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David Byrne's "True Stories" enters Criterion Collection

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November 19, 2018

David Byrne's 1986 movie "True Stories" is being re-released on home video as part of the Criterion Collection, along with its first-ever true soundtrack release. Also in the news today: Metallica pitch in to support wildfire victims, John Williams writes new Star Wars music, the Beatles are back in the top ten, a viral video shows how precisely the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody" replicated Queen's Live Aid performance, and Zayn Malik seems to confirm reports that Taylor Swift rolls around in a giant suitcase. Audio sampled: Jahzzar - "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0), BoxCat Games - "Against the Wall" (CC BY 3.0), Metallica - "All Within My Hands" (live), John Williams - "Star Wars Galaxy's Edge", Zayn and Taylor Swift - "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", Talking Heads - "Radio Head", "Best of Freddie Mercury" video)