You may not have heard of Grizzly Bear before their song “Slow Life” showed up on the New Moon soundtrack.  Pitchfork recently interviewed frontman Chris Taylor and asked him about the soundtrack and their contribution.

Pitchfork: Going off the idea that indie music is continuing to grow, there’s the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack, which hit number one on the Billboard charts and is loaded with indie artists– including Grizzly Bear. Were you surprised to be asked to be on that soundtrack?

CT: Initially, it was like, “What?!” But Thom Yorke did it, and we like him. It’s like: “If dad does it, it’s OK, right?” Radiohead are like parents of good modern rock ‘n’ roll in certain ways. They paved that path. They’ve always maintained such a classy vibe environmentally, musically, and as just polite, down-to-earth people. They’re really something to look up to and it’s comforting to know that bands like that can make great music and it can be well received and they can set a precedent.

We wrote and recorded the song in a couple days, handed it in, and crossed our fingers. We were like, “They’re not going to take it.” But they did. We’re also working on two other soundtracks at the moment that I think are getting wrapped up. They’re for much more independent movies– I can’t say what they are yet, though.

Pitchfork: How familiar are you with the whole Twilight universe? Have you read any of the books?

CT: I don’t think I’d really read the books. I’ve seen parts of the first movie, but I haven’t actually sat down and watched the whole thing. I’m interested to see the new one. I find the relationship between the Mormon element and the dark vibe intriguing; the sexy vampire element is fun.

Read more of the interview here!