Note: Below is a complete playlist of all 13 songs that can be heard in the movie “Just Mercy”. Some of these commercial songs are not included on the official soundtrack album, but are used in the movie.
All 13 songs featured in “Just Mercy”:
| Song: | Liste on: |
|---|---|
| Ode To Billie Joe - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Scene: Song can be heard at the beginning of the film. Johnny D is on the road with his car. |  |
| Don't Wanna Fight - Alabama Shakes Scene: Bryan goes to Alabama. | |
| Troubles of the World - Brother Samuel Cheatam Scene: Bryan is stopped by the police. | |
| The Old Rugged Cross - Ella Fitzgerald Scene: Herbert is to be executed in the electric chair. | |
| No More Auction Block for Me - Sweet Honey In the Rock Scene: Johnny D looks at family photos. | |
| Higher Ground - J. Alphonse Nicholson Scene: | --- |
| Dream Come True - Hilton Felton Scene: | |
| Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord - Sister Emily Braum Scene: | --- |
| Jesus Is With Me - The Mighty Indiana Travelers Scene: | |
| Save Their Souls - Bohannon Scene: | |
| Masterpiece - Atlantic Starr Scene: | |
| I'm Gonna Lay Down My Life for My Lord - Bessie Jones & Group Scene: | |
| The Old Rugged Cross - Karriem Riggins, Lynette Williams, Thomas Drayton and Justus West Scene: | --- |
The original score of “Just Mercy” includes 17 songs by the film composer “Joel P. West”.
| Song: | Length: |
|---|---|
| Just Mercy | 2:01 |
| Holman Prison | 1:19 |
| Johnny D. | 2:02 |
| Jackson Cleaners | 2:16 |
| Walter's Case | 1:16 |
| Tell Me Everything | 1:05 |
| Tapes | 1:44 |
| We're Done Here | 0:50 |
| Everybody Out | 1:04 |
| Petition | 1:15 |
| Courthouse | 1:28 |
| Nowhere Near True | 2:05 |
| Hearing | 1:40 |
| Church | 0:55 |
| 60 Minutes | 3:20 |
| Freedom | 4:17 |
| Equal Justice | 2:10 |
| The Old Rugged Cross | 4:31 |
| Album Length: 35:18 |
What’s the movie about?
A powerful and thought-provoking true story. “Just Mercy” follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his historic fight for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had a choice of several lucrative jobs. Instead, he sets out for Alabama to defend those wrongfully convicted, with the help of local attorney Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first and most insurgent cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who was sentenced to death in 1987 for the infamous murder of an 18-year-old girl, even though the evidence of his innocence outweighs the evidence of his guilt and the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that followed, Bryan finds himself caught in a maze of legal and political maneuvering and overt and brazen racism as he fights for Walter and others like him, with odds – and the system – against them.