold Calls
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John Debney:
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Jobs Fires His Girlfriend / Computer Fair
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John Debney:
Performer
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Going Public
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John Debney:
Performer
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Steve's The Problem / Letter From Lisa
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John Debney:
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Simpler Interface / For Everyman
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John Debney:
Performer
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Recruiting Team Macintosh
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John Debney:
Performer
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Jobs Gets John Sculley
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John Debney:
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1984 Commercial
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John Debney:
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The Board Acts / Steve Makes Calls
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John Debney:
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Golden Parachute
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John Debney:
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Worst Mistake I Ever Made
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John Debney:
Performer
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Father And Son
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John Debney:
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Seven Years Later / Steve Jobs The Gardner
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John Debney:
Performer
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Jobs Returns / Tours Apple (both composed with Josh Debney)
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John Debney:
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Why Do You Stay?
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John Debney:
Performer
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Resignations
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John Debney:
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Steve's Theme: Main Title
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John Debney:
Performer
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Allegro (I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis)
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John Debney:
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Leaving Homebrew
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John Debney:
Performer
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Scarborough Fair (Dylan McDonald & Cassidy Cooper)
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John Debney:
Performer
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We Got A Shop/ In the Garage
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John Debney:
Performer
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There Were Times (Freddy Monday)
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John Debney:
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The Breakup
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John Debney:
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Silver Ghost (Parish Hall)
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John Debney:
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The Deal
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John Debney:
Performer
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Roll With The Changes (Re:created) (REO Speedwagon)
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John Debney:
Performer
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Jobs Fires Programmer
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John Debney:
Performer
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Jobs Returns / Tours Apple (with Josh Debney)
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John Debney:
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Walk On The Ocean (Jobs Mix) (Toad The Wet Sprocket)
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John Debney:
Performer
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Steve Takes Control / Interim CEO
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John Debney:
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