The score for director Peyton Reed's
Jim Carrey-starring comedy
Yes Man consists of instrumental music by
Lyle Workman and
Mark Oliver Everett, aka
E of
Eels, drawn from tracks by
Eels. This soundtrack album features the original vocal tracks by the band, including one new song, "Man Up," which makes it something of an
Eels best-of. In addition to the group's lo-fi alt-rock, dominated by
E's scratchy tenor, there are also four songs by
Munchausen by Proxy, the fictional band in the film led by
Zooey Deschanel and
Von Iva. These are synth pop with attitude in the style of
the B-52's and
the Waitresses. The best of them, "Keystar," isn't actually in the film. (
Everett obligingly pens liner notes touting
Munchausen by Proxy, while "Allison Monier" --
Deschanel's character in the film -- writes about
Eels.)
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William Ruhlmann, Rovi