We already revealed to you first that Michael Cera and Charlyne Yi had written the score to their upcoming pseudo-documentary, “Paper Heart,” and the fact that helping out on the soundtrack was Alden Penner (ex member of Montreal indie-rockers the Unicorns and Clues) and Zach Condon from Beirut.
And now we have the soundtrack details. As we noted previously, Alden actually produced the score and contributed two new original songs, while Condon wrote one original song (“The 11th Arrondissement “) for the film as well.
The soundtrack disc hits on August 4 and features 21 tracks. Hopefully we’ll have the Weezer-like sounding song that Yi performs in the movie (“Magic Perfume”). It’s so damn catchy and we can still remember every single part of it (no, really we went home and learned it on guitar afterwards, it was so infectious).
While the Playlist are the self-appointed watch dogs of everything too indie-cutsie and or twee, we’re happy to report that “Paper Heart” was quite, sweet and endearing and not the obnoxious film we were worried about. Sort of like “500 Days of Summer,” which turned out to be quite good too. Maybe it’s just that we’re ideologically opposed to “Garden State”-like films, but as long as the execution is solid and the intentions are solid, we’re good (maybe we’re just worried, that these types of films will somehow turn into the equivalent of this AWFUL screamo cover of the Postal Service, uhh, you’ve been forewarned, as in em0-like intentions gone colossally wrong).
Update: You can hear some of the score now on the “Paper Heart” myspace page.
Anyhow, we digress. “Paper Heart” is worth your time and Cera is particularly good in it (he keeps doing his thing and it still ends up with the funny). The actor who plays the director Nicholas Jasenovec, Jake M. Johnson is really personable too. The film also has a few cameos by Seth Rogen, Demetri Martin, Paul Rust and a few other well-known comedians. “Paper Heart” hits theaters on August 7.
“Paper Heart” soundtrack tracklist
01. The Beginning – Michael Cera, Michael Cassady, Alden Penner, Adam Etinson
02. Hope – Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, Alden Penner
03. Mike Modrak – Michael Cera
04. Now They’re Really Getting to Know Each Other – Michael Cera, Alden Penner
05. Children Are Ridiculous – Michael Cera, Alden Penner
06. Symphony – Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, Alden Penner
07. Don & Sally – Michael Cera, Mary Forrest, Jamie Wheeler, Alden Penner
08. New York City Theme – Michael Cera, Alden Penner
09. Magic Perfume – Charlyne Yi, Matt Davis
10. Charlyne vs Charlyne – Michael Cera, Jeremy Konner
11. The 11th Arrondissement – Zach Condon, Perrin Cloutier
12. Sid & Mary Beth – Michael Cera, Michael Cassady, Alden Penner
13. Moon Waltz – Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, Alden Penner
14. Chivalrous Galloping For Thy Love – Michael Cera, Alden Penner
15. Psychic? – Michael Cera, Alden Penner
16. Lois & Sully – Michael Cera, Alden Penner, Dan Ring, Charlyne Yi
17. Learning – Michael Cera, Alden Penner
18. Flying Away – Michael Cera
19. Creepy Town – Michael Cera
20. Sprinkling – Charlyne Yi
21. Twin Dream Phoenix – Alden Penner, Aiden Jeffery, Michael Speleit, Nathan Gage, Marie-Claire Saindon, Nicholas Scribner, Ben Borden
22. Girl With The Microphone – Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, Mary Forrest, Alden Penner
Here’s Jack Black with Charlyne Yi in what appears to be an outtake from the film.
Here’s a deleted scene with Bill Hader.
