Nashville (film) - Soundtrack

Soundtrack

The actors and actresses composed some of the songs they performed in the film. Ronee Blakley contributed several songs, including those performed by Timothy Brown. Karen Black wrote the songs she performed in character as Connie White. Keith Carradine wrote "I'm Easy", which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song - Motion Picture. Carradine also wrote "It Don't Worry Me", which is heard on the soundtrack throughout the film, and is the closing number performed by Barbara Harris onstage at the Parthenon.

Film score composer Richard Baskin composed songs for Henry Gibson to sing in character as Haven Hamilton.

Several respected Nashville session musicians took part in the music recording and in the film itself, including violinist Vassar Clements and guitarist Harold Bradley.

While the music was viewed in the Nashville music industry as mean-spirited satire, the songs have achieved a cult-status among alternative country musicians. In 2002, the album, A Tribute to Robert Altman's Nashville was released, featuring interpretations of the film's songs by Canadian alt-country figures, including Carolyn Mark, Kelly Hogan and Neko Case.

Spanky and Our Gang covered both "Since You've Gone" and "Dues" on their 1975 album Change.

Track listing

1. "It Don't Worry Me" (written and performed by Keith Carradine) – 2:47
2. "Bluebird" (written by Ronee Blakley; performed by Timothy Brown) – 3:35
3. "For the Sake of the Children" (written by Richard Baskin; performed by Henry Gibson) – 3:18
4. "Keep A-Goin'" (written by Richard Baskin; performed by Henry Gibson) – 2:49
5. "Memphis" (written and performed by Karen Black) – 2:07
6. "Rolling Stone" (written and performed by Karen Black) – 3:57
7. "200 Years" (written by Richard Baskin and Henry Gibson, performed by Henry Gibson) – 3:04
8. "Tapedeck in His Tractor" (written and performed by Ronee Blakley) – 2:20
9. "Dues" (written and performed by Ronee Blakley) – 3:40
10. "I'm Easy" (written and performed by Keith Carradine) – 3:02
11. "One, I Love You" (written by Richard Baskin; performed by Henry Gibson and Ronee Blakley)– 2:37
12. "My Idaho Home" (written and performed by Ronee Blakley) – 3:06
13. "It Don't Worry Me (Reprise)" (written by Keith Carradine and performed by Barbara Harris) – 3:57