Jon Batiste has released the new original song ‘It Never Went Away’ from new documentary – American Symphony – out in select US/UK cinemas now and available globally on Netflix from 29 November.
Multi-GRAMMY and Academy Award Winner Jon Batiste has released “It Never Went Away” via Verve Records/Interscope from the forthcoming documentary American Symphony. The film follows a year in the lives of Batiste and his partner, author-artist Suleika Jaoaud, as Batiste composes a major symphonic work while Jaouad undergoes treatment for cancer. “It Never Went Away,” written by Batiste and GRAMMY winner Dan Wilson, is an expression of the enduring love on display in the film, which debuts in select UK and US cinemas from 24 November. The film will be available for streaming globally via Netflix on Wednesday 29 November.
Of the track, Batiste shares, ‘“It Never Went Away” details a love that outlasts any condition of the physical world. It probes the question of our mortality, while at the same time speaking to the enduring quality of our deepest callings and desires. That part of us that stands in protest to the ills of the physical world is, in fact, evidence of our perpetual nature.”
Directed and produced by Academy Award® nominee and multiple Emmy Award® winner Matthew Heineman, American Symphony is produced by Higher Ground (President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s production company), Mercury Studios, and Our Time Projects.
Alice Webb, CEO and Co-President of Mercury Studios, commented: “From the first moment we started to work on this beautiful film we knew it was something special. Jon, Suleika and Matt are a powerful creative combination as is their story. Mercury Studios is proud to bring this film to the world, with our partners Netflix and Higher Ground. This is a movie steeped in love, commitment, and the highest creative ideals – and we couldn’t be more honoured to be a part of American Symphony.”
Batiste was recently nominated for five GRAMMY Awards for his latest studio album, World Music Radio. Batiste also opened this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade New York by performing his track “Worship,” which is nominated for Record of the Year.
