

It’s clear Edward Norton holds these musical icons in the highest regard. And what you’ll hear on this record is a mashup of the geniuses I rang up: Thom Yorke, Wynton Marsalis and Daniel Pemberton.” This is the bet I made when it came to dreaming up the music for Motherless Brooklyn. And if you’re really lucky…it all goes brilliantly, and you make some magic together.

But if you’re lucky enough to get to direct your own film, the allure of ringing up people whose work thrills you, well…. “The safer choice is to stay a fan or a friend, protect the mystery of your favorite artists and keep marveling at the magic they make from a seat in the audience. “There’s a certain risk entailed in working with people you love and admire because, let’s face it, collaboration can get messy for all kinds of reasons” explained the Motherless Brooklyn director/writer/producer/star. Norton described how the film’s music came together.

A Split 7” Vinyl configuration is set to be released October 4 and is now available for preorder Marsalis, along with his hand-picked quintet of heavy-hitting-jazz-stalwarts, delivers an instant jazz standard version of the song that conjures images of the 1950s-era gin-soaked Harlem jazz club seen in the film.īoth songs are now available to stream and purchase. The second version of “Daily Battles” was arranged and performed by Wynton Marsalis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning, nine-time Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpet icon, who has been awarded the National Medal of the Arts and the National Humanities Medal, by two United States presidents. The song was written by multiple Grammy Award-winning artist Thom Yorke, who, along with his Atoms For Peace bandmate Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), performs a sparse and emotionally captivating version of the song. WaterTower Music is proud to announce the release of two versions of the song “Daily Battles” from Motherless Brooklyn, the film written, directed and produced by, and starring Edward Norton, and slated for release from Warner Bros. Motherless Brooklyn: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Features New Music From Thom Yorke & Flea, Wynton Marsalis, Daniel Pemberton, And More
