Eddie Vedder Contributes Music To Two TIFF Films
Friday September 07, 2007 @ 06:00 PM
By: ChartAttack.com Staff

Eddie Vedder

Eddie Vedder is going to the movies.

The Pearl Jam frontman will perform at the world premiere of the documentary Body Of War on Sept. 11 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival. Another film being shown at the fest, the Sean Penn-written and directed Into The Wild, features a soundtrack that Vedder wrote and performed.

Body Of War, directed by talk show host Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro, tells the story of American soldier Tomas Young, who was paralyzed by a bullet during his first week of service in Iraq. Vedder contributed two original songs to the film, "No More" and "Long Nights," after meeting Young.

Into The Wild is an adaptation of Jon Krakauer's book of the same name that stars Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Hal Holbrook, Catherine Keener, Jena Malone, Kristen Stewart, Vince Vaughn and Brian Dierker.

The soundtrack, to be released by J Records on Sept. 18, features nine Vedder originals and covers of Gordon Peterson's "Hard Sun" and Jerry Hannan's "Society." Fans who pre-order the album from Pearl Jam's website will have an option to purchase a limited-edition commemorative T-shirt.

"I had structured my screenplay dependant on song accompaniment to both visceral and storytelling components," says Penn. "It was during the shooting of the film that Eddie Vedder's voice as singer and songwriter came to mind as the right voice for this movie.

"Within a month of his accepting the request, these great and moving songs poured out of him. No other voice flows, bleeds or rejoices the young American's land and heart so passionately as Vedder's. His contribution not only raises the impact of the film considerably, but I believe will be an indelible collection independently. Put it in the time capsule under 'Road companions.'"

Here are the songs on the Into The Wild soundtrack:

• "Setting Forth"
• "No Ceiling"
• "Far Behind"
• "Rise"
• "Long Nights"
• "Tuolumne"
• "Hard Sun"
• "Society"
• "The Wolf"
• "End Of The Road"
• "Guaranteed"