Nebraska [Music from the Motion Picture]

by Mark Orton

Overview

It's fitting that Tin Hat guitarist Mark Orton eventually turned to composing film scores. Since their debut in the late '90s, the group's unique, atmospheric pieces have always taken on a kind of strange, cinematic bent. For his second soundtrack effort (following 2006's score for the indie Sweet Land), Orton provides the aural backdrop for Alexander Payne's (Sideways, The Descendants) black-and-white, father/son road trip film Nebraska. At times haunting and quirky, his sparse, percussive, acoustic guitar and fiddle score is a perfect match for the film both in tone and geography. Peppered with accordion, trumpet, bass, harmonica, and a variety of other emotively lonesome instruments, the music rolls by like the heartland's wide-open landscape, complementing the film's austere cinematography and enhancing its wit and emotion. It's appropriately wistful, haunting, playful, and decidedly uncluttered. The hallmarks of Tin Hat's sound are prominent and three of the tracks are actually credited to the band, having been featured on previous releases. That's not to say that the Nebraska soundtrack is merely recycled from Orton's back catalog. It plays more like an extension of his style and should be considered a worthy addition to his body of work. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	01/13/2023
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262025042
Rank:	73246

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mark Orton   Primary Artist,Guitar,Reed Organ,Bass Harmonica
Tin Hat Trio   Primary Artist,Ensemble
Tin Hat   Primary Artist
Rob Burger   Primary Artist,Accordion
Ara Anderson   Trumpet
Bryan Pezzone   Piano
James Gregg   Trumpet
Carla Kihlstedt   Violin,Trumpet Violin
Joshua Segal   Clarinet
Megan Orton   Violin
Mickey Raphael   Harmonica
Ben Goldberg   Clarinet

Technical Credits

Ryan Robinson   Mixing Assistant
Tin Hat Trio   Composer
Tom Hardisty   Engineer
Mark Orton   Mixing,Composer,Engineer
Randy Spendlove   Executive in Charge of Music
Mike Moore   Engineer
Peter Rotter   Music Contractor
Jesse Emerson   Mixing Assistant
Stefan Karrer   Executive in Charge of Music
Jean-Christophe Chamboredon   Executive in Charge of Music
Jon Cohrs   Mastering
Richard Ford   Producer
Alexander Payne   Liner Notes,Executive Soundtrack Producer
Tin Hat   Group,Composer
Jason Richmond   Soundtrack Coordination
Rob Burger   Composer