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O Brother, Where Art Thou? [Original recording remastered, Enhanced, Soundtrack]

T-Bone Burnett (Composer) | Format: Audio CD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (441 customer reviews)
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Joel and Ethan Coen have long established themselves as film stylists without peer: from Blood Simple to Fargo, their movies have never been less than fascinating, and there has never been any question that their films could not have been made by anyone else. In T-Bone Burnett, the producer of the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou?, they have finally met their match: Burnett's work in assembling a collection of pieces for the Depression-set film is as skilled and entrancing as the film itself.

Despite the presence of Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss and bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, the stars here are the songs themselves, a host of traditional songs augmented by archival recordings. The collection is also a showcase for a host of lesser known and forgotten bluegrass masters: The Cox Family, collaborators with Krauss; Norman Blake, a sideman for Bob Dylan and June Carter Cash; country gospel group The Whites, who once counted Ricky Skaggs as a member (and who, here, cover the Carter Family); and young bluesman Chris Thomas King among them. All bring life to their songs, and the results are sublime--and, at times (Krauss and a choir's take on "Down To The River to Pray", Blake's instrumental version of the oft-repeated "I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow"), downright entrancing.

Some of these songs can be found on Alan Lomax collections. If you enjoy this album, we also highly recommend the Harry Smith Anthology of American Folk Music and Woody Guthrie's Asch Recordings series. --Randy Silver

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Les frères Coen ont convoqué la fine fleur du bluegrass et du gospel pour réaliser la bande originale de leur film le plus drôle. On y entend des violons qui geignent, des voix qui chantent à la lune, et on y sent vivre un monde et vibrer une époque. Et quand ces violons, par exemple, sont entre les mains de John Hartford ("Indian War Whoop", "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow"), on traverse des moments de pure délectation. Hartford est un des maîtres du violon bluegrass et Alison Krauss s'impose comme sa nouvelle déesse. Elle interprète ici "Down To The River To Pray" avec une dévotion intense et un abandon total. Les anciens côtoient la relève pour signifier encore mieux l'inaltérable continuité de ces musiques sans âge. Ainsi en est- il de Ralph Stanley ("O Death") ou des Stanley Brothers ("Angel Hand") qui chantent ces classiques du gospel du fond de leur âme. Toutes ces chansons sentent la tourbe et la sueur, le travail pénible sous un soleil de plomb et les bouffées d'espoir. Cet album permet en prime de découvrir des réunions inespérées avec le duo Gillian Welch et Alison Krauss ("I'll Fly Away"), ces deux-là rejoignant à leur tour Emmylou Harris ("Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby"). Un CD 100 % au bois et aux voix d'une traçabilité totale. --José Ruiz
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Great but..... Jun 13 2004
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This CD is fantastic, with songs that will leave you humming and tapping your feet. I would have given it 5 stars except for the fact that the primary song I wanted featuring the artists from the actual movie was not featured on the album. The version of "I'll FLy Away" from the actual movie is done by the Kossoy Sisters and is featured on their album "Bowling Green". I hope this helps anyone else who will end up trying to hunt down that origianl version.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Music the way is should be Jun 16 2004
Format:Audio CD
This is perhaps the best soundtrack ever made. It is a stunning mix of mostly acoustic tracks by most of the best bluegrass artists ever. There is work on here from Ralph Stanely, Allison Kraus, and Emmelou Harris, to name a few. This CD won a lot of Grammys the year that it came out, and that is because it was the best CD of that year.

Highlights include the Big Rock Candy Mountains, Man of Constant Sorrow, In the Jailhouse Now and O Death. If you have ever wondered what bluegrass sounded like but have been afraid to try, this is the CD for you. It will show you the magic that this genre of music can provide.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
O Brother Jun 9 2004
Format:Audio CD
This is the soundtrack to the Coen brothers' film based loosely on Homer's "The Odyssey". This soundtrack takes the movie from good to great. The tracks follow the progression of the movie. Nearly an hour of blue-grass music, even if you haven't seen the movie, this is worth having if you like "Old-Time" Country music and blue-grass.

The legend, Ralph Stanley, appears a couple of times here, although his "Man of Constant Sorrow" is here too, but covered by Dan Tyminski. Stanley's "O Death" is a haunting tune sung without accompaniment. His voice is sorrowful and full of pain, and will send shivers up your spine. Tyminski's cover is well done and becomes the centerpiece for the movie. The sultry voices of Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch provide a rising rendition of "Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby." Alison Krauss also lends her voice to the spiritual "Down to the River to Pray," and joins up again with Gillian Welch for "I'll Fly Away". The surprise here is Tim Blake Nelson on lead vocals as the dimwitted Delmar on "In the Jailhouse Now."

Overall, this is a great soundtrack, and well worth owning if you like this type of music. I think the Coen brothers have done a lot with the release of this movie to turn the spotlight onto blue-grass music. This is great music that deserves more than the fifteen minutes of fame it's received.

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Most recent customer reviews
what a dissapointment
This is the worst example of bluegrass -- where I have come to expect great musicianship and songwriting. Read more
Published on Mar 29 2006 by Pierre Lacroix
Wonderful!
My husband and I listen to this cd all the time, and we never tire of it. You should purchase this cd. It is really good.
Published on May 5 2004 by Movie and Music lover!
Oh music, where art thou?
What ever induced the Coen brothers to release a soundtrack in this media I will never know. Instead of a straightforward CD like all the rest of humanity uses, they put this... Read more
Published on April 4 2004 by JCV
No seriously...
I've never been a big fan of folk music. After countless summers at the Philadelphia Folk Festival with my family, I thought I'd had enough of folk music. Read more
Published on Mar 23 2004 by Snack Patrol
Not bad and mighty different.
This is very different. Some cracking tracks and some good tracks. Deffinately not everybodys cup of tea but I like varied styles of music and this is one of those cases. Read more
Published on Feb 2 2004 by A. CAMPBELL
Americana
You can't ignore the songs on this soundtrack. They are pieces of Americana. "You are my sunshine," "Angel Band," "O Death" and "In the Jailhouse... Read more
Published on Feb 2 2004 by Stewart P. Loeb
Well, it's not great.
I have to say I was dissapointed with this CD. Although a few songs are worth my time, the rest just weren't my style. Read more
Published on Jan 22 2004 by Holly
Finally some variety in the music industry.
This album represents something that has been long overdue in the mainstream music industry for the past 2 or 3 decades. Read more
Published on Jan 4 2004
A breath of fresh air
A breath of fresh air, musically. This CD contains a collection of great old fashioned country music. Read more
Published on Nov 19 2003 by T. C Gerlach
Get used to it, like your shoes, it fits
First off, I loved the movie, very Homer-esque. The music is awesome, but if youre looking for this years top 40, you wont find it here. Read more
Published on Nov 13 2003 by Susan E. Atkinson
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