The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford by Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...

 and Warren Ellis

Warren Ellis (musician)

Warren Ellis is an Australian multi-instrumentalist and composer, best known for his work with Dirty Three, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman and his soundtrack scores with Nick Cave. He plays violin, piano, bouzouki, guitar, flute, mandolin, and tenor guitar...

 is the official soundtrack album

Soundtrack album

A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...

 to the movie of the same name

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 American Western drama film. The film is directed by Andrew Dominik, with Brad Pitt portraying Jesse James and Casey Affleck as his killer, Robert Ford.Filming took place in rural Alberta and Winnipeg, Manitoba...

. The album is the second collaboration between Cave and Ellis, and followed their 2005 soundtrack

The Proposition (soundtrack)

The Proposition is a soundtrack recorded by Nick Cave in collaboration with Warren Ellis, and was produced for the film The Proposition, released in October 2005.-Music style:...

 to the film The Proposition

The Proposition

The Proposition is a 2005 western film directed by John Hillcoat and written by screenwriter and musician Nick Cave. It stars Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Danny Huston and David Wenham. The film's production completed in 2004 and was followed by a wide 2005 release in...

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Track listing

1. "Rather Lovely Thing"
2. "Moving On"
3. "Song for Jesse"
4. "Falling"
5. "Cowgirl"
6. "The Money Train"
7. "What Must Be Done"
8. "Another Rather Lovely Thing"
9. "Carnival"
10. "Last Ride Back to KC"
11. "What Happens Next"
12. "Destined for Great Things"
13. "Counting the Stars"
14. "Song for Bob"

Unreleased songs

There are six untitled score pieces composed by Cave and Ellis which do not appear on the retail soundtrack. They include:

• 2 pieces from the end credits of the film, played after "What Must Be Done"
• 2 pieces available for listen on the official website (tracks 12 and 13), streaming audio.
• 1 piece played during the DVD menu and heard throughout the movie, a slightly quirkier rendition of the track "Moving On".
• 1 piece, notable for being the eerie, vacant sound heard during the intense moments in the film, such as: when Jesse holds up his lantern awaiting the Blue Cut train, when the screen introduces "April 3rd, 1882", and when Bob sees the headline of the newspaper on assassination day.

There is a song played by a busker in a bar, played by Nick Cave, towards the end of the film entitled "Jesse James" or "The Ballad of Jesse James". This was written by Billy Gashade in 1882 and has been modified and covered by Uncle Dave Macon in 1929, Ken Maynard and The Sons of the Pioneers in the 30s, Woodie Guthrie in 1940, Burl Ives in the 1940s, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Cisco Houston, The Kingston Trio, Eddie Arnold, Bob Seger in 1972, Ry Cooder in 1980 and Van Morrison in 1998 to name only the most significant.

White Lunar

Cave and Ellis released a double disc album titled White Lunar in September 2009, which contains several tracks from the Jesse James score, as well as tracks they composed for other films up to 2009.