Avatar in 4-D

It really could have been... I haven't even seen the James Cameron movie, but I would have if the soundtrack was by TRANS-AM. Holy crap! Can you imagine hearing the post prog band in Dolby Surround, etc.? Here's a juicy tidbit from digital propaganda regarding the band's newest release on Thrill Jockey, Thing:

Going into this project, how did you feel?

TA: Trans Am felt very positive at first. When we started, we thought we were making a very lucrative soundtrack. Then that fell apart and we started hearing a lot of negativity. Lots of people were coming up to Trans Am, saying, “Trans Am can’t finish this album – you’re all washed up.”

So it’s been a long journey, but we’ve got a veteran mentality. We’ve been through all this before and we kept our head. Now, here we are!

What happened to the soundtrack?

TA: Well, we were supposed to get some serious cash to record a soundtrack for a Hollywood sci-fi film. We never found out for sure what the project was, but Trans Am has a feeling it was the soundtrack to Avatar. Then Jim Cameron got cold feet and had James Horner come in to do his soaring orchestral bullshit. We’re not going to lie to you, that hurt. But Jim’s got a job to do and we understand it’s business, not personal.