From BBC News – Yorke pens songs for Tibet film
Posted by AdministratorJan 5
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Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has penned three songs for a forthcoming documentary film about Tibet, When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun.
Director Dirk Simon, who has spent seven years making the film, said Damien Rice and composer Philip Glass have also contributed music.
The film is about the ongoing fight of the Free Tibet movement.
Richard Gere, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and The Dalai Lama have all been interviewed for the film.
The film offers a perspective on the Tibetan community in exile and their struggle to gain autonomy from Chinese rule.
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