New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Ghostlight Records) - New Line Records will release the official soundtrack album from the New Line Cinema film 'My Sister's Keeper' via digital download and on CD Tuesday, June 23. The lineup features 12 emotionally moving songs from the motion picture, which will be released nationwide on Friday, June 26.
The soundtrack includes memorable tracks from a variety of artists, and features the previously unreleased Jeff Buckley song 'We All Fall In Love Sometimes,' written by the incomparable Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Additional highlights on the album include tracks from artists Pete Yorn, Regina Spektor, James Blunt and Greg Laswell.
A perfect companion to the poignant story, the motion picture soundtrack will be available at all digital retailers and on CD June 23.
The full track listing is as follows:
1. 'Feels Like Home' - Edwina Hayes
2. 'Don't Wanna Cry' - Pete Yorn
3. 'Better' - Regina Spektor
4. 'Life Is Beautiful' - Vega 4
5. 'Carry You Home' - James Blunt
6. 'We All Fall In Love Sometimes' - Jeff Buckley
7. 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' - Greg Laswell
8. 'Find My Way Back Home' - Priscilla Ahn
9. 'With You' - Jonah Johnson
10. 'Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries' - E.G. Daily
11. 'Heaven' - Jimmy Scott
12. "Hymn: Amazing Grace" - Pipe Major Jim Drury and Julia McGurk
In 'My Sister's Keeper,' Sara and Brian Fitzgerald's life with their young son and their two-year-old daughter, Kate, is forever altered when they learn that Kate has leukemia. The parents' only hope is to conceive another child, specifically intended to save Kate's life. For some, such genetic engineering would raise both moral and ethical questions; for the Fitzgeralds, Sara in particular, there is no choice but to do whatever it takes to keep Kate alive. And what it takes�is Anna. Based on the bestselling book from Jodi Picoult, 'My Sister's Keeper' reveals surprising truths that challenge one's perceptions of family love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.
Directed by Nick Cassavetes ('The Notebook'), 'My Sister's Keeper' stars Cameron Diaz, Academy Award� nominee Abigail Breslin, Academy Award� nominee Alec Baldwin, Jason Patric, Sofia Vassilieva and two-time Academy Award� nominee Joan Cusack. The screenplay is by Jeremy Leven ('The Notebook') and Nick Cassavetes, based on the novel by Jodi Picoult.
The film is produced by Mark Johnson, Chuck Pacheco and Scott L. Goldman. Diana Pokorny, Stephen Furst, Mendel Tropper, Toby Emmerich, Merideth Finn and Mark Kaufman are the executive producers, with Hillary Sherman and Steven Posen co-producing.
The behind-the-scenes creative team includes multiple Academy Award� nominee director of photography Caleb Deschanel, production designer Jon Hutman, Academy Award�-winning editor Alan Heim, editor Jim Flynn, and costume designer Shay Cunliffe. The music is composed by Aaron Zigman.
New Line Cinema Presents, A Mark Johnson/Curmudgeon/Scott L. Goldman Production, A Nick Cassavetes Film, 'My Sister's Keeper.' Opening nationwide June 26, 2009, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures domestically and in select territories internationally.
'My Sister's Keeper' has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, sensuality, language, and brief teen drinking.
