Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Song For Bob (The Assassination of Jesse James)

[@91MoonKnight]

"There would be no eulogies for Bob, no photographs of his body would be sold in sundries stores, no people would crowd the streets in the rain to see his funeral cortege, no biographies would be written about him, no children named after him, no one would ever pay twenty-five cents to stand in the rooms he grew up in."

[@veeraaa6344]

I think people still don't bother about Robert ford that's why despite being a masterpiece the film was commercially unsuccessful.

[@FishLord413]

Good. Dead men tell no tales as this one was written by a still breathing one.

[@eigelgregossweisse9563]

Why would Bob kill Wood Hite, especially when it was Liddil who pointed a gun at him? Wood had nothing against Bob at that time, except that he had an argument. He truly was a coward in that moment. What a strange, momentous decision.

[@HisSon316]

wow.. tragic.

[@johncra8982]

"no children would be named after him" hits the hardest, and then the fact that it's followed up by "no one would pay 25 cents to stand in the rooms he grew up in" just destroys you.

[@richardb8080]

The atmosphere of this music is so full of tragedy, nostalgia and loss. As you get older those things become a bigger part of you. I listen to this and look back at the happy times, so long ago and far away and feel such a strange variety of emotions, love and joy that I had such happy times and sadness and grief that they are gone forever. Such a cathartic piece of music..

[@mad_and_lost9231]

u still here brodha, theach us more plz.

[@STLOU87]

When you get closer to the end the past is all you have.

[@Anonymous-Joker74]

@@STLOU87 Wow ! Profound comment 👀👌🏼

[@mathieuchenier9551]

Your comment hits home…

[@bobbyscott8309]

True this is a masterpiece soundtrack so deep

[@PothePerson]

He was ashamed of his persiflage, his boasting, his pretensions of courage and ruthlessness; he was sorry about his cold-bloodedness, his dispassion, his inability to express what he now believed was the case- that he truly regretted killing Jesse, that he missed the man as much as anybody and wished his murder hadn't been necessary. Even as he circulated his saloon he knew that the smiles disappeared when he passed by. He received so many menacing letters that he could read them without any reaction except curiosity. He kept to his apartment all day, flipping over playing cards, looking at his destiny in every King and Jack.

[@PothePerson]

There would be no eulogies for Bob, no photographs of his body would be sold in sundries stores, no people would crowd the streets in the rain to see his funeral cortege, no biographies would be written about him, no children named after him, no one would ever pay twenty-five cents to stand in the rooms he grew up in. The shotgun would ignite, and Ella Mae would scream, but Robert Ford would only lay on the floor and look at the ceiling, the light going out of his eyes before he could find the right words.

[@chenwanyen]

Thank you for your words, with this music and my imagination, I cried…

[@bluebird669]

❤️

[@disf5178]

@@PothePerson pretty awesome you took the time to write that out. Gives me chills reading and listening.. one of the greatest films/stories ever told

[@waynevenz7034]

Just remember Robert Ford was only about 22 years old when he did this

[@philliphood3191]

How this movie didn't win every award at the oscars is beyond me

[@bendover2649]

It came out the same year as There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men, which is honestly understandable. Were it any other year it would've won BP for sure.

[@drog.ndtrax3023]

@@bendover2649 It's also because that's not how those awards work. They are PR events and you don't get them without award lobby money, and even then they favour established directors, or people who are "due". The Academy is a studio funded marketing organization and they only promote films that they determine will best represent their brand that year, and the technical awards are an afterthought. The jury has no autonomy and hasn't seen most of the films they are voting on anyway. The studio didn't believe in this film and it shows - it was barely nominated for any awards and only two Oscars, one for legend Roger Deakins, and one for Casey's supporting performance. If it just wasn't its year it would at least still have been nominated properly.

[@NPC_-mf4dw]

It makes sense once you look at the competition. It was quite the year for movies, with multiple masterpieces competing against each other.

