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A new Anne Hathaway film is getting a score courtesy of ex-Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis and her boyfriend/collaborator Johnathan Rice. Jenny and Johnny wrote a collection of original songs for Song One, the new film produced by Jonathan Demme. Lewis and Rice also collaborated on the score alongside Bright Eyes’ Nathaniel Walcott. (Read the full review at Pitchfork.)

Directed by Kate Barker-Froyland, Song One stars Johnny Flynn, Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway and Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen. The film is set to open in theaters and on VOD on January 23. Stay tuned for updates on the soundtrack released by Lakeshore Records. Watch this new trailer which features music on the soundtrack:

A young archaeologist returns home from a dig in order to see her injured brother, and soon she strikes up a relationship with his favorite musician. [IMDB]

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Congratulations to the filmmakers of Song One which will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival January 2014. The music-centered film has been supervised by Lakeshore Entertainment Music Supervisors Brian McNelis and Eric Craig.

Indiewire Reports:

Two music-based/centered movies on the way to Sundance, featuring a couple actresses we really dig. Onwards…

Anne Hathaway goes indie with “Song One,” which features music written by former Rilo Kiley frontwoman and solo artist Jenny Lewis alongside her boyfriend Johnathan Rice. Johnny Flynn, Mary Steenburgen and Ben Rosenfield co-star in the Kate Barker-Froyland directed film. Synopsis below:

When an accident leaves her brother comatose, a woman sets out to retrace his life as an aspiring musician, leading to an unexpected relationship against the backdrop of Brooklyn’s music scene.