I have yet to see the film Mud by director Jeff Nichols who happens to be Lucero's own Ben Nichols brother. Being great artists seems to run in the family. I like Jeff's previous films and I'm sure Mud won't disappoint. The film is finally out on DVD and I actually picked up the film soundtrack when it came out originally. When I noticed there were tracks with Lucero and composer David Wingo together, I couldn't wait to hear what they had put together. And no, I don't normally pick up music to films I have yet to see.
The album as a whole is a great moody mix of quiet moments mixed with southern soul. Wingo has a great way of evoking emotions with a very stripped down compositions on this soundtrack. His work with Lucero on tracks like "Ending" are probably my favorite moments from this album. I really dig the twang in the sound.
Dirty Three also make a contribution to the Mud Soundtrack by bringing in a great reserved southern sound. They really put together one epic piece of composition with the song "Alice Wading." What a fantastic piece of music. I love the build and the chaos that really takes over around 5 minutes in with the violin strings. It reminds me of something I would imagine hearing in the Hans Zimmer Batman soundtracks if they were set in Georgia.
And there's a new Lucero instrumental song on this album I really love called "Snakebite." Takes me back to when Ben and the boys used to just jam with guitars and drums with no other instruments to overwhelm the work. This is the gritty southern rock I've been waiting for these guys to return to. This soundtrack gets a solid.
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