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COPYRIGHT 2006 South Florida Sun-Sentinal
Byline: Sean Piccoli
Back when actor Zach Braff of the medical sitcom "Scrubs" was shopping around a movie project, he sent out a screenplay that he'd written and, with it, a mix CD of songs he wanted to use in certain scenes. The story, as told in show-business circles, is that several studio executives tossed the script and kept the CD.
The anecdote could be "myth," says Glen Brunman, chief of the Sony Music division that would eventually put out a more finished version of Braff's mix. But Brunman tells the tale anyway to make the point that Braff's faith was not misplaced. Audiences have not only embraced "Garden State," Braff's debut as a big-screen leading actor, screenwriter and director, but they're still buying the movie's soundtrack.
Anchored by countercultural bands such as The Shins, Remy Zero and Frou Frou, the "Garden State" album sold more than 650,000 copies in the U.S. in 2005, according to year-end figures from the research firm Nielsen...
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