Green Day to score Simpsons 2007-05-25 by The Sludge | 22 Comments |
Billboard.com writes: In a new twist, the score soundtrack for the upcoming "Simpsons" movie, featuring Green Day's rendition of the show's famous theme, will be released simultaneously by three companies.
On July 24, three days before the film opens in U.S. theaters, Warner Bros. Records will put out the Green Day single (the band also appears in the film). Fox Music will make a digital score album available through its Web site and other outlets. And Extreme Music, usually known for its vast production music library, will release 25,000 pink doughnut cases to such specialty retailers as Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart and Barnes & Noble.
For traditionalists, jewel-cased CDs also will be available. "We really wanted to think outside of the box," Fox Music president Robert Kraft says. "The Simpsons Movie' was a perfect vehicle to try a new approach."
The idea largely was the brainchild of Kraft and composer Hans Zimmer, who scored the film. "Hans has a great relationship with Extreme Music," Kraft says. "They are known for their creative packaging. The model of handing over a soundtrack or score to a traditional label and then hoping it does well is changing. This is a coordinated marketing effort of behalf of Extreme, the studio and Warner Bros. Records."
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Tagged: Green Day
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Green Day's been doing a lot lately, jeez.
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Lame. Green Day needs to quite doing gimmick crap and make a new album already. I just wanna hear some new music so I can figure out if American Idiot permanently ruined my favorite band or not.
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agreed
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I still like The Simpsons still. I'm definitely going to check out the movie. As for Green Day, I'm definitely curious to see how their rendition of The Simpsons theme song will be like. And I don't think American Idiot ruined them. A few songs were pretty mediocre for sure, but some songs like "Jesus Of Suburbia" and such were awesome.
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ew. green day sucks now.......... ummm and so do The simpsons.
Then you obviously didn't grow up watching it...you must be 12 or something
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AI wasn't their best but I don't think it ruined them.
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Lacks Sonic Youth and Cypress Hill!
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That was a good episode of the Simpsons Slaapmkamers, because Smashing Pumpkins were also in it.
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Then you obviously didn't grow up watching it...you must be 12 or something
Quoted for truth.
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Meh.
I love The Simpsons but I don't know if the film will be particularly brilliant.
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and i'm homer simpson, smiling politely
i've already seen the simpsons movie, it's fantastic, i grew up watching them and i suggest you see the film
as far as green day, they fit just fine in the movie
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I find that difficult to believe as the movie hasn't been released to cinemas yet nevermind shown in cinemas.
And if its true then your a fucking idiot and deserve to be locked up just for being stupid enough to admit to DVD piracy on the internet.
oh and Family guy>>>>>>>>>>>>simpsons
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Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins.
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"This is a coordinated marketing effort of behalf of Extreme, the studio and Warner Bros. Records."
That's a first!
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Green day and the simpsons are both brilliant
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Sonic Youth's cover of the Simpsons theme is cool
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Lacks Sonic Youth and Cypress Hill!
Arguably the best episode ever.
oh and Family guy>>>>>>>>>>>>simpsons
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i saw it legally, cant say anything about the flick though, and i appreciate your kind attitude toward me
the simpsons are way better than family guy (family guy is hilarious, but the simpsons is brilliant). for every amazing family guy moment, you can list at least 10 for the simpsons.
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wow this band is everywhere at once lately...
their working class hero cover is a disgrace to the original
i don't know why but i always thought if they made a simpsons movie that bruce willis would be perfect for homer
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I love the simpsons...and i'm 13.
Most greenday sucks though, with the exception of some songs off of dookie (welcome to paradise, longview)
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Don't know if this a good or bad thing!
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haha I thought you were older.
I'm 14
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