Various Artists - Mildred Pierce (Music From The HBO Miniseries) (2011)

The soundtrack for the five-part HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce, starring Kate Winslet, Evan Rachel Wood, and Guy Pearce, features a nice mix of popular song, big-band, opera, and classical music, all of which are woven throughout longtime Coen Brothers collaborator Carter Burwell's plaintive original score. Set in the 1930s, Burwell's lovely, emotive, piano-led opening title forms the foundation of his score, and his attention to detail and simplicity lends the film an appropriately sepia-toned hue. The remaining tracks are both subtle and stellar as well, with top-notch performances from Glen Grey & the Casa Loma Orchestra (“Milenberg Joys”), Hal Kemp & the Carolina Club Orchestra (“I’m Always Chasing Rainbows“), and Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks (“Easy to Love”).

1.01 - Carter Burwell - Mildred Pierce Opening Titles (1:43)
1.02 - Glen Grey - Milenberg Joys (2:56)
1.03 - Carter Burwell - Hungry And Harried (3:48)
1.04 - Carter Burwell - Position Filled (2:40)
1.05 - Hal Kemp - I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (3:16)
1.06 - Carter Burwell - Mounting Monty (2:30)
1.07 - Carter Burwell - Self Assessment (1:42)
1.08 - Robin Freund-Epstein - Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-sharp Minor (5:08)
1.09 - Carter Burwell - Ray Dies (3:02)
1.10 - Carter Burwell - Mildred Pierce End Titles (1:56)
1.11 - Vince Giordano - One More Time (2:54)
1.12 - Carter Burwell - Moving On (2:24)
1.13 - Carter Burwell - Mildred's Escape (3:03)
1.14 - Robin Freund-Epstein - Rachmaninoff: Prelude (1:43)
1.15 - Carter Burwell - Away From You (3:57)
1.16 - Dilber, - Delibes: The Bell Song From "Lakme" (8:22)
1.17 - Carter Burwell - Amongst Graves (1:36)
1.18 - Vince Giordano - Easy To Love (2:50)
1.19 - Carter Burwell - Veda's Window (3:07)
1.20 - Carter Burwell - The Big Night (2:11)
1.21 - English Chamber Opera - Bellini: Qui La Voce From "I Puritani" (4:13)
1.22 - Carter Burwell - Blindsided (3:45)
1.23 - Sumi Jo - I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (1:30)
1.24 - The Nighthawks - My Reverie (3:30)
1.25 - Carter Burwell - I Don't Need You Either (2:35)
1.26 - Carter Burwell - To Hell With Her (2:17)
1.27 - Carter Burwell - Brought Home (0:46)