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Mogwai - MOGWAI Release 10inches of Zidane score.

Bill Cummings 27/07/2006

MOGWAI RELEASE 10" OF MUSIC FROM THEIR SELF-PENNED 'ZIDANE: A 21ST CENTURY PORTRAIT' MOVIE SCORE & CONTRIBUTE 2 TRACKS TO 'MIAMI VICE' FILM SOUNDTRACK


PLAY ELECTRIC PICNIC AND ROYAL ALBERT HALL IN SEPTEMBER. Further UK dates listed below.


'ZIDANE: A 21ST CENTURY PORTRAIT' WILL PREMIERE AT THE EDINBURGH FILM FESTIVAL IN AUGUST http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk AHEAD OF A NATIONWIDE CINEMA RELEASE ON 29TH SEPTEMBER


Mogwai venture further still into the world of showbiz by contributing 2 tracks to the forthcoming Miami Vice film soundtrack (out 4th August)."We're No Here" and "Auto Rock" from the recently released monster 5th album 'Mr Beast' appear alongside songs by the likes of Goldfrapp and Nina Simone.


As a taster for the CD release of their soundtrack to 'Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait' -the Douglas Gordon co-directed sports film of one of the greatest soccer players of the last century -Mogwai are to release music from the film via download and a vinyl 10" on 18th September. 'Zidane' has it's UK debut at the Edinburgh Film Festival in August. Nationwide cinema release follows on 29 September. Trailers viewable at
: Zidane Trailor and Zidane Trailor Link 2

The full CD soundtrack is due to follow in October.

LIVE DATES
1st September County Laois, Stradbally Estate, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival http://www.ticketmaster.ie 0818 719 300.
21st September Leicester, Charlotte HEADLINE 0115 912 9000 (see tickets) or www.thecharlotte.co.uk
22nd September London, Royal Albert Hall -HEADLINE SOLDOUT
23rd September Glasgow, Barrowlands HEADLINE hotline 0870 903 3444 online: www.ticketweb.co.uk
24th September Manchester, Academy HEADLINE 0161 832 1111 24hr cc hotline: 0871 2200 260 / book online: www.gigsandtours.com