Crazy Heart (soundtrack)

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Crazy Heart with full title Crazy Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a 2009 film soundtrack album to accompany the film Crazy Heart directed by Scott Cooper starring Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Songwriters

The album entitled Crazy Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in 2009 to accompany the film. The 16-track album contains many songs written by T Bone Burnett, Stephen Bruton and Ryan Bingham, but also by John Goodwin, Bob Neuwirth, Sam Hopkins, Gary Nicholson, Townes Van Zandt, Sam Philips, Greg Brown, Billy Joe Shaver and Eddy Shaver

{Performers

The songs are performed by various artists including actors Jeff Bridges, Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall, as well as singers Ryan Bingham (who also sings the theme song "The Weary Kind", Buck Owens, The Louvin Brothers, Lightnin' Hopkins, Waylon Jennings, Townes Van Zandt and Sam Philips.

Awards and Nominations

On 17 January 2009, the theme song The Weary Kind by Ryan Bingham was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "The Weary Kind" at the 2009 Golden Globe Awards. The song has been nominated for Best Original Song at the 2009 82nd Academy Awards, while Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal were nominated for their performances in the film.

Tracklist

The tracklist consists of:

• 1. "Hold On You"
  • Written by Stephen Bruton, T Bone Burnett, John Goodwin and Bob Neuwirth
  • Performed by Jeff Bridges
• 2. "Hello Trouble"
  • Performed by Buck Owens
• 3. "My Baby’s Gone"
  • Performed by The Louvin Brothers
• 4. "Somebody Else"
  • Written by Stephen Bruton and T Bone Burnett
  • Performed by Jeff Bridges
• 5. "I Don’t Know"
  • Written by Stephen Bruton and T Bone Burnett
  • Performed by Ryan Bingham
• 6. "Fallin’ & Flyin’"
  • Written by Stephen Bruton and Gary Nicholson
  • Performed by Jeff Bridges
• 7. "I Don’t Know"
  • Written by Stephen Bruton and T Bone Burnett
  • Performed by Jeff Bridges
• 8. "Once A Gambler"
  • Written by Sam Hopkins
  • Performed By Lightnin’ Hopkins
• 9. "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"
  • Written and performed by Waylon JenningsPerformed by Waylon Jennings
• 10. "Fallin’ & Flyin’"
  • Written by Stephen Bruton and Gary Nicholson
  • Performed by Colin Farrell & Jeff Bridges
• 11. "Gone, Gone, Gone"
  • Written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
  • Performed by Colin Farrell
• 12. "If I Needed You"
  • Written and performed by Townes Van Zandt
• 13. "Reflecting Light"
  • Written and performed by Sam Phillips
• 14. "Live Forever
  • Written by Billy Joe Shaver and Eddy Shaver
  • Performed by Robert Duvall
• 15. "Brand New Angel"
  • Written by Greg Brown
  • Performed by Jeff Bridges
• 16. "The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)"
  • Written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
  • Performed by Ryan Bingham