We hate to be all Nikki Finke about this, but we’re sort of learning you do need to advocate for yourself a little louder in the blogosphere or you’re fucked.
A press release just went out that says Montreal orchestral rockers the Besnard Lakes are scoring Mark Ruffalo’s directorial debut, “Sympathy For Delicious,” starring Orlando Bloom. This is true because we reported it exclusively two months ago, but watch for this news to spread like wildfire today, because bloggers do like spoon-fed press releases. Just saying… More details plus news of the Mars Volta and Shiny Toy Guns’ participation here and here.
The element that the press release has is a Ruffalo quote. As we said, the actor-turned-director is a fan.
” ‘Sympathy For Delicious’ is a Magic and Agnostic Rock and Roll Revival, and I wanted a score to the film that felt questioning and cinematic. The Besnard Lakes is a perfect match to what we have been trying to achieve with the movie; something rough and not overproduced, not devoid of guts, full of humanity and messy around the edges. Their music is not just a clutch of songs but a cinematic experience that evolves dramatically and carries poetry in the tidy complexity of it’s parts. I am very proud to have them. They bring a living, breathing and vibrant quality to the existing story that is rare to find in film scores.”
