Singer/songwriter Norah Jones has made her scoring debut on the romantic drama Happy Hours. The film is written and directed by actress Katie Holmes (who previously helmed the features All We Had, Alone Together & Rare Objects) and stars Holmes herself, Joshua Jackson, Mary-Louise Parker, Joe Tippett, Constance Wu, Jack Martin, John McGinty, Johnna Dias-Watson, Donald Webber Jr. and Chloë Kerwin. The movie revolves around two former lovers who are reunited years after their relationship ended without closure.
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Norah Jones to Perform ‘Ted’ Title Song at Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has announced today that Norah Jones will perform the Oscar-nominated song Everybody Needs a Best Friend from Universal Pictures’ hit comedy Ted at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony. The song written by the film’s composer Walter Murphy and writer/director & Oscar host Seth MacFarlane is nominated in the Best Original Song category, along with songs from Life of Pi, Les Miserables, Chasing Ice and Skyfall. This will be Jones’s first time performing on an Oscar show. It has previously been announced that Adele will also performing her title song for Skyfall at the event. Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.
‘Ted’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for Seth MacFarlane’s comedy Ted have been revealed. The album features the original score from the film composed by Walter Murphy (Family Guy, American Dad), as well the original song Everybody Needs aa Best Friend performed by Norah Jones. Also included is Queen’s Flash’s Theme (from the 1980 film Flash Gordon), Daphne’s Sin, Norah Jone’s Come Away With Me, Hootie and the Blowfish’s Only Wanna Be With You, Rita Coolidge’s All Time High (from the film Octopussy) and Tiffany’s I Think We’re Alone Now. The soundtrack will be released on June 26, 2012 by Universal Republic and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Click here to listen to audio clips from all tracks on the release. Ted stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Giovanni Ribisi and Joel McHale and follows a grown man who must deal with the cherished teddy bear who came to life as the result of a childhood wish and has refused to leave his side ever since.