Mitski and David Byrne — a combo that makes a lot of sense when you think about it — have come together on "This Is a Life," a new song featured on the Son Lux-composed soundtrack for upcoming A24 film Everything Everywhere All at Once.
The song has an old-school Disney soundtrack vibe, with Byrne and Mitski trading verses over swooping strings and a retro melody. In a statement about the Everything Everywhere All at Once soundtrack, Son Lux said:
Even though we knew from the moment Daniels asked us to score this film that it would push us in new and unexpected directions, we couldn't have predicted how much we'd learn from the project. What emerged was our most ambitious undertaking to date, over two years in the making, resulting in two hours of new music. It was an opportunity for us to play, to infuse humour into our work, and to experiment from and beyond our various musical backgrounds.
Aside from Mitski and Byrne, the soundtrack for the movie — which premieres at the SXSW Film Festival this week — has contributions from André 3000, Randy Newman, Moses Sumney, and more.
Listen to "This Is a Life" and watch the trailer for Everything Everywhere All at Once below.
The song has an old-school Disney soundtrack vibe, with Byrne and Mitski trading verses over swooping strings and a retro melody. In a statement about the Everything Everywhere All at Once soundtrack, Son Lux said:
Even though we knew from the moment Daniels asked us to score this film that it would push us in new and unexpected directions, we couldn't have predicted how much we'd learn from the project. What emerged was our most ambitious undertaking to date, over two years in the making, resulting in two hours of new music. It was an opportunity for us to play, to infuse humour into our work, and to experiment from and beyond our various musical backgrounds.
Aside from Mitski and Byrne, the soundtrack for the movie — which premieres at the SXSW Film Festival this week — has contributions from André 3000, Randy Newman, Moses Sumney, and more.
Listen to "This Is a Life" and watch the trailer for Everything Everywhere All at Once below.
