You can view the Vanilla Sky trailer courtesy of Entertainment Tonight. You’ll also hear music from Looper (“Mondo 77”), Peter Gabriel (“Solsbury Hill”) and The Chemical Brothers (“Where Do I Begin?”) in the trailer. Here’s a few more pictures to whet your appetite.
The Vanilla Sky soundtrack will be released December 4th. Radiohead and Paul McCartney are among the artists, plus there’s a few tunes from Nancy Wilson. The Red House Painters (Mark Kozelek’s band) will also be featured. Sadly, there will be no Beatles’ songs (not sure if that rumor was true).
Here’s the mini press release and tracklisting:
As with all of rock journalist-turned-screenwriter Cameron Crowe’s films, from “Singles” to “Jerry Maguire” to his most recent, the Grammy-winning “Almost Famous,” music not only plays an important role but has resulted in best-selling albums. The soundtrack album to “Vanilla Sky” promises to be no exception. From the title song by Paul McCartney to classic rock, from modern heroes such as R.E.M. and Peter Gabriel to Generation X, Y and Z stars such as Radiohead and Sigur Ros, from Bob Dylan and Jeff Buckley to Todd Rundgren and the film’s score composer, Heart’s Nancy Wilson, “Vanilla Sky” paints a musical landscape appealing to the ears of a wide audience.
Soundtrack Selections (tentative/not sequenced):
Here’s an interview with singer Nicolette Larson that Cameron did for the December 14, 1978 issue of Rolling Stone. I’m sure many of you know who Larson is, but she was an accomplished singer, who among other successes, had a Top 10 hit in 1978 with a cover of Neil Young’s “Lotta Love.” Sadly, Nicolette passed away in December of 1997 due to complications from a cerebral edema. She is survived by her husband, Russell Kunkel, and their 8-year-old daughter, Elsie May. If you would like to learn more, there’s an official website honoring her life and music.
Here’s Cameron’s Jerry Maguire Journal from the December 1996 issue of Rolling Stone. Among the gems included here is Cameron’s story about trying to get Billy Wilder to play Dicky Fox in the film. There’s also a great follow up where Tom Cruise and Crowe try to convince him to take the part after he’s decided to drop out.
Believe or not, you can get your very own Cameron Crowe Oscar postage stamp! These limited edition tribute stamps were issued by Kyrgyzstan. The stamp measures 2″ by 1 1/2″. Where can you get one? I’ve seen em on Ebay, so you might look there..
Reports from the excellent Radiohead site Follow Me Around, suggest that the group maybe a part of the Vanilla Sky soundtrack. Cameron’s a big fan (who isn’t?), so this would be great. More info as soon as it breaks…
In light of all those lost in the tragedy today. I’d like to ask any of our readers in the New York or Washington areas (or anywhere else) to consider donating blood. The American Red Cross is going to need all the help they can get. Thanks.
Here’s some info on a great collectable book called By Cameron Crowe 1972 – 1979. It was obviously put out at the same time to promote Almost Famous. It’s a beautiful 100 page soft cover book of Rolling Stone articles by Cameron with pictures by Neal Preston/Annie Leibovitz, along with his first interview for The San Diego Door. The book includes the following articles:
