Rueben's Ramblings

The following comes straight from Rob Thomas, Veronica Mars series creator and writer-director of the much-anticipated box office film (copied verbatim):

Music has always been an essential part of Veronica Mars. Over the years, I’ve heard from a lot of fans who still listen to the soundtrack from the television series, telling me that Veronica Mars introduced them to Tegan & Sara, Mike Doughty, The Faders, Something Happens, Cotton Mather and more. As someone who loves music, it feels good to introduce more people to musicians I enjoy.

Music has always been important to me. While I was working on the film script last spring, there were a handful of songs that I kept listening to. Some of those songs were even mentioned in the script to describe the emotional tone I wanted for certain scenes. And when I met with Kasey Truman, our music supervisor, that playlist was the first thing we discussed.

Now that we’re almost done with the final sound mix, I’m excited to confirm that many of those songs will be on the official soundtrack album, which I’ve just learned will be available for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon starting next week. And for those of you who also loved Josh Kramon’s score for the original series, and were disappointed that it was never released for sale, even more good news:

WaterTower Music will release not one, but two Veronica Mars albums in March:

The OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK will be available on March 4.
The OFFICIAL FILM SCORE will be available on March 14.

And I’ve got the cover art to prove it:

Our movie has a soundtrack AND a score, both from WaterTower records!

You’ll be pleased to know that, yes, The Dandy Warhols are back.

I was also going to tell you that the official soundtrack will include tracks from Mr. Twin Sister, Sufjan Stevens, and Emperor X, among others. But then I found out that I’m allowed to share the entire track list with you:

We Used To Be Friends (Alejandro Escovedo)
Go Captain and Pinlighter (Emperor X)
Holding My Breath (Mr. Twin Sister)
All Around and Away We Go (Mr. Twin Sister)
Criminal (ZZ Ward – ft. Freddie Gibbs)
Chicago (Sufjan Stevens)
Stick Up (Max)
Never Give In (Mackintosh Braun)
Prosthetic Love (Typhoon)
You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (Lou Rawls)
Second Chances (Gregory Alan Isakov)
We Used To Be Friends (The Dandy Warhols)
Mug Shot (Max) *bonus track – on digital album only.

For those who have been asking, one of the tracks – Stick Up, by Max – is the same song featured in the last 30 seconds of our official trailer. And yes, you’ll also hear it in the movie.

Mark those calendars for the soundtrack and original score release dates and make sure to see Veronica Mars at your local theatre on March 14.