![]() It’s a vision without grandeur and therefore incapable of producing work of any grandeur.Īnd, worst of all, it feels practiced and unexamined, not the product of fresh pain but of old wounds papered over by the intellect and now unfelt. It’s a vision based in fear and dread and is therefore insular, not meeting the world, but closed off to it. London’s adventure story, about an old gold miner all alone and facing nature (and one flesh-and-blood foe) consists of him narrating out loud and calling the. But to watch them do it six times in a row, as they do in “Buster Scruggs,” brings a mixed feeling - admiration for their ability and enjoyment of their virtuosity, but frustration at the spiritual deadness of it all, the sameness of it. Their Western anthology film, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, pulls off a similar trick in one of its tales, All Gold Canyon, an adaptation of a short story by Jack London. I was able to find a position where the two can be played together, note for note, seamlessly.The strength of the Coens is that they are so witty, skilled and smart, so in command of their medium, so fluid and agile, so capable of surprising and delighting from every angle, that they can make the grimmest story bearable, even palatable. The opening song, The Book, is actually two guitar parts. (Resources: learn more about Premium Memberships here. Get my weekly posts right to your inbox.) It flows beautifully - and additionally works as music for focus, meditation, and self-reflection.) Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage. It’s music that I’ve played and intend to play on Intellimusica. Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Performed by Liam Neeson (uncredited) The Sash My Father Wore. ![]() Performed by Tim Blake Nelson (uncredited) and Willie Watson (uncredited) Weela Weela Wallya. Written by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch. When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings. (This playlist is curated and updated by me. Written by David Rawlings & Gillian Welch. The Intellimusica Spotify Playlist: Ethereal & Cinematic Guitar You can find my personal music on Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music, and all streaming services: You can find a current list of my gear here. Johnny Cash: Hurt | fingerstyle guitar + TABįor The Book, I used my Cordoba C7 Cedar. Three Billboards: The Deer (Carter Burwell) + TAB Suddenly, the torso man's job security is in serious jeopardy as they were upstaged by another impresario's chicken. While successful in larger affluent towns, their travelling wagon show reaches remote mountain villages where the audiences are indifferent. A man with no arm and legs - works in servitude to an impresario, reciting impassioned poetry like Ozymandias. My favorite of the 6 stories was 'Meal Ticket'. ![]() Academy Shamed Into Allowing All 5 Original Song Nominees to Perform at Oscars vulture lists Nov. ![]() It's really the Coen Bros unleashed - as Netflix doesn't have the same constraints as a Hollywood studio. The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs about time Jan. I'm a huge Coen Brothers fan, and the The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Netflix) is one of their best. ![]()
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