[@NPC_-mf4dw]

@@drog.ndtrax3023 No, you shared your opinion and implied "conspiracy". Not even saying you're wrong, you might be correct, but let's not pretend that what you shared is more than your opinion and ultimately, this movie falling short is very reasonable, the competition considered.

[@hipsterelephant2660]

2007 was a really competitive year at the Oscars.

[@leannessister3691]

This song alone is enough to get me to watch this movie

[@snakey934Snakeybakey]

You should. Its the most underrated film ever made in my own humble opinion

[@Nami]

It alone is what eventually had me go find the movie.

[@adilmasih7594]

This film is a master piece. This shows that life of a bad guy is full of tragedies. Jesse was almost died from inside.

[@ValentinaMaurino]

One of my favorite soundtracks ever 🖤

[@bretteveretthowell3276]

Goes down smoothly when paired with my favorite movie, The soundtracks namesake... (tied with Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World w/ Russel Crow)

[@setharsenault4029]

Me too

[@dibdab101]

Nick and Warren's is always a pleasure. This my favourite of the soundtracks they have worked on together. I have just seen Blonde, and once again their music seems to be as important a presence in the film as any actor.

[@SVoltage1]

top 5, for sure!

[@universpro7741]

It's beautiful

[@bethholt9095]

I live in the same town Jesse james was born and I've seen Bob ford and his brother Charlie's grave

[@Emperor4197]

It’s not Brad Pitt who makes this movie. It’s the story. They all deserve an applause 👏

[@elwray3506]

Whoa, hold up. For me this is probably the best Pitt I´ve ever seen, but also Casey Affleck & Sam Rockwell were outstanding. Can´t agree, it just the stoty. It´s stellar performances, music, these nature shots and the story.

[@hipsterelephant2660]

Tbf, Pitt quite literally help made the movie. He produced it and was responsible for getting Andrew Dominik's cut into theaters when Warner Bros tried taking the film away from him.

[@spudeleven5124]

I think Brad Pitt would be the very first to tell you that.

[@spudeleven5124]

This is one of the most moving pieces of music I have ever heard. I've never seen the film.

[@thetraveler1182]

You really need too, this song just ….it brings it all together

[@SVoltage1]

please do, its beautiful

[@hipsterelephant2660]

Absolutely great character study. Even if you aren't into westerns it's absolutely worth a watch

[@jostewart554]

The film is.brilliant.

[@drhfuhruhurr4253]

Huh! I'm in my 40's, and have seen a lot of movies in my time, trust me.. this film and soundtrack are among the best ever made ❤❤❤

[@Suensyan]

I've been photographing abandoned houses here in Finland since 2004 and still this song is for me that one to catch them all and all those emotions in them; emptiness, sadness, lost dreams, beauty and so on. Absolutely awesome song.

[@RoopeRontu1999]

Tell me about it.

[@ReneLio]

The most unrated pic of Pitt. A masterpiece

[@Pateu-q3f]

This film and this soundtrack are masterpieces.

[@crownedclownw]

Listening to this music breaks a part of me, I'm dying

[@illostr8]

That is the most beautiful song Ive ever heard it made me weep

[@francemary1863]

This movie is a jewel

[@Kup32]

I keep asking myself if the movie just hit the right notes with me but the more often I watch it, the more I get enchanted by the humanity it oozes. Deakins and his naturalistic style couldn't have been a better choice for cinematography and although I haven't heard as many songs by Nick Cave or Warren Ellis, it's hard to miss how much they bled into that movie as well as the rest of the people involved. This movie is a poem of humanity itself. About it's weakness and it's strength. Not to mention the deep psychological dive into an American myth, that has been demystified and put into the right context of human experience. No heroes, no gods. Simply humans. The characters are depicted so realistically that you can't help but see yourself in them. You can perfectly imagine being the one putting the guns down in front of the men you suspect will kill you, as well being the one pulling the trigger on the man you suspect will bring your death. The irony. One had his final last words and the other one died before finding the right ones. In this regard you can't help but ask yourself which ones will your own end be similar too. Pitt gives a fantastic performance but it's Affleck that mesmerizes me every time I watch it. Maybe a lot of his feelings of himself as a person being Ben's brother went into the performance. And most certainly I would hypothesize that it did, because for me personally, it's the only explanation he was able to give such a deep-cutting performance. I love this movie. Fuck the box office. And I only hope that all people involved understand, what a masterpiece they created. And that the money the studio lost is worth a damn next to the humane achievement they manifested. On the other hand, I am drinking my third beer while I'm writing this. So what the fuck do I know.

