PR: Be Kind Rewind

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JACK BLACK AND MOS DEF STAR IN ROBOCOP, AND RUSH HOUR, AND GHOSTBUSTERS AND BE KIND REWIND

LAKESHORE RECORDS’ BE KIND REWIND SOUNDTRACK BRINGS TO LIFE
THE SONGS OF FATS WALLER

(January 9, 2008- Los Angeles, CA) – Lakeshore Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack for BE KIND REWIND. The album features classic Fats Waller cuts performed by the film’s star Mos Def, writer/director Michel Gondry and composer Jean-Michel Bernard, plus classic tracks by Booker T and the MGs, Fats Waller, Billy Preston, original music by Bernard, and a performance by Jack Black. The soundtrack will be available on iTunes and in stores on January 22, 2008.

Jerry (Jack Black) is a junkyard worker who attempts to sabotage a power plant that he believes is melting his brain. But when his plan goes awry, the magnetic field that he creates accidentally erases all of the videotapes in a local video store where his best friend Mike (Mos Def) works. Fearing that the mishap will cost Mike his job, the two friends team up to keep the store's only loyal customer (Mia Farrow) - a little old lady with a tenuous grasp on reality - from realizing what has happened by recreating and re-filming every movie that she decides to rent. From "Ghostbusters," to "Robocop," to "Rush Hour," to "The Lion King," Jerry and Mike become the biggest stars in their neighborhood by starring in the biggest movies ever made.

French composer Jean-Michel Bernard was trained as a classical pianist, performing with the London Philharmonic and in jazz clubs in Paris and Bordeaux. After a stint as the musical director and conductor for a popular French political radio show he began composing for film, television and commercials. He collaborated with Claude Bolling, Lalo Schifrin and Ennio Morricone. From 1999 to 2003 he worked with Ray Charles on several International and European tours. He first worked with Michel Gondry on the film HUMAN NATURE, composing two songs, and in 2006 composed the score for Gondry’s film THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP, which earned him the Best Score Award at Cannes.

According to Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover), the owner of the store and Mike’s boss, the video store was once home to jazz legend Fats Waller. Mr. Fletcher is a huge fan of Waller and leaves Mike in charge of the store while he makes his pilgrimage to the birthplace of Waller.

Because Waller plays a major part in the storyline, his songs are featured prominently on the soundtrack. Mos Def performs several tracks, including “Your Feets Too Big”, “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “I Ain’t Got Nobody”. Even director Michel Gondry got into the act, performing on several cuts with Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, and Donald “Duck” Dunn.

In conjunction with the film’s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Mos Def, Gondry and Jean-Michel Bernard will perform the songs of Fats Waller on January 20, 2008.

New Line Cinema presents BE KIND REWIND, in theaters on February 22. The Lakeshore Records recording will be available on iTunes and in stores on January 22, 2008.

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