Stranger Than Fiction (soundtrack)

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Stranger Than Fiction Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack by various artists
Released	November 7, 2006
Genre	Indie rock Pop
Label	Columbia Records/Sony
Professional reviews
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Alternate Cover
Alternate cover for the soundtrack

Stranger Than Fiction Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2006 film Stranger Than Fiction which was directed by Marc Forster and written by Zach Helm.

Contents 1 Composition 2 Track listing 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Composition

The music for this soundtrack includes original scores arranged by the collaborative effort of Brian Reitzell (Redd Kross, soundtracks for Marie Antoinette, Lost in Translation, The Virgin Suicides, and Thumbsucker) and Britt Daniel (singer/ songwriter of Spoon), as well as an eclectic mix of indie rock songs from various artists including Spoon. In the film, nearly all of the Spoon songs heard are instrumental versions; however, in the actual soundtrack, they include the vocals as well.

When asked about the collaboration, Reitzell commented:

“When I was approached to do the music for Stranger Than Fiction, I thought it might be the perfect occasion for Britt Daniel and I to collaborate...I was basically scoring the film with Spoon songs - it created a kind of sonic thread that had just the right amount of nervy melody and rich, simplistic tone I thought suited Zach's story and Marc's vision of the film. The actual ‘job’ of scoring that Britt and I were so excited about doing together became a much easier task since the existing and newly remixed music worked so well. For this soundtrack album, it seemed appropriate to include the full vocal versions of the songs so you can hear them in all their glory as the band originally intended."^[1]

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Book I Write" (Spoon) - 2:13
2. "Going Missing" (Maximo Park) - 3:41
3. "Whole Wide World" (Wreckless Eric) - 2:59
4. "Flours" (Britt Daniel/Brian Reitzell) - 1:05
5. "The Way We Get By" (Spoon) - 2:41
6. "Mind Your Own Business" (Delta 5) - 3:10
7. "Bottles and Bones (Shade and Sympathy)" (Califone) - 5:32
8. "Writer's Block"(Britt Daniel/Brian Reitzell) - 2:22
9. "My Mathematical Mind" (Spoon) - 5:01
10. "La Petite Fille De La Mer" (Vangelis) - 5:52
11. "That's Entertainment (Demo Version)“ (The Jam) - 3:13
12. "Dubbing in the Back Seat" (The Upsetters) - 3:18
13. "Auditor" (Britt Daniel/Brian Reitzell) - 1:52
14. "Vittorio E" (Spoon) - 3:14
15. "In Church (Cyann and Ben Remix)" (M83) - 6:56

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Columbia Records: Stranger Than Fiction site
• Stranger Than Fiction soundtrack Soundtrack questions, answers and other music information.