Glen Hansard’s folky score for the indie-sleeper hit “Once,” looks to have paid off. According to the Frames’ website, Hansard and his “Once” soundtrack parter and co-star, Czech singer Marketa Irglova (also in the spin-off band The Swell Season with Hansard) have recorded a cover of Bob Dylan’s “I’m Not There” for the upcoming Todd Haynes biopic of the same name.
But wait, didn’t Sonic Youth already record a cover of “I’m Not There” and didn’t someone who saw the film already confirm its inclusion in the film? Yes and yes, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be more than one version of the song in the movie and or that the version of the film this person saw was final. Haynes’ has asked many, many artists to contribute songs, Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, Stephen Malkmus, the aforementioned Sonic Youth and the list goes on. That doesn’t necessarily mean all the songs requested will be ultimately used in the film. It’s hard to say.
According to the band’s post the song will “appear on the Dylan soundtrack for the movie ‘I’m Not There’ .” Could that mean it’s just on the soundtrack and not in the actual movie?
We could likely just be getting overly semantical about it, but considering all the covers that have been recorded for the film and all the songs that are likely going to hit the cutting room floor, our hunch is we’re going to see a 2-disc soundtrack set (or a long-ass 1 disc) with songs both utilized in the movie and songs recorded for the film (either that or bands are just going to dump the unwanted songs on their myspace).
Considering the film is due in November and the Frames just recently recorded this cover, you can bet that Haynes is still doing lots of last-minute musical tweaks.
Download: Bob Dylan – “I’m Not There”
Download: The Frames – “Falling Slowly”
Download: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova – “When Your Mind’s Made Up”
Download: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova – “Once”
