All The Songs In ‘Klara And The Sun’: Violent Femmes & More — SkimNews
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- Klara and the Sun is Taika Waititi's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, starring Jenna Ortega as the titular robotic Artificial Friend, with Natasha Lyonne, Aran Murphy, Steve Buscemi and Rachel House in the cast.
- Klara wishes for a charge or owner to claim her from the Friend Store, where she gets a limited amount of time in the front alcove to show off and garner attention.
- Josie (Mia Tharia) chooses Klara at the store, but Josie's mother Chrissy (Amy Adams) is reluctant to purchase an older model of the product while newer ones are being sold at Fancy Friends down the street.
- Klara does her best to cheer up Josie, who is "lifted," or genetically enhanced, and gravely ill, as well as Josie's mother; the two bond from the moment they meet eye contact.
- Lesley Gore performs "Sunshine Lollipops And Rainbows," written by Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Liebling, in a 10-song set that also includes Television's "Days," written by Richard Lloyd, Fred Smith, Billy Ficca and Tom Verlaine, and Violent Femmes' "Good Feeling," written by Gordon Gano.
- Chopin's "Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor (Posthumous)" and Vivaldi's "Gloria in D major, RV 589 Qui tollis peccata mundi" place two classical works inside the same 10-track lineup.
- Stomu Yamashita's "Mandala" from The Man Who Fell to Earth anchors the remaining tracks alongside ANOHNI and the Johnsons' "Fistful of Love" (music and lyrics by ANOHNI), Disasteradio's "Believe in Yourself" (written by Like Rowell), DecadeZ's "Okay" (written by Arcale Maurice Turner) and "Straight Jackin Fools," written and performed by Owen Chaim.
Why it matters: Waititi and Ishiguro's adaptation pairs its 10-track list — Lesley Gore, Television, Violent Femmes, Chopin, Vivaldi, ANOHNI — with a synopsis built on a "lifted," gravely ill child and a store selling newer models. For viewers of the film, the curation supplies a pop-to-classical range the source's plot outline alone does not convey.
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