For this selection I have focused on soundtracks composed and performed by Ry Cooder. Ry has been involved in over 17 soundtracks either as a composer or as a contributor. His work as a soundtrack composer is unparalleled and his masterful expertise on the slide guitar is evident in his compositions. He is able to create soundscapes (or "desertscapes" as I like to refer to them) which create stunning atmospheres and backdrops for the images and scenes on the screen.
This selection is all instrumental and is a soundtrack in itself (think dark crime or contemporary western). It's also useful for that next long road trip or listening to on a lazy afternoon.
1 Get Away - Ry Cooder (Performance)
2 Powis Square - Ry Cooder (Performance)
3 See You In Hell, Blind Boy - Ry Cooder (Crossroads)
4 Feelin' Bad Blues - Ry Cooder (Crossroads)
5 Walkin' Away Blues - Ry Cooder (Crossroads)
6 I Can't Walk This Time - Ry Cooder (Johnny Handsome)
7 Angola - Ry Cooder (Johnny Handsome)
8 Clip Joint Rhumba - Ry Cooder (Johnny Handsome)
9 Cajun Metal - Ry Cooder (Johnny Handsome)
10 Greasy Oysters - Ry Cooder (Johnny Handsome)
11 Smells Like Money - Ry Cooder (Johnny Handsome)
12 Last Man Standing - Ry Cooder (Last Man Standing)
13 Jericho Blues - Ry Cooder (Last Man Standing)
14 Church - Ry Cooder (Last Man Standing)
15 Lucy's Ear - Ry Cooder (Last Man Standing)
16 Somewhere In The Desert / End Title - Ry Cooder (Last Man Standing)
17 Sanctuary - Ry Cooder (Last Man Standing)
18 Paris, Texas - Ry Cooder (Paris, Texas)
19 Brothers - Ry Cooder (Paris, Texas)
20 She's Leaving the Bank - Ry Cooder (Paris, Texas)
21 Dark Was the Night - Ry Cooder (Paris, Texas)
22 Define Violence - Ry Cooder (The End Of Violence )
23 Four Weeks Later - Ry Cooder (The End of Violence)
24 Vamos Empezar - Ry Cooder (The End of Violence)
25 The End of Violence (End Title) - Ry Cooder (The End of Violence)
































