Film Music Reporter

Decca Records has released a soundtrack album for the coming of age musical Hunky Dory. The album includes the film’s songs performed by cast members including Minnie Driver and features cover versions of popular tracks by David Bowie, Roxy Music, The Byrds, Beach Boys and Nick Drake. Film composer Joby Talbot (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) provided the song arrangements and also scored the movie. The soundtrack is currently available overseas and can be ordered as an import on Amazon. To listen to audio clips from all tracks on the album, click here. No word yet on a domestic release. Hunky Dory stars Minnie Driver as a drama teacher who fights sweltering heat and general teenage apathy to put on an end of year rock and roll musical version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Aneurin Barnard, Kimberley Nixon, Robert Pugh and Steve Speirs are co-starring in the film directed by Marc Evans (Snow Cake) and produced by Jonathan Finn (Billy Elliot) and Dan Lupovitz. The movie has beem released in the UK earlier this month and was also just shown at the SXSW Film Festival. To learn more about the film, visit the official Facebook movie page.

Here’s the album track list:

1. Life On Mars? – Aneurin Barnard
2. One Summer Dream – Tom Harries
3. Strange Magic – Danielle Branch & Aneurin Barnard
4. I’m Not in Love – 10cc
5. Everybody’s Been Burned – Darren Evans
6. Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) – Danielle Branch & Aneurin Barnard
7. Cello Song – Tom Harries
8. The Man Who Sold The World – Tom Harries
9. Elenore – Tom Harries
10. Sea Breezes – Tom Harries
11. Livin’ Thing – Aneurin Barnard
12. Goin’ Back – Minnie Driver
13. Love Reign O’re Me – Aneurin Barnard
14. Memory Of A Free Festival – Tom Harries & Aneurin Barnard
15. Venus in Furs – Dafydd-llyr Thomas