American Routes at the Movies
This week on American Routes we cue the music and dim the lights for great music moments in film. We’ll sit down with Oscar nominees Joel and Ethan Coen, writers/directors of such iconic films as True Grit, O Brother Where Art Thou? and The Big Lebowski and discover the magical role of music in their movies. Then, conversation with cinema-verite masters D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, who’ll detail the craft of their “glorified home movies” such as Dylan’s Dont Look Back and The War Room, and their latest feature Kings of Pastry. Plus, clips from films we love, and songs that make the silver screen shimmer.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Tumbling Tumbleweeds Sons of the Pioneers
Songs of the West, Rhino
On the Road Again Willie Nelson
Warner Bros. 75 Years of Film Music, Rhino
Movie Magg Carl Perkins
The Classics, Bear Family
Picture Show John Prine
The Missing Years, Oh Boy
Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine) Peggy Lee
The Capitol Collector's Series: Vol. 1, The Early Years, Capitol
Black Nightgown Gerry Mulligan
I Want to Live! Soundtrack, Rykodisc
Trouble Man Marvin Gaye
The Very Best of Marvin Gaye, Motown
Instrumental: James Bond Theme John Arnold
The Best of Bond...James Bond, Capitol
Eee-O-Eleven Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy & Friends, Rhino
Shanty Town Desmond Dekker
The Harder They Come Soundtrack, Island
Come Spy With Me Smokey Robinson
Spy Magazine Presents, Vol. 1: Spy Music, Rhino
James Bond Theme John Barry & Orchestra
The Best of Bond...James Bond, Capitol
The Last of the Secret Agents Nancy Sinatra
Spy Magazine Presents, Vol. 1: Spy Music, Rhino
Instrumental: River Crossing Carter Burwell
True Grit Soundtrack, Nonesuch
SEGMENT: Joel and Ethan Coen
Walk on the Wild Side Jimmy Smith
Ultimate Jimmy Smith, Verve
If You Want Me to Stay Sly and the Family Stone
Dead Presidents Soundtrack, Capitol
End Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
American Routes original recording
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Night Spot Rock Elmer Bernstein and his Orchestra
Sweet Smell of Success Soundtrack, Fresh Sounds
Anatomy of a Murder Duke Ellington
Anatomy of a Murder, Columbia
(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valence Gene Pitney
The Look of Love - The Burt Bacharach Collection, Rhino
The Weight The Band
The Band: The Best of: a Musical History, Capitol
Tom Joad (Part 1) Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie: Dust Bowl Ballads, BMG
Love Minus Zero / No Limit Bob Dylan
Don't Look Back DVD, Docurama
Instrumental: Sunny's Tune Ry Cooder
Music By Ry Cooder, Warner
Nem Vem Que Nao Tem Wilson Simonal
City of God Soundtrack, Milan
Skokiaan Louis Armstrong
All Time Greatest Hits, MCA
I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) Louis Prima with Phil Harris
Jump, Jive an' Wail, Capitol
Pink Elephants on Parade Sun Ra and his Arkestra
Stay Awake, A & M Records
Your Feets Too Big Mos Def & Jean-Michel Bernard
Be Kind, Rewind Soundtrack, Lakeshore
Instrumental: Lulu's Back in Town Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn & Michel Gondry
Be Kind, Rewind Soundtrack, Lakeshore
SEGMENT: D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus
I'll Fly Away Gillian Welch and Allison Krauss
Down From the Mountain, Lost Highway
End Bed: Toots Shor's Blues Elmer Bernstein and his Orchestra
Sweet Smell of Success Soundtrack, El Records