The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford (bof)

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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, from the bands Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The Dirty Three and Grinderman, composed, performed and produced the original soundtrack for the film "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" directed by Andrew Dominik, starring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck, released on October 5, 2007. In "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford", Andrew Dominik brings his vision to the story of the assassination of one of the most famous outlaws of the American West, Jesse Woodson James (1847-1882). The film, inspired by the novel by Ron Hansen, tells how Robert Ford (Casey Affleck) joined Jesse James (Brad Pitt) and his gang of train and bank robbers, only to end up shooting the bandit in the back. On the soundtrack, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis succeed in translating into music the unpredictable and charismatic nature of the central protagonist, and above all the complex and contradictory character of the man behind the legendary figure. Bold and haunting, the entirely instrumental soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis manages to exert its power, even without Andrew Dominik's images.