The full details of the soundtrack album for Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Queen, The Shape of Water, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow). Also included are the songs from the movie, including the original tracks You Can’t Wake Up If You Don’t Fall Asleep co-written (with Richard Hawley) and performed by Jarvis Cocker and Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven) written by Cocker, Hawley & Anderson and performed by the movie’s cast (listen to the full track below), as well as songs by Slim Whitman, Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Tex Ritter, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Johnny Duncan, Eddy Arnold & others. Randall Poster serves as the project’s music supervisor. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 23 by ABKCO Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Asteroid City is written and directed by Anderson and stars Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wright, Bryan Cranston, Adrien Brody, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Stephen Park, Hope Davis, Rupert Friend, Steve Carell, Maya Hawke, Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Hong Chau, Margot Robbie, Jake Ryan, Tony Revolori and Jeff Goldblum. The movie takes place in a fictional American desert town during a 1950s Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention, which is disrupted by world-changing events. The comedy drama has just been released in select theaters this past weekend by Focus Features and will expand nationwide on June 23.
Here’s the album track list:
1. WXYZ-TV Channel 8 – Alexandre Desplat (2:36)
2. Last Train to San Fernando – Johnny Duncan and the Bluegrass Boys (2:28)
3. Island of Dreams – The Springfields (2:30)
4. April In Portugal – Les Baxter (2:43)
5. Ida Red – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (2:38)
6. Canon and Gigue in D Major (Johann Pachelbel): I. Canon – Henk Bouman (3:09)
7. Opening Ceremony with Awards Presentation (Keynote Speaker: General Grif Gibson) – Alexandre Desplat (2:36)
8. Jingle Jangle Jingle (Remastered 2000) – Tex Ritter (2:48)
9. Orange Blossom Special – Bill Monroe (2:32)
10. High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) (Remastered 1991) – Tex Ritter (3:01)
11. Cowboy’s Lament – Burl Ives (2:38)
12. Viewing of the Astronomical Ellipses (Opening Comments: Dr. Hickenlooper) – Alexandre Desplat (3:48)
13. Rose Marie – Slim Whitman (2:21)
14. Indian Love Call (1944 Version) – Slim Whitman (3:07)
15. Sixteen Tons (Remastered 2000) – Tennessee Ernie Ford (2:38)
16. The Cattle Call – Eddy Arnold (2:32)
17. Special Seminar at the Playwright’s Request (Saltzburg Keitel’s Classroom) – Alexandre Desplat (3:09)
18. Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven) – Asteroid City Cast (1:21)
19. Kaw-Liga – Johnny Duncan (2:54)
20. Emergency Assembly – Alexandre Desplat (1:06)
21. A Bewildering and Bedazzling Celestial Mystery – Alexandre Desplat (5:41)
22. How High the Moon – Les Paul (2:05)
23. The Streets of Laredo – Bing Crosby (2:52)
24. Freight Train – The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group (2:59)
25. You Can’t Wake Up If You Don’t Fall Asleep – Jarvis Cocker (3:30)
Finally! Glad to see some fun oldies on this soundtrack. Saw the movie last week, and Wes has still got it.
For Gods sake, why aren’t these soundtracks on CD?I have been collecting soundtracks for over 50 years, downloads are not my thing and I believe people that download, don’t care about them for they play music on their smartphones. Where is my Indy!!!!!
Agreed. I am deeply, deeply disappointed not to be able to buy this on wven CD (though vinyl preferred). Downloads are an absolute last resort for me, and even then I sonwtime don’t bother. Auch a terrible shame, I hope this is not a sign that the money me are slowly winning 8n their war on art. First step is download only, next step is streaming only, only ever owning a right to access what they chose to make available. I replaced my tv viewing with Netflix. I won’t do that with my record collection.