All one needs to do is a little digging and all the info is there. According to the TIFF website, Nick Urata of indie rockers Devotchka has composed the score to Dustin Lance Black’s “What’s Wrong With Virginia?”
The band’s first major soundtrack assignment was the winning score to “Little Miss Sunshine,” in 2006 and Urata wrote the score this time on his own. Devotchka also appeared on the soundtrack to John Dahl’s underrated hitman comedy, “You Kill Me,” plus an episode of “Weeds,” but as a band haven’t written any full scores since.
That’s because since 2006, Urata has quietly been racking up score credits on his own including, “I Love You Phillip Morris,” (the gay prison dramedy starring Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey) “The Joneses,” with David Duchovny, Amber Heard and Demi Moore, the upcoming, “Waiting for Forever” (Rachel Bilson, Nikki Blonsky) and “Father Of Invention” (Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle) plus the 2008 indie, “Fling” starring Brandon Routh.
Dustin Lance Black won an Oscar for writing Gus Van Sant’s “Milk” and as we just noted, ‘Virginia’ centers on a charming but psychologically disturbed mother (Jennifer Connelly) who holds a secret 20-year affair with a sheriff (Ed Harris) now running for state senate. Their relationship is then tested when the mother’s 16-year-old son begins a relationship with the sheriff’s daughter (Emma Roberts). Lucas Grabeel, Carrie Preston, Amy Madigan and Toby Jones also evidently co-star. The film will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next week.
