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"HEROES" ORIGINAL TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK SET FOR MARCH 18 RELEASE - Album
From Hit NBC Series Offers Wide Range Of Artists Including Nada Surf,
Panic! At The Disco, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop and The Jesus & Mary
Chains First New Recording In More Than A Decade.
{sidebar id=1}Best Buy And Digital Service Providers Will Carry Album In Initial Phase
NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music &
Consumer Products Group is set to release the original television
soundtrack album to NBCs Emmy and Golden Globe nominated drama
Heroes on March 18.
Featuring several exclusive new singles,
the album is executive produced by independent music veteran Errol
Kolosine (Six Feet Under) in collaboration with "Heroes" creator
& executive producer Tim Kring and Heroes executive producer
& director Allan Arkush ("Crossing Jordan," The Temptations and
classic cult film "Rock n Roll High School!"). It offers an eclectic
mix of cutting-edge and classic musical artists including Bob Dylan,
Panic! At The Disco, Wilco, Imogen Heap, as well as a number of
collaborations from top acts including a duo with Brighton Port
Authority and Iggy Pop. The album also offers The Jesus & Mary
Chains first new studio recording in more than a decade, "All Things
Must Pass."
The 18-track compilation opens with the shows
composers, Wendy & Lisas "Heroes theme song and also includes
Wilcos "Glad Its Over" and the soon-to-be-released track by Panic! At
The Disco, "Nine in the Afternoon." Other performers on the album
include Nada Surf ("Weightless"), Death Cab For Cutie ("Jealousy Rides
With Me"), Cucu Diamantes & Yerba Buena ("Mayas Theme"), Sheila
Chandra ("ABoneConeDrone 3") and My Morning Jacket ("Chills"). Rounding
out the soundtrack are classic cuts from Bob Dylan ("Man in the Long
Black Coat") and Davie Bowie ("Heroes").
In addition, "Heroes"
executive producer and director Allan Arkush has crafted five unique
music video podcasts that will be exclusively available for free
download on Zune Marketplace. Each video short features exclusive edits
of "Heroes" footage set to select tracks from the album. Nada Surfs
Weightless provides the soundtrack to the first video, which debuts
February 29 on Zune Marketplace and MSN (http://tv.msn.com).
Four
additional music video podcasts will roll out on Zune Marketplace in
the coming weeks, leading up to the albums release. "Heroes" fans can
collect all five and easily sync them to their Zune portable media
player to watch on the go.
The Heroes soundtrack will be
available March 18 only at Best Buy stores and is available for
pre-order now at www.bestbuy.com. CD tracks will also be available
digitally on Zune Marketplace and other digital service providers at
that time. The album is being released through the NBC Records label.
"Heroes
is such a unique series, with a very loyal fan base," said Shelli Hill,
Vice President, NBC Universal Television DVD, Music & Consumer
Products. "We are thrilled to be able to offer a tremendous selection
of artists and music and give the audience another way to connect with
the show they love."
"For a long time music and comic dork like
myself, this project has been a dream come true," said Errol Kolosine.
"Allan and the team behind Heroes had a commitment to making this
soundtrack as unique and inspiring as the show itself, which is how we
managed this stellar selection of musical heroes. It was also exciting
to make the album direct with NBC, without the intrusion of any label
or other entity that might have challenged the integrity of the
project."
"Music is an integral part of Heroes, both in the
creation and inspiration for the series, and also in the finished
product," said Allan Arkush. "Errol Kolosine helped us focus our grand
and truly bizarre ideas into a cohesive vision and helped us assemble a
powerful collection of songs that really reflect the drama and feel of
our show."
"We are excited to partner with a great talent like
Allan Arkush to bring the music of the soundtrack to life through
creative edits of Heroes footage," said Richard Winn, Director of
Entertainment Development, Zune. "This podcast series is part of our
plan to make more original content available via Zune Marketplace."
We
are delighted to give our customers and the shows fans the very first
opportunity to own this amazing compilation of great music, noted Gary
Arnold, senior entertainment officer for Best Buy.
The complete track listing is as follows:
1. Heroes Title - Wendy & Lisa
2. Fire and Regeneration - Wendy & Lisa (*new release)
3. Hes Frank - Brighton Port Authority featuring Iggy Pop (*new release)
4. All For Swinging You Around - New Pornographers
5. Glad Its Over - Wilco (*new release)
6. Weightless - Nada Surf (new release)
7. Nine In The Afternoon - Panic! At The Disco (new release)
8. Chills - My Morning Jacket (*new release)
9. Natural Selection - Wendy & Lisa
10. ABoneCroneDrone 3 - Shelia Chandra
11. Not Now But Soon - Imogen Heap (*new release)
12. Jealously Rides With Me - Death Cab For Cutie (*new U.S. release)
13. All Things Must Pass - The Jesus and Mary Chain (*new release)
14. Homecoming - Wendy & Lisa
15. Man In The Long Black Coat - Bob Dylan
16. Mayas Theme - Yerba Buena (*new release)
17. Keeping My Composure - The Chemical Brothers featuring Spank Rock (*new release)
18. Heroes - David Bowie
Click on the video thumbnail below to watch a news story piece with HEROES cast member Jack Coleman about the soundtrack release on March 18th!
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