TWO (2) SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS FEATURING MUSIC FROM

WRITER/DIRECTOR JIM JARMUSCH’S NEW FILM

THE LIMITS OF CONTROL

TO BE RELEASED ON iTUNES APRIL 28TH AND IN STORES MAY 12TH

 “When I’ve finished a film and it’s released into the world, the most important thing to me, besides the film itself, is the soundtrack record. It collects the musical gifts that both inspired the film and, like passing clouds, shaped and shaded its sonic atmosphere,” writes filmmaker Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers, Down by Law) in the introduction to the Lakeshore Records soundtrack CD for his new film The Limits of Control.

The writer/director’s latest film will be released in theaters by Focus Features (in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, May 1st, and in additional cities in May). Lakeshore is issuing not one but two soundtrack CDs spotlighting transporting music that spans decades, genres, and continents. The two albums will be available on iTunes and other online music retailers beginning Tuesday, April 28th; and available in stores on Tuesday, May 12th.

The first album, the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD (with Mr. Jarmusch’s introduction), includes a half-dozen selections from the Japanese rock band Boris, among them two pairings with the group Sunn O )); Franz Schubert’s “Adagio” from his String Quintet, as performed by Ensemble Villa Musica; and “El que se tenga por grande,” the lyrics of which are also in dialogue throughout the film. Mr. Jarmusch reveals, “We also have Manuel El Sevillano’s ‘[Por Compasión:] Malagueñas,’ which was recorded on a wax cylinder in the 1920s.”

The second album, consisting of four selections, is a limited-edition digipack EP entitled Film Music from The Limits of Control, and is entirely original music by Bad Rabbit. The band, consisting of Mr. Jarmusch, Carter Logan, and Shane Stoneback, plays what Mr. Jarmusch calls “slo-motion psychedelic rock-n-roll” that is heard accompanying a handful of passages from the film.

The Limits of Control is set in the striking and varied landscapes of contemporary Spain (both urban and otherwise). The location shoot there united Mr. Jarmusch with acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle (In the Mood for Love, Paranoid Park). Isaach De Bankolé stars in the lead role for Mr. Jarmusch; this marks the duo’s fourth collaboration over nearly two decades, following Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and Coffee and Cigarettes. The Limits of Control also features several other actors with whom Mr. Jarmusch has previously worked, including Alex Descas, John Hurt, Youki Kudoh, Bill Murray, and Tilda Swinton; and actors new to his films, including Hiam Abbass, Gael García Bernal, Paz De La Huerta, Jean-François Stévenin, and Luis Tosar. The Limits of Control is the story of a mysterious loner (played by Mr. De Bankolé), a stranger, whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged. His journey, paradoxically both intently focused and dreamlike, takes him not only across Spain but also through his own consciousness. A Focus Features presentation in association with Entertainment Farm of a PointBlank production, The Limits of Control is produced by Stacey Smith and Gretchen McGowan and executive-produced by Jon Kilik. The film’s music editor is Jay Rabinowitz.