The Guardian (via TwentyFourBit) is reporting that Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is set to Tran Anh Hung’s forthcoming film “Norwegian Wood.”
The film, based on the book by Haruki Murakami, is a coming-of-age story told in flashback, spurred by the sitar strings of The Beatles’ title song. As we reported last year, the film stars Rinko Kikuchi and Kenichi Matsuyama. Like Greenwood’s score for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood,” this piece will also be based on a previously existing work, a composition called “Dogwood” which the musician recently wrote for the BBC Concert Orchestra. Greenwood debuted the score last month at Maida Vale Studios, but for those of us who couldn’t make it, tune in to BBC Radio 3 on Friday, March 19th at 2 PM to hear the score for yourself.
According to IMDB, “Norwegian Wood” is set to open in Japan in December, but that may change. As for Tran’s last film, the Josh Hartnett starring crime thriller “I Come With The Rain,” it looks like the only way to see it will be via your all-region DVD player. A DVD of the film recently hit store shelves in Japan.
