Moggers:As I have written in a few prior posts, I recently had the honor to score the HBO film, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, which aired on HBO in April and is currently playing in select theaters. It is a wonderful film that offers devastating insight into the shortcomings of our judicial system, particularly pertaining to race.
Shortly after completing the film, I was approached by the good people at Young American Recordings with interest in releasing the soundtrack to the film. We decided that, in addition to selections from the score, it would be great to recruit rare and exclusive songs from some of our favorite artists for the soundtrack. The label heads asked me to draw up a wish list of artists to approach, and, sure enough, they came back to me with heavy dose of wish fulfillment - donated tracks from Andrew Bird, M. Ward, Califone, Mark Kozelek, Dead Prez, and many more. A number of artists even composed new songs dedicated to Darryl Hunt. Needless to say, the whole experience was incredibly rewarding. It was a real honor to hear from Darryl himself that he was very excited about all the interest in the project and the artists who were involved.
The soundtrack will be released online tomorrow - August 7th - and will hit stores a few weeks later. It received a nice review today on Pitchfork - check it out here:http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/44443-the-trials-of-darryl-hunt-ostAll proceeds from the sale of the record will benefit Darryl Hunt's foundation that works to help other wrongly convicted individuals, so please spread the word!More info on the film can be found here: http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/darrylhunt/index.htmlMore info on the soundtrack can be found here: http://www.myspace.com/darrylhuntsoundtrackmog onpb