For SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION
A Film by
Bill Guttentag
Dan Sturman
Executive Produced by
Danny Glover
Produced by
Joslyn Barnes
Jim Czarnecki
Bill Guttentag
Dan Sturman
Executive Producers
Jarrett Lilien
Gina Harrell
Mark Downie
Marc Henry Johnson
Producer
Dylan Nelson
Associate Producers
Agnes Varis
William Douglass
Peter Buffett
Jennifer Buffett
Mihal Arguetty
Directors of Photography
Buddy Squires
Jon Else
Stephen Kazmierski
Edited by
Jeffrey Doe
Original Score Composed by
Philip Marshall
Music Producer
Corey Smyth
Co-Producer
Beverly Oden
Associate Producers
Julia Mintz
Lindsay Gillette
Lauren McCauley
Post-Production Supervisor
Julia Mintz
Additional Cinematography
Giles Dunning
Dermott Downs
Sound
Mark Roy
Assistant Camera
Paul Marbury
Anthony Savini
Jonathan Weaver
Titles Consultant
Deborah Ross Film Design
Titles & Graphics
Jerome Olivier
Music Consultant
Evyen Klean
Music Clearance
Julie Sessing
Musicologist
David Evans
Music Assistant
Midori Nishijima-Kim
Music Filmed on Location at
16th St. Baptist Church, Birmingham
Avatar Studios, New York City
Conway Studios, Los Angeles
Electric Lady Studios, New York City
The Pass Studios, Los Angeles
S.I.R. Studios, New York City
Line Producers
Karin Chien
Karen Lin
Mynette Louie
First Assistant Director
Rebecca Strickland
Camera Operators
Manuel Billeter
Sam Chase
Vincent Follier
Magdalena Gorka
Neil Kirkpatrick
Music Coordinator
Delvida Flaherty
Recording Engineers
Jan Fairchild
Joel Hamilton
Tom Soares
Jon Smeltz
Ryan West
Still Photographers
Josh Miller
Mitsuyo Miyazaki
Production Legal
Jennifer Justice
Elizabeth Paw
Counsel to Louverture Films
Iddo Arad of Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein, & Selz
Louverture Production Coordinator
Julia Morgan
Production Accountant
Marilyn Penn-Lindley
Louverture Accountant
Sarisa Middleton
Assistant to Mr. Glover
Esailama Artry-Diouf
Production Interns
Tom Sasinowski
Alex Sobotowski
International Sales
Wild Bunch
Online Editor and Colorist
Peter Heady
Sound Design
Ira Spiegel
Re-recording Mixer
Martin Czembor
Music Mixed by
Jan Fairchild
Dialogue Editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Assistant Sound Editor
Dan Fulton
Music Editor
Philip Marshall
Music Technician
Daniel James Chan
End Credits
Clay Haskell
Archival Images Courtesy of
ABC VideoSource
Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama
Anthology Film Archives
AP Archive
AP Images
Archive Films/Getty Images
BBC Motion Gallery
Bettmann/CORBIS
Richard Beymer
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, Alabama
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
TV Archives Sales
Classic Images
Malinda D. Edwards
eFootage
The Enterprise-Journal
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Footage Farm USA
Guy and Candie Carawan
Henry Hampton Archive, University of Washington at St. Louis
Historic Films
ITN Source/Fox Movetonews, Inc.
ITN Source/Reuters
John F. Kennedy Library
Joseph Loew/Time Life/Getty Images
The Library of Congress
Danny Lyon, Magnum Photos
J. Fred MacDonald & Associates
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
The Montgomery Advertiser
Montgomery County Archives
National Archives and Records Administration
Special Media Archives Services Division, College Park, Maryland
NBC13HD, Birmingham, Alabama
NBC News Archives
New York Daily News
The Post Standard, Syracuse, New York
Press & Sun Bulletin, Binghampton, New York
Steve Schapiro/CORBIS
Streamline Films, Inc.
