Eclectic Soundtrack To Richard Linklater’s ‘Everybody Wants Some’ Features Van Halen, Blondie, The Cars, Sugar Hill Gang & More

Director Richard Linklater’s '70s-set “Dazed And Confused” had a kick-ass soundtrack of classic rock and stoner grooves, so it stands to reason that the “spiritual sequel,” the 80s-set “Everybody Wants Some,” would have the same. And yep, that’s the case. Today, Warner Bros. Records announced they will release the soundtrack to “Everybody Wants Some” on April 8th. The movie itself hits theaters beginning April 1st, but has its world premiere tonight at the SXSW Film Festival.

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A comedy set in the world of 1980s college life, “Everybody Wants Some” follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood. Appropriately, the soundtrack features songs from the '80s, including the title track from Van Halen, plus jams from The Knack, Cheap Trick, Blondie, and The Cars, among many others.

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