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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
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
Listen - 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
Listen - 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
