On April 7th, Wanted fans will be able to download the UNKLE remix of the song "The Little Things," which is featured in Wanted: Weapons of Fate, through iTunes, and soon thereafter on Amazon.com and other digital download websites. The popular British group re-imagined the song for the movie-based videogame. Originally written and performed by Danny Elfman and featured on the Wanted film soundtrack, the unforgettable song serves as a turning point as the character Wesley goes from an apologetic accountant to ruthless assassin.
"The Little Things" is the first rock track written and performed by Elfman since his days fronting the seminal New Wave band Oingo Boingo. Over the last 20 years, he has established himself as one of Hollywood’s premier film composers. Elfman has written close to 50 film scores featuring his unique sound, including Milk, Batman, Spider-Man, Men in Black and Good Will Hunting. For television, Elfman created the infectious themes to The Simpsons and Desperate Housewives. His honors include a Grammy, an Emmy and four Academy Award nominations.
After establishing a career as a DJ and starting the independent label Mo' Wax Records, James Lavelle founded UNKLE in 1994. Beginning with UNKLE's debut album Psyence Fiction, which reached number 4 in the British album charts in the summer of 1998, each UNKLE album features a host of all star collaborators such as Radiohead's Thom Yorke, Metallica's Jason Newsted, The Verve's Richard Ashcroft, The Cult's Ian Astbury and Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme. UNKLE’s current single ‘Heaven’ features a Spike Jonze directed video. UNKLE is currently in the studio recording their next album due out in early 2010.
Wanted: Weapons of Fate is an intense, third-person action-thriller videogame that takes combat to a new level with iconic techniques and moves drawn directly from the film - such as "Curving Bullets" and "Assassin Time" - as well as an innovative, multi-layered cover mechanic. The storyline of the game picks up where the film leaves off, providing fans with a new stage to explore in hero Wesley's journey to becoming an unparalleled enforcer of justice. The game allows users to create another chapter in the epic fiction of the Fraternity.
For more information on the video game and the film, please visit www.wantedvideogame.com.