Thought Equity Motion
Turner Network Television
UCLA Film & Television Archive
University of South Carolina Newsfilm Library
Joyce Ware
Music
This May Be the Last Time
Traditional
Performed by Anthony Hamilton & Blind Boys of Alabama:
Billy Bowers, Bobby Butler,
Jimmy Carter, Eric McKinnie,
Ben Moore, Tracy Pierce, Joey Williams
Produced and Performed by Soulive
Guitar - Eric Krasno
Organ and Keyboards - Neal Evans
Drums - Alan Evans
Anthony Hamilton Courtesy of So So Def Records
Blind Boys of Alabama Courtesy of Time Life Records
Soulive courtesy of Stax Records
Wade in the Water
Traditional
Performed by Angie Stone
Produced by Eric Krasno
Drums - Edward Dixon
Bass - Charles Freeman
Keyboards - Steven Tillman
Angie Stone courtesy of Stax Records
and
Performed by Dorothy Cotton
This Little Light of Mine
Traditional
Performed by the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir
Featuring Valencia Reese
and
Performed by Lula Joe Williams
I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table
Traditional
Performed by Guy and Candie Carawan
One of These Old Days
Traditional
Performed by The Caravans featuring Shirley Caesar
courtesy of Geffen Records
under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Which Side Are You On?
Written by Florence Reece
Performed by Hank Thomas
and
Performed by The Freedom Singers
from Voices of The Civil Rights Movement
courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Ninety-Nine and A Half Won't Do
Traditional
Performed by Carlton Reese
and the Birmingham Movement Choir
from Sing For Freedom
courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Hallelujah, I'm a-Travelin'
Tune "Hallelujah I'm a Bum" by Harry McClintock
Performed by Hank Thomas
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
Traditional
Performed by Joss Stone
Produced by James Poyser
Guitar - Randall Bowland
Upright Bass - James Genus
Organ - James Poyser
Drums - Steven Wolf
Joss Stone courtesy Of Virgin Records
Ain't Scared of Your Jails
Written by Lester Cobb
Performed by Chuck Neblett
We Shall Not Be Moved
Traditional
Performed by Mary Mary gor Releve Entertainment
Produced by Warryn Campbell
Main Vocals - Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell
Background Vocals - Alana Atkins, Shanta Atkins
Background Vocals - Thomasina Atkins
Guitar - Charlie Bereal
Bass - Warryn Campbell
Drums - Nisan Stewart
Mary Mary appears courtesy of Columbia Records
and
Performed by Lynda Lowery
We Shall Overcome
Musical and Lyrical adaptation by Zilphia Horton,
Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan and Pete Seeger
Inspired by African American Gospel Singing, members of the
Food & Tobacco Workers Union, Charleston, SC, and the
southern Civil Rights Movement. Royalties derived from this
composition are being contributed to the We Shall Overcome
Fund and The Freedom Movement under the Trusteeship of the writers.
Performed by Pete Seeger & the SNCC Freedom Singers
and
Performed by Guy Carawan
and
Performed by Harold Middlebrook
and
Performed by Anthony Hamilton, Joss Stone,
Blind Boys of Alabama, Mary Mary, and John Legend
Produced by Eric Krasno
Arranged by Nigel Hall, Eric Krasno, and Adam Deitch
Freedom's Gonna Reign
Written by Carlton Reese
Performed by the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir
featuring Mary Turner
I'm On My Way
Traditional
Performed by the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir
featuring Mamie Brown-Mason
and
Performed by Odetta at the March on Washington
Here's to the State of Mississippi
Written by Phil Ochs
Performed by Wyclef Jean and Jerry Wonder
Produced by Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean courtesy of Columbia Records
Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
Traditional
Performed by Richie Havens
Richie Havens courtesy of Stormy Forest Productions, Inc.
