Josie and the Pussycats, the 2001 comic-based musical comedy that followed an all-girl band and their woes with the music industry, is getting a soundtrack vinyl reissue. Out September 26 via Mondo, the film score is almost entirely tracks by the fictional band played by Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson. Kay Hanley, the frontwoman of ‘90s rock band Letters to Cleo, provided the vocals for every Josie and the Pussycats song. Hanley’s band has also provided music for soundtracks like 1996’s The Craft and 1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You.
Mondo, Alamo Drafthouse, and Birth.Movies.Death. will host a reissue celebration at Los Angeles’ Ace Hotel, including a film screening, appearances by co-directors Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, and a live Josie and the Pussycats set by Hanley. Leopard-print vinyl records, a 7” record featuring DuJour songs (the film’s featured boy band), and a 12-page booklet featuring behind-the-scenes photos will be sold at the event.
