Gangs of New York (soundtrack)

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Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York cover
Soundtrack from the film Gangs of New York by Various Artists
Released December 17, 2002
Genre Soundtrack
Length 56:55
Label Interscope Records
Producer(s) Martin Scorsese, Robbie Robertson, Hal Willner
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Gangs of New York is a soundtrack album for the film of the same name, released in 2002. The score is by Howard Shore. The rest of the selections are a mix of contemporary pop and world music compositions and tunes from mid-eighteenth century America, England and Ireland.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Brooklyn Heights" 1 (Howard Shore) – 2:16
  2. Afro Celt Sound System: "Dark Moon, High Tide" (Simon Emmerson, Davy Spillane, Martin Russell) – 4:06
  3. Silver Leaf Quartet: "Gospel Train" (traditional) – 2:30
  4. U2 with Sharon Corr and Andrea Corr: "The Hands That Built America (Theme from Gangs of New York)" (Paul Hewson, David Evans, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.) – 4:35
  5. Othar Turner and The Rising Star Fife and Drum Band: "Shimmy She Wobble" (Othar Turner) – 3:37
  6. Sidney Stripling: "Breakaway" (traditional) – 3:32
  7. Peter Gabriel: "Signal to Noise" (Gabriel) – 7:32
  8. Finbar Furey: "New York Girls" (traditional) – 4:03
  9. Jimpson and Group: "The Murderer's Home" (traditional) – 0:47
  10. Jocelyn Pook: "Dionysus" (Pook) – 4:52
  11. "Brooklyn Heights" 2 (Shore) – 2:00
  12. Mariano De Simone: "Morrison's Jig/Liberty" (traditional) – 1:46
  13. Shu-De: "Durgen Chugaa" (tradizionale) – 0:53
  14. Vittorio Schiboni, Massimo Giuntini, Rodrigo D'Erasmo and Mariano De Simone: "Unconstant Lover" (traditional) – 2:34
  15. Vittorio Schiboni, Massimo Giuntini, Rodrigo D'Erasmo and Mariano De Simone: "Devil's Tapdance" (traditional) – 1:47
  16. Anxi Jiang: "Beijing Opera Suite" (Da-Can Chen) – 3:27
  17. Linda Thompson: "Paddy's Lamentation" (traditional) – 2:53
  18. "Brooklyn Heights" 3 (Shore) – 3:15

[edit] Additional music

  • Davy Spillane: "Lament for the Dead of the North"
  • Badara N'Diaye: "Koukou Frappe"
  • The Dhol Foundation: "Drummer's Reel"
  • Beatrice Pradella, Marco Libanori and Angelo Giuliani: "Lilly Bell Quickstep"
  • Jimmie Strothers: "Poontang Little, Poontang Small"
  • Alabama Sacred Harp Convention: "Hallelujah/Amazing Grace"
  • Nathan Frazier & Frank Patterson: "Dan Tucker"
  • Music box recording: "The Last Rose of Summer"
  • Sonny Terry: "New Careless Love"
  • Afro Celt Sound System: "Saor-Free"
  • Eileen Ivers: "Lament for Staker Wallace"
  • Paul Hewson: "Báidín Fheidhlimí"
  • Dan Costescu: "Pigeon on the Gate"
  • Franco D'Aniello, Marco Libanori and Angelo Giuliani: "The White Cockade"
  • Piergiorgio Ambrosi: "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" (Martin Luther)
  • Jeff Atmajian: "Cantata"
  • David Fanshawe: "Pakwach Acholi Bwala Dance"
  • Franco D'Aniello, Marco Libanori and Angelo Giuliani: "Belle of the Mohawk Vale"
  • Francesco Moneti: "Uncle Tom's Religion"
  • Mary Black: "Paddy's Lamentation"
  • Mariano De Simone, Beatrice Pradella, Alessandro Bruccoleri and Lauren Weiss: "Massa Juba"
  • Ke-Wei Zhang: "Leaving Home"
  • Dr. Hukwe Zawose: "Chilumi"
  • Anna De Luca, Alessandro Bruccoleri and Giuseppe Salvagni: "Garry Owens Jig"
  • The Rising Star Fife and Drum Band: "Late at Midnight, Just a Little 'Fore Day"
  • Ike Caudill and Congregation of the Mt. Olivet Old Regular Baptist Church: "Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah"
  • Jeff Johnson, Brian Dunning, John Fitzpatrick, Gregg Williams & Tim Ellis: "Vows"
  • The Chieftains: "Kerry Slides"