Filmography

Note : All the movies where a 'Joe Henry-Song' is used, are not included.

• 1999 A slipping-down life

Producer of Guy Pearce's performance, Producer of the accompanying Soundtrack. (The Soundtrack was released 5 years later.)

• 2000 : Jesus' Son

Engineer, Composer and producer for the soundtrack. He performed the title track, and 'unchain my heart'.  (famous for Joe Cocker's version).

• 2007 : I'm not there

Produced several songs on the soundtrack : (read) 

• 2007 : Knocked Up

Together with Loudon Wainwright III Joe composed and produced the original music for the movie 'Knocked up'. Their work for this movie resulted in Loudon Wainwright III's album 'Strange Weirdos, Music from and inspired by the film Knocked Up'. 'You can't fail me now' first appeared on this album, with Loudon singing it.
Here's an article on scoring the movie.

• 2009 : Motherhood

Composed, Arranged and Produced the Original Score. 

• 2010 : Country Strong

Produced the song 'Travis' song', featured in the film.  

• 2010 : Passion Play

Chose the Backing Tracks for the movie, and produced 2 songs performed by Jimmy Scott.

• 2011 : Red State

produced the hymns Michael Parks sings in the film. There was also an album 'the red state sessions', which featured Michael Parks' singing.

• 2014 :Pleased to meet Me

Actor (Studio Engineer, Terence) read more.  

• 2015 : Love the Coopers

Music consultant.  Check out an interview with Joe.



2015 : We're still here : Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears revisited. 


The film is based on Antonino D’Ambrosio's acclaimed book A Heartbeat and a Guitar. It also chronicles the reimagining of Cash's highly controversial 1964 record on its 50th anniversary, as recorded at Nashville's historic Sound Emporium Studios by such artists as Kris Kristofferson, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Norman Blake, Nancy Blake, Rhiannon Giddens, Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings and The Milk Carton Kids, working with album producer Joe Henry and legendary studio musicians Dennis Crouch, Patrick Warren and Jay Bellerose. (more info)


see the trailer.