Inside Llewyn Davis | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | November 12, 2013 |
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Genre | Folk |
Length | 41:58 |
Label | Warner Music Group |
Producer | T Bone Burnett, Joel and Ethan Coen, Justin Timberlake, Marcus Mumford, Oscar Isaac |
Inside Llewyn Davis is the soundtrack of music from the 2013 American film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the Coen brothers and starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund and Justin Timberlake.
With the film set in New York City during the 1960s, the soundtrack, produced by T Bone Burnett, uses folk music appropriate to the time period. With the exception of Bob Dylan's "Farewell" and Dave Van Ronk's "Green, Green Rocky Road", the rest of the tracks are modern recordings.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 66/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
The A.V. Club | B+ [3] |
Consequence of Sound | C− [4] |
The Independent | [5] |
The Observer | [6] |
Popmatters | [7] |
Rolling Stone | |
Under The Radar | [8] |
Reviews from Credible Sources
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" | Traditional | Oscar Isaac | 3:26 |
2. | "Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)" | Traditional | Oscar Isaac and Marcus Mumford | 3:00 |
3. | "The Last Thing On My Mind" | Tom Paxton | Stark Sands with Punch Brothers | 3:35 |
4. | "Five Hundred Miles" | Hedy West | Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan and Stark Sands | 3:26 |
5. | "Please Mr. Kennedy" | Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel and Ethan Coen | Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver | 1:59 |
6. | "Green, Green Rocky Road" | Len Chandler and Robert Kaufman | Oscar Isaac | 3:17 |
7. | "The Death of Queen Jane" | Music by Dáithí Sproule; Lyrics: Traditional | Oscar Isaac | 3:58 |
8. | "The Roving Gambler" | Traditional | The Down Hill Strugglers with John Cohen | 3:05 |
9. | "The Shoals of Herring" | Ewan MacColl | Oscar Isaac with Punch Brothers | 1:41 |
10. | "The Auld Triangle" | Dominic Behan | Chris Thile, Chris Eldridge, Marcus Mumford, Justin Timberlake and Gabe Witcher | 2:42 |
11. | "The Storms Are On the Ocean" | A.P. Carter | Nancy Blake | 3:16 |
12. | "Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)" | Traditional | Oscar Isaac | 2:46 |
13. | "Farewell" (Unreleased Studio Version) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | 2:07 |
14. | "Green, Green Rocky Road" | Len Chandler and Robert Kaufman | Dave Van Ronk | 3:45 |
Total length: | 42:00 |
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Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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French Albums (SNEP) [9] | 84 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] | 41 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] | 58 |
Swiss Charts (Hitparade) [12] | 61 |
US Billboard 200 [13] | 14 |
US Folk Albums ( Billboard ) [13] | 1 |
US Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [13] | 13 |
US Soundtrack Albums ( Billboard ) [13] | 3 |
Chart (2014) | Position |
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US Billboard 200 [14] | 183 |
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [15] | 3 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] | 32 |
US Soundtracks (Billboard) [17] | 6 |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United States [18] | November 5, 2013 | LP | Warner Music Group |
November 11, 2013 | CD, digital download | ||
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