Danger Mouse Moves From the Grey Into the Black With New Movie

5 October 2011 7:41 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »

After years of being known as only as a famous musician, DJ, songwriter and producer, Danger Mouse is finally adding the finishing touch to his resume.

The hip-hop star, who became a household name in 2004 with his Beatles/Jay-z mashup "The Grey Album," is about to see yet another of his records blow up.

Variety reports that Danger Mouse's 2011 soundtrack concept album "Rome," will finally be set to film. The album, composed by Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi, brought together an unlikely group of artists, including Norah Jones, Jack White, and musicians featured on Ennio Morricone's Spaghetti Western scores, to create the piece.

Chris Milk, who has directed popular music videos for Gnarls Barkley, Kanye West and Arcade Fire, will direct the movie, based on the Alden Bell novel "The Reapers Are the Angels." The movie, which will combine influences from both Bell and Danger Mouse's work, »

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