RSD Black Friday 2023: Asteroid City takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
The soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s latest film Asteroid City features “You Can’t Wake Up If You Don’t Fall Asleep” by Jarvis Cocker and “Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven)” by the Asteroid City Cast and includes six original score tracks by Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat. This limited edition orange vinyl 2LP set is available exclusively for RSD Black Friday 2023.
SIDE A:
1. WXYZTV Channel 8 – Alexandre Desplat
2. Last Train To San Fernando – Johnny Duncan and the Blue Grass Boys
3. Island of Dreams – The Springfields
4. April in Portugal Les Baxter
5. Ida Red Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
6. Canon and Gigue in DMajor Henk Bouman, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
SIDE B:
7. Opening Ceremony with Awards Presentation (Keynote Speaker: General Grif Gibson) –Alexandre Desplat
8. (I Got Spurs That) Jingle, Jangle, Jingle – Tex Ritter
9. Orange Blossom Special – Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
10. High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) – Tex Ritter
11. Cowboy’s Lament – Burl Ives
12. Viewing of the Astronomical Ellipses (Opening Comments: Dr. Hickenlooper) – Alexandre Desplat
SIDE C:
13. Rose Marie – Slim Whitman
14. Indian Love Call Slim Whitman
15. Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford
16. The Cattle Call – Eddy Arnold with Hugo Winterhalter’s Chorus and Orchestra
17. Special Seminar at the Playwright’s Request (Saltzburg Keitel’s Classroom) – Alexandre Desplat
18. Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven) – Asteroid City Cast
19. KawLiga Johnny Duncan and the Blue Grass Boys
SIDE D:
20. Emergency Assembly – Alexandre Desplat
21. A Bewildering and Bedazzling Celestial Mystery –Alexandre Desplat
22. How High The Moon Les Paul & Mary Ford
23. The Streets of Laredo Bing Crosby
24. Freight Train – The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group featuring Nancy Whiskey
25. You Can’t Wake Up If You Don’t Fall Asleep – Jarvis Cocker