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The score to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button works both backward and forward. Composer Alexandre Desplat drew his inspiration directly from the film, a story about a man who ages in reverse.

The award-winning bluegrass family band is led by bassist Jere Cherryholmes, and features his wife and four children. Now nominated for the Best Bluegrass Album Grammy Award, the group plays a set on Mountain Stage.

The group gets pared down to a trio for this casual acoustic session from KEXP. Craig Finn stood at the mic as Tad Kubler and Franz Nicolay handled an acoustic guitar, banjo and accordion. The set-up lets Finn's voice resonate, which means his great lyrics stand out even more than usual.

A five-time Grammy-winner, John Legend has won millions of fans for his sultry R&B style, easygoing vocals and piano-based hip-hop instrumentation. Hear Legend perform lush ballads and synth-driven dance-pop from his new album, Evolve, in a session recorded by WXPN.

You never get a second chance at a first impression, the old adage goes. At the start of the new year, Rob Kapilow describes how it works for composers, who want to set a certain tone from the very opening notes of their works.

Richie Havens is the man who opened Woodstock, and he hasn't stopped performing or inspiring ever since. Here, the legendary folk singer and guitarist discusses his new album, Nobody Left to Crown.

Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Freddie Hubbard has died at the age of 70. He collaborated with such greats as John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. Hubbard had been hospitalized since a heart attack last month.

Many have heard Emiliana Torrini's voice, but few know that her vocals ended the movie The Two Towers. The Icelandic singer-songwriter has released a number of albums and is now getting her due. She performs a stripped-down incarnation of her new music in a session from WFUV.

The world-famous cellist has a challenge for his fans and fellow musicians: Get online and produce a virtual collaboration with him. Simply download Ma playing "Dona Nobis Pacem," add new music, mix and then upload it back to the site, where the rest of the submissions can be heard. Ma says he'll play music, in person, with the winner.

Though best known for their textured, electronica-infused pop, the German rockers have explored a wide variety of styles in over 20 years together. They perform a set of songs from 2008's The Devil, You + Me — their first album in six years — at WXPN.