Hanshaw

To add to the mix, much of the film uses blues recordings of Annette Hanshaw from the 20's, and somehow, they fit perfectly.

Must-See Movies archmage 2010

The animated movie tells the parallel story of two breakups, one in modern New York, and one in ancient India, set to the circa 1920's jazz singing of Annette Hanshaw.

Archive 2009-02-01 2009

While Hanshaw's recordings were in the public domain, the underlying songs were not.

Network Awesome: Sita Sings the Cosmic Freakin' Blues Network Awesome 2011

What takes her film to an entirely new level, however, is Paley's use of a group of Jazz-era recordings by songstress Annette Hanshaw which add great merriment to the proceedings.

George Heymont: It's a Small World After All (VIDEOS) George Heymont 2010

Paley's initial inspiration for the film came from an unlikely source, the music of Annette Hanshaw, a now-forgotten pop star from the 1920s.

Network Awesome: Sita Sings the Cosmic Freakin' Blues Network Awesome 2011

You can purchase a few of the tracks not sung by Hanshaw here, and purchase t-shirts and other merchandise here.

Archive 2009-02-01 2009

While Hanshaw's recordings were in the public domain, the underlying songs were not.

Network Awesome: Sita Sings the Cosmic Freakin' Blues Network Awesome 2011

There she discovered the 1920′s jazz singer, Annette Hanshaw, whose songs form the set pieces of this movie, and became absorbed by the Ramayana, the original Hindu myth of Sita and Rama.

Sita Sings the Blues | clusterflock 2009

Paley's initial inspiration for the film came from an unlikely source, the music of Annette Hanshaw, a now-forgotten pop star from the 1920s.

Network Awesome: Sita Sings the Cosmic Freakin' Blues Network Awesome 2011

My dog is named Bixie after Bix Beiderbecke; my cat is Hanshaw after Annette Hanshaw; and previous cats have been named Mercer after Johnny Mercer and Boswell after the Boswell Sisters.

What celebrity would you name your pet after? | EW.com 2009