Trailer: The Coen Bros.' 'Inside Llewyn Davis', Soundtrack Details
Whereas some filmmakers prefer to stick with one mode or another, the Coen Bros. have shown an ability to leap from Depression-era Greek musical epic to '90s stoner neo-noir comedy to violent Oscar-winning thriller. Their newest film, Inside Llewyn Davis, sees them dropping by '60s New York for an intimate character study of a folk musician.
Oscar Isaac stars as the title character, who's loosely based on real-life singer Dave Von Ronk. Backing him up are an intriguing supporting cast, including Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake, and Garrett Hedlund, and a poignant soundtrack mostly comprised of folk covers. Watch the newest trailer and get the soundtrack info after the jump.
I think that trailer looks pretty fantastic, and the buzz out of Cannes is definitely promising. Pajiba praised it as "a deeply human and meditative work" and Film.com called it "one of the best, and most understated, movies I've ever seen about the grieving process." Sample a few more early reactions here.
Unfortunately, those of us who didn't catch the movie at Cannes have a few months to wait before we can check it out for ourselves. Inside Llewyn Davis doesn't open until December 6. At least we can get acquainted with Llewyn Davis via the soundtrack, which drops on September 17. Here's the track listing (via The Film Stage):
1. "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" (Traditional; Arranged by T Bone Burnett) – Oscar Isaac
2. "Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)" (Traditional; Arranged by Oscar Isaac and T Bone Burnett) – Marcus Mumford and Oscar Isaac
3. "The Last Thing on My Mind" (Tom Paxton) – Stark Sands
4. "Five Hundred Miles" (Hedy West) – Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan and Stark Sands
5. "Please Mr. Kennedy" (Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen) – Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver
6. "Green, Green Rocky Road" (Len Chandler and Robert Kaufman) – Oscar Isaac
7. "The Death of Queen Jane" (Traditional; Arranged by Oscar Isaac and T Bone Burnett) – Oscar Isaac
8. "The Roving Gambler" (Traditional) – John Cohen with the Down Hill Strugglers
9. "The Shoals of Herring" (Ewan MacColl) – Oscar Isaac
10. "The Auld Triangle" (Brendan Behan) – Chris Thile, Chris Eldridge, Marcus Mumford, Justin Timberlake and Gabe Witcher
11. "The Storms Are on the Ocean" (A.P. Carter) – Nancy Blake
12. "Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song) (Traditional; Arranged by Oscar Isaac and T Bone Burnett) – Oscar Isaac
13. "Farewell" (Bob Dylan) – Bob Dylan
14. "Green, Green Rocky Road" (Len Chandler and Robert Kaufman) – Dave Van Ronk
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles—some of them of his own making.