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Grohl, Gnarls Set for Soundtrack to Skateboarder’s Story

Dave Grohl, Gnarls Barkley, Queens of the Stone Age, Murs, the Gossip, Team Sleep, and others have lent tracks to the soundtrack for the skate flick, Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi. The film, narrated by Dennis Hopper, chronicles the life of one of skateboarding’s best, from his rise to superstardom to his fall, as he lands in prison for drug trafficking, and features interviews with skate greats Tony Hawk and Tony Alva, and skater/actor Jason Lee, among others. The DVD of the film and the soundtrack will hit shelves the same day. A bonus track on the soundtrack features vocals from skateboarding legend Jay Adams.

Track listing for the Rising Son soundtrack:

1. Dave Grohl/C-Minus – “Vile”
2. Murs – “Transitions of a Rider”
3. Lexicon – “Sedated”
4. The Gossip – “Standing in the Way of Control”
5. Transplants – “1,2,3,4,5,6,7”
6. Wajeed & Invincible – “The Place Where We Dwell”
7. Fishbone – “Cheyenne Star Forever More”
8. Maddvillian – “America’s Most Blunted”
9. The Peak Show – “Tainted Love”
10. Optimus — “Pot of Rain”
11. Steel Pulse/Damian Marley — “No More Weapons”
12. Procussions- “Little People”
13. Kurupt /Everlast – “Kuruption”
14. Charlie Early – “Mexican Radio”
15. Queens of the Stone Age – “Mexicola”
16. Gnarls Barkley – “Just a Thought”
17. Slightly Stoopid – “Still Be You”
18. Team Sleep featuring Chino of the Deftones — “Ataraxia”
19. Mark Bell – “Revolution”
20. Brant Bjork and the Bros – “Dr. Aura”
21. Second Coming featuring Jay Adams on vocals — “No Family” (bonus track)

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On SPIN.com:
Doc Shows Rise, Fall of Pro Skateboarder

On the Web:
Rising Son trailer