The Road

This piece, by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, is the theme from the 2009 film “The Road”; based on the Cormac McCarthy novel (by the same name).  The story details the grueling journey of a father and his young son over a period of several months, across a postapocalyptic landscape that has been destroyed by an unspecified cataclysm. While the film is bleak and disquieting, like the novel, it’s beautifully composed. The Road has magnificent performances from Viggo Mortensen (the father) and Kodi Smit-McPhee (the boy).

“All I know is the…