The Music of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"

I saw "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" starring Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Russell Brand when it came out last Spring. I enjoyed the movie quite a bit, but forgot just how hilarious it was until I watched it on DVD this weekend. The movie is an intricate love story in some ways, but for the most is a typical Judd Apatow comedy. For those unfamiliar with Apatow, he is the producer of recent comic masterpieces "Superbad", "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and, this summer's stoner smash-hit, "Pineapple Express". Perhaps one of the most striking parts of the movie though, is the slew of original music made for it. All of the songs are satirical works of arts, that are actually great pieces of music. First of all there's Russell Brand's character, 'Aldous Snow', the hyper-sexual front man of the fictional band Infant Sorrow. The movie features him singing two different Infant Sorrow songs, "Inside of You" and "Do Something", both equally funny. "Do Something" is a call to arms for people to literally "do something" about the injustices in the world- no doubt a jab at the likes of U2's Bono and other rock and roll activists. The music video for this (featured partially in the film and in its entirety on the special features) has Brand making out with nuns, humping police officers and sexually crawling on the floor of public places. "Inside of You" is another gem, an explicit 'love song' enhanced only by Brand's excessive pelvic gyrations. Also part of the film are songs written by the main character, Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) as part of his Dracula musical. Segel, who actually plays piano (www.imdb.com) croons "Dracula's Lament" about halfway through the movie. This short piano-ballad, complete with Dracula accent, is not only hysterical, but actually reflects themes that work on multiple levels; both in the context of the movie, and out of it. Bottom line, if you haven't seen the movie, I recommend you rent it, buy it, Netflix it, whatever you can do, as soon as you can. You won't be disappointed.

Here are some videos of the songs on YouTube:

"Inside of You"


"We've Got to Do Something"


"Dracula's Lament"