[@vedvarma2815]

This is probably the most well-written and intelligent comment I've ever read on KZbin. I agree with everything you said.

[@j27revenge]

Wow, that was an amazing summation of the movie. Spot on. I don't know what it is about this movie but I think it is one of the best I have ever seen.

[@Anonymous-Joker74]

You know enough amigo 👌🏼 spot on !

[@davidmorris8434]

So much to agree with and admire from the above ...but just hitting "like"...RIP all of us......

[@monmothma3358]

A beautiful film. I have trouble putting into words why it hit such a nerve in me. Casey Affleck was perfect in his role.

[@tacofingerz7247]

What really brings a tear to my eye when it comes to Bob, is the very personification of the man. We all make mistakes when young, we all have dreams of greateness and and tend to romantizice the badassery in men. I have came across people whom I used to know back when I was 18, 19, 20 and some of them had even asked me if I remember this or that thing I said, my overral view of the world and its almost as if they were making it up or talking about someone else, that's how volatile our younger years are. Most of us outgrow our mistakes and outgrow from a certain mindset into adulthood, im only 33 and I can barely recognize my stupid 20 year old self, the thing and big difference making it an outmost tragedy is how Bob outgrew his 20 year old self, but the world didnt, he was defined by his youngling mistakes and one of those defined the man for eternity as the coward who shot mr howard.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

THERE WOULD BE NO EULOGIES FOR BOB" Those words speak volumes cause as history marched on and myths grew Robert Ford became a footnote to history and mostly known for just being the guy who killed a legend

[@juanchachito8143]

Nick, Warren thanks from the botton of my heart. This is the best song ever made, for me. Is so deep and powerfull....Its beautyfull. My favorite song since i knew it. And probably forever. When i think in a break down or a mind changing experience, i just listen to this song. And when i want to hear somenthing that makes me feel deeply , i hear it. And whrn i want to hear the best song ever made, i hear The song of Bob. I feelso many things anytime that almost think taht the answer to the life is in these notes. Once again, thank you from the deep of my soul. You are awesome.

[@andreacalegari5388]

Wonderful. So delicate the piano, so sweet the violin, so perfect the whole track. So great Nick, Warren and the orchestra.

[@giovannizito5437]

Masterpiece absolute

[@TheFrasierCraneYouTubeNetwork]

This could be one of the greatest songs ever written

[@TheFrasierCraneYouTubeNetwork]

Agreed

[@christineshank2621]

I think this is Brad's best work. He deserved to be at least nominated for an Oscar. Was he ?

[@snakey934Snakeybakey]

I agree. He also stated that it was his favorite role he ever played.

[@Bobmacca64]

He wasn't. But he won the Best Actor prize at the Venice Film Festival.

[@mikehunt8501]

And, that cold, droning cello at the very end...

[@MCLEAN25104980]

This song in itself is perfection personified, a humbling yet tragic cataclysm of emotions felt in every possible way.

[@asanka857]

the most underrated movie after one upon a time in America

[@salchipapa5843]

One of my favorite tracks in a movie ever.

[@MarcoMorales]

One of the best films ive ever had the pleasure of watching. It very much portrayed how paranoid Jesse James was throughout thr last year of his life

[@murderjohnson8799]

This piece always makes me shed a tear.

