The soundtrack to the film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” was released on December 5, 2000. The release was produced by T-Bone Burnett and is widely credited with sparking a renewed interested in American roots and old time music.The release topped the Billboard 200 chart by March 23, 2000, bumping “Under Rug Swept” by Alanis Morissette. The collection stayed atop the chart through April 9 of that year when the “Now! 9” collection hit number one.AllMusic praised the collection writing:“Nearly every scene in O Brother is set to a period song, and the music frequently drives and defines the action. With two exceptions -- a stunning 1955 Alan Lomax recording of a black prison chain gang singing "Po Lazarus", and Harry McClintock's "Big Rock Candy Mountain" -- every song was recorded for the film by an impressive assembly of old-time country veterans (Fairfield Four, Ralph Stanley, the Whites) and talented newcomers (Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris). These recordings, which were made without the meddling clarity of digital technology, give the film much of its power and authenticity.”