Back in January, we learned that Will Oldham and Talking Heads icon David Byrne have teamed up to compose music for an unusual forthcoming film starring Sean Penn as a Nazi-hunting, Robert Smith-esque aging rock star. Now tracklist details and a few previews of the OST have arrived. Taking its title from the 1983 Talking Heads classic, This Must Be the Place features five new songs with lyrics by Oldham, music by Byrne, and lead vocals provided by Irish singer-songwriter Michael Brunnock, who also covers Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s “Lay & Love” for the film.
The 17-track set is rounded out with a few soundtrack staples (Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger,” a previously released Jónsi song, etc.), a live version of Byrne performing the titular song, and the tune Penn can be seen lip-syncing in the trailer, “Every Single Moment In My Life Is a Weary Wait.” While I’m still not sure if the film will be any good, the songs that have popped up on YouTube are intriguing — particularly Brunnock’s take on “Lay & Love.” You can check out some clips with the tracklist below:
“Lay & Love”
“Open Up”
“Eliza”
“This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” Live
This Must Be the Place Tracklist
- “Lord I’m Coming” – Gavin Friday
- “Lay & Love” – The Pieces Of Shit *
- “Open Up” – The Pieces Of Shit
- “Chairmaine” – Mantovani & His Orchestra
- “Spiegel Im Spiegel” – Daniel Hope & Simon Mulligan
- “This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” [Edit] – Trevor Green
- “This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” [Live] – David Byrne
- “Gardermoen” – Julia Kent
- “Happiness” – Jonsi & Alex
- “Eliza” – The Pieces Of Shit
- “The Passenger” – Iggy Pop (4:41)
- “You Can Like It” – The Pieces Of Shit
- “Achille’s Heel: II. Second Bounce” – Brooklyn Rider
- “If It Falls It Falls” – The Pieces Of Shit
- “This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” – Gloria
- “Every Single Moment In My Life Is a Weary Wait” – Nino Bruno E Le 8 Tracce
- “The Sword Is Yours” – The Pieces Of Shit
* Oldham, Byrne, and Brunnock