What’ll I Do? by The Nat King Cole Trio
As heard in the film “The Best of Me”.
Nocturne No.20 in c sharp minor Op. Posth composed by Frederic Chopin
Twilight Serenade By Moonlight by Brad Hatfield Orchestra feat. Donna Byrne
As heard in the film Better Living Through Chemistry.
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground by Blind Willie Johnson
Heaven Right Here by Jeb Loy Nichols
I’m looking for something to eat by Stella Mayhew
This song was recorded in 1909. You can hear it here. Here here!! I heard about this song in the New york Times article “How Pop Sounded Before It Popped” by Jody Rosen published in 2006 and available here.
Candy Man Blues by Mississippi John Hurt
Recorded in New York in 1928: But I like this version recorded at Oberlin College better I think:
Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4) by Aldona Dvarionaite
“Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4)” by Aldona Dvarionaite As heard in the documentary They Came To Play, about a non-professional piano competition involving virtuosos from throughout the world.
I’ll Fly Away by Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch
SONG OF THE DAY “I’ll Fly Away” by Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch (O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, Lost Highway/Mercury Records, 2000). Written in 1929 by Albert E. Brumley. Well, I hope you recognize the song from the movie soundtrack because it’s a worthwhile soundtrack and movie for anyone to hear and see. But …
Gymnopadie No. 1 by Erik Satie with arrangment by Claude Debussy
SONG OF THE DAY “Gymnopédie No. 1” – Orchestration by Debussy with original piano setting by Satie (1898) INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie. – These short, atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4 time, with each …