Timothée Chalamet is lighting up cinemas in Marty Supreme, but what songs are included on its anachronistic soundtrack? Find out below.
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The film, directed by Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems, Good Time), was released in UK cinemas on Boxing Day and stars Chalamet as the American table tennis prodigy Marty Mauser, a character loosely inspired by the real-life ping pong champion Marty Reisman.
The A24 comedy-drama has been widely critically acclaimed and is tipped for Oscar recognition, and also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion and Kevin O’Leary.
Chalamet’s promotion campaign for the movie has been making headlines in recent weeks, including his collaboration with UK rapper EsDeeKid, which led to him quashing a rumour that he was actually the real-life identity behind the anonymous musician.
Marty Supreme has earned a glowing five-star review from NME. “The direction is so frenetic that it somehow makes table tennis even more thrilling than the rubber-burning race scenes in F1, while there are at least three jaw-dropping set-pieces that Safdie lands on you like gleefully delivered trick shots,” wrote Jordan Bassett.
“This is a story about living a great life, however you may define that. It is a film about living fully and without fear, a cynicism-free zone where, for all their fast-talking, people love each other so much it makes your heart feel like it’s about to burst. Talk about a smash.”
Every song on the Marty Supreme soundtrack
Despite its 1950s setting, the film makes very deliberate and idiosyncratic use of pop songs from a later timeframe, predominantly the 1980s.
Alongside the likes of Fats Domino and Les Paul, it also includes New Order, Public Image Ltd., Alphaville and The Korgis, and also opens and closes with classic singles from Tears For Fears.
Another ‘80s artist that pops up is Peter Gabriel, who recently thanked Safdie for using his song ‘I Have The Touch’. “The song is rarely asked out for a dance and I have always loved table tennis,” Gabriel wrote. “Now there seems to be a real buzz about the film.”
The full list of songs in Marty Supreme is:
Tears For Fears – ‘Change’
Alphaville – ‘Forever Young’
Peter Gabriel – ‘I Have The Touch’
The Korgis – ‘Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime’
Les Paul – ‘How High The Moon’
Perry Como – ‘Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes’
Fats Domino – ‘The Fat Man’
Public Image Ltd. – ‘The Order Of Death’
New Order – ‘The Perfect Kiss’
Alex North – ‘Belle Reve’
Paul Sikivie – ‘Rile’s Wiles’
Tears For Fears – ‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’
Marty Supreme also makes use of a blistering original score from Daniel Lopatin, the electronic musician also known as Oneohtrix Point Never that has also scored Safdie’s previous films Good Time and Uncut Gems.
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