NEW YORK (Billboard) - Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder is close to finishing some new music for the upcoming Sean Penn-directed film "Into the Wild," according to the movie's distributor, Paramount Vantage.

“Into the Wild” led the field with seven nominations for the 13th annual Critics Choice Awards, announced Tuesday by the Broadcast Film Critics Assn. Paramount Vantage’s reality-based film drew nods ...