Tom Hanks must have a thing for indie-rockers. First it was Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! who play themselves and wrote songs for Hanks’ “The Great Buck Howard” and now it’s uber-earnest folk pop outfit Lavender Diamond’s lead kook, singer Becky Stark who has scored a role in the Hanks-produced, “City of Ember” (directed by Stark’s buddy Gil Kenan).
“It’s perfectly in line with my ideals and it’s a Hollywood movie!” Stark told the VF Movies Rock issue with sincere incredulity (not online). In the apocalyptic ‘electricity is dying’ story, Stark plays a member of the Believers, a singing troupe that brings hope to the subterranean town of Ember. She’s also composed the keep hope alive songs that the Believers group will sing in the film.
The film is set to star Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, and is already scheduled for an October 2008 release. It’s great news for Lavender Diamond attention, their very-excellent Imagine Our Love is sure to be on our top 10 list for 2007.
The fruitcake neo-hippies in Lavender Diamond last appeared and performed on screen in the indie science fiction film, “One Day Like Rain.” Apparently Stark is now writing a “green” movie musical about”finding true love – and about the weather.” Alrighty then.
Download: Lavender Diamond – “Oh No”
Lavender Diamond – “Open Your Heart” (directed by Australian singer Sia)