A 30 second snippet of Patti Smith‘s “Mercy Is”, featuring the Kronos Quartet, from Darren Aronofsky‘s Noah has premiered online (via BBC) and can be listened to in the player below.
Aronofsky first revealed Smith’s involvement to Rolling Stone saying:
I’ve been friends with Patti for a long time, and I needed a lullaby for the movie because it’s a big part of the story. I was telling Patti about my struggles, and it turns out she’s studied lullabies and writes a lot of them. She was like, “Can I please write it for you?” And I said, “You’re asking me that question?” [Laughs] I said “absolutely” with as much of a poker face as possible. She wrote this incredible lullaby that Russell Crowe sings to Emma Watson in the movie. It’s really touching and beautiful.
I expect Smith’s version will play over the end credits, give the sampling a listen below and you can preorder the film’s soundtrack right here, which features composer Clint Mansell teaming with the Kronos Quartet for the third time after their contributions to Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain. The soundtrack will be officially released on March 28, three days before the film’s March 28 release.
“Mercy Is”, Copyright Warner Brothers Records
