In my review of Clark Gregg’s adaptation of the Chuck Palahniuk novel Choke (which was posted just minutes ago), I nervously wrote a plea to distributors, hoping that this film would get the big screen release that it deserves. Choke is not an easy film to market. It contains a lot of nudity and sex, and most distributors might not want to be associated with a Da Vinci Code-esque controversial subplot. Well good news Palahniuk fans, Choke was purchased for $5 million by…
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The big screen adaptation of Chuck Palahnuik’s Choke is my second most anticipated movie of this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The first Palahnuik film adaptation, Fight Club, had a great electronic score by The Dust Brothers, backed up by the powerful Pixies climax of “Where is My Mind”. So what will Clark Gregg’s film bring in terms of a musical sound? Here is a sneak peak:

Radiohead - “Reckoner”
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! - “Satan Said Dance”
The Fiery Furnaces - “Navy Nurse”
Ben Kweller - “The Rules”
The Twilight Singers - “There’s Been An Accident”
Rogue Wave - “Lake Michigan” (which plays out in the film’s final credits)
Nathan Larson (Boys Don’t Cry, Palindromes) composed [...]