[@charlesc.6555]

2007

[@Architectureguy]

I've been listening to "Wild God" almost non-stop for the last week. About 30 minutes ago, KZbin suggested the scene "No Eulogies for Bob", and as soon as I heard it I said, "That sounds like Nick Cave!" Sure enough...what about that? I haven't learned the lyrics to "Wild God" yet, but the music is addicting...and the sound quality is very impressive! The Dolby Atmos mix on Apple Music keeps revealing subtleties with every listen.

[@MinamuTV]

A beautiful soundtrack. Like the bittersweet recovery of previously lost memories.

[@hairylittlewombat]

Just saw Nick Cave & Warren Ellis together with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Melbourne. The performance concluded with this beautiful piece. Wow, the arrangement by Nicholas Buc was absolutely stunning. I'm really hoping they recorded it.

[@Jean120483]

hairylittlewombat in Australia lmao you're one lucky SOB

[@brianconnolly6551]

I love nics podcast THE ART OF THE SCORE!

[@truefunksoul8638]

There is a good audience recording from the second night with the MSO in 2019 and the encore performance of Push The Sky Away was released on the B-Sides & Rarities (Part II) collection, where the credits say 'recorded by ABC Classic' but don't specify which night, so they presumably recorded the whole show in such great quality and we might get to hear it one day in some Nick & Warren box set. I've got that bootleg but don't remember where I found it .. seek and ye shall find!

[@deborahhughes6923]

This music is so important to this film. It tells the sad and true story of Jesse James. Mesmerizing...

[@juanchachito8143]

This it's My favorite song ever. In my opinion the One and only

[@jjforcebreaker]

Stellar work. I can't get this soundtrack out of my head. Just exquisite composition and tone.

[@johnnyv.5142]

The 'What Must Be Done' track is a western genre masterpiece!

[@gabrielarapalizeras564]

Damn I don’t get tired of this

[@hipsterelephant2660]

I will never not be mad at Warner Bros for dumping this to only 301 screens and deliberately letting the film flop financially just because an exec there didn't like the final cut.

[@hj-ct2qi]

completely agree

[@empireofthechangedayandnight]

The best ever created piece of music in genre "tragedy and drama" ahead of OSTs like John Williams "Shindler list", Hans Zimmer "Gladiator" and Max Richter "Hostiles"

[@carlosalfaro5660]

Should I feel ashamed for crying loud every time I see the movie's end with this music?

[@mosesappleby4357]

Don’t worry bro so do I. This and heat are the only two movies that make me cry.

[@snakey934Snakeybakey]

No.

[@hipsterelephant2660]

nah not at all. It's a very emotional piece of music.

[@abubakryasin3997]

memorable moody stirring......superb!

[@francemary1863]

Great great mystery... Why this movie is unknown ????? a beauty, all is magnificent in this movie

[@MissJ11111]

I listen to this soundtrack all the time. It is 1 so the most amazing.

[@DeadBlonde_80]

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis compiled a brilliant soundtrack and the narration was also well done. I have the other songs as my ringtone.

[@patriotaRBC]

The first time I watched the movie, I think back in 2008, I was alone in the dark in my TV room, I remember being scared of Brad Pitt's interpretation. Such an unpredictable man Jesse bacame and Pitt mastered in creating the atmosphere of fear and anguish.

[@jostewart554]

Brad Pitt is a very underrated actor because of his looks. I really do believe that..

[@streetdancer221]

Its make my emotions up and down in one hand think of my mommy in other hand i think my life and how much i suffer for the decisions i make i want to live for her but im in so much pain .....😢😢😢😢

[@Paryghusho]

*09/15/2023* *Faith in the Lord and in yourself is the way ❤🙏🏼 .*

[@michellem.1749]

I love this movie..

[@stepanmiskovsky3976]

one of the greathest performances i ever see at film 100%

[@tangocash7304]

"Hello, Bob." The shotgun would ignite, and Elle Mae would scream. But Robert Ford would only lay on the floor, looking up at the ceiling. The light going out of his eyes, before he could find the right words.

