Senator from that state. They sneak into a Stokes campaign gala dinner she is attending, disguised as musicians. The trio rush Tommy away and cut the supports of a large burning cross, leaving it to fall on Big Dan. Producer and musician T-Bone Burnett worked with the Coens while the script was still in its working phases, and the soundtrack was recorded before filming commenced. Tim Blake Nelson as Delmar O'Donnell, a small-time crook imprisoned for robbing a Piggly Wiggly in Yazoo City ; he initially claims innocence but later admits he is guilty.