PRESS RELEASE:

Explosions in the Sky isn’t the only post-rock band making bank off of sports movies these days. Recently, the Scotts in Mogwai got in on the action, writing tunes for a documentary about the other football: soccer. Confirmed, Stuart Braithwaite and his Glaswegian brethren are responsible for the soundtrack to Zidane, a portrait of the French footballer (a class-act, a hero to millions, and one mean head-butter) by Scottish film director and Turner Prize winner Douglas Gordon. The film was a surprise hit at this year Cannes and we’ve got copies of the soundtrack. In the meantime, enjoy a few words about the music from Stu himself, and the album-opening “Black Spider:”

Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai- guitar) on the soundtrack…
“It was only when they showed us the film where they had used some of our music that we understood. It doesn’t look like you are watching a game on Sky TV. It’s something really cinematic and beautiful. It worked with the music and it was interesting for us because even though our music has been used a lot for things; this is the first time we have specifically done something for a project.”

MP3: Mogwai – “The Black Spider”

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