May the Schwartz be with you — Heroes soundtrack hits stores March 18
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Remember that scene in Spaceballs when they find Yogurt and he tells them the secret to the Schwartz? “Moichandizing!” the glittery Mel Brooks declares.
So you had Spaceballs the hat. Spaceballs the action figure. And of course Spaceballs the flamethrower.
Well that’s what I was reminded of when I read a recent press release from NBC Universal about the forthcoming release of Heroes the soundtrack.
Bob Dylan and Iggy Pop recorded tunes alongside such perennial music icons as Nada Surf (Who?), Panic! At The Disco, Wilco and The Jesus & Mary Chain (their first recording since the 1990s. Who knew?).
The disc hits stores, electronic and brick, March 18.
(By the way, it’s being released by NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music & Consumer Products Group. That reminds me of Jack Donaghy, vice president of Television and Microwave Programming.)
It’s exec produced by Errol Kolosine (”Six Feet Under”) in collaboration with showrunner Tim Kring and Heroes exec producer & director Allan Arkush.
“For a long time music and comic dork like myself, this project has been a dream come true,” Kolosine said.
Other artists featured include Wendy & Lisa with the Heroes theme song (What theme song?), Death Cab For Cutie and My Morning Jacket. There’s even a title track from David Bowie, who I thought I’d hear first on the Flight of the Conchords‘ next album.Five music video podcasts will be available for free download on Zune Marketplace, which I guess is a counterpart to the iTunes music store, though you’d have to be one of the 27 people who bought a Zune to know that.
The album is going to be sold at Best Buy and “other digital service providers,” says NBC. They can’t even mention iTunes by name? Those two are never getting back together, are they?
Here’s the complete track listing, courtesy NBC Universal…
- Heroes Title – Wendy & Lisa
- Fire and Regeneration – Wendy & Lisa (*new release)
- He’s Frank – Brighton Port Authority featuring Iggy Pop (*new release)
- All For Swinging You Around – New Pornographers
- Glad It’s Over – Wilco (*new release)
- Weightless – Nada Surf (new release)
- Nine In The Afternoon – Panic! At The Disco (new release)
- Chills – My Morning Jacket (*new release)
- Natural Selection – Wendy & Lisa
- ABoneCroneDrone 3 – Shelia Chandra
- Not Now But Soon – Imogen Heap (*new release)
- Jealously Rides With Me – Death Cab For Cutie (*new U.S. release)
- All Things Must Pass – The Jesus and Mary Chain (*new release)
- Homecoming – Wendy & Lisa
- Man In The Long Black Coat – Bob Dylan
- Maya’s Theme – Yerba Buena (*new release)
- Keeping My Composure – The Chemical Brothers featuring Spank Rock (*new release)
- Heroes – David Bowie
*Denotes an exclusive new release on the “Heroes” soundtrack album.
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Spaceballs the flamethrower! The kids love this one.