Arcade Fire has contributed a new song to Tim Burton’s Dumbo remake. The band reimagined the track ‘Baby Mine’, which featured on the original 1941 Disney film. Arcade Fire’s version will appear in the new film’s credit. Listen to a snippet of the track below.
Watch: Dumbo – Arcade Fire ‘Baby Mine’
In a statement, Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has delved into the personal connection he has with the song. “There is a scene with a locomotive in the original Dumbo that uses an instrument called the Sonovox that my grandpa Alvino Rey made famous in the 1930s. Every time I saw the film I thought it was him,” he shared.
He continued, “When we were asked to do the [‘Baby Mine’], I immediately got all of my grandfather’s old guitars and wanted to play them in the song. My mom plays the harp on the track, my brother the theremin, my wife sings and plays drums, and our son even plays the triangle, as well as the rest of our ‘family’ in Arcade Fire. I will forever relate to the song thinking about the people I hold so dear that are ‘so precious to me.’ Listen for the cameo of my grandpa Alvino’s famous Sonovox at the end.”
“It’s a story we need to tell again,” multi-instrumentalist Regina Chassagne added. “A lot has changed since 1941, and we are still on that quest to allow for all people to accept and celebrate who they are on this planet.”
Dumbo and its soundtrack are both set for release on March 29th. The film stars Danny DeVito, Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Eva Green, and more. Watch the full trailer below.
Watch: Dumbo – Official Trailer
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