True Grit: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

True Grit: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Carter Burwell
Released December 21, 2010
Recorded 2010
Genre Western
Length 35:25
Label Nonesuch
Producer Carter Burwell
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

True Grit: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack to the film of the same name. True Grit is the 15th Coen brothers film scored by long-time collaborator Carter Burwell. The Coens discussed the idea of using 19th-century church music, "something that was severe (sounding). It couldn't be soothing or uplifting, and at the same time it couldn't be outwardly depressing. I spent the summer going through hymn books," Burwell said.[2]

Johnny Cash's rendition of "God's Gonna Cut You Down" was used in the theatrical trailer. The 1888 hymn "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" is used as Mattie Ross's theme, and about a quarter of the score is based on it. Iris DeMent's version, from her 2004 album Lifeline, is used during the end credits. Other hymns are also referenced in the score, including "The Glory-Land Way" and "What a Friend We Have in Jesus".[2] Because the hymns are considered pre-composed music, the score was deemed ineligible to be nominated for Best Original Score in the 2010 Academy Awards.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Wicked Flee"  2:35
2."La Boeuf Takes Leave"  3:00
3."Little Blackie"  1:06
4."River Crossing"  1:25
5."The Hanging Man"  1:57
6."Talk About Suffering"  1:33
7."Your Headstrong Ways"  0:31
8."A Great Adventure"  1:00
9."We Don't Need Him Do We?"  0:52
10."Father's Gun"  1:22
11."A Methodist and a Son of a Bitch"  3:02
12."Talking to Horses"  0:35
13."A Turkey Shoot"  2:50
14."Taken Hostage"  2:03
15."One Against Four"  1:39
16."The Snake Pit"  3:18
17."Ride to Death"  2:29
18."I Will Carry You"  1:59
19."A Quarter Century"  1:24
20."The Grave"  0:59
Total length:35:25

Production credits

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 "Burwell in tune with Coen brothers". Variety. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  3. ↑ "Academy nixes four score contenders". Variety. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
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