Fantastic Mr. Fox, based on the book by Roald Dahl, is the latest effort from director Wes Anderson, and anyone who’s familiar with the filmmaker knows that the soundtrack to his films are just as much a character in his movies as the actors. That’s what makes getting the soundtrack to his films so worthwhile, as well as enjoyable.
The Fantastic Mr. Fox Original Soundtrack contains 25 songs, about half of which are previously released tunes from notable artists like The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones. The remaining tracks make up the film’s original score by composer Alexandre Desplat.
The first trailer for Wes Anderson‘s attempt at a stop-motion styled movie in The Fantastic Mr. Fox has been released by 20th Century Fox.
The movie is based on the book by the legendary Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox. It tells the story of a fox who sneaks out at night to steal animals like chickens and turkeys from three rich and mean farmers. Mr. Fox steals the animals in order to provide food for his family, but it doesn’t take long before the three farmers have had enough and set off on multiple attempts to kill Mr. Fox and stop him from stealing their animals.
Anderson initially set off to make this movie along with Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) in 2004, but things didn’t work out and Selick moved on to direct Coraline.
Click over to check out the trailer for yourself and share your thoughts below! Oh, and possible Nightmare Before Christmas reference at the -0.46 mark of the trailer!
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