Even piss-poor horror films need soundtrack love too. Someone’s got to do the music supervision for them. So when you’ve got a bunch of scenes to fill at a prom where kids are happily dancing, blissfully unaware they’ll meet their demise in half a reel, why not stuff those scenes with some half-way decent music?
This seems to be the logic behind the “Prom Night” remake starring young, nubile Brittany Snow as a teen supposed to having the bestest night of her life ever, but a sadistic killer has different plans for her and her friends. [ed. groan]
Due April 1, the Prom Night Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features tracks by Bloc Party, Ben Taylor (son of James Taylor; of a similar wuss mien), L.A. indie-psychedelia proponents Mellowdrone, radio-ready Sunset strip rockers, Rock Kills Kid, Texan ambient rockers This Will Destroy You and many more.
Most importantly and perhaps most insanely, the soundtrack disc features the self-proclaimed “first ever virtual hip hop artist,” Mr. Me Innit, a creation of DJ Driis, aka U.K. actor Idris Elba, aka one Stringer Bell from HBO’s “The Wire.” (who produced the Innit tracks with the Insomniacs; he also evidently co-produced and performed on the the intro on Jay-Z’s American Gangster album).
“[The Innit concept] came about by accident to be honest,” Elba told UK hip-hop site Pyroradio. “The idea to put a together a animation artist was always there cos I loved what the Gorrilaz done, I loved that whole look and idea. The music came first, but I wasn’t sure with what to do with the music then the animation came after it just fit right. The Me Innit came together because it was a funny stupid name, when I was growing up we used to say it all the time, it was answer for everything and we say innit a lot in London and because I’m over hear so much I wanted something to sound real London, real English.”
“Prom Night” and the excuse to kill privileged, annoying teenagers is due in theaters April 11.
Prom Night tracklist
01. Time Of The Season – Ben Taylor
02. This Is All That We Know – Mr. Me Innit
03. Call In The Cavalry – The Shys
04. Oh My – Mellowdrone
05. Love And Touch – Kovas
06. I Believe In Your Victory – This Will Destroy You
07. Time After Time – Quietdrive
08. Up In Here – Kovas
09. Callin’ Me – Consequence
10. Deadline – Time Tells All
11. Your Eyes – Gary King
12. I Still Remember – Bloc Party
13. Brave – Tawgs Salter
14. Paralyzed – Rock Kills Kid
Watch: “Prom Night” trailer
