Yes, we know it’s a Miley Cyrus movie based on a Nicholas Sparks book, an author whose fans don’t seem to mind reading the formula over and over, and then watching the same movie of that formula over and over, but we digress. The reason that we’re writing this on a Saturday afternoon when we should be doing anything but blogging is that the soundtrack boasts some music that we didn’t think we’d ever find in a movie like this.
The soundtrack for “The Last Song” has been revealed and alongside such dreck by OneRepublic, Maroon 5 and the aforementioned Cyrus, are tracks by Iron & Wine, Jose Gonzalez and The Ravonettes (we’re sure the guys over at Vice Records had a good laugh when Disney came knocking to license a song). While we’re not sure what a song like “Heart Of Stone” is doing in a three-hanky teen weepie, Iron & Wine and Jose Gonzalez’s lighter fare sort of make sense. The soundtrack is rounded out by smaller indie acts VHS Or Beta, Ra Ra Riot and The Paper Raincoat ensuring Disney’s marketing department that all their target demographics have been hit.
After a release date shuffle, “The Last Song” will arrive in theaters on March 31st, with the soundtrack streeting a week earlier on March 23rd.
“The Last Song” Soundtrack Tracklisting
1. OneRepublic “Tyrant”
2. VHS or Beta “ Bring On The Comets”
3. Eskimo Joe “Setting Sun”
4. Miley Cyrus “When I Look At You”
5. The Paper Raincoat “Brooklyn Blurs”
6. Ra Ra Riot “Can You Tell”
7. Jose Gonzales “Down The Line”
8. Iron & Wine “Each Coming Night”
9. Miley Cyrus “I Hope You Find It”
10. Maroon 5 “She Will Be Loved”
11. Alpha Rev “New Morning”
12. Edwin McCain “Broke Down Hearted Wonderland”
13. Allstar Weekend “A Different Side of Me”
14. Valora “No Matter What”
15. The Ravonettes “Heart Of Stone”
16. Aaron Zigman “Steve’s Theme”
Iron & Wine “Each Coming Night”
Jose Gonzalez “Down The Line”