Various Artists (Domino) Hallam Foe Original Soundtrack

David Mackenzie's Hallam Foe is already being billed as the British film of the summer and while I haven't even seen the trailer it's already embedded in my consciousness. Why? Well, I'm assuming it's either the high profile ad campaign or Domino's in house PR department prodding me about the film's soundtrack, which made up exclusively of their artists. As the film itself isn't out until 31 August I'll be talking exclusively about its musical backdrop here.

The album opens with Orange Juice's Blue Boy. Can you imagine hearing an Orange Juice in a soulless out of town multiplex? It's going to happen very soon and it's going to blow people away. Other early highlights include U.N.P.O.C's Here on My Own (classic 90's indie rock given a folk makeover) and King Creosote's The Someone Else (beautifully tender Scottish folk balladry).

I'm not sure what type of scene Canada's Junior Boys are going to soundtrack but their glacial electronics are always a welcome delight and Double Shadow is no exception. Clinic's If You Could Your Mind is a dirty, menacing groove, and a brilliant introduction to one of Domino's most vital current artists.

Elsewhere, there is new music from Franz Ferdinand (Hallam Foe Dandelion Blow, which is about a million miles away from the post-punk aping of Take Me Out etc. and is actually pretty damn good) and great contributions from some lesser known acts such as the conveniently named Cinema and Psapp, whose childlike Tricycle stands toe to toe with anything else here.

As any Wes Anderson fan will know, there's something truly thrilling about hearing a cracking song at exactly the right point in a great film. Hallam Foe certainly has the songs but will it be a great film? Ask me next month. Until then, I'll leave you alone to enjoy the music.