VA - 12 Years A Slave (OST) (2013)

As denoted by its additional Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture label, this album contains a great deal of content that isn’t in the film. Pieces of Hans Zimmer’s original score appear, but the majority of the 12 Years a Slave soundtrack is made up of songs by modern artists that wouldn’t have necessarily fit the film’s antebellum setting.
That being said, it’s interesting to hear popular artists like John Legend, Alicia Keys and Chris Cornell tackle the topic of slavery, whether through reinterpretations of very old songs like Legend’s “Roll Jordan Roll,” or new songs inspired by the film’s plot such as Keys’ “Queen of the Field (Patsey’s Song).”

TRACKLIST

01. Tim Fain - Devil's Dream
02. John Legend - Roll Jordan Roll
03. Gary Clark Jr. - Freight Train
04. Tim Fain & Caitlin Sullivan - Yarney's Waltz
05. Alabama Shakes - Driva Man
06. David Hughey & Roosevelt Credit - My Lord Sunshine (Sunrise)
07. John Legend - Move (feat. Fink)
08. Hans Zimmer - Washington
09. Gary Clark Jr. - (In the Evening) When the Sun Goes Down
10. Alicia Keys - Queen of the Field (Patsey's Song)
11. Hans Zimmer - Solomon
12. Laura Mvula - Little Girl Blue
13. Chris Cornell - Misery Chain (feat. Joy Williams)
14. Topsy Chapman - Roll Jordan Roll (feat. Chiwetel Ejiofor)
15. Tim Fain - Money Musk
16. Cody ChesnuTT - What Does Freedom Mean (To a Free Man)