The Big Lebowski [Original Soundtrack]

by Big Lebowski / O.s.t.

Overview

The soundtrack to The Big Lebowski, the Coen brothers' follow-up to their breakthrough film Fargo, is an odd mixture of opera, world music, pop, jazz, exotica, folk and blues. In other words, it's as idiosyncratic as the Coens themselves, and the weird array of styles makes sense in practice, not on paper. Among the highlights are Elvis Costello's "My Mood Swings," Bob Dylan's "The Man in Me," Nina Simone's "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," Yma Sumac's "Ataypura," Kenny Rogers' "Just Dropped In," Townes Van Zandt's "Dead Flowers" and Henry Mancini's "Lujon." The collection makes more sense if you've seen the film, but there are enough good songs and quirky humor to make it an enjoyable listen on its own terms. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2014
Label:	Virgin Emi
UPC:	0602547009579
Rank:	5019

Tracks

1. The Man in Me
2. Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles
3. My Mood Swings
4. Ataypura
5. Traffic Boom
6. I Got it Bad and That Ain't Good
7. Stamping Ground
8. Just Dropped In (To See What My Condition Is In)
9. Walking Song
10. Gluck das mir Verblieb
11. Lujon
12. Hotel California
13. Technopop
14. Dead Flowers

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kenny Rogers & the First Edition   Primary Artist
Elvis Costello   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Bob Dylan   Primary Artist
Kenny Rogers   Primary Artist
Carter Burwell   Primary Artist
Piero Piccioni   Primary Artist
Meredith Monk   Primary Artist,Vocals
Nina Simone   Primary Artist
Moondog   Primary Artist
Gipsy Kings   Primary Artist
Henry Mancini   Primary Artist
Yma Sumac   Primary Artist
Townes Van Zandt   Primary Artist
Captain Beefheart   Primary Artist
Anton Dermota & The Austrian State Radio Orchestra   Primary Artist
Ilona Steingruber   Primary Artist
Anton Dermota   Primary Artist
Katie Geissinger   Vocals
Greg Cohen   Bass
Jim Keltner   Drums
Valerie Pack   Guitar
The Austrian State Radio Orchestra   Orchestra

Technical Credits

Elvis Costello   Composer,Performer
Bob Dylan   Composer,Performer
Kenny Rogers & the First Edition   Performer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Carter Burwell   Composer,Performer
Don Henley   Composer
Don Van Vliet   Composer
Erich Wolfgang Korngold   Composer
Piero Piccioni   Composer,Performer
Louis Hardin   Composer
Roger Moutenot   Mixing,Engineer
Meredith Monk   Composer,Performer
Nina Simone   Performer
Moises Vivanco   Composer
Tom Wolfe   Coordination
Mickey Newbury   Composer
Gipsy Kings   Performer
Cait O'Riordan   Composer
Glenn Frey   Composer
Henry Mancini   Composer,Performer
Yma Sumac   Performer
T-Bone Burnett   Producer
Townes Van Zandt   Performer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Keith Richards   Composer
Don Felder   Composer
Mick Jagger   Composer
Manish Raval   Music Coordinator
Captain Beefheart   Composer,Performer
Diana Fragnito   Coordination
Ethan Coen   Producer
Anton Dermota & The Austrian State Radio Orchestra   Performer
Valerie Pack   Production Coordination
Howard Paar   Coordination
Kyle Goen   Design
Happy Walters   Supervisor
Spring Aspers   Coordination
Ilona Steingruber   Performer
Don Vliet   Composer