Just Like A Bird Without A Feather / Samuel L Jackson
When The Lights Go Out / The Black Keys
Standing In My Doorway Crying / Jesse Mae Hemphill
Chicken Heads / Bobby Rush
Black Snake Moan / Samuel L Jackson
Morning Train / Precious Bryant
The Losing Kind / John Doe
Lord Have Mercy On Me / Outragious Cherry
Ronnie and Rae's Theme / Scott Bomar
The Chain / Scott Bomar
Alice Mae / Samuel L Jackson
Stack-O-Lee / Samuel L Jackson
Old Black Mattie / R.L. Burnside
That's Where The Blues Started / Son House
Mean Ol' Wind Died Down / North Mississippi Allstars
Black Snake Moan, the latest film from Hustle And Flow director Craig Brewer, tells a tale of love, betrayal, sex and salvation. It stars Samuel L Jackson, Christina Ricci and Justin Timberlake. The film take place in M... more »emphis, Tennessee and the local blues music from the area is a central part of the movie. The soundtrack includes some classic and current blues artists including Son House, R.L. Burnside, North Mississippi Allstars and the singing debut of Samuel L Jackson. While the Black Snake Moan soundtrack presents the best musical moments of the movie, as a stand-alone document, its seventeen tracks weave together a raw depiction of today's North Mississippi scene: a little bit country, and a little bit rock'n'roll, both built on a bedrock of primitive blues. The Black Snake Moan soundtrack is a must have for fans of the film, the Blues, Samuel L Jackson or just a music fan looking for something very cool.« less
Black Snake Moan, the latest film from Hustle And Flow director Craig Brewer, tells a tale of love, betrayal, sex and salvation. It stars Samuel L Jackson, Christina Ricci and Justin Timberlake. The film take place in Memphis, Tennessee and the local blues music from the area is a central part of the movie. The soundtrack includes some classic and current blues artists including Son House, R.L. Burnside, North Mississippi Allstars and the singing debut of Samuel L Jackson. While the Black Snake Moan soundtrack presents the best musical moments of the movie, as a stand-alone document, its seventeen tracks weave together a raw depiction of today's North Mississippi scene: a little bit country, and a little bit rock'n'roll, both built on a bedrock of primitive blues. The Black Snake Moan soundtrack is a must have for fans of the film, the Blues, Samuel L Jackson or just a music fan looking for something very cool.
"Watching the movie I was overwhelmed by the greatness of its soundtrack, and after purchasing this CD I was pleased to see that everything still seemed as wonderful. I am not a blues afficianado, but I do appreciate good music. I think that most anyone could enjoy this soundtrack."
Son House, R. L Burnside and SAMUEL L. JACKSON???
R. Kyle | USA | 10/24/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The film fascinated me. Okay, I expected a dynamite soundtrack and I got it. What I didn't expect is that Samuel L. Jackson could actually sing! There's no overdub needed on this man's tracks--and you really do need to see the scene from the film where he plays at a roadhouse. Great job!"
"Ain't but one kind a blues...
Mr. D | detroit, mi usa | 09/11/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"And that's the kind between a male and a female." And that's how this remarkable collection of blues begins, courtesy of the great Son House. Going through a nasty break-up or divorce? Me too. Mr. House, we feel you. Here in the Motor City we began a rediscovery of him a few years back when Jack White did a blazing cover of "Death Letter". The soundtrack to Black Snake Moan comes at a time when young music fans ARE discovering Delta Blues via bands like The Black Keys ( well represented here ), R.L. Burnside ( ditto ), and the White Stripes. In Detroit there a dozen bands rediscovering their blues roots, even if with blue eyes. Outrageous Cherry, for one, is well represented on this soundtrack.
The joyous surprise though on this collection is Samuel Jackson. The man becomes what he is performing. He was Jules in "Pulp Fiction", slaughtering Ezekial 25:17 before capping a fool. Here he is an old Southern blues singer and his version of Stack-O-Lee almost rivals Nick Cave. And that says a lot for a full time actor and part time singer! But when Samuel sings, "I put nine of my bullets in his motherf...g chest!" you will find yourself hitting the replay button. Don't worry about the reviews of the movie and whether it was exploitation or not, just get the soundtrack and keep driving til you hit a fork in the road. There may be a man there asking you to make a choice. That's the blues."
Authentic blues
Jon Broxton | Thousand Oaks, CA | 04/18/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"An extremely peculiar film from Craig Brewer, the director of Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan is a deep-South drama covering topics as diverse as promiscuity, religion, redemption, love, and Blues music. Samuel L. Jackson plays farmer and part-time blues musician Lazarus, who wakes up one morning to find a young woman named Rae (Christina Ricci), badly beaten and unconscious, lying half-naked in his yard. A childhood victim of sexual abuse, Rae had developed into the town tramp, using her sex addiction as a replacement for the love she has never felt in her life. Lazarus, however, seeing a chance to redeem both himself and Rae, takes it upon himself to `cure' Rae of her illness - and proceeds to chain her to the radiator of his remote farmhouse, forcing her to endure sexual cold turkey. And so begins a truly unusual friendship between the pair - and, as always happens in these things, they learn more about life from each other than they ever expected. As one might expect, the film's music is heavily rooted in the musical heritage of the deep South, especially that of blues artists such as R.L. Burnside, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Son House and the North Mississippi Allstars. Jackson performs a number of himself, his distinctive deep voice sounding very authentic when performing tracks like the forlorn "Just Like a Bird Without a Feather", the rollicking "Alice Mae", the angry/funny/dirty-sounding "Stack-o-Lee", and the languorous, eponymous "Black Snake Moan". Composer Scott Bomar's score is limited to just three cues and around 5 minutes in length, comprising mainly blues instrumentals, electric guitars, and ambient electronic textures, although his work arranging the blues tracks heard in the movie is important and impressive in context. Not really one for score fans, but recommended for fans of modern blues."