My Blueberry Nights Soundtrack CD

It's appropriate that jazz and soul music create the sonic backdrop for Chinese director Wong Kar-Wai's first American film. MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS stars Nora Jones, who plays a lead role and contributes "Story," a new song, to the soundtrack. The film takes the form of a road movie set along Route 66, so it's no accident that alongside Jones's sultry, smoky jazz composition are classic R&B tracks from the likes of Otis Redding, Ruth Brown, and Mavis Staples, and new-school soul from Cassandra Wilson and Cat Power. Ry Cooder contributes original, atmospheric pieces to the score.

Audio Remasterer: Greg Calbi.

Unknown Contributor Role: Mabon "Teenie" Hodges.

Arranger: Ry Cooder.

Personnel: Chan Marshall (vocals, guitar, piano); Amos Lee (vocals, guitar); Norah Jones (vocals, piano); Juliette Commagere (vocals, keyboards); Mavis Staples, Otis Redding, Ruth Brown, Cassandra Wilson (vocals); Gustavo Santaolalla (guitar, guitarron, pipe, ron roco); Martin Pradler (guitar, strings, keyboards, drums); Doug Easley, Eric Gale, Kevin Breit, Ry Cooder, Steve Cropper (guitar); Sueaki Harada (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut-string guitar); Lee Alexander (electric guitar); Roy Brewer (violin); Jonathan Kirkscey (cello); Chikara Tsuzuki (harmonica); Andrew Love (tenor saxophone); Wayne Jackson (trumpet); Booker T. Jones (piano, organ, vibraphone, electric bass); Chris Joyner (piano, organ); Rick Steff (keyboards); Joachim Cooder (drums, percussion); Dougie Bowne, Alex Jackson , Fred Berman, Jim Keltner, Steve Potts , Andrew Borger, Herb Lovelle (drums); Ikuo Kakehashi, Cyro Baptista (percussion).

Audio Mixer: Tom Schick.

Dirty Linen (p.85) - "This outstanding soundtrack album features a really good new song called 'The Story' by Norah Jones....It also contains superior selections by Cat Power..."