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VARIOUS ARTISTS | Easy Virtue
ARTISTS
Larita Huntington: Jessica Biel
John Whittaker: Ben Barnes
Veronica Whittaker: Kristin Scott Thomas
Jim Whittaker: Colin Firth
TRACK LISTING
Mad About The Boy (Noel Coward) - Jessica Biel
A Room With A View (Noel Coward) - Ben Barnes
Makin' Whoopee (Kahn/Donaldson) - Celia Graham
You're The Top (Cole Porter) - James Gillan
Car Wash (Whitfield) - Andy Caine
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Noel Coward) - Andy Caine
In The Library (De Vries) - Marius De Vries
You Do Something To Me (Cole Porter) - Sean Palmer
All God's Children Got Rhythm (Kaper/Jurmann/Kahn) - Andy Caine
Sex Bomb (Guendogdu/Rennalls) - Andy Caine
Let's Misbehave (Cole Porter) - Trevor Ashley
When You're Smiling (Fisher/Goodwin/Shay) - Sean Palmer
Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag (Powell/Powell) - Celia Graham
I'll See You Again (Noel Coward) - Ben Barnes
Easy Virtue Foxtrot (De Vries) - The Easy Virtue Orchestra
Easy Virtue Tango (De Vries) - Sophie Solomon, Perry Montague-Mason, Ian Watson
When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going (Ocean/Lange/Brathwaite/Eastmond) - Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Andy Caine
About the Film…
"The champagne wit of Noel Coward’s eighty year old play still fizzes and sparkles in Stephan Elliott’s jaunty adaptation of Easy Virtue."
Screen International
The twenties have roared... the thirties have yet to swing. John Whittaker, a young Englishman, falls madly in love with Larita, a sexy and glamorous American woman, and they marry impetuously. However when they return to his family home, his mother, Mrs Whittaker, has an instant allergic reaction to her new daughter-in-law. Larita tries to fit in but fails to tiptoe through the minefield laid by her mother-in-law. A battle of wits ensues and sparks soon fly. Before long, Mrs. Whittaker’s manipulation starts to work on John and Larita feels their love is in danger of slipping away but she won’t give up without a fight.
About the Soundtrack…
The sparkling and swinging Easy Virtue soundtrack includes 17 tracks taken from the film, all of which have been re-recorded. It features popular hits from the 20s and 30s such as "When You're Smiling" and "Let's Misbehave" as well as modern day tracks such as "Car Wash", "Sex Bomb" and "When the Going gets Tough" (which have been made to sound like they are from the same era). There are several new compositions written by Marius de Vries including a dramatic Tango.
The album was recorded by Marius de Vries, whose credits include Bijork, Madonna, Rufus Wainright, Josh Groban, Annie Lennox, Teddy Thompson and the soundtracks for Moulin Rouge and Romeo and Juliet.
Members of the cast sing on four of the songs: the opening title track "Mad About The Boy" is sung by Jessica Biel. Ben Barnes appears on two Noel Coward songs "A Room With A View" and "I'll See You Again", and Colin Firth joins in with them both for an all star end title track "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going"
Marius de Vries has assembled a fantastic team of musicians for the album including Dave Rowntree (the drummer from Blur), Mike Smith (keyboard and sax player for the Gorillaz and The Good Bad and The Queen), Chris Storr (Trumpeter for Jools Holland), violin player Sophie Solomon from Oi Va Voi, and internationally renowned pianist, Jim Watson.
Australian Film Release: 19 March 2009
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