Thursday, February 14, 2008

Be Kind, Rewind In Theaters February 22

Booker T. Jones is featured on the soundtrack of Be Kind, Rewind, a new movie starring Danny Glover, Mos Def and Jack Black. The soundtrack is available now on Lakeshore Records, and also includes music from Mos Def, Jack Black, Fats Waller and Billy Preston.

Even director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) got into the act, performing on "I Ain't Got Nobody" and "Lulu's Back in Town" with Booker and MGs Steve Cropper, and Donald 'Duck' Dunn.

The soundtrack has its own MySpace page, which you can visit by clicking here.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Blueberry Nights Features Mavis Track

On April 1, Blue Note Records will release My Blueberry Nights, music from the new film by director Wong Kar Wai. Mavis Staples’ driving rendition of 'Eyes On The Prize', produced by Ry Cooder, is featured on the soundtrack, along with songs from Norah Jones, Cat Power, Otis Redding and Ruth Brown.

My Blueberry Nights, the first-ever English-language film by the acclaimed Hong Kong director, stars Norah Jones in her acting debut and is set for nationwide release on April 4, 2008.

Pre-order the soundtrack here or check out the movie's e-card here.