New York theater dilettantes have recently been reintroduced to Robert Flaherty's 1934 silent film Man of Aran—which examined small town Irish life—by having the film spoofed mercilessly in the revival of Martin McDonagh (yes, that Martin McDonagh)'s The Cripple of Inishman. For music snobs, however, the interest is less satiric or more earnest; in a film about sea captains fighting sharks off the British isles, it's only natural that British Sea Power would somehow be involved. Sure enough, Brighton's finest modern rock band will be scoring the soundtrack for the DVD release of Man of Aran, set to be released on May 5.

"It's a wonderful film," guitarist Noble said in a statement. "The images vary between huge drama and a brilliant kind of ridiculousness -- check out the amazing foot-wide bobbled berets that the fishermen wear. It's a great look, like a 1930s Irish version of Jack White or Kraftwerk.

Clearly Noble has a higher opinion of it than McDonagh, who had one of his characters call the film "a pile of fecking shite."

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