Noah Baumbach’s ‘While We’re Young’ Soundtrack Features LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, Haim; Arrives In March

Filmmaker Noah Baumbach is having a hell of a year, a hell of a few years, actually. “Frances, Ha” kicked off a mini renaissance in 2013, and this year, the director has two films done, in the can, and out to the world. At Sundance last week, Baumbach showed off his latest, “Mistress America,” which boasts an awesome ‘80s synth score by ex-Luna members Dean & Britta (read our review). But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Baumbach has another film coming out first. This one’s called “While We’re Young” and features a score by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, who already scored Baumbach’s “Greenberg.”

Starring Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Driver, and even Beastie Boys' musician Ad-Rock, “While We’re Young” focuses on a pair of older, 40-something artists (Stiller, Watts) and the younger, 20-something millennials (Driver, Seyfried) who recharge their creative juices and give them a new sense of vitality and purpose. It’s also about careerism,...