O Oh Brother Where Art Thou? Soundtrack NEW! MUSIC CD

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Brand New, Factory Sealed! See Description Below: This is an Enhanced CD, which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Includes a 24-page booklet with liner notes by Robert K. Oermann.O BROTHER, W ART THOU? won the 2002 Grammy Awards for Album Of The Year and for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. "O Death" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals.This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Those kings of cinematic quirkiness, the Coen brothers, fashioned their film O BROTHER, W ART THOU? as a contemporary adaption of Homer's Odyssey, centering around a group of American chain-gang prisoners. The film's earthy Southern setting makes it a natural for a bluegrass-oriented soundtrack, for which producer T-Bone Burnett picked the cream of the country crop."Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby," for example, is a summit meeting of some of the finest contemporary female country vocalists (Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris, and Alison Krauss). The old school isn't forgotten either, as evidenced by a chilling a cappella rendering of "O Death," courtesy of Ralph Stanley, and by the closing cut, w the Stanley Brothers issue an elegant plea to heaven with "Angel Band."Rolling Stone (1/03/02, p.119) - Ranked #9 in Rolling Stone's "Top 10 2001".Rolling Stone (1/18/01, pp.56-7) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...A collection of folk, bluegrass, gospel and hobo country so true to the music's down-home, egalitarian roots that it's hard to distinguish the old tracks from the new and the folk heroes from screen actors..."Entertainment Weekly (10/12/01, p.38) - Ranked #56 in EW's "100 Best Movie Soundtracks" - "...An unlikely hillbilly smash making 1930s-style string-band music the 1st trend of the 21st-century..."Q (12/00, p.139) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Mostly traditional spirituals and bluegrass numbers....richly evocative of its time and place, and educational too..."No Depression (1-2/01, p.90) - "...The rarest of contemporary soundtracks: good (old) music, contly programmed, and masterfully perfromed....an exceptional album..."Mojo (Publisher) (6/02, p.68) - Included in Mojo's "100 Coolest Movie Soundtracks".Mojo (Publisher) (1/02, p.70) - Ranked #3 in Mojo's "Best [10] Box Sets & Compilations of 2001". WE DO NOT SELL illegal bootleg tapes, copies, screeners, or any type of illegally burned CDs! BEWARE OF OTHER SELLERS Standard Shipping - U.S. Shipping via United States Postal Service Media Mail. Estimated delivery time is 5 to 21 business days. . Additional Information: This is a Brand New, Factory Sealed, exactly as you would find in a retail store. This is not a copy, bootleg, or Asian import. All orders are directly shipped from U.S. distributors. * Please refer to each item for exact shipping and handling rates. Additional information for International orders : Any customs, taxes, import duties, or any other applicable charges are your responsibility and are collected once the package reaches your country. We have no jurisdiction over these expenses and cannot determine what they may be. Customs polices vary widely from country to country; please contact your local customs office for further information. Delivery to P.O. Boxes is not available ! Our system will automatically combine and calculate shipping for all of the items you purchase from us. Once checkout has been completed, additional items cannot be added. We Appreciate Your Business! All payment forms must clear. Please allow 5-21 business days for delivery on US orders. APO, FPO, and international orders may take considerably longer for delivery. As this item is shipped directly from our distributor, t is always a slight possibility of ... read more

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