No Direction Home . . Bob truly does not look back." However, work on the first installment of Dylan's autobiography, "Chronicles, Vol. 1", did overlap production of the project, though it is unclear how much, if any, influence "Chronicles" may have had on "No Direction Home". Though raw material was being gathered for the project, Rosen needed someone to edit and shape it into a quality motion picture, and celebrated filmmaker Martin Scorsese was approached to direct the documentary planned from the project. Scorsese eventually agreed and came aboard in 2001. In the meantime, Dylan's offices gathered hundreds of hours of historical film
The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack compilation. However, as the soundtrack was compiled, it was eventually decided to include material that was not featured in the documentary, including a large number of studio outtakes that were previously unreleased. All songs written by Bob Dylan, except where noted Three outtakes were released as an internet single for download entitled "Exclusive Outtakes from "No Direction Home"". The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack is the fifth installment in the Bob Dylan "Bootleg Series" of rare and/or officially unissued recordings. It was released in 2005 in