Grizzly Bear seem to be the new darlings of indie filmmaking. As we’ve previously reported, the Jay-Z approved indie group laid down the score to the Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams relationship drama, “Blue Valentine” which recently premiered to mostly good notices at Sundance. Well, that isn’t the only film at Park City this year with Pitchfork faves in the background.
The band’s publicist has confirmed that Philip Seymour Hoffman’s debut dramedy “Jack Goes Boating” about a fledgling couple and a marriage in crisis also features “5 or 6” Grizzly Bear tunes, but that none of them are new tracks and that Evan Lurie (yes, brother of the original hipster and Jim Jarmusch bud John Lurie) is the composer of the film’s score.
We’re not sure what makes Grizzly Bear so suited to crumbling relationships, but clearly directors seem to be liking how it syncs up in the editing room. “Blue Valentine” went to Sundance looking for a distributor but has yet to be picked up, while “Jack Goes Boating” is currently repped by Overture, though its release may be stalled by its rumored buyout. Stay tuned.