[@redskyatnight123]

They are so good with soundtracks

[@bbvaghhjj6130]

Still sounds amazingly beautiful after all these years

[@HeroDman]

"im a space bound rocket ship and your heart is the moon, and im aiming right at you"🚀🌙

[@chassanderson9601]

A beautiful piece of music. Nick Cave is a genius and truly a great man

[@cynthiamadrid1430]

One of my favorite films. SO well done, Actually too well done. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A GREAT MOVIE. Acting, human nature, values, A twisted piece of GENIUS.

[@caterpillakilla]

beautiful

[@dereknichols8093]

So sad that this movie kinda tanked at the box office. This was one of Brad Pitt’s better roles in my opinion. So underrated for an outstanding performance as well as a great movie.

[@mundaneallaround]

Yep, amazing movie that people still don't know about. Both actors are outstanding.

[@marksgoogle4360]

these type of movies are not for your average tard

[@perryjoseph616]

Pitt himself said that of all the roles hes played, this was his favorite..

[@Rafaelxt2]

@@perryjoseph616 C A R A L H O

[@hipsterelephant2660]

tbf, it's not really the audiences fault it bombed. Warner Bros deliberately tried to kill it because they wanted a more action oriented film, and what they got was this. It's why the film was delayed from Fall of 06 to 07.

[@niltonplum2561]

A brilliant OST in a espetacular movie.

[@Vitorhugoroyer]

Som para alma...

[@boutrymarie7693]

Richard B. I agree with every single word you wrote. This (master)piece embodies for me the French word « Egregore » : it gathers and shares perfectly and with great delicacy a full range of intimate emotions we all hide or keep within.

[@JimiMiki]

damn fine film, damn fine music.

[@hovanti]

Just.....beautiful......

[@christian.alencarr]

Cara eu já assisti esse filme umas 8x e eu tenho a sensação de nunca ter assistido. Um dos melhores da minha lista de filmes

[@SocratesSapiens]

Esse filme é uma obra prima

[@SandroCentonze]

Come non essere rapiti da tanto sentimento? Bravo Nick e stupendi Semi cattivi, sparsi sulla strada di chi non ha meta.

[@samp5659]

The truth is Jesse James Died in the Civil War; what rode home was a rouge highwayman. RIP

[@IoiSeAuMoqueur]

Verry good song

[@mangouras]

Produce tristeza pero a la vez me da tranquilidad. Gran tema

[@emmaladouce]

Très beau film 📽musique belle 🎶🎻très triste aussi 😪😢🌎😘❣

[@francemary1863]

A very great film in all respects, unknown in France. The film Twilight, in which the psychopathic “hero” Brad Pitt and his "tortured" fan Casey Affleck play wonderfully. Without really violence, an atmosphere that nevertheless gives you goose bumps, by the accuracy of the staging, the game, the landscapes. All sublimated by a music that accompanies these destinies.

[@MahrezDzzz]

Exactement je ne connaissais pas je l’ai regardé aujourd’hui et … Waaaw Quelle claque

[@hipsterelephant2660]

tbh its kinda unknown in the states too. Not many theaters played it.

[@francemary1863]

@@hipsterelephant2660 it's a shame. One day, it will find his public, sure

[@WittyDroog]

"Hello Bob"

[@juanchachito8143]

ONCE again ❤ this is the best song ever. Has so many levels. And goes straight to your heart ❤️. People like doing this song. And it's like a message to the world 🌎. It keeps going deeper and stronger 💪. It came to the point that no one can resist emotionally the power of the song. The song explains you where are you problems and where are your strength. Shows you, wich is the way to be the person you wanna become. It's so simple and so, I mean soooo complex. That it's a real puzzle 🧩 to the mind and heart ❤️. This is a master piece that goes far away from Vivaldi or Chopin . This is the song of Bob. Like Bob was something else. Brad Pitt, Jesse James, the mug. The atmosphere, ande the will. All is in the song. I can't say it in other words. The best song ever. Thanks from the bottom of my heart ❤️💜❤

[@enzogalli5506]

Excellent!!!

