Interactive Time! Soundtrack Fun

Info on the "Spider-Man 3" soundtrack was recently released and it provided a Killer lineup. Pun intended: according to Billboard.com, the tracklisting looks as follows:

"Signal Fire," Snow Patrol
"Move Away," the Killers
"Sealings," Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Pleased To Meet You," Wolfmother
"Red River," the Walkmen
"The Supreme Being Teaches Spider-Man How To Be in Love," Flaming Lips
"Scared of Myself," Simon Dawes
"The Twist," Chubby Checker
"Sight Lines," Rogue Wave
"Summer Day," Coconut Records
"Falling Star," Jet
"Portrait of a Summer Thief," Sounds Under Radio
"A Letter To St. Jude," Wasted Youth Orchestra
"Small Parts," the Oohlas

In light of this wonderful cacophony of new hits, I got to thinking: What would the ideal adaptation soundtrack be?

Here's where you come in. I'm asking you to imagine yourself as the producer and soundtrack coordinator for the adaptation of your choice. It can be a superhero story that has not been done, it can be a Dan Brown book, it can be a modernization of Pride And Prejudice. Whatever you want.

So your questions are:
1. What are you adapting?
2. Who's starring in it?
3. Who's on the soundtrack? (Or if it's fully scored, who is the composer?)
4. Are they brand new songs or already released?
4a. If they're brand new, why did you pick these particular artists/composers?
4b. If they're already released songs, why did you pick these particular songs?

Try to put some thought into this one, and then post your response as a reply. You have total creative control and I'm very interested to see the way that you, the reader, think and plan. Most of all, have fun with it!

Dandelion Blow

Sometimes, it's easy to overlook an artist when they don't make a press release about a new album. This is unfortunate, as many amazing songs by artists have been soundtrack-only releases. Do you know "Neither Of Us Can See" by Incubus? How about "A320" by Foo Fighters? The first one is off Stealth and the second Godzilla. Tori Amos released "Carnival" specifically on the Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack. Ask any Tori fan about this song, and many will shrug their shoulders.

Franz Ferdinand is joining these ranks with new song "Dandelion Blow," to be soundtracked on upcoming British movie Hallam Foe. Says Alex Kapranos on Franz Ferdinand's official MySpace page:

I've put a new song on this page. We wrote it a couple of months ago as a theme for a Scottish film called Hallam Foe, directed by David Mackenzie who directed Young Adam and Asylum. The title character is played by Jamie Bell who was the lead in Billy Elliot.

Sexual tension, voyeurism, dark humour, Scotland and death are themes of the film - all of which seem good ingredients for a song by the Ferdinand. Nick and I read the script and went to screenings of early edits in the Glasgow Film Theatre which gave us the ideas for the melody and lyrics. Other Domino artists appear on the soundtrack including Psapp, Unpoc and Sons & Daughters.

The film will be realeased some time this year and will be appearing at the Berlin Film Festival. There's a blog that has been kept by Colin Monie here http://www.getyourpeople.com/ if you want to read more.

Alex

The track is a departure from Franz's typical dance-rock sound and is more along the lines of their tracks such as "Eleanor Put Your Boots On". You can preview the new track on Franz Ferdinand's Official MySpace page.