Exclusive interview: Tom Zé, the musician from Brazil, in The Man From UNCLE Soundtrack
Tom Zé is the composer of the first song featured in The Man From UNCLE Soundtrack. And he didn't even know the very existence of the movie. When you watch The Man From UNCLE first trailer or access its official website , you most certainly will hear one weird song. The tune is called " Jimmy, Renda-se " ("Jimmy, Surrender") and was released in 1970. The voice belongs to Tom Zé, 76, a musician born in a small town in the state of Bahia, in Brazil. But Tom lives for a long time in Brazilian largest metropolis, São Paulo. He became internationally known in the 1990s through the hands of David Byrne (from Talking Heads) In this exclusive interview, Tom Zé talked by phone to Dagomir Marquezi, this blog editor. Tom stated that he liked the TV series in the 1960's. But had no idea that it had been adapted for film. Much less that one of his songs was included in the soundtrack of the movie directed by Guy Ritchie. How did your song ended up on t...