LOS ANGELES (Geffen Records) -
Fresh from her 2004 Oscar win, Renée Zellweger reprises the title role in the upcoming romantic screen comedy Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason.
The film also boasts a sensational companion soundtrack from Geffen Records featuring great pop legends and newer rising stars, among them Beyonce, Mary J. Blige,
Rufus Wainwright & Dido, Carly Simon, Jamie Cullum,
Sting &
Annie Lennox and more. The cd arrives in stores November 16, while the film opens nationwide November 19.
With Nick Angel serving as music supervisor/executive producer, the soundtrack Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason is a pop music lover's delight. Newly recorded songs appearing on the cd include: a cover of Sade's song "Your Love Is King," by rising U.K. star Will Young; "Misunderstood," a new tune by Robbie Williams; "Everlasting Love," a newly recorded cover by Jamie Cullum, "Stop!," by UK artist Jamelia; Kate McGarrigle's "I Eat Dinner," recorded as a duet by her son Rufus Wainwright & Dido; and a newly recorded version of Sting's "We'll Be Together" by Sting and Annie Lennox. Other songs on the soundtrack include: "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" by Kylie Minogue; "Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' On Me?)" from Joss Stone; "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" by Mary J Blige; "Crazy In Love" by Beyonce; the classic "I'm Not In Love" by 10CC; Carly Simon's hit "Nobody Does It Better;" "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" from The Darkness; Minnie Ripperton's timeless "Loving You;" and "Bridget's Theme" by Harry Gregson Williams.
Based on the novel by Helen Fielding and directed by Beeban Kidron, Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason stars Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth (all reprising their roles from Bridget Jones's Diary) along with Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones and Jacinda Barrett.
In this sequel to the worldwide hit, Bridget starts out in the arms of lawyer Mark Darcy (Firth). Darcy is accomplished, supportive and tolerant of Bridget's tiny jealousies. With the entry of Darcy's beautiful new intern, Bridget's attacks of self-doubt test her relationship. And just when it seems that the waters couldn't get choppier, Bridget's former boss, womanizing heartthrob Daniel Cleaver (Grant), sails into view. Hilarious and touching, Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason asks "What happens after the happy ending?"
