Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd Releases Score for The Heart Is a Drum Machine

Published Jan 06, 2011
Last year, director Christopher Pomerenke asked the question "what is music?" with the DVD release of his film, The Heart Is a Drum Machine. The documentary included interviews with a wide spectrum of musicians, filmmakers and artists, from Modest Mouse singer Isaac Brock and John Frusciante to Jason Schwartzman and Elijah Wood. The film also boasted a score from Flaming Lips multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd.Now, that score is getting its own release. In addition to an album's full of original ambient work from Drozd, the record also features a cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man," with vocals by none other than Tool-man Maynard James Keenan.
The score will be released on January 18, courtesy of the Twinkle Cash Company, who previously released Keenan's wine-making documentary, Blood into Wine. The tracklisting for the soundtrack can be seen below, while opening song "Born" can be downloaded here.
The Heart is a Drum Machine (The Score):
1. "Born"
2. "A Flood of Light"
3. "Quaalude Youth"
4. "Bad Mood Rising/Dimensionless"
5. "Rocket Man" (ft. Maynard James Keenan)
6. "Requiem for a Dying Star/Ode to a Twinkling New..."
7. "Last Dose"
8. "The Great Pleasures (Dedicated to James...)"
9. "From Forlorn Frequencies"
10. "After the Mutiny"
11. "Get On"
12. "Flowing Home"