The details of the soundtrack album for John Hillcoat’s gangster movie Lawless have been revealed. The album features selections from the film’s original score composed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis who formed the band The Bootleggers for the project and are collaborating with such artists as Mark Lenegan, Ralph Stanley and Emmylou Harris. Also featured is a previously unreleased song by Willie Nelson. The soundtrack will be released on August 28, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Lawless based on the novel The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant stars Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska. The western premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released on August 29 by the Weinstein Company. For more information about the film visit the official movie website. (via ARTISTdirect)
Here’s the album track list:
1. Fire and Brimstone – The Bootleggers feat. Mark Lanegan
2. Burnin’ Hell – The Bootleggers feat. Nick Cave
3. Sure ‘Nuff Yes I Do – Ralph Stanley
4. Fire in the Blood – The Bootleggers feat. Emmylou Harris
5. White Light / White Heat – The Bootleggers feat. Mark Lanegan
6. Cosmonaut – The Bootleggers feat. Emmylou Harris
7. Fire in the Blood / Snake Song – Nick Cave / Warren Ellis / Emmylou Harris / Ralph Stanley
8. Aim Towards The Sky – The Bootleggers feat. Liela Moss and Emmylou Harris
9. Fire in the Blood – The Bootleggers feat. Emmylou Harris
10. Fire and Brimstone – Ralph Stanley
11. Sure ‘Nuff Yes I Do – The Bootleggers feat. Mark Lanegan
12. White Light / White Heat – Ralph Stanley
13. End Crawl – Nick Cave / Warren Ellis
14. Bonus Track: Midnight Run – Willie Nelson
