Friday Night Lights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Novelist H. G. Bissinger's story about a high school football team in Texas went to the big screen with Billy Bob Thornton in the lead role. Hip-O Select is proud to have the exclusive vinyl release of the soundtrack to this hit film. The score and background music was largely composed for the film by indie faves Explosions In The Sky, with a little help from Daniel Lanois, David Torn, and Bad Company. Producer Brian Reitzell has gone against convention in designing musical atmospheres for the film that don't conform either to the martial music generally associated with football or the C&W associated with Texas. Instead, he opted for a more autumnal, introspective sound that serves as a perfect backdrop for the film, but also stands up on its own without benefit of any other audio-visual cues. Carefully mastered for vinyl release, this double-album set contains every note of the commercial CD (available from Hip-O Records) in a luxurious gatefold package with exclusive cover art.