WONG KAR WAI - JONES BANNED FROM CONTRIBUTING TO MOVIE SOUNDTRACK

Chinese director WONG KAR WAI banned NORAH JONES from contributing to the soundtrack of MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS because he wanted her taken seriously as an actress. Jones, who makes her acting debut in the movie, was discouraged from providing any songs to the movie, as it would only serve to remind cinemagoers of her other career. Kar Wai says, "At the very beginning, we decided we wanted everybody to look at the film and perceive Norah as an actor. "Our understanding was that I wouldn't put any of her songs in the film, because when you look at the film, you go into the characters and I didn't want to remind the audience. I think her performance is strong enough to be seen as an actress."