They also sought songs that would fit with the show’s story lines, characters and sensibility, working especially closely with a few artists, like Heap, to come up with appropriate songs.

It is executive produced by music industry veteran Errol Kolosine in collaboration with “Heroes” creator/executive producer Tim Kring and Arkush.Īrkush said he and Kring are big music fans and worked with Kolosine to get some of their favorites on the album. The soundtrack, being released through NBC Records, will be available in CD format at Best Buy stores and digitally at Zune and other digital service providers.

Nada Surf’s “Weightless” will be the first available, starting Feb. In addition, “Heroes” executive producer/director Allan Arkush has crafted five music video montage podcasts - featuring “Heroes” footage set to select tracks from the album - that will be exclusively available for free download on the Zune Marketplace online store and for streaming at MSN. It also will include the “Heroes” theme and three other songs by former Prince collaborators Wendy & Lisa as well as Jesus and Mary Chain’s first new studio recording (the original song “All Things Must Pass”) in a decade. The NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music & Consumer Products Group has set a March 18 release for the album, which will feature exclusive new singles from artists including Wilco (“Glad It’s Over”), Panic At The Disco (“Nine in the Afternoon”), Imogen Heap (“Not Now But Soon”) and Brighton Port Authority featuring Iggy Pop (“He’s Frank”), as well as classic tracks from Bob Dylan (“Man in the Long Black Coat”) and David Bowie (“Heroes,” as one might have guessed). “Heroes” might be on hiatus, but fans can get their fix of NBC’s superhero drama with the release next month of its first original soundtrack and accompanying music videos.

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