Carefree Drifter - performed by David Rawlings & Gillian Welch 4. Nelson’s character tragically loses, and he and “The Kid” duet on the song as Scruggs is lifted into heaven. Cool Water - performed by Tim Blake Nelson 3. The theme to the Coen Brothers’ Western anthology The Ballad of Busters Scruggs, the song soundtracks a pivotal gun battle between Tim Blake Nelson’s titular gunfighter and the upstart “The Kid,” played by former Old Crow Medicine Show member Willie Watson.

It was a minimalist performance, charmingly delivered as if around the campfire and not on the grand stage of the Oscars. Carter Burwell - The Wingless Thrush Carter Burwell - Our Revels Willie Watson & Tim Blake Nelson - When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings Carter Burwell - Canyon Awake Carter Burwell - How Deep Carter Burwell - Hello, Mr. Introduced by fellow Nashvillian Kacey Musgraves, the longtime musical partners donned matching embroidered Western suits to strum the song and harmonize in front of a starry night backdrop in Monument Valley. James Franco 'First Time' is a memorable quote by an unnamed cowboy character about to be executed on the gallows in the 2018 Western film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, portrayed by American actor James Franco. Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings performed their Oscar-nominated song “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” at the 91nd Academy Awards on Sunday night. Listen to The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on Spotify. MusicEdit Cool Water, written by Bob Nolan, performed by Tim Blake Nelson Randall Collins, written by Norman Blake Surly Joe the Gambler, based on.

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