Legacy Recordings has announced a soundtrack album for the biographical drama I Saw the Light. The album feature new interpretations of classic Hank Williams tracks performed for the film by Tom Hiddleston and the Saddle Spring Boys. Also included are popular recordings contemporaneous to Hank’s life and career, including tracks by Eddy Arnold, The Delmore Brothers, Jo Stafford, Jimmy Liggins, Eartha Kitt, George Morgan and Emmett Miller. The soundtrack will be released on March 25, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. I Saw the Light is written and directed by Marc Abraham and stars Hiddleston, as well as Elizabeth Olsen, Cherry Jones, Bradley Whitford, Maddie Hasson, Wrenn Schmidt and David Krumholtz. The movie tells the story of the legendary country-western singer’s meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life.
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‘The Last Ride’ Soundtrack Announced
Curb Records has announced the official soundtrack album for the drama The Last Ride inspired by the mysterious final days of country star Hank Williams’ mercurial life. The album features two tracks from the film’s score by Benjy Gaither, as well as a number of the country songs featured in the movie performed by artists including Jett Williams, Russ Taff, Rebecca Frasier, Wes Hampton, Sarah Johns, Doug Anderson, Michael English, Nathan Young and Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings. The sountrack will be released digitally on June 19, 2012. To download the album, visit Amazon and check out audio clips from the release below. The Last Ride directed by Harry Thomason and starring Henry Thomas, Jessie James, Fred Dalton Thompson, Kaley Cuoco and Stephen Tobolowsky tells the fact-based story about Hank Williams and his fateful last ride across country with an innocent young driver.