Music for Films

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Music for Films · Brian Eno conceived this album as music for films that did not yet exist. In 1976 a version was released in an edition of five hundred copies, intended for filmmakers who wanted to use excerpts from it. The 1978 release was expanded with pieces from the years 1975 to 1978 and remained intended as a soundtrack for imagined films.

The tracks are short, from a minute and a half to just over four minutes. That differs from the long, drawn-out ambient pieces that came afterwards. Besides synthesizers and found sounds, other musicians play ordinary studio instruments, including Robert Fripp, Fred Frith, John Cale and Phil Collins. The method resembles that of David Bowie's album Low from 1977. Fragments of the album ended up in at least six real films.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Aragon (Remastered 2005)1:37Apple Music ↗
2. 2From The Same Hill (Remastered 2005)3:00Apple Music ↗
3. 3Inland Sea (Remastered 2005)1:25Apple Music ↗
4. 4Two Rapid Formations (Remastered 2005)3:23Apple Music ↗
5. 5Slow Water (Remastered 2005)3:17Apple Music ↗
6. 6Sparrowfall (1) [Remastered 2005]1:11Apple Music ↗
7. 7Sparrowfall (2) [Remastered 2005]1:44Apple Music ↗
8. 8Sparrowfall (3) [Remastered 2005]1:24Apple Music ↗
9. 9Alternative 3 (Remastered 2005)3:15Apple Music ↗
10. 10Quartz (Remastered 2005)2:03Apple Music ↗
11. 11Events In Dense Fog (Remastered 2005)3:44Apple Music ↗
12. 12There Is Nobody (Remastered 2005)1:43Apple Music ↗
13. 13Patrolling Wire Borders (Remastered 2005)1:42Apple Music ↗
14. 14A Measured Room (Remastered 2005)1:06Apple Music ↗
15. 15Task Force (Remastered 2005)1:23Apple Music ↗
16. 16M386 (Remastered 2005)2:50Apple Music ↗
17. 17Strange Light (Remastered 2005)2:10Apple Music ↗
18. 18Final Sunset (Remastered 2005)4:14Apple Music ↗

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