Ladder 49 [Original Soundtrack]

by Ladder 49 / O.s.t.

Overview

Song-based soundtracks have become the norm in Hollywood these days. Producers and directors know that a dramatic or comedic montage featuring a familiar voice or song resonates deeper -- sometimes -- than a composer's more studied offering. In the case of Ladder 49, the firefighters of the Baltimore Ladder Company curse, drink, laugh and grieve amidst the adult-alternative strains of David Gray, Sam Phillips, and Robbie Robertson. Composer William Ross' emotive score may only get seven minutes at the record's end to sum up our heroes failures and achievements, but it's as effective an emotional tool as the Pogues "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" is a rousing and timely salve to wounds both new and old. Like the blue-collar society the film's characters do their best to emulate, Ladder 49's reflective yet ultimately safe soundtrack is the audio equivalent of a Sunday roast. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	09/28/2004
Label:	Hollywood
UPC:	0720616247827
Rank:	126267

Tracks

1. Shine Your Light
2. As I'm Leaving
3. Fire
4. How to Dream
5. Cannonball
6. Orange Sky
7. You and Me
8. Reflection-Adagio
9. If I Should Fall from Grace With God
10. Love Sneakin' Up on You
11. Twice as Hard
12. Big Sweet Life
13. A Call to Courage

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jon Dee Graham   Primary Artist
The Black Crowes   Primary Artist
Alexi Murdoch   Primary Artist
Bonnie Raitt   Primary Artist
William Ross   Primary Artist
David Gray   Primary Artist
Robbie Robertson   Primary Artist
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers   Primary Artist
Tom Petty   Primary Artist
Sam Phillips   Primary Artist
The Pogues   Primary Artist
Ohio Players   Primary Artist
The Breeders   Primary Artist
David Campbell   Strings

Technical Credits

Robbie Robertson   Audio Production,Producer,Composer
William Ross   Composer
Mitchell Leib   Audio Production,Producer
Marshall "Rock" Jones   Composer
Marvin R. Pierce   Composer
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner   Composer
Tom Snow   Composer
Tom Petty   Composer
Sam Phillips   Composer
John Shanks   Producer
John Bissell   Music Supervisor
Patrick MacDougall   Mixing
Leroy Bonner   Composer
David Gray   Composer
Alexi Murdoch   Composer
James Williams   Composer
Kim Deal   Composer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Chris Robinson   Composer
Jeff Rothschild   Engineer
Clarence Satchell   Composer
Shane MacGowan   Composer
Jon Dee Graham   Composer
The Black Crowes   Composer
Leslie Phillips   Composer
Marvin Pierce   Composer
William Beck   Composer
Jack Russell   Producer
Patricia Sullivan Fourstar   Mastering
David Campbell   Vocal Arrangement
William "Billy" Beck   Composer
James "Diamond" Williams   Composer
Glen Lajeski   Marketing
Armyan Bernstein   Executive Soundtrack Producer
Jimmy Scott   Composer
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks   Composer
Casey Silver   Executive Soundtrack Producer
Marshall Jones   Composer
Rich Robinson   Composer
Ralph Middlebrooks   Composer