photo: Nathan Perkel

Next Friday, October 23 the stop-motion feature Wildwood will arrive in theaters. The LAIKA Studios film is based on the fantasy novel which was written by The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis. Travis Knight directed the film, which features the voices of Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Richard E. Grant, Awkwafina, Amandla Stenberg, Jake Johnson, Tom Waits and Charlie Day.

A new album was released today with songs envisioned as companion pieces to the film. The participating artists include The Decemberists, Aminé, Still Woozy and Saya Gray. Portugal. The Man contributed a track titled “You Can Count on Me.” A video was created for the song, which was produced and directed by Lance Bangs, with editing and visual effects by Mark D. Spencer. It appears just below the tracklisting forWildwood Sessions, along with a trailer for Wildwood.

Wildwood Sessions

1. Still Woozy – “Goldmine”
2. Saya Gray – “Some Days Are Made For Rain”
3. Omari Jazz, Bocha & Donte Thomas – “Nature In Me”
4. Aminé – “Things Don’t Change”
5. Portugal. The Man – “You Can Count On Me”
6. Ringdown – “The Hill”
7. quickly, quickly – “That’s Enough For Me”
8. New Constellations – “Evergreen”
9. Three for Silver – “Wildwood”
10. Ryan Oxford (feat. Hell Nancy) – “Rose Parade”
11. Rachel Fannan – “Bad Influence”
12. quickly, quickly – “Anyway”
13. The Decemberists – “I Want To Be Lost”