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Lana Del Rey: "I loved writing for movies because I love anything that makes you dream"

Lana Del Rey has been talking about the two songs she wrote and recorded for Tim Burton’s latest motion picture, ‘Big Eyes’.

The ‘Ultraviolence’ star contributed two tracks – ‘I Can Fly’ and ‘Big Eyes’ – to Burton’s film soundtrack and her title composition has been nominated for ‘Best Original Song’ at the Golden Globe Awards.

Speaking to the L.A. Times about her work on ‘Big Eyes’ Lana said:

“Sad is happy to me. I love it. When I write something bittersweet, I smile. That's why I like Tim Burton. His world has that kind of foundation too.”

Talking specifically about writing for films Del Rey explained:

“When writing music, my favorite place to travel is in my imagination, so having a movie like this makes it easy to go there. I can imagine another layer… It's a great story to build a song around.”

Naming some of her own favourite film soundtracks, Lana stated:

“Thomas Newman's score for ‘American Beauty’. I remember the first time I saw the film, the score is the first thing you hear. I loved it. Or the cues that Nino Rota did for ‘The Godfather’ or Giorgio Moroder for ‘Cat People’. I loved writing for movies because I love anything that makes you dream. I still watch movies to dream.”

As well as discussing ‘Big Eyes’, the ‘West Coast’ singer also revealed the title of a new song that she has been working on:

“I'm working on a new record now, and I have this one song, ‘Music To Watch Boys To’. The title lends itself to a visual of shadows of men passing by, this girl's eyes, her face. I can definitely see things.”

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Listen to Lana Del Rey’s ‘Big Eyes’ and ‘I Can Fly’ below: