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Usually, when music is described as "cinematic," we imagine it as the soundtrack to some sort of epic film about love during wartime or interstellar space travel or the discovery of some lost civilization. We're certainly not thinking about Miami Vice, the kind of film that itself can barely be called cinematic. Then again, maybe we underestimate the Foxx/Farrell vehicle, because Mogwai have seen something in it. Or at least they're contributing to the soundtrack.

As unbelievable (and kind of awesome) as it seems, Mogwai are indeed contributing two Mr. Beast tracks, "We're No Here" and "Auto Rock", to the Miami Vice soundtrack, where they'll sit next to the likes of Goldfrapp, Moby, and India.Arie. Ah, India.Arie and Mogwai, together at last.

The soundtrack will be released July 25, and also features contributions from Emilio Estefan and John Murphy, who sums up the Mogwai philosophy with the title "Mercado Nuevo".

No rules. No law. No order. Just Mogwai:

01 Nonpoint- "In the Air Tonight"
02 Moby feat. Patti LaBelle - "One of These Mornings"
03 Mogwai - "We're No Here"
04 Nina Simone - "Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly Remix)"
05 Mogwai - "Auto Rock"
06 Manzanita - "Arranca"
07 India.Arie - "Ready for Love"
08 Goldfrapp - "Strict Machine"
09 Emilio Estefan - "Pennies in My Pocket"
10 King Britt - "New World In My View"
11 Blue Foundation - "Sweep"
12 Moby - "Anthem"
13 Freaky Chakra - "Blacklight Fantasy"
14 John Murphy - "Mercado Nuevo"
15 John Murphy - "Who Are You"
16 King Britt - "Ramblas"
17 Klaus Badelt & Mark Batson - "A-500"

Mogwai have also recorded the entire soundtrack to the Douglas Gordon-directed Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, about French soccer player Zinedine Zidane, who is probably best known to American audiences as being the guy who headbutted Italian Marco Materazzi something fierce during the final game of the World Cup (nevermind that he's also one of the best). "Mr. Beast" indeed.

The film will make its UK debut at the Edinburgh Film Festival in August, with the soundtrack scheduled for an October release. The band will, however, release a soundtrack sampler digitally and on 10" vinyl on August 21. And if you want a different kind of show, you can see Mogwai live at one of the dates below.

Automobile rock:

07-20 Sydney, Australia - Metro Theatre
07-21 Brisbane, Australia - The Zoo
07-22 Byron Bay, Australia - Splendour in the Grass Festival
07-25 Melbourne, Australia - Corner Hotel
07-26 Melbourne, Australia - Corner Hotel
08-01 Singapore, Singapore - The Esplanade
08-04 Rees-Haldern am Niederrhein, Germany - Haldern Pop Festival
08-11 St. Malo, France - La Route du Rock
09-01 County Laois, Ireland - Stradbally Estate (Electric Picnic Festival)
09-05 Stuttgart, Germany - Longhorn
09-06 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
09-07 Rome, Italy - Ostia Antica
09-10 Frankfurt, Germany - Mousonturm
09-11 Essen, Germany - WeststadtHalle
09-12 Dresden, Germany - Schlachthof
09-13 Bremen, Germany - Modernes
09-15 Stockholm, Sweden - Berns
09-16 Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
09-17 Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
09-21 Leicester, England - The Charlotte
09-22 London, England - Royal Albert Hall
09-23 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland Ballroom
09-24 Manchester, England - Academy
09-26 Paris, France - Olympia
09-27 Brussels, Belgium - Le Cirque Royal
09-28 Dijon, France - La Vapeur
09-29 Marseille, France - Marsatac Festival
10-03 Bordeaux, France - Krakatoa
10-04 Lyon, France - Radiant
10-05 Orléans, France - Astrolabe
10-06 Nantes, France - Olympic
10-07 Caen, France - Big Band Café
10-08 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg