There is perhaps a bit of controversy around this appearing on my Sunday Americana series.
Firstly it is Songs From and Inspired By The Motion Picture The Horse Whisperer here as opposed to the Original Score
The Horse Whisperer is a 1998 American neo- western drama film directed by and starring Robert Redford, based on the 1995 novel The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans. I think that I would rather have pins stuck in my eyes than watch the film.
I picked this up from a charity shop some years back as the songs looked interesting. This in turn has led to two further controversies.
Up until now the CD has been filed along with further soundtracks and the like a fair distance from the Americana shelves.Also it seems to be a mixture of mainstream Country and Americana so which genre should it be filed under?
Also is there enough Americana to justify inclusion in this series. Just about, I think, but there is probably also an strong argument that it isn't
Surely though, anything which has tracks by The Flatlanders, Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch and Steve Earle is worthy of inclusion?
The jurys out.
The Flatlanders - South Wind of Summer
Lucinda Williams - Still I Long For Your Kiss
Steve Earle - Me And The Eagle
Apologies I've just realised that these are MP4 as opposed to MP3 files. I hope that doesn't cause too much inconvenience.
I can't deal with all this controversy first thing on a Sunday morning, I'll come back when I've calmed down.
ReplyDelete