Little more info on the Eternal Sunshine soundtrack:
February 25, 2004 05:38 PM US Eastern Timezone
Beck and The Polyphonic Spree Headline Hollywood Records' ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' Soundtrack
BURBANK, Calif--Feb. 25, 2004--
Album in Stores on March 16th; Film Opens Nationwide on March 19th
Hollywood Records has announced a March 16th release date for ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, the companion album to the upcoming Focus Features release starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, and Kirsten Dunst. The movie opens nationwide on March 19th.
Like the film that inspired it, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND is trippy and kaleidoscopic, filled with swirling melodies and sharp pop hooks. The album's centerpiece is Beck's cover of the Korgis' Brit-pop hit "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime." The film's composer, Jon Brion ("Magnolia," "Punch-Drunk Love"), provided the music for the track and brought in Beck to handle vocals. The original version, released in 1980, appeared on the Korgis' second album "Dumb Waiters" and shot to the Top 20 of Billboard's Pop Singles Chart.
Twenty-four-member choral symphonic pop group The Polyphonic Spree illuminate the soundtrack with "Light And Day," which also appears on their critically acclaimed debut "The Beginning Stages Of..."
Additional highlights on ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND include Brion's vividly-colored compositions, legendary Indian vocalist Lata Mangeshkar ("Wada Na Tod"), up-and-coming Anaheim, CA-based rock band The Willowz ("Something," "I Wonder"), classic rockers Electric Light Orchestra ("Mr. Blue Sky"), and Don Nelson ("Some Kind of Shuffle," "Nola's Bounce").
That's from a press release forwarded to me by the ever-helpful Marla at Admiring Kate.


