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The atmospheric music score of Academy Award-winning composer A.R. Rahman (behind the music of "Slumdog Millionaire") is at the heart of "127 Hours," the true story of Aron Ralston, a trapped mountain climber and his ordeal in the Utah wilderness, opening in the U.S. in limited release on November 5 in New York and Los Angeles.On November 2, three days before the film's opening, Interscope Records will release "127 HOURS: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE," featuring the song "If I Rise," the first collaboration between Rahman and Dido (above), the two-time Grammy Award-nominated and 4-time BRIT Award-winning British singer and songwriter.The "127 HOURS" soundtrack will also include a number of eclectic tracks ranging from soul-jazz singer Esther Phillips' version of the Edith Piaf gem "If You Love Me" to Plastic Bertrand's new wave anthem, "Ca Plane Pour Moi," and Bill Withers' "Lovely Day." From Iceland's Sigur Ros comes "Festival," while Brooklyn dance-punk duo Free Blood contributes "Never Hear Surf Music Again." The album is rounded out by Chopin's Nocturnes – No. 2 in E flat.According to a release, "the movie tells the remarkable adventure of mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco), who saves himself after a boulder falls on his arm and traps him in an isolated Utah canyon. For five days he examines his life, recalling friends, lovers (Clemence Poesy), family, and two hikers (Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara), the last people he met before his accident. Ralston ultimately survives the elements, discovering he has the courage and wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, overcoming obstacles until he is finally rescued.""127 HOURS: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE" – track listing:Never Hear Surf Music Again – Free BloodThe Canyon – A.R. RahmanLiberation Begins – A.R. RahmanTouch of the Sun – A.R. RahmanLovely Day – Bill WithersChopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat, Op. 9 No. 2Ca Plane Pour Moi – Plastic BertrandLiberation In A Dream – A.R. RahmanIf You Love Me (Really Love Me) – Esther PhillipsAcid Darbari – A.R. RahmanR.I.P. – A.R. RahmanLiberation – A.R. RahmanFestival – Sigur RosIf I Rise – Dido / A.R. Rahman