Title: Where are the real songs?
Product review: While this soundtrack is a likable record with wonderful performances, I can't say that I would recommend it. I loved the songs and the singing in the movie, but those pieces are not to be found (or at least rarely found) on this soundtrack. "Oh Death", "Barbara Allen" (a snippet), and a piece sung by Iris DeMent are the only songs from the movie. All the other songs are highly produced, slick versions by wonderful, but all too modern artists. Give me Hazel Dickens or more from Iris and I'd send everyone out to get it. And, please, can anyone tell me why the two pieces from the score are included here. David Mansfield is a gifted musician and composer, but these pieces fall on the ear like lead and disrupt the flow of the album. The producers dropped the ball on this one. One quick glimpse at Songcatcher 2 tells me that it is already a better bet than this one.
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