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A Decalogue for the Garden State generation, The Ten, directed by David Wain of "The State", "Stella", and Wet Hot American Summer fame, hit select theaters early last month. Those who weren't turned off by a rather unfunny trailer and saw the film witnessed a cast of familiar faces-- Winona Ryder, Adam Brody, Jessica Alba, and others-- but may have missed some of the special musical guests. Indeed, members of TV on the Radio, Guided by Voices, Beirut, Shudder to Think, Vampire Weekend, and OK Go grace the film's soundtrack, composed by (sorta) ex-Shudder frontman Craig Wedren.

TVOTR's Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone lend vocals to a pair of tracks, while Guided by Voices/Shudder to Think guy Kevin March plays some drums, Beirut's Jon Natchez rocks the sax, and Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij supplies keyboards, guitar, and arrangements. Other notable contributors include OK Go's Damian Kulash, Rashida Jones of "The Office" (U.S. version), and Steven Bernstein of Sex Mob/the Lounge Lizards.

The Ten soundtrack actually hit shops (via Commotion Records) back on August 28, but many of the special guest details came to light only recently. So impress your date this weekend at the cinema by telling him/her that the "Oooooos" on "Steven Montgomery" were indeed generated by actual living members of TV on the Radio. Hot dang.

The Ten:

01 Craig Wedren: "Fanfare" [ft. Frank London]
02 Craig Wedren: "Two Feet Firm" [ft. Stephen Lynch, Rashida Jones, and Amy Miles]
03 Craig Wedren: "Mexico Pts. 1 & 2"
04 Craig Wedren: "El Fuego Mi Amor" [ft. Amy Miles, Rashida Jones, and Mr. Blue]
05 Craig Wedren: "Mexico Pt. 3"
06 Craig Wedren: "Catscan" [ft. Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe, Damian Kulash, and Mark Watrous]
07 Paul Rudd: "The World's Shortest Ballad"
08 Craig Wedren: "Forgive Me Love" [ft. Kevin March and Mark Watrous]
09 Craig Wedren and Amy Miles: "Dummy"
10 Craig Wedren: "Hotel Room" [ft. Rostam Batmanglij]
11 Craig Wedren: "Lying Rhino Medley" [ft. Jon Natchez and Steven Bernstein]
12 Craig Wedren: "Goof/Prison Suite"
13 Craig Wedren/Mather Zickel: "Left, Right, and Lonely/Lift Me Up"
14 Craig Wedren: "Steve Montgomery/Daddy Loves His Little Boy" [ft. Kyp Malone and Tunde Adebimpe]
15 Craig Wedren: "Arnold/Kids on the Lawn" [ft. Rostam Batmanglij and Kevin March]
16 Craig Wedren: "Busload/Naked Party" [ft. Rostam Batmanglij and Kevin March]
17 Cast of the Ten: "Written in Stone"
18 Mr. Blue: "The Ten Theme"
19 Peter Salett: "The End of The End of the Ten"