Album
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (Music From The Motion Picture)
Various
1996 · Electronic, Rock
33 collectors on Gatefold own this
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (Music From The Motion Picture) is an Alt/Indie album by Various, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 67 pressings tracked, owned by 33 collectