Neil Young made a studio album.
Dead Man . Neil Young composed the guitar-seeped soundtrack with portions he improvised while watching the movie footage . Greendale is the twenty-sixth studio album by Neil Young . Neil Young . From his early solo albums and those with his backing band Crazy Horse , Young has recorded a steady stream of studio and live albums , sometimes warring with his recording company along the way . His gritty guitar work , especially with Crazy Horse , earned him the nickname `` Godfather of Grunge '' and led to his 1995 album Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam . He also contributed to the soundtracks of the films Philadelphia ( 1993 ) and Dead Man ( 1995 ) .