Peter Gabriel - Birdy - Music From The Film & Passion -Music For The Last Temptation of Christ, A Film By Martin Scorsese
	Released: 1985/2002, 1989/2002 Label: Geffen Cat. No.: BOS: CASCDX1167 (UK, remastered/ltd. ed), CASCDR1167 (UK, remastered) P: RWCDX1 (UK, remastered, ltd ed.), RWCDR1 (UK, remastered) Total Time: 34:50 / 65:53
	Reviewed by: Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck, June 2002 Peter Gabriel started his soundtrack career with Birdy, a riveting and emotional film about two young men that go off to war, starring Nicholas Cage and Mathew Modine. I remember the film and really didn't pay too much attention to the music playing in the background; I don't think that many folks really do unless it has a dominating presence. When I listened to this I could understand why it didn't get my attention. It's all atmospheric and meditative background music. This is not to say that this music has no value or purpose, it most certainly does. I am accustomed to being excited and totally mesmerized by Gabriel's music, so this was disappointing. This is the first release by Gabriel that I really didn't enjoy. I felt it was boring and uneventful. Passion however is an amazing soundtrack. There was a sticky rights issue and they couldn't use the title of the film, so hence Passion seemed an appropriate title, as the music is entirely passionate and emotive. The Last Temptation Of Christ was a controversial and provocative film about Jesus. I tried to watch it but stopped early in the film because it was just too bizarre, that's all I remember about the film. Look at the list of credits on this recording; it looks as though Gabriel was intent on getting a true middle-eastern atmosphere in place on this album, he succeeded, and extraordinarily so. The percussion is what makes this entire album. Its eerie, eventful, and as attention grabbing as the film it supports. The host of other instruments played a huge role in making all this happen as well, although it's the percussive instruments that make their presence known in a big way throughout this evocative musical transcendence. This is debatably the best work that Peter Gabriel has ever created. Those of you that are looking for his music with vocals are in for a big disappointment, both albums are entirely instrumental. If you do however appreciate the progressive nature of instrumental world rock music, you are in for a special treat. Rating: Birdy 2/5, Passion 5/5 More about Birdy - Music From The Film & Passion - Music For The Last Temptation of Christ, A Film By Martin Scorsese: Track Listing: Birdy: At Night (2:38) / Floating Dogs (2:55) / Quiet And Alone (2:30) / Close Up (0:58) / Slow Water (2:51) / Dressing The Wound (4:06) / Birdy's Flight (2:58) / Slow Marimbas (3:21) / The Heat (4:41) / Sketchpad With Trumpet And Voice (3:05) / Under Lock And Key (2:28) / Powerhouse At The Foot Of The Mountain (2:19) Passion: The Feeling Begins (4:00) / Gethsemane (1:23) / Of These, Hope (4:05) / Lazarus Raised (0:36) / Of These, Hope (Reprise) (1:06) / In Doubt (2:07) / A Different Drum (6:05) / Zaar (4:44) / Troubled (2:46) / Open (3:18) / Before Night Falls (2:16) / With This Love (3:36) / Sandstorm (2:55) / Stigmata (2:24) / Passion (7:36) / With This Love [Choir] (3:19) / Wall of Breath (2:25) / The Promise of Shadows (2:12) / Disturbed (3:07) / It Is Accomplished (3:30) / Bread and Wine (2:23) Musicians: Birdy: Peter Gabriel - Flute, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Liner Notes Manny Elias - Performer Larry Fast - keyboards John Giblin - Performer Tony Levin - bass Jerry Marotta - drums Morris Pert - Performer David Rhodes - guitar Jon Hassell - trumpet Passion: Kudsi Erguner - Flute, Ney Flute, Turkish Flute Jon Hassell - Trumpet Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Qawwal Baaba Maal - Vocals Peter Gabriel - Synthesizer, Bass, Flute, Percussion, Piano, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Whistle (Instrument), Surdo, Producer, Double Bass, Sampling, Shaker, Fairlight, Mixing David Sancious - Synthesizer, Arranger, Organ (Hammond), Vocals (bckgr), Sampling, Synthesizer Arrangements Fatala - Percussion, Percussion Programming, African Percussion Shankar - Vocals, Double Violin David Bottrill - Tambourine, Engineer, Slide Guitar, Mixing, Drones Billy Cobham - Percussion, Drums, Tambourine Djalma Correa - Percussion Massamba Diop - Talking Drum Nathan East - Bass Manny Elias - Drums, Surdo, Octoban Hossam Ramzy - Cymbals, Tabla, Tambourine, Triangle, Finger Cymbals Manu Katche - Percussion Youssou N'Dour - Vocals David Rhodes - Guitar Lakshminarayana Shankar - Violin Robin Canter - Oboe, Cor Anglais Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh Antranik Askarian - Doudouk, Duduk Mustafa Abdel Aziz - Drones, Percussion Programming, Arghoul Vatche Housepian - Doudouk, Duduk Doudou N'Daiye Rose - Percussion, Percussion Programming Julian Wilkins - Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Choir Boy Tabrizi Mahmoud Zadeh - Kemence Said Mohammad Aly - Percussion, Percussion Programming Massamba Dlop - Drums Contact: Website: www.petergabriel.com Note: will open new browser window Discography Peter Gabriel (1) (1977/2002) Peter Gabriel (2) (1978/2002) Peter Gabriel (3) (1980/2002) Security (1982/2002) Plays Live (1983/2002) Birdy (OST) (1984/2002) So (1985) Passion (1989/2002) Shaking The Tree (1990) Us (1992) Secret World Live (1994) Ovo: The Millennium Show (2000) Ovo: (2000) Long Walk Home (2002) Up (2002)
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