“Sucker Punch: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” will be released on March 22, 2011. The audio companion to the film director Zack Snyder describes as “Alice In Wonderland with machine guns” has taken over two years to create, and will delight filmgoers and music fans of all generations.
Fascinatingly reworked versions of classic songs illuminate the soundtrack, with the film’s star Emily Browning covering “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” (Eurythmics), “Where Is My Mind?” (The Pixies), and “Asleep” (The Smiths), and stars Carla Gugino (Watchmen) and Oscar Isaac (Robin Hood) performing a sultry, musical theatre-inspired version of “Love Is The Drug” (Roxy Music). Alison Mosshart (The Dead Weather, The Kills) and Carla Azar (Autolux) team up on a haunting version of “Tomorrow Never Knows” (The Beatles). Bjork fans will love the newly created version of “Army Of Me (Sucker Punch Remix)” that features Skunk Anansie and clocks in at nearly seven minutes.
Intense, sexy, edgy and highly imaginative, these new and unrestrained arrangements of legendary songs, along with the original mash up of Queen’s “I Want It All/We Will Rock You” featuring Armageddon Aka Geddy (Terror Squad), are the backbone of the film driving the relationship between the motives of the characters and the lengths they are willing to go for survival.
TRACK LISTING:
1. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” – Emily Browning
2.”Army Of Me (Sucker Punch Remix)” – Bjork featuring Skunk Anansie
3.”White Rabbit” – Emiliana Torrini
4. “I Want It All”/”We Will Rock You” Mash-Up – Queen w/ Armageddon Aka Geddy
5. “Search And Destroy” – Skunk Anansie
6. “Tomorrow Never Knows” – Alison Mosshart and Carla Azar
7.”Where Is My Mind?” – Yoav featuring Emily Browning
8. “Asleep” – Emily Browning
9. “Love Is The Drug” – Carla Gugino and Oscar Isaac
Sucker Punch is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible adventures blur the lines between what’s real and what is imaginary.
She has been locked away against her will, but Babydoll (Emily Browning) has not lost her will to survive. Determined to fight for her freedom, she urges four other young girls-the outspoken Rocket (Jena Malone), the street-smart Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), the fiercely loyal Amber (Jamie Chung) and the reluctant Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish)-to band together and try to escape their terrible fate at the hands of their captors, Blue (Oscar Isaac), Madam Gorski (Carla Gugino) and the High Roller (Jon Hamm).
Led by Babydoll, the girls engage in fantastical warfare against everything from samurais to serpents, with a virtual arsenal at their disposal. Together, they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice in order to stay alive. But with the help of a Wise Man (Scott Glenn), their unbelievable journey-if they succeed-will set them free.
Future Relative is an electro pop band on the fringe of great success. You can see why as you watch them cover Bjork’s classic “Army of Me,” live at Mercury Lounge on November 26, 2010. Enjoy!
According2g wishes Icelandic singer Bjork a very happy 45th birthday today, November 21. Though I love her music a lot, I’ve met her on a few occasions and unfortunately, I have to say she’s a bjitch! Of course my friends know the story I’m about to tell right now, so stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before. I went to the premiere of Bjork’s uber-depressing movie “Dancer in the Dark” in Los Angeles and after the film was over, I approached the singer for her autograph. I had my really cool rare import single covers with me too! I stood next to her and she completely ignored me. I called her name. Ignored. Repeat this process several more times. Then she hopped in a car and that was that. Adding insult to injury, the autograph hounds that followed her back to her hotel all got her autograph. So in doing the math: ignoring fan at your movie premiere and then being nice to people who have followed you back to your residence! I guess, that’s what makes Bjork Bjork. However, if you ever stand next to someone and they totally ignore you, you can say you were Bjorked. Happy birthday!
On March 27, 2010, Erykah Badu played a secret show to celebrate the upcoming release of her new album at Good Units in the basement of the Hudson Hotel in New York City. Prior to her taking the stage at the very late hour of 1 o’clock in the morning, the sold out crowd was treated to 3 opening acts spanning the genres of dance (MNDR), Rock (Tony Castles) and Rap. Philadelphia based electro-rap group Spank Rock represented in the final category. I used to be a big fan of rap music, but once I had the epiphany that almost all of the music is stolen from other songs and the lyrics are typically talking about how big a rapper’s dick is, how many coochies they want to stick their aforementioned dicks in, killing people, calling each other the N-word and a plethora of other hatefulness, I adopted the motto that most rap is crap. During my absence from knowing what’s new on the rap scene, I was pretty excited to see Spank Rock as he’s done remixes for Bjork (Earth Intruders) and Kylie Minogue (Heart Beat Rock).
The period of 2000-2009 saw the re-release of some of the greatest music of all time, packaged with superior sound, deluxe liner notes and bonus tracks. After the jump, see my thoughts on the greatest reissues of the decade.
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