O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Deluxe Edition) mp3 Soundtrack by Various Artists
2011

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Deluxe Edition)by Various Artists

  • 33 Tracks
  • 320 kbps
  • 1:36:41

Tracks

Disk #1

1.Po' Lazarusby James Carter & The Prisoners4:33
2.Big Rock Candy Mountainby Harry Mcclintock2:19
3.You Are My Sunshineby Norman Blake4:24
4.Down to the River to Prayby Alison Krauss2:57
5.I Am a Man of Constant Sorrowby The Soggy Bottom Boys3:10
6.Hard Time Killing Floor Bluesby Chris Thomas King2:44
7.I Am a Man of Constant Sorrowby Norman Blake4:29
8.Keep on the Sunny Sideby The Whites3:35
9.I'll Fly Awayby Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch3:58
10.Didn't Leave Nobody but the Babyby Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch1:59
11.In the Highwaysby Sarah, Hannah And Leah Peasall1:37
12.I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)by The Cox Family3:16
13.I Am a Man of Constant Sorrowby John Hartford2:36
14.O Deathby Ralph Stanley3:21
15.In the Jailhouse Nowby The Soggy Bottom Boys3:37
16.I Am a Man of Constant Sorrowby The Soggy Bottom Boys4:17
17.Indian War Whoopby John Hartford1:32
18.Lonesome Valleyby Fairfield Four4:09
19.Angel Bandby The Stanley Brothers2:21

Disk #2

1.Hard Time Killing Floor Bluesby Colin Linden1:16
2.You Are My Sunshineby Alan O'Bryant3:30
3.Tishomingo Bluesby John Hartford2:02
4.I'll Fly Awayby The Kossoy Sisters With Erik Darling2:32
5.Big Rock Candy Mountainby Van Dyke Parks1:42
6.Tom Devilby Ed Lewis & The Prisoners5:20
7.Keep on the Sunny Sideby The Cox Family2:36
8.Angel Bandby Sarah, Hannah And Leah Peasall And Robert Hamlett0:58
9.Big Rock Candy Mountainby Norman Blake2:18
10.Little Sadieby Norman Blake1:51
11.In the Highwaysby The Cox Family2:13
12.Hogfootby John Hartford3:47
13.The Lord Will Make a Wayby Fairfield Four2:37
14.In the Jailhouse Nowby Harley Allen3:05
Jim
This was an excellent soundtrack to an excellent movie. It's a combination of several styles, from blues to jazz to country, all meant to fit into depression era Mississippi. The biggest hit here is the biggest "hit" for the fictional Soggy Bottom Boys in the film, "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow". This is not a modern pop song, but it is very catchy, and just uniquely awesome. Several versions are included on the soundtrack, including an instrumental.

Many of the songs on the soundtrack are sort of dirges; songs of death, or of a somber tone, fitting in with a particular part of the film. One such song is the siren's song, "Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby". This is a beautiful vocal performance by the all-star trio of Emmylou Harris, Alison Krause and Gillian Welch.

On the flip side, "Big Rock Candy Mountain" is here in an official performance by writer Harry McClintock. It was written in the late 1800's, and is meant to be a hi hobo's view of what paradise would be. It has gone on to become something of a folk standard, even recently being used in live performances by Bruce Hornsby.

Soundtrack albums are often hard to get a grasp on, since they tend to be so varied in style. This is certainly varied, but it all seems to fit together extremely well. It seemed as if it were re-introducing the world to a whole new kind of music. The music was such an integral part of the movie, it certainly enhances the music to see the movie, but it's still easy to enjoy without seeing it. The movie is a great one, and is also highly recommended. The soundtrack has sold nearly eight million albums, all without a true modern-day single. It's less a collection of songs, and more a single piece of music. If you are looking for something a little different to try, this is highly recommended, and should be required listening for filmmakers who want to know how to put together a film soundtrack.