Craig Armstrong - Music For The Films Of Peter Mullan '2019

Tracks list

Biography
Scottish producer Craig Armstrong scored countless soundtracks to much acclaim
during the 90s and into the 2000s. His soundtrack work was in fact so successful
that many big-name artists, such as U2 and Madonna, began courting him, while he
simultaneously pursued a solo career as a down-tempo electronica producer
beginning with The Space Between Us in 1998. Though his collaborations are too
numerous to list, Armstrongs most successfully paired with film director Baz
Luhrman, producing big-selling soundtracks for Romeo + Juliet (1998) and Moulin
Rouge (2001).

Born in Scotland, Armstrong began his production career in the early 90s. He
composed music for several BBC and STV productions during this time, but his big
break came with the Scottish pop trio Big Dish. Armstrong co-wrote three songs
on the trios Satellites album, released in 1991, and also provided string
arrangements for the album. Three years later, in 1994, Armstrong worked with
renowned trip-hop group Massive Attack on its genre-defining Protection album.
This association with Massive Attack would pay dividends a few years later when
the group released Armstrongs debut full-length album on its Melankolic label.
By the end of the 90s, Armstrong had collaborated with such big-name artists as
U2, Madonna, Hole, the Spice Girls, the London Suede, and Tina Turner, in
addition to many other lesser-known artists.

As mentioned, Massive Attack released Armstrongs solo debut, The Space Between
Us, in 1998. The album didnt prove to be as popular as expected, but it
nonetheless increased Armstrongs reputation as a noteworthy producer. During
this same late-90s era, Armstrong continued working on soundtrack projects,
which remained his most acclaimed work. His work for Jake Scotts debut film,
Plunkett & Macleane, was perhaps his most visible work, being released by
Astralwerks in the States (as had The Space Between Us a year earlier). However,
he worked on soundtracks for much more successful films such as Mission:
Impossible (1996), Romeo + Juliet (1998), Cruel Intentions (1999), and --
perhaps his most celebrated soundtrack work -- Moulin Rouge (2001). Following
the success of Moulin Rouge, and its second volume, Armstrong returned in 2002
with his second non-soundtrack full-length effort, As if to Nothing, which
boasted a new version of U2s Stay (Faraway, So Close). ~ Jason Birchmeier

Tracklist:
01. Craig Armstrong - Orphans Theme (Orphans) (3:47)
02. Craig Armstrong - John (Good Day For The Bad Guys) (1:35)
03. Craig Armstrong - The Magdalene Sisters Theme (The Magdalene Sisters) (2:11)
04. Craig Armstrong - Johns Theme (Neds) (2:19)
05. Craig Armstrong - Fridge Theme (Fridge) (1:50)
06. Craig Armstrong; Scott Fraser - November (Neds / New Edit) (5:01)
07. Craig Armstrong - Close Theme (Close) (2:26)
08. Craig Armstrong - Mothers Theme (Orphans) (0:58)
09. Craig Armstrong - Main Theme Solo Piano (The Magdalene Sisters) (1:53)
10. Craig Armstrong - Theme 2 (Neds) (1:01)
11. Craig Armstrong - The Classroom (Neds) (1:50)
12. Craig Armstrong; Scott Fraser - Crumble (Neds / New Edit) (5:22)
13. Craig Armstrong - Michael (Orphans) (2:28)
14. Craig Armstrong - Garden Gate (The Magdalene Sisters) (3:33)
15. Craig Armstrong - Orphans Theme String Quartet (Orphans) (3:07)
16. Craig Armstrong - The Magdalene Sisters Piano Coda (The Magdalene Sisters)
(1:47)
17. Craig Armstrong - John Leaves Home (Neds) (1:31)
18. Craig Armstrong - Only Then You Will Find Salvation (The Magdalene Sisters)
(2:09)
19. Craig Armstrong - Theme 2 (Orphans) (1:07)
20. Craig Armstrong - Orphans Cello and Violin Theme (Orphans) (2:13)
21. Craig Armstrong - Orphans Solo Piano (Orphans) (1:05)
22. Craig Armstrong - Ginger And Sweeties And Crisps (Good Day For The Bad Guys)
(0:16)

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