Yes, We Want Our Freedom
Traditional
Performed by Cleo Kennedy and Carlton Reese
from Sing For Freedom
courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round
Traditional
Performed by the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir
featuring Eloise Gaffney
and
Performed by The Roots
Produced by James Poyser & Ahmir Thompson
Main Vocal - Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter
Drums - Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson
Organ - James Poyser
Sousaphone - Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Background Vocals - Babatunde Adebimpe
Background Vocals - Kyp Malone
The Roots courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group,
a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Governor Wallace
Written by James Orange
Performed by The Freedom Singers
from Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement
courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
and
Performed by Chuck Neblett
Right! Right!
Written by Len H. Chandler, Jr.
Performed by Lula Joe Williams
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
Written by Thomas A. Dorsey
Performed by Mahalia Jackson
courtesy of Columbia Records
by arrangement with Sony BMG Entertainment
Woke Up This Morning
Traditional
Performed by the SNCC Freedom Singers
courtesy of Creative Arts Television
and
Produced and Performed by John Legend
John Legend courtesy Of Columbia Records
Special Thanks to:
Samantha Allen
Matthew Jones
Russo Anastasio
Teri Kane
Laura Anderson
Aaron Kaplan
Judy Arthur
Rod Kramer
Annie Pearl Avery
Rachel Lawson
Jon Bendis
Chris Lehane
Jana Bezdek
Adam Leipzig
Peter Bregman
Leonie's Light Foundation
Marina Brodskay
Gay Campbell
Linda Lichter
Heather Carawan
Jake Long
Joe Carlone
Janet Lopez
Alison Carrick
Vincent Maraval
The Staff Of Carrie
Pam McMichael
Productions, Inc.
Agnes Mentre
Holly Carter
James Meredith
Sharon Chatten
Jerry Mitchell
Courtney Christian
Joan Mulholland
Maya Mintz Coccoluto
Diane Nash
Cranford House,
Anita Nayar
Marvina Neblett
The American News
Lanier Nelson
Women's Club
Dorenna Newton
Danny Cupit
Rich Nichols
Eli Davis
Wendy Oxenhorn
Morris Dees
Joanne Parsons
Ant Demby
Joe Postiglione
David Dennis
Arthur Price
Michael Donaldson
Nick Quested
Charles Driebe
Jennifer Reeve
Chip Duncan
Sam Robinson
James Early
David Rowntree
Susie
Carla Sims
Lisa Ellis
Southern Poverty Law Center
Cassian Elwes
Tim Spitzer
Faist
Jim Stewart
Anthony Falzone
Cece Sturman
Alabama Film Commission
Edie Sturman
Bettie Mae Fikes
Jennifer Sturman
Ernest Green
Lindsay Sturman
Misha Guttentag
Nate Swift
Sasha Guttentag
Celia Tisdale
Emory Harris
Tv On The Radio
Rutha Harris
Nona Valiunas
Bruce Hartford
William Weil
Leslie Hawes
Winnie Wong
Natalie Hill
Tommy Wrenn
Julie Janata
Lizz Wright
Brenda Jones
Richard Young
Marshall Jones
Jim Zwerg
For AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Post Production
Vanessa Ezersky
Glenn Fukushima
Greg Shea
Series Designer
Alison Kennedy
On-line Editor
Spencer Gentry
Sound Mix
John Jenkins
Production Manager
Nancy Sherman
Web
Molly Jacobs
Tory Starr
Legal
Jay Fialkov
Janice Flood
Maureen Jordan
Scott Kardel
Project Administration
Susana Fernandes
Pamela Gaudiano
Patricia Yusah
Marketing and Communications
Lauren Noyes
Project Manager
Lauren Prestileo
Series Manager
James E. Dunford
Coordinating Producer
Susan Mottau
Senior Editor
Paul Taylor
Series Producer
Susan Bellows
Senior Producer
Sharon Grimberg
Executive Producer
Mark Samels
A Production of
Louverture Films
Freedom Song Productions
Wild Bunch
Goldcrest Films International
Copyright 2009 Freedom Song Productions, Llc
All Rights Reserved
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Songs like "We Shall Overcome" and "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round" gave civil rights activists the will, passion and solidarity to stand up against racial inequality. What do these songs mean to you? Do you ever sing them today? Do you hear them?