Wes Anderson’s kooky and fascinating films have got a very distinct feel to them, and with the upcoming cinematic release of his latest film Moonrise Kingdom, that feel is back again with a very unique take on young love and coming of age. A big part of that stand-out style comes from the music in the films and Moonrise Kingdom is no different.
The release of the soundtrack album for the movie is set for release is set for the 21st May 2012 with the film getting a full release date of the 25th, although it will be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on the 16th. The full track listing for the album is below and if the trailer is anything to go by it’s going to be a great double release for the start of the summer.
With some parallels with last year’s brilliant Submarine, Moonrise Kingdom follows young scout Sam Shakusky (Jared Gilman) who manages to escape the confines of his sleepy New England town and run away with his girlfriend Suzy (Kara Hayward). With Bruce Willis’ Captain Sharp and Harvey Keitel’s Commander Pierce in pursuit along with Suzy’s parents (Bill Murray and Frances McDormand) and Ned Flanders-esque Scoutmaster Ward (Edward Norton), it’s a frantic race to save their romantic runaway fun.
Set in the 60s the music is obviously influenced by the period, but it’s a much less obvious influence than could have otherwise been the case, making the soundtrack more of a discovery record as opposed to being nostalgic. Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom looks and sounds like it’s going to be class. It’s got a perfect all star and new recruits cast, the addition of Roman Coppola as co-writer with Anderson and a perfect appreciation for the finer things in life, including great music.
Moonrise Kingdom soundtrack album track-list:
1. The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra, Op. 34: Themes A-F
Artist: Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic
2. Camp Ivanhoe Cadence Medlez
Artist: Peter Jarvis and His Drum Corps
3. Britten: 2. Playful Pizzicato [Simple Symphony, Op.4]
Artist: English Chamber Orchestra /Conductor: Benjamin Britten
4. Kaw-Liga – Single Versio
Artist: Hank Williams
5. Britten: Noye, Noye, take thou thy company [Noye’s Fludde, Op.59]
Artist: Speaker: Trevor Anthony / Bass: Owen Brannigan / boy soprano: David Pinto/ boy soprano: Darien Angadi / boy soprano: Stephen Alexander / Soprano: Caroline Clack / Soprano: Marie-Therese Pinto / Soprano: Eileen O’Donovan / Choir: Chorus of Animals / Orchestra: English Opera Group Orchestra / Assistant Conductor: Merlin Channon /Conductor Norman Del Mar
6. The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Part 1: A Veiled Mist
Artist: Alexandre Desplat
7. The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Part 2: Smoke/Fire
Artist: Alexandre Desplat
8. The Heroic Weather-Condition of the Universe, Part 3: The Salt Air
Artist: Alexandre Desplat
9. Britten: “On the ground, sleep sound” [A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Act 2]
Artist: Choir: Downside School, Purley / Choir: Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys’ Choir / Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Benjamin Britten
10. Long Gone Lonesome Blues – Single Version
Artist: Hank Williams
11. Le Carnaval des Animaux: “Voliere”
Artist: Leonard Bernstein /New York Philharmonic
12. Le Temps de l’Amour
Artist: Françoise Hardy
13. An die Musik
Artist: Alexandra Rubner /Christopher Manien
14. Ramblin’ Man – Single Version
Artist: Hank Williams
15. Britten: Old Abram Brown [Songs from “Friday Afternoons”, Op.7]
Artist: Choir: Downside School, Purley / Piano: Viola Tunnard / Conductor Benjamin Britte
16. The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe Parts 4-6: Thunder, Lightning, and Rain
Artist: Alexandre Desplat
17. Britten: The Spacious firmament on high [Noye’s Fludde, Op.59]
Artist: boy soprano: David Pinto / boy soprano: Darien Angadi / boy soprano: Stephen Alexander /Bass: Owen Brannigan /Mezzo-soprano: Sheila Rex / Soprano: Caroline Clack / Soprano: Marie-Therese Pinto / Soprano: Eileen O’Donovan / Soprano: Patricia Garrod / Soprano: Margaret Hawes / Soprano: Kathleen Petch / Soprano: Gillian Saunders / Speaker: Trevor Anthony / Choir: Chorus of Animals / Orchestra: English Opera Group Orchestra / Assistant Conductor: Merlin Channon / Conductor Norman Del Mar
18. Britten: Noye, take thy wife anone [Noye’s Fludde, Op.59]
Artist: Speaker: Trevor Anthony / Choir: Chorus of Animals / Mezzo-soprano: Sheila Rex /boy soprano: David Pinto / boy soprano: Darien Angadi / boy soprano: Stephen Alexander / Orchestra: English Opera Group Orchestra / Assistant Conductor: Merlin Channon / Conductor Norman Del Mar
19. The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra, Op. 34 Fugue: Allegro
Artist: Leonard Bernstein /New York Philharmonic
20. Britten: Cuckoo! [Songs from “Friday Afternoons”, Op.7]
Artist: Choir: Downside School, Purley / Piano: Viola Tunnard / Conductor Benjamin Britten
21. The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe part 7: After The Storm
Artist: Alexandre Desplat
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