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Peter Gabriel's first foray into soundtracks was for Alan Parker's contemplative film Birdy and is a successful companion piece, providing a backdrop that is moody and evocative. Nearly half of the album's dozen tracks incorporate threads from material found on Gabriel's 1982 Security set, including "Close Up," which makes use of keyboard passages from "Family Snapshot," and "The Heat," which is a reworking of "The Rhythm of the Heat" and builds to a frenzied percussive crescendo. Material specially written for this project includes the murky opening track, "At Night," the tribal "Floating Dogs," and "Slow Marimbas," a track that would become part of future live performances. The fact that Birdy comprises all instrumentals means that listeners whose familiarity with Gabriel is limited to "Sledgehammer" and "In Your Eyes" will be largely disappointed. However, its meditative nature makes it fine, reflective listening for the more adventurous.
© Tom Demalon /TiVo
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Peter Gabriel, Producer, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Daniel Lanois, Producer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Peter Gabriel, Producer, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Daniel Lanois, Producer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Peter Gabriel, Producer, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Daniel Lanois, Producer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Peter Gabriel, Composer, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Daniel Lanois, Producer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Peter Gabriel, Producer, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Daniel Lanois, Producer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Peter Gabriel, Producer, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Daniel Lanois, Producer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Peter Gabriel, Producer, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Daniel Lanois, Producer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Peter Gabriel, Composer, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Daniel Lanois, Producer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Peter Gabriel, Producer, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Daniel Lanois, Producer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Peter Gabriel, Composer, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Daniel Lanois, Producer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Peter Gabriel, Composer, Producer, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Daniel Lanois, Producer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Peter Gabriel, Producer, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Daniel Lanois, Producer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Album review
Peter Gabriel's first foray into soundtracks was for Alan Parker's contemplative film Birdy and is a successful companion piece, providing a backdrop that is moody and evocative. Nearly half of the album's dozen tracks incorporate threads from material found on Gabriel's 1982 Security set, including "Close Up," which makes use of keyboard passages from "Family Snapshot," and "The Heat," which is a reworking of "The Rhythm of the Heat" and builds to a frenzied percussive crescendo. Material specially written for this project includes the murky opening track, "At Night," the tribal "Floating Dogs," and "Slow Marimbas," a track that would become part of future live performances. The fact that Birdy comprises all instrumentals means that listeners whose familiarity with Gabriel is limited to "Sledgehammer" and "In Your Eyes" will be largely disappointed. However, its meditative nature makes it fine, reflective listening for the more adventurous.
© Tom Demalon /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:41
- Main artists: Peter Gabriel
- Composer: Peter Gabriel
- Label: Real World Productions
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd ℗ 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd
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