As well as being the lead actor , Jim Sturges also sang two of the songs in the film 's soundtrack . When talking about the film 's music Ridley explained that " Jim Sturgess heard some of the songs and loved them . He wondered if , perhaps , it would be right for him to sing a couple . To be honest , Jim and I had discussed this possibility much earlier ( Jim 's talents are boundless . As well as being one of the greatest actors around , he is also a great singer … not to mention song writer , poet — the list goes on ! ) . Initially , we had both agreed it probably would n't be right . But as the film progressed , and the exploration of Jamie 's mind in the film become ever more obsessive … well , it just seemed to make total sense for Jim to perform the two songs most pertinent to Jamie 's state of mind : the theme music , Heartless , and Another Me . " The film 's first soundtrack album - named '' Heartless '' - was distributed on 1 January 2010 and later online 17 May 2010 by Universal Music Digital Services and contained all the songs , the listing of which are below : Another Soundtrack album - '' Heartless ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) '' - was released by MovieScore Media on 21 June 2011 and contained the orchestral music by David Julyan used in the film , the listing of which are below : The film had its premiere on 31 August 2009 at Film 4 's Fright Fest . The film was also shown as part of the 2009 Cork Film Festival and was part of the Fantasia Festival 2010
Cork Film Festival
Cork Film Festival
Heartless (2009 film)