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Filed under: News, Video, Exclusive, Movies Like his movies, each of writer-director Wes Anderson's soundtracks has a totally unique feel. The British Invasion cuts in 'Rushmore' burst with teen angst and the drunk-like feelings associated with falling for your first love; the songs in 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' by the likes of David Bowie and the Stooges are adventurous, even reckless at times. For 'Fantastic Mr. Fox,' Anderson's first animated feature starring George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Jason Schwartzman, the director and his longtime music supervisor Randall Poster finally used a band they've been toying with using for years: the Beach Boys. Why the wait? "I really loved the Beach Boys as a kid," Anderson tells Spinner when discussing the film's use of their songs 'Heroes and Villains' and 'Ol' Man River.' "Even young children really love the Beach Boys, so it's one of those [bands] that kind of works for all ages." Anderson says he originally intended to use the group's 'Sloop John B' in 'The Royal Tenenbaums,' but for some reason or another it didn't pan out. Considering that 'Fox,' an adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's book, is meant to play equally well with kids and adults, though, he feels that holding off on using them was well worth it. For 'Fantastic Mr. Fox''s original score, Anderson enlisted French composer Alexandre Desplat, whose whimsical, sprightly compositions bubble along as Mr. Fox and his friends run for their lives from three local farmers. "I'm a fan of Alexandre's from 'Birth' and also 'The Queen,'" Anderson says. "He lives in my neighborhood in Paris, so it was a perfect kind of situation for us. I first mentioned the film [to him] several years ago, in fact." Another neighbor of sorts, fellow Parisian Jarvis Cocker, plays an original song for the movie, 'Fantastic Mr. Fox (aka Petey's Song),' and voices a character, a troubadour who bears an uncanny resemblance to Cocker himself. "The words [to the song] were written by Noah Baumbach and I in our script, so that's all we contributed," Anderson explains. "Jarvis wrote the music and made it into a real song. I've known Jarvis for many years now; we were just lucky enough that he agreed to do it." "I think there's a certain na ve hopefulness to the music in the movie," music supervisor Poster says, who originally met Anderson at a farmers market in Los Angeles and, shocked that the director's debut, 'Bottle Rocket,' didn't have a soundtrack, put one together for London Records. "There's a little bit of a cultural collision," he continues about the music in 'Fox,' "where you have a certain Americana element that rubs up against maybe an English folk traditional that then finds itself getting spun around by some beautiful, melancholic French perspective." That eclectic, multicultural mix Poster speaks of is clearly evident in 'Fox''s soundtrack, which includes songs by Art Tatum, the Bobby Fuller Four, director Fran ois Truffaut's go-to composer Georges Delerue, Burl Ives, Nancy Adams and -- no surprise to Anderson aficionados -- the Rolling Stones, a band featured more often than any other in the director's films. When asked whether the Stones have ever spoken to him about the heavy use of their music in his films, Anderson says, "I heard that they said something about 'She Smiled Sweetly' [from 'The Royal Tenenbaums'] in a show they played once. But I couldn't get a ticket actually, so I didn't hear what they said." The 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' soundtrack is out now on ABKCO Records. Check out this promo video of the Bobby Fuller Four's "Let Her Dance" set to clips from the film: Wes Anderson's 10 Best Movie Music Moments

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Personally speaking, I've been a fan of Jason Schwartzman since he and writer-director Wes Anderson collaborated on Rushmore and created what I still think is a definitive portrait of the beautiful torment of teenage life. While of course Anderson and co-writer Owen Wilson conceived the ideas, Schwartzman fleshed them out both literally and emotionally, offering a character that was weird and idiosyncratic but also remarkably relatable, not the least of which because it seemed like the actor was going through many of the same things as his on screen counterpart. Eleven years later, Schwartzman has matured into one of the most versatile and interesting actors in Hollywood, even if, as he himself puts it, he isn't yet able to "get a part like someone can order a pizza." His latest film reunites him with Anderson for the fourth time, playing another kid who's growing up way too fast in Fantastic Mr. Fox. In addition to talking about tackling another coming of age story, Schwartzman discusses his own Hollywood story, and offers a few insights about the interesting filmmakers with whom he works so frequently, and so closely. Cinematical: You've worked with a number of filmmakers, such as Sofia Coppola and David O. Russell, who have very specific visions for their films. How is Wes different, whether it was just on Fantastic Mr. Fox or in general, that makes your collaboration more satisfying?Filed under: Fox Searchlight, InterviewsContinue reading Interview: Jason Schwartzman Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Rotten Tomatoes Show series page at Hulu.comBrett Erlich and Ellen Fox join forces with bloggers, comedians, students and citizen critics to review Fantastic Mr. Fox. Author: hulu Tags: JasonSchwartzman RoaldDahl GeorgeClooney Webcams BillMurray MovieReviews BrettErlich Current Movies WesAnderson Animation EllenFox TheRottenTomatoesShow FantasticMrFox Posted: 21 November 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

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Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox join forces with bloggers, comedians, students and citizen critics to review "Fantastic Mr. Fox."

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Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, and Director Wes Anderson Chat About the animated film "Fantastic Mr. Fox" which opens on November 13 2009 NATIONWIDE.