Songcatcher: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture

Maybe they should have subtitled this album O Sister, Where Art Thou? Like the music from the Coen brothers' O Brother... movie, Songcatcher celebrates the emotional purity of mountain music, the acoustic balladry of the Appalachians--only this soundtrack features an all-female assemblage. Among the luminaries who shine the brightest: Rosanne Cash, who sets the tone with the album-opening "Fair and Tender Ladies"; Julie Miller, whose original "All My Tears" could pass as an old spiritual; Patty Loveless, who returns to her Kentucky roots with "Sounds of Loneliness"; and Gillian Welch, who leads an a cappella rendition of "Wind and Rain." Of the more familiar material, Emmylou Harris seems like she's coasting through the oft-revived "Barbara Allen" while Maria McKee sounds like she's singing for her life on "Wayfarin' Stranger." Yet the emphasis throughout is less on vocal virtuosity than on the stark simplicity of the songs, the album more impressive as an ensemble piece than a showcase for individual singers. --Don McLeese more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-10-2008; Historical music; I loved the movie and my basset hound sang along to a few of the tunes in the movie; however she (the basset) did not respond at all to the music from the sound track, and this was a little disappointing, but I liked it a great deal.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-11-2008; SongCatcher; Saw the movie, had to get this for my husband's birthday. It is great! Thank you.; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-28-2007; wrong product!!!; i orderded the soundtrack to the movie songcather along with the dvd. the dvd was the right one but the cd was some kinda tribal indian chants with a 'songcatcher' cd sticker on it! so i cant even review the product because i NEVER GOT IT!; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-03-2007; "Wind and Rain" by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings; I'm not going to write a lot since that's "what I do" in life, and one can only do so much of it with the fingers one was provided with. What I am going to say is that I love the movie (rent it, buy it, see it), and have no objection to...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-10-2008; Historical music; I loved the movie and my basset hound sang along to a few of the tunes in the movie; however she (the basset) did not respond at all to the music from the sound track, and this was a little disappointing, but I liked it a great deal.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-10-2006; I wanted more of the actual songs of the movie!; I have to say this is a terrific cd and I love Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris. I was disappointed that the song done by the actor who played Tom was not included. It was as if they decided to go with commercial country singers instead...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-28-2007; wrong product!!!; i orderded the soundtrack to the movie songcather along with the dvd. the dvd was the right one but the cd was some kinda tribal indian chants with a 'songcatcher' cd sticker on it! so i cant even review the product because i NEVER GOT IT!; read full review | report as inappropriate