Craig Armstrong - Mrs. Lowry And Son '2019

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Craig Armstrong
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 - Lowry’s Theme (2:16)
02. Craig Armstrong - I’m A Man Who Paints (2:22)
03. Craig Armstrong - I Dreamed Of Becoming A Concert Pianist (2:58)
04. Craig Armstrong - You Mustn’t Give Up Mother (2:22)
05. Craig Armstrong - A Letter From London (2:20)
06. Craig Armstrong - God’s Tears (0:41)
07. Craig Armstrong - A Woman Of Quality (0:38)
08. Craig Armstrong - We Were Penniless (0:39)
09. Craig Armstrong - Coming From The Mill (1:47)
10. Craig Armstrong - One Solitary Star (2:34)
11. Craig Armstrong - There’s A Beauty In Everything (1:26)
12. Craig Armstrong - The Letter (1:49)
13. Craig Armstrong - You’ll Never Leave Me, Will You Laurie? (2:14)
14. Craig Armstrong - You Find Things Beautiful (2:41)
15. Craig Armstrong - I Need To Capture A Way Of Life (2:58)
16. Craig Armstrong - Crowds Can Be The Loneliest Of Places (1:38)
17. Craig Armstrong - Today I Had A Lady Caller (1:05)
18. Craig Armstrong - It’s A Perfectly Delightful Picture (3:10)
19. Craig Armstrong - Sailing Boats (2:15)
20. Craig Armstrong - Childhood Games (1:42)
21. Craig Armstrong - There’s A Mystery In Everything (2:19)
22. Craig Armstrong - Mr. Stanhope Wants To Buy A Painting (1:47)
23. Craig Armstrong - Have You Never Really Liked One Of My Paintings? (1:50)
24. Craig Armstrong - I’m Going To Burn Every Painting (3:02)
25. Craig Armstrong - A Different World (0:51)
26. Craig Armstrong - A Gift From The Past (2:57)
27. Craig Armstrong - The Lowry Museum (2:43)
28. Craig Armstrong - Lowry End Titles (9:33)

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