Well, here’s something nice. In an era where the music landscape is unpredictable at best, and soundtracks are increasingly pushed to digital-only release, the tunes for Michel Gondry‘s upcoming “Mood Indigo” are getting a nice spread on two discs. Not too shabby.
Duke Ellington is the main player here, with four songs from the jazz legend making their way into the movie, and the rest is an interesting grab bag. Boz Scagg‘s “Lowdown” and Ray Shanklin‘s “Bertha’s Theme” (which appeared in “Fritz The Cat“) are here, along with The Lumineers‘ massively popular “Ho Hey” and a track by Mia Doi Todd (Gondry directed her video for “Open Your Heart” a couple years back). As for the actual score, it has been composed by Gondry’s former Oui Oui bandmate, Étienne Charry, with Paul McCartney adding his bass on a few tunes, though the reported song by popular French chanteuse France Gall doesn’t seem to have made the cut.
The soundtrack drops on April 22nd in France, with the movie hitting theaters two days later. No domestic details for either just yet. [Film Music Reporter]
“Mood Indigo” Soundtrack Tracklisting
Disc 1:
1. Take the ‘A’ Train – Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
2. Lowdown – Boz Scaggs
3. Caravan – Gad Elmaleh
4. Bertha’s Theme – Ray Shanklin
5. Chlo-e (Song of the Swamp) – Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
6. Sophisticated Lady – Bobby Few
7. Ave amour
8. The Mood to Be Wooed – Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
9. Chlo-e
10. Spring – Mia Doi Todd
11. Misa Flamenca – 1. kyrie – Pepe “El Culata”
12. African Flowers – Duke Ellington
13. Mais, Aime La – Loane
14. Ho Hey – The Lumineers
15. Ghost Surfer – Cascadeur
Disc 2:
1. Souris blessee
2. The rest of my life
3. Nenufin
4. Chick voleur
5. Tunnel declaration
6. Conference
7. Souris pilule
8. Adieux
9. Ombre
10. Mangemanche usine
11. Recherche travail
12. Adieu chloe
13. Retour
14. Courses cloches
15. Telegramme forum
16. Fleuriste
17. Preparation
18. Nenudis
19. Chloe colin ave
20. Surf patinoire
21. Funeraires
22. Chamallow patinoire
23. Chloe colin
24. Aquatisation
25. Chaussures fete
26. Jazz party
27. On a l’adresse mais pas le bonhomme – Murtin Pascale
28. Nenu 3
29. Nenu 4 prehistorique
30. Nuage