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Stranger Than Fiction's loopy tale of a man who discovers his life is a story written by a novelist attempting her comeback echoes Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze's high-concept films about sad sacks going through strange life changes, so it makes sense that its soundtrack has a similarly quirky, arty vibe. Stranger Than Fiction literate indie-rock as well as excerpts of the score that Spoon's Britt Daniel and Brian Reitzell (who compiled the soundtrack) composed. Given that Spoon's 2005 album was named Gimme Fiction is a witty choice to include on the soundtrack to a film revolving around writing, books, and publishing, but even though the album includes four Spoon songs, their use isn't gimmicky. The previously unreleased "The Book That I Write" kicks off the soundtrack with a classic-sounding melody reminiscent of Gimme Fiction's poppier moments (or even a Billy Joel or Hall & Oates hit from the early '80s) while "The Way We Get By," with its literate lyrics and hooks upon hooks, shows the band at the peak of its powers. Likewise, Max?mo Park's "Going Missing" boasts clever wordplay and new wave-inspired melodies, but Reitzell also goes to the source, gathering three of post-punk and new wave's finest moments.