<P> The soundtrack was produced by Larry Klein, who had been Joni Mitchell's husband and producer but divorced her prior to making this soundtrack . He contributed to the writing of several songs on the soundtrack and appears briefly several times in the movie as a recording engineer . </P> <P> Martin Scorsese is credited as Grace of My Heart's executive producer, and the film was co-edited by Thelma Schoonmaker, who won Academy Awards for her work on Scorsese's Raging Bull, The Aviator, and The Departed . Francois Sequin is the production designer, and the costumes are by Susan Bertram . The cast is rounded out by Lynne Adams, Peter Fonda, Chris Isaak, Lucinda Jenney, Patsy Kensit, Christina Pickles and Richard Schiff . </P> <P> The film was released in the fall of 1996, just ahead of Oscar - winning actor Tom Hanks' directorial debut That Thing You Do!, which likewise covered the early to mid-1960s pop music scene and featured original, retro - styled songs on the soundtrack . </P> <P> Grace of My Heart was Anders's fourth feature film, and followed her Border Radio (1987), Gas Food Lodging (1992), and Mi Vida Loca (1993). </P>

Grace of my heart god give me strength