Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Will Release Two Soundtracks To Accompany “The Vietnam War”

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, who has released Add Violence EP recently, and Atticus Ross have teased the release of the soundtrack for Ken Burn’s Vietnam War documentary. This soundtrack will be released on September 15, 2017.

These soundtrack will include the original score, both including two CDs. In the original score, the first CD has ten songs and the second CD has seven songs. The soundtrack, the first CD has twenty songs and the second CDs has eighteen songs. The original score will have over ninety minutes of original music.

According to NIN, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick has said in a statement that “The Vietnam War era produced some of the greatest, most impactful music ever produced. We are grateful that so many artists from the period wanted to be part of the film and now the soundtrack. We were equally fortunate to have had the tremendous honor to work with Trent and Atticus.” They continue by saying that the original “beautifully complements the music from the time”.

Because of this project, the senior producer of the film states that a large number of musicians and their families, agents, lawyers, technicians and technicians to include the soundtrack. The soundtrack track list and album artwork is listed below.

The Vietnam War – Original Score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Tracklist:
CD 1
01. Less Likely
02. Four Enclosed Walls
03. The Forever Rain
04. Remnants
05. Other Ways to Get to the Same Place
06. Torn Polaroid
07. Before Dawn
08. What Comes Back
09. Justified Response
10. Counting Ticks

CD 2
01. A World Away
02. The Right Things
03. Passing the Point
04. Strangers In Lockstep
05. Before and After Faith
06. The Same Dream
07. Haunted

The Vietnam War – The Soundtrack Tracklist:
CD 1
01. Bob Dylan – “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”
02. Johnnie Wright – “Hello Vietnam”
03. The Animals – “It’s My Life”
04. Barry McGuire – “Eve of Destruction”
05. The Byrds – “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)”
06. The Staple Singers – “Masters of War”
07. Wilson Pickett – “Mustang Sally”
08. Howlin’ Wolf – “Smokestack Lightnin’”
09. Nina Simone – “Backlash Blues”
10. Simon & Garfunkel – “The Sound of Silence”
11. Bob Dylan – “One Too Many Mornings”
12. The Temptations – “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg”
13. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – “Are You Experienced?”
14. The Spencer Davis Group – “I’m a Man”
15. Booker T & The MG’s – “Green Onions”
16. Cream – “Strange Brew”
17. Pete Seeger – “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (Live)”
18. Procol Harum – “A Whiter Shade of Pale”
19. Fairport Convention – “The Lord Is In This Place”
20. Buffalo Springfield – “For What It’s Worth”

CD 2
01. Bob Dylan – “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”
02. Big Brother & The Holding Company – “Piece of My Heart”
03. Steppenwolf – “Magic Carpet Ride”
04. The Box Tops – “The Letter”
05. Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Bad Moon Rising”
06. Santana – “Soul Sacrifice”
07. Otis Redding – “Tell The Truth”
08. Merle Haggard & The Strangers – “Okie From Muskogee”
09. B.B. King – “The Thrill Is Gone”
10. The Temptations – “Psychedelic Shack”
11. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – “Ohio”
12. The Youngbloods – “Get Together”
13. The Rolling Stones – “Gimme Shelter”
14. Link Wray – “Tail Dragger”
15. Ray Charles – “America the Beautiful”
16. Marvin Gaye – “What’s Going On”
17. Simon & Garfunkel – “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
18. The Beatles – “Let It Be”

(Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat)