Contributing to the soundtrack were Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, Merry Clayton and The Last Poets, among others. It is a fantastic record – well worth having.
Performance - the Soundtrack
Side 1
1. “Gone Dead Train” 2:56 – Randy Newman (Jack Nitzsche/Russ Titelman)
2. “Performance” 1:49 (Bernie Krause, Merry Clayton)
3. “Get Away” 2:09 (Ry Cooder)
4. “Powis Square 2:25 (Ry Cooder)
5. “Rolls Royce and Acid” 1:50 (Jack Nitzsche)
6. “Dyed, Dead, Red” 2:35 (Buffy Sainte-Marie)
7. “Harry Flowers” 4:03 (Jack Nitzsche, Randy Newman)
Side 2
1. “Memo from Turner” 4:08 (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
2. “Hashishin” 3:39 (Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ry Cooder)
3. “Wake Up, Niggers” 2:47 (The Last Poets)
4. “Poor White Hound Dog” 2:50 (Merry Clayton)
5. “Natural Magic” 1:40 (Jack Nitzsche)
6. “Turner’s Murder” 4:15 (Merry Clayton Singers )
Screen credits
· Original music by Jack Nitzsche
· Conductor: Randy Newman
· S Singers: Mick Jagger, Merry Clayton, Buffy Sainte-Marie
· Santoor: Nasser Rastegar-Nejad
· Moog synthesizer: Bernard Krause
Music performers
· Ry Cooder – guitar
· Amiyo Das Gupta – sitar
· Lowell George – various instruments
· Milt Holland – drums, percussion
· Gene Parsons – drums, guitars
· Russ Titelman – percussion, rhythm guitar, penny whistle
· Bobby West – bass