True Grit (2010 soundtrack)

True Grit: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
True Grit: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Carter Burwell
Released	December 21, 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Western
Length	35:25
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Carter Burwell

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

True Grit: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack to the 2010 film of the same name. True Grit is the 15th Coen brothers film scored by long-time collaborator Carter Burwell. The Coens discussed the idea of using 19th-century church music, "something that was severe (sounding). It couldn't be soothing or uplifting, and at the same time it couldn't be outwardly depressing. I spent the summer going through hymn books," Burwell said.^[2]

Johnny Cash's rendition of "God's Gonna Cut You Down" was used in the theatrical trailer. The 1888 hymn "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" is used as Mattie Ross's theme, and about a quarter of the score is based on it. Iris DeMent's version, from her 2004 album Lifeline, is used during the end credits. Other hymns are also referenced in the score, including "What a Friend We Have in Jesus",^[2] "Hold to God's Unchanging Hand",^[3]^[4] and "The Glory-Land Way".^[5] Because the hymns are considered pre-composed music, the score was deemed ineligible to be nominated for Best Original Score in the 2010 Academy Awards.^[6]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Wicked Flee"	2:35
2.	"La Boeuf Takes Leave"	3:00
3.	"Little Blackie"	1:06
4.	"River Crossing"	1:25
5.	"The Hanging Man"	1:57
6.	"Talk About Suffering"	1:33
7.	"Your Headstrong Ways"	0:31
8.	"A Great Adventure"	1:00
9.	"We Don't Need Him Do We?"	0:52
10.	"Father's Gun"	1:22
11.	"A Methodist and a Son of a Bitch"	3:02
12.	"Talking to Horses"	0:35
13.	"A Turkey Shoot"	2:50
14.	"Taken Hostage"	2:03
15.	"One Against Four"	1:39
16.	"The Snake Pit"	3:18
17.	"Ride to Death"	2:29
18.	"I Will Carry You"	1:59
19.	"A Quarter Century"	1:24
20.	"The Grave"	0:59
Total length:		35:25

Production credits[edit]

Original Music by Carter Burwell
Soundtrack Album Produced by Carter Burwell
Executive in Charge of Music for Paramount Pictures: Randy Spendlove
Soundtrack Album Coordinator: Jason Richmond
Conducted by Carter Burwell
Orchestrated by Carter Burwell and Sonny Kompanek
Music Scoring Mixer: Michael Farrow
Additional Engineering: Lawrence Manchester
Music Recorded at The Manhattan Center, New York City
Music Mixed at The Body, New York City
Orchestra Contractor: Sandra Park
Music Copyist: Tony Finno
Composer's Assistant: Dean Parker
Music Editor: Todd Kasow
Assistant Music Editor: Mick Gormaley
Mastering by Robert C. Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios Inc.

References[edit]

^ Allmusic review
^ ^a ^b "Burwell in tune with Coen brothers". Variety. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
^ "Hold to God's Unchanging Hand". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
^ "Hold to God's Unchanging Hand". The Cyber Hymnal. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
^ "The Glory-Land Way". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
^ "Academy nixes four score contenders". Variety. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2011-02-27.

External links[edit]

[1] Allmusic review

[Burwell-2] "Burwell in tune with Coen brothers". Variety. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2011-02-27.

[3] "Hold to God's Unchanging Hand". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2018-04-10.

[4] "Hold to God's Unchanging Hand". The Cyber Hymnal. Retrieved 2018-04-10.

[5] "The Glory-Land Way". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2018-04-10.

[6] "Academy nixes four score contenders". Variety. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2011-02-27.

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v t e True Grit by Charles Portis
Film versions	True Grit (1969) Rooster Cogburn (1975) True Grit: A Further Adventure (1978) True Grit (2010)
Soundtracks	True Grit (1969) "True Grit" (song) True Grit (2010)
See also	Rooster Cogburn