Docs With Soundtracks – Part 4
This is part four in our month long series highlighting some popular docs and soundtracks in our collection. Check out the the whole series for more recommendations.
“Amandla!”
Movie DVD – Music CD
Music doc on black South African freedom music and the central role it played against apartheid. Soundtrack features various musicians such as Vusi Mahlasela and Miriam Makeba.
“The Civil War”
Movie DVD – Music CD
Ken Burns gives an overview of the Civil War in this nine part series. Soundtrack features traditional American songs performed musicians like the Jay Ungar and Bernice Johnson Reagon.
“Desperate Man Blues”
Movie DVD – Music CD
The story Joe Bussard and his collection of music from the 1920s and 1930s. Soundtrack features rural blues, jazz, and old-timey country music with notable names like The Carter Family and Robert Johnson.
“Waiting for Superman”
Movie DVD – Music CD
Davis Guggenheim’s examination of the failures of the American public education system. The soundtrack is a score composed by Christophe Beck.
