Directed by:
Martin RittCinematography:
John A. AlonzoComposer:
Taj MahalCast:
Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, James Best, Taj Mahal, Janet MacLachlan, Carmen Mathews, Jerry LeggioVOD (1)
Plots(1)
Nathan Lee Morgan (Winfield), an African-American sharecropper, steals food from his neighbor to feed his starving family and is arrested, leaving his wife, Rebecca (Tyson), and their children to endure the hardships of poverty and prejudice in the Depression-era South. (official distributor synopsis)
Soundtracks
Sounder
Original Soundtrack Recording
Label: Varese Sarabande
Year: 2018
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 35:03
| 1. | "Needed Time" - Lightnin' Hopkins | 02:53 | |
| 2. | Sounder Chase A Coon | Taj Mahal | 03:24 |
| 3. | "Needed Time (Hummin' And Pickin')" - Lightnin' Hopkins | 01:26 | |
| 4. | Morning Work / N' Meat's On The Stove | Taj Mahal | 01:45 |
| 5. | I'm Running And I'm Happy | Taj Mahal | 00:57 |
| 6. | Speedball | Taj Mahal | 01:42 |
| 7. | Goin' To the Country / Critters In The Woods | Taj Mahal | 01:48 |
| 8. | "Motherless Children (Hummin')" - Traditional Black Spiritual | 01:21 | |
| 9. | Jailhouse Blues | Taj Mahal | 04:00 |
| 10. | Just Workin' | Taj Mahal | 00:35 |
| 11. | Harriet's Dance Song | Taj Mahal | 00:33 |
| 12. | Two Spirits Reunited | Taj Mahal | 01:54 |
| 13. | David Runs Again | Taj Mahal | 00:29 |
| 14. | Curiosity Blues | Taj Mahal | 01:01 |
| 15. | Someday Be A Change | Taj Mahal | 01:02 |
| 16. | Horseshoes | Taj Mahal | 01:59 |
| 17. | Cheraw | Taj Mahal | 02:22 |
| 18. | David's Dream | Taj Mahal | 01:02 |
| 19. | "Needed Time (Guitar)" - Lightnin' Hopkins | 02:29 | |
| 20. | "Needed Time (Banjo And Hand Clapping)" - Lightnin' Hopkins | 02:21 |
Sounder / Decision for Chemistry
Music for Films
Label: Intrada Records
Year: 2014
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:14:51
Notes: Limited edition. The Sounder is an unused score.
| 1. | DECISION FOR CHEMISTRY: Main Title / A Boy's Choice / Places To See / Back In The Twenties | Alex North | 04:01 |
| 2. | Odd Jobs / Frontier Science / Chemists Of The Future | Alex North | 02:20 |
| 3. | Zero Minus Thirty / Stirring With Life / Industrial Skyline / Research | Alex North | 03:33 |
| 4. | Phosphorus Plant / Scientific Supermarket | Alex North | 03:35 |
| 5. | Wood Pulp Mill / Vanillin | Alex North | 01:29 |
| 6. | Dirty Clothes | Alex North | 03:36 |
| 7. | The Silkworm / Spin Dope / Synthetic Fibers | Alex North | 05:36 |
| 8. | The Soil Demonstration / Decision For Chemistry | Alex North | 06:10 |
| 9. | SOUNDER: Main Title | Alex North | 01:33 |
| 10. | Father And Son | Alex North | 03:40 |
| 11. | Rebecca / David To School | Alex North | 01:46 |
| 12. | To The Ball Game | Alex North | 00:49 |
| 13. | Sounder / Goodbye, Mama | Alex North | 03:40 |
| 14. | Work In The Cane Field / Family Work | Alex North | 02:49 |
| 15. | Sounder Returns / Act Like One | Alex North | 02:42 |
| 16. | Thanks / Disclosure | Alex North | 02:12 |
| 17. | Dream | Alex North | 01:01 |
| 18. | Odyssey, Version A | Alex North | 03:27 |
| 19. | Odyssey, Version B | Alex North | 03:40 |
| 20. | Dejected | Alex North | 01:19 |
| 21. | Where's Daddy | Alex North | 02:46 |
| 22. | Work | Alex North | 01:08 |
| 23. | Nathan Returns, Version A | Alex North | 01:42 |
| 24. | Nathan Returns, Version B | Alex North | 01:46 |
| 25. | Home | Alex North | 01:25 |
| 26. | Search For David | Alex North | 02:06 |
| 27. | Departure | Alex North | 02:36 |
| 28. | Source Music | Alex North | 02:24 |
Sounder
Original Soundtrack Recording
Label: P.E.G. Recordings
Year: 1997
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 34:21
| 1. | "Needed Time" - Lightnin' Hopkins | 02:52 | |
| 2. | Sounder Chase A Coon | Taj Mahal | 03:19 |
| 3. | "Needed Time (Hummin' And Pickin')" - Lightnin' Hopkins | 01:24 | |
| 4. | Morning Work / N' Meat's On The Stove | Taj Mahal | 01:43 |
| 5. | I'm Running And I'm Happy | Taj Mahal | 00:55 |
| 6. | Speedball | Taj Mahal | 01:38 |
| 7. | Goin' To The Country / Critters In the Woods | Taj Mahal | 01:45 |
| 8. | "Motherless Children" - Traditional Black Spiritual | 01:18 | |
| 9. | Jailhouse Blues | Taj Mahal | 03:53 |
| 10. | Just Workin' | Taj Mahal | 00:32 |
| 11. | Harriet's Dance Song | Taj Mahal | 00:31 |
| 12. | Two Spirits Reunited | Taj Mahal | 01:54 |
| 13. | David Runs Again | Taj Mahal | 00:27 |
| 14. | Curiosity Blues | Taj Mahal | 00:59 |
| 15. | Someday Be A Change | Taj Mahal | 01:02 |
| 16. | Horseshoes | Taj Mahal | 01:59 |
| 17. | Cheraw | Taj Mahal | 02:21 |
| 18. | David's Dream | Taj Mahal | 01:01 |
| 19. | "Needed Time (Guitar)" - Lightnin' Hopkins | 02:26 | |
| 20. | "Needed Time (Banjo And Hand Clapping)" - Lightnin' Hopkins | 02:22 |