Petra Haden Thinks You Feel Right: “Superman: The Movie”

If By Yes is the latest project from the multi-talented Petra Haden. The band’s debut, Salt On Sea Glass (Chimera), took almost a decade to make and features Haden collaborating with Yuka Honda (Cibo Matto) and Hirotaka “Shimmy” Shimizu and Yuko Araki (Cornelius), as well as guests such as David Byrne and Nels Cline (Wilco). Haden is the daughter of jazz legend Charlie Haden and the sibling of musicians Rachel, Tanya (the sisters are triplets) and Josh Haden. Though she has played with a who’s-who of alt-rock and jazz artists over the past 20 years, Haden is perhaps best known for her fantastic 2005 a cappella interpretation of The Who Sell Out. Haden will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Check out the mix tape she made us in 2008, and read our brand new Q&A with her.

Haden: Superman is my all-time favorite movie. Christopher Reeve and the music are the reasons I love this movie. I had Superman posters up on my wall in high school and two vinyl records of the soundtrack. One given to me by my dad and the other from a high-school friend. I was all about Superman. I would listen to the soundtrack on my Walkman on the way to school riding the bus, over and over again. I used to dream about playing the music to Superman in an orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl. Gene Hackman is also outstanding in this movie. I love the subtle humor that goes on, too.

Video after the jump.