It’s about a girl, Penelope Wilhern (Christina Ricci), born to wealthy socialites afflicted by a secret family curse (a fug pig nose, like real snout schnozz). To be protected by cruel children and unaccpeting society, she is hidden away inthe family’s majestic home for basically all her life until her parent’s carry out several futile attempt to marry her off (the film also stars James McAvoy and Reese Witherspoon in roles they probably now wish they never auditioned for),
Sounds fucking terrible and yes, it’s been pushed off and delayed more times than Chinese Democracy (ok, not as bad as that, but you get the picture). Well, it’s finally limping into theaters February 29. And naturally we have the soundtrack information which is suprisingly is not bad.
Due February 19, the disc features tracks by Stars (the very excellent, shoulda-been-a-hit, “Ageless Beauty”), fellow-Canadian indie-pop act, Papermoon, Devotchka and a piano/instrumental version of Sigur Rós “Hoppipolla” by Wenzel Templeton & Robert Pegg for indie enthusiasts and more feel-good adult contemporary fare by James Greenspun (“Your Disguise” appears to be the big single from this thing) and Meiko (who probably straddles that line between indie and AC, stereogum will loooove her). If all goes according to plan, people will be posting in the comments section of this article about the Greenspun track for at least the next six months (sample scrawl: “does anyone know the song featured in the moment when they kiss that’s all beautiful and made me and my boyfriend cry?”)
The Band of Horses track “Funeral” can be heard in the trailer, but is not featured on the soundtrack nor presumably, the movie. Whateves.
“Penelope” soundtrack tracklist
1. Joby Talbot – “The Story Of the Curse Pt 1”
2. Joby Talbot – “The Story Of the Curse Pt 2”
3. Schuyler Fisk & David Bassett – “Waking Life”
4. Meiko – “The Piano Song”
5. Joby Talbot – “Penelope Breaks Free”
6. Joby Talbot – “Fairground”
7. The Secret 6 – “Give In”
8. Devotchka – “Queen Of Surface Strings”
9. Paper Moon – “String Of Blinking Lights”
10. Joby Talbot – “The Wedding”
11. Stars – “Ageless Beauty”
12. Joby Talbot – “The Kiss”
13. Wenzel Templeton & Robert Pegg “Hoppipolla”
14. James Greenspun – “Your Disguise”
Watch: “Penelope” trailer