Decca Records has released the original song Somebody Desperate from the film adaptation of the stage musical Cyrano. The track, which plays during the movie’s end credits, is written by Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner & Matt Berninger and performed by The National. Visit Amazon (or any other major digital music stores) to stream/download the song and also check out the official lyric video after the jump. As previously reported, a first song (Someone to Say) has been released in October and the full soundtrack album will be coming out next Friday, December 10 (click here to pre-order the CD version).
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First Song from ‘Cyrano’ Soundtrack Released
Decca Records has released the first song from the soundtrack for the musical drama Cyrano. Available to stream/download now is Someone to Say written by Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner (of The National), with lyrics by Matt Berninger & Carin Besser and performed by lead actress Haley Bennett, Víkingur Ólafsson (on piano) and the London Contemporary Orchestra. Also listen to the full track after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be released digitally and physically (on CD and vinyl) on December 10. Visit Amazon to order the CD version and click here to order the vinyl edition. Check back on this page for the full album details. Cyrano is directed by Joe Wright and also stars Peter Dinklage, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bashir Salahuddin and Ben Mendelsohn.
‘A Lyke Wake Dirge’ by Andrew Bird & Matt Berninger from AMC’s ‘Turn’ to Be Released
Mercury Records will release the original song A Lyke Wake Dirge from the AMC original series Turn. The track is written by Andrew Bird and Matt Berninger and was featured in the first season finale that premiered earlier this month. Bird has previously composed songs for such films as The Muppets and also scored the indie dramedy Norman. Berninger is best known as the frontman of The National. A Lyke Wake Dirge will be released as a single on July 8, 2014. Turn is created by Craig Silverstein and stars Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind, Meegan Warner, Kevin R. McNally, Burn Gorman, Angus Macfadyen, JJ Feild and Samuel Roukin.