As noted earlier this year, writer-directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s use of Broken Social Scene music in 2006’s Half Nelson (particularly in the “Shampoo Suicide” scene) was so stunning that anticipation for their follow-up collaboration in It’s Kind of a Funny Story is running high. This time around, however, BSS not only composed an original score, but they provided a brand new song for the opening cut off the film’s 14-song soundtrack, as well: “Not at My Best.”
I can’t comment on the song’s placement in the actual film just yet as it doesn’t hit theaters until next Friday (10/8), but if the trailer — with its excellent use of Ida Maria’s “Oh My God” — is any indication, Brendan Canning and Co. will likely be leading the scene where this upbeat jam lands into a joyously poignant moment. Hear 8 tunes from the OST here and give “Not at My Best” a spin below:
(Via Exclaim)