3/20/2009

Arcade Fire And Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs NOT Doing 'Where The Wild Things Are' Sountrack
"Look at these assholes," is probably our favorite line from the not-fantastic, "
The Darjeeling Limited." It comes from a moment when Owen Wilson is noticing some stupid kids about to tip over their poorly-constructed raft and subsequently die.

It's kind of how we feel about the assholes who have misreported this story and apparently not
read it. You jackasses give all other bloggers a bad name and no wonder the stereotype is perpetuated. Anyhow, we reported that the Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" is going to be used in the trailer of Spike Jonze's "Where The Wild Things Are," which is true.

We also noted that the Karen O of the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs was doing the score (old news obviously) and that in the test screenings of the film, the temp music used throughout were Arcade Fire songs and Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs songs. Because of the Montreal orchestral collective song being used in the trailer we asked: could more of their music be featured in the film?

But somehow, the Chinese whispers of the Internet reported: Arcade Fire and Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs Doing The Soundtrack to Where The Wild Things Are. This is WRONG.

We even wrote originally:
"[ed. Note for the people reading, but not discerning -- and there seems to be a few out there --, The Arcade Fire and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, did NOT write the score or soundtrack for this film. Their music was used in the temp soundtrack of a test screening. Big, big distinction to be made.]

Look, Karen O is writing the score and some songs as is composer Carter Burwell and it's fun to speculate that the YYYs or Arcade Fire songs could be used in the film, but reporting that as fact is incorrect and stupid. If you're one of these offenders, change your report now and try and save face while you can. But we're not taking the blame for people that actually don't read and understand.

2 comments:

cirkusfolk said...

Hahaha, yes, "look at these assholes." I love that line too, especially since they aren't really assholes, but more like idiots. In reality they were just kids doing what needed to be done, but it's just funny to hear Wilson proclaim this.

The Playlist said...

Yeah, i use that line all the time. If I ever write a movie, I'll prolly have to jack it to. There's something about the way he says that and the unnecessary way of calling kids "assholes," for innocent, dumb kid stuff that totally cracks me up.

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