[@EuSouCarledu]

Eu amo essa música and I love you, Nick!

[@Rafaelxt2]

Concordo, craque.

[@Rafaelxt2]

Epa!

[@ramonpandolfi9683]

Também acho

[@Phantoma3]

Fantástico!

[@mingcoffman]

Great movie

[@andrei_mmxx]

Что я сейчас послушал?? Я послушал шедевр!!!

[@crisvp4542]

Preciosaaaaaaa!!!!!♡♡♡♡

[@streetdancer221]

When i listen this my whole soul crying but its not actual cause im sad its gonna relief for me 😢😢😢

[@krisscales1028]

Just wait till the piano riff kicks in

[@Deenk2009]

Awesome Work Mr!!

[@sunbro7304]

Beautyfull

[@ThotdFan127]

Found this because Eminem sampled it for the chorus of Space Bound. Final portion is so phenominal i gotta see this movie!!

[@a.pviivi8235]

Merry xmas

[@mfida9038]

Thought I heard this before. The piano medly is sampled on Eminem's Space Bound

[@rockingbrowneyedgirl]

I actually heard this years before I heard Space Bound. Then when I heard Em's song I legit did a double take. 🤣

[@mfida9038]

@@rockingbrowneyedgirl I was the opposite in that respect... heard Space Bound ages ago when I was in high school lol.

[@johnnymclaneutah]

good but sad movie.

[@saturatedcranium]

That, my friend, is called melancholy.

[@zaferakdemir8555]

Çok Güzel Müzik Filimde ki favori Müziğim...

[@pennypeach7616]

Tough luck, Bob.

[@faustaz1654]

❤❤❤

[@Trapper3000]

He was ashamed of his boasting, his pretensions of courage and ruthlessness. He was sorry about his cold-bloodedness, his dispassion, his inability to express what he now believed was the case: That he truly regretted killing Jesse. That he missed the man as much as anybody and wished his murder hadn't been necessary. Even as he circulated his saloon he knew that the smiles disappeared when he passed by. He received so many menacing letters that he could read them without any reaction except curiosity. He kept to his apartment all day, flipping over playing cards, looking at his destiny in every king and jack. Edward O'Kelly came up from Bachelor at 1 p.m. on the 8th. He had no grand scheme, no strategy, no agreement with higher authorities. Nothing beyond a vague longing for glory and a generalized wish for revenge against Robert Ford. Edward O'Kelly would be ordered to serve a life sentence in the Colorado Penitentiary for second-degree murder. Over 7000 signatures would eventually be gathered on a petition asking for O'Kelly's release, and in 1902, Governor James B. Orman would pardon the man. There would be no eulogies for Bob, no photographs of his body would be sold in sundries stores, no people would crowd the streets in the rain to see his funeral cortege, no biographies would be written about him, no children named after him. No one would ever pay 25 cents to stand in the rooms he grew up in. The shotgun would ignite, and Ella Mae would scream, but Robert Ford would only lay on the floor and look at the ceiling, the light going out of his eyes before he could find the right words.

[@toothali5964]

جيت استرجع 😢٢٠٢٥

[@MrsMaciasz]

Dzięki, Mikołaj Jaskinia

[@Skyhi0]

Live by the gun . .

[@wlm617]

3:34

[@DABELINE]

💖💖

[@stefanolorenzi7204]

This film is great. But "the people" don't know to see

[@petebondurant58]

They rarely do.

[@FaranelHD]

This song is extremely similiar to The Walking Dead's soundtrack "Whispers into Silence". They definitely took inspiration from this song.

[@elmaury2335]

Grew up watching this movie and just found out it was used as a sample for space bound - eminem.

[@Coop275]

They didn’t applaud.

[@adamjamesgee8612]

The Abbominations of the Earth, spring forth.

[@ivanmadigar4404]

It's suited at this days..

[@thomasschonenberg1400]

Gänsehaut... or in english: fucking genious !

[@peterkvoriak6600]

❤😢❤😢❤😢❤😢❤😢