Bruce Springsteen has formally launched “Hooked on Romance,” the unique music that he made for author and director Rebecca Miller’s new romantic comedy She Got here to Me. He collaborated with Bryce Dessner of the Nationwide on the observe. Take heed to the brand new music under.
Together with singing and writing the lyrics for “Hooked on Romance,” Springsteen performed piano, keyboards, and organ on the music. It additionally options Springsteen’s spouse and bandmate, Patti Scialfa, on vocals, Ron Aniello on keyboards, Benjamin Lanz on trombone, and Kyle Resnick on trumpet. Dessner orchestrated the observe and co-produced it with Ron Aniello.
“Working with Rebecca Miller on her new movie She Got here to Me has been probably the greatest and most rewarding experiences of my artistic life,” Bryce Dessner mentioned in a press release. “The movie, which facilities round a composer, options two massive on-screen opera scenes that I composed particularly for the movie, in addition to a rating that options pianist Katia Labèque and full orchestra carried out by my good friend André de Ridder.”
Dessner continued: “When Rebecca requested me about engaged on a music for the top credit I instantly thought (maybe unrealistically!) that it will be unbelievable to ask Bruce Springsteen to write down a music. Rebecca agreed, and we despatched the movie to Bruce, and, to our shock and delight, he responded very positively. Shortly after, Bruce despatched us a demo of the music he wrote impressed by the movie, ‘Hooked on Romance,’ which felt like an instantaneous basic the minute we heard it. The music additionally options Bruce’s spouse, Patti Scialfi, and their voices mix collectively for the proper ending to the film. As a lifelong Bruce fan, together with my bandmates, he’s one in all our largest influences, it was a dream to work on this music with Bruce, and he was extremely beneficiant and open to my concepts and contributions.”
Dessner’s She Got here to Me soundtrack is out now, and the movie will get a large launch in america on Friday, October 6. The film stars Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, Joanna Kulig, Brian d’Arcy James, and Anne Hathaway.
The She Got here to Me soundtrack follows the Nationwide’s two 2023 albums—First Two Pages of Frankenstein and Chortle Observe—and Bruce Springsteen’s 2022 assortment Solely the Robust Survive.
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