Magicna violina za kisna, jesenja popodneva... Chicago-based film score composer, multi-instrumentalist and lyricist Andrew Bird picked up his first violin at the age of four and spent his formative years soaking up classical repertoire completely by ear. As a teen Bird became interested in a variety of styles including early jazz, country blues and gypsy music, synthesizing them into his unique brand of pop. Since beginning his recording career in 1997 he has released 11 albums, his first solo record Weather Systems coming in 2003. Bird has gone on to record with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Most recently he collaborated with inventor Ian Schneller on Sonic Arboretum, an installation at New York’s Guggenheim Museum, and released Fingerlings 4, a collection of solo live recordings from December, 2009. Bird will release a new full-length album on Mom + Pop records in early 2012.
Mom + Pop Records is set to release the soundtrack to the new indie film Norman October 11. Featuring Andrew Bird’s first-ever original instrumental film score, the soundtrack includes new and previously released songs by Bird as well as Wolf Parade, Chad VanGaalen and The Blow with Richard Swift. The full soundtrack is now streaming on Bird’s Facebook page: https://www.bit.ly/normansoundtrack.
