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3 unusual facts about Where The Wild Things Are


Imaad Wasif

Wasif wrote songs with Karen O for the soundtrack to Where the Wild Things Are (2009), most notably the Oscar nominated song, “Hideaway.”

Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak

Sendak spoke about his youth, family, thoughts on death, and his career and some of the controversies that came from his books Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen.

Yip/Jump Music

"Worried Shoes" was covered by Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O. This version was released on the soundtrack to the 2009 film adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are.


David Pickvance

High profile productions include the The City Speaks, Richard III, The Birds, Where The Wild Things Are, I, Claudius and Peter Pan in Scarlet.

Scouting and Guiding in Victoria

Two films have been made at Gillwell Park Including the 2008 Australian Film Dying Breed and the 2009 Film Where The Wild Things Are

The Yoko Factor

Whereas Anthony Head does not actually play guitar for Behind Blue Eyes in the episode "Where the Wild Things Are" (music supervisor John King did), this time he both sings and plays Free Bird.


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