With
collaborators Danger Mouse, Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips and
Tom Waits (among a few) Linkous refreshes his lo - fi sounds with just enough digital magic to keep it dynamic but not so much to alienate long -
time fans.
With no
time for meticulous preparation or rehearsals, he chose a rock - solid cast led by Meryl Streep and
Tom Hanks and surrounded himself with a trusted A-team of
collaborators including cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, production designer Rick Carter, costume designer Ann Roth (a Streep favorite), and composer John Williams.