Road to Perdition (soundtrack)

Road to Perdition is the soundtrack, on the Decca Records label, of the 2002 Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated film Road to Perdition starring Tyler Hoechlin, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Daniel Craig and Paul Newman. The original score was composed by Thomas Newman.^[4]

Road to Perdition
Film score by Thomas Newman
Released	June 25, 2002
Genre	Soundtrack, Instrumental
Length	1:10:11
Label	Decca
Thomas Newman chronology
The Salton Sea (2002) Road to Perdition (2002) White Oleander (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Filmtracks	[2]
SoundtrackNet	[3]

The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score, losing to the score of Frida.

Track listing

Unless otherwise indicated, information is taken from Discogs^[4] and the album's liner notes^[5]

1. "Rock Island, 1931" – 3:22
2. "Wake" – 1:55
3. "Just the Feller" – 2:44
4. "Mr. Rance" – 1:38
5. "Bit Borrowers" – 2:25
6. "Murder (in Four Parts)" – 7:54
7. "Road to Chicago" – 3:06
8. "Reading Room" – 1:25
9. "Someday Sweetheart" – 3:06
   • Performed by The Charleston Chasers
   • Composed by John Spikes and Benjamin Franklin Spikes
   • Recorded 1927^[6][7]
10. "Meet Maguire" – 1:44
11. "Blood Dog" – 1:06
12. "Finn McGovern" – 2:11
13. "The Farm" – 2:09
14. "Dirty Money" – 3:10
15. "Rain Hammers" – 2:41
16. "A Blind Eye" – 2:27
17. "Nothing to Trade" – 2:25
18. "Queer Notions" – 2:46
    • Performed by Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
    • Composed by Coleman Hawkins
    • Arranged by Horace Henderson^[8]
    • Recorded 1933^[8]
19. "Virgin Mary" – 1:34
20. "Shoot the Dead" – 2:25
21. "Grave Drive" – 1:20
22. "Cathedral" – 2:40
    • Contains a Vocal Sample from the song "Alma Redemptoris Mater", Performed by Choir of King's College
    • Vocal Sample Recorded 1994
    • Lyrics Written by Juan García de Salazar^[9][10]
23. "There'll Be Some Changes Made" – 2:59
    • Performed by the Chicago Rhythm Kings
    • Written by Billy Higgins and W. Benton Overstreet
    • Vocals: Red McKenzie^[11]
    • Recorded 1928^[11]
24. "Ghosts" – 3:40
25. "Lexington Hotel, Room 1432" – 1:45
26. "Road to Perdition" – 3:55
27. "Perdition – Piano Duet" – 1:39
    • Performed by Tom Hanks and Paul Newman
    • Composed by John M. Williams

Personnel

Information is taken from Discogs^[4] and the album's liner notes^[5]

Notable Musicians (tracks 1-8, 10-17, 19-22, 24-26)

• Thomas Newman - Orchestra conductor, Piano, Stroh violin
• Bill Bernstein - Hurdy Gurdy, Mandolin
• Nico Abondolo - Double Bass played by
• Jon Clarke - Oboe, Penny Whistle
• Rick Cox - Maracas, Additional Guitar, Metal Percussion
• George Doering - Bouzouki
• Michael Fisher - Bodhrán, Timpani, Glockenspiel, Metal Percussion
• Steve Kujala - Alto Flute, All Flutes
• Sid Page - Concertmaster
• Eric Rigler - Uilleann Pipes, Low Whistle
• Chas Smith - Pedal Steel Guitar
• Steve Tavaglione - Clarinet, EWI

Production

• Thomas Newman - Producer (1-8, 10-17, 19-22, 24-26)
• Bill Bernstein - Producer (1-8, 10-17, 19-22, 24-26), Music Editor
• George Budd - Music Consultant
• Julie Butchko - Music Clearance
• Peter Doell - Assistant Recording Engineer
• Meredith Friedman - Soundtrack Coordination
• Joe Gastwirt - Audio Mastering
• Tom Hardisty - Assistant Recording Engineer
• David Marquette - Assistant Recording Engineer
• Leslie Morris - Music Contractor
• Leah M. Panlilio - Soundtrack Coordination
• Thomas Pasatieri - Orchestration (1-8, 10-17, 19-22, 24-26)
• John Rodd - Assistant Recording Engineer
• Armin Steiner - Recording Engineer
• Tommy Vicari - Audio Mixing, Recording Engineer
• Paul Wertheimer - Assistant Recording Engineer
• Mike Zainer - Assistant Music Editor