Inside Llewyn Davis [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [LP]

by Inside Llewyn Davis [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [Lp]

Overview

Unlike O Brother Where Art Thou, the Coen Brothers' previous collaboration with T-Bone Burnett, the soundtrack to Inside Llewyn Davis isn't a pastiche. Inside Llewyn Davis gains its power through precision as the whole idea of the project is capturing a specific point in time, the great Folk Scare of the early '60s, when Kingston Trio and Peter Paul & Mary were having crossover hits, the time just before Bob Dylan arrived in Greenwich Village. In other words, it was the time where Dave Van Ronk reigned supreme, and he -- and his memoir -- provides the touchstone for the Coens' remarkable Inside Llewyn Davis and, even if the lines don't strictly match, the Coens touch on truths about talent and commercialism within their film. This makes the soundtrack something of a difficult beast on its own terms. Sometimes, the parody is evident -- quite delightfully so on "Please Mr. Kennedy," an intentional whirlwind novelty rocket-fueled by Adam Driver's asides -- but sometimes it's slyer, as when the Clancy Brothers are gently sent up. Usually, Inside Llewyn Davis is straight satire, though, as it concentrates on the titular character's channeling of Van Ronk and, as such, has no intention of treating the music cavalierly; it winds up as something unusual for the Coens: an homage that comes from a place of warmth, a salute so loving it's hard to deny the affection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/24/2013
Label:	Nonesuch
UPC:	0075597958768
Rank:	21229

Tracks

1. Hang Me, Oh Hang Me
2. Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)
3. The Last Thing on My Mind
4. Five Hundred Miles
5. Please Mr. Kennedy
6. Green, Green Rocky Road
7. The Death of Queen Jane
8. The Storms Are on the Ocean
9. The Shoals of Herring
10. The Auld Triangle
11. Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)
12. Farewell (Unreleased Studio Version)
13. Green, Green Rocky Road

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bob Dylan   Primary Artist
Gabe Witcher   Primary Artist,Fiddle
John Cohen   Primary Artist,Mandolin
Justin Timberlake   Primary Artist
Nancy Blake   Primary Artist,Cello
Dave Van Ronk   Primary Artist
Punch Brothers   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Chris Thile   Primary Artist,Mandolin
Chris Eldridge   Primary Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Marcus Mumford   Primary Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Stark Sands   Primary Artist
Carey Mulligan   Primary Artist
Oscar Isaac   Primary Artist
Adam Driver   Primary Artist
The Down Hill Strugglers   Primary Artist
Dennis Crouch   Bass
Colin Linden   Guitar
David Mansfield   Fiddle,Guitar
David Rawlings   Guitar
Norman Blake   Dobro,Guitar
Gillian Welch   Vocal Harmony
Buddy Miller   Guitar
Noam Pikelny   Banjo
T-Bone Burnett   Guitar
Eli Smith   Banjo,Vocals
Paul Kowert   Bass
Craig Judelman   Fiddle
Walker Shepard   Guitar

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Ewan MacColl   Composer
Gavin Lurssen   Mastering
Len Chandler   Composer
Justin Timberlake   Composer
Mike Piersante   Mixing
A.P. Carter   Composer
Daithi Sproule   Composer
Hedy West   Composer
Dave Sinko   Engineer
T-Bone Burnett   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Vanessa Parr   Assistant Engineer
Tom Paxton   Composer
Jason Wormer   Engineer
Ivy Skoff   Production Coordination
Shinnosuke Miyazawa   Assistant Engineer
Bob Mallory   Assistant Engineer
Brendan Behan   Composer
Ethan Coen   Composer,Producer
George Cromarty   Composer
Alison Rosa   Photography
Joel Coen   Composer,Producer
Peter Kurland   Engineer
Adam Taylor   Assistant Engineer
Marcus Mumford   Arranger,Associate Music Producer
Zachary Dawes   Guitar Technician,Assistant Engineer
Chris Wilkinson   Assistant Engineer
Oscar Isaac   Arranger
Robert Kaufman   Composer
Zack Dewall   Assistant Engineer
Ed Rush   Composer
John Jeremiah Sullivan   Liner Notes
Thomas Perme   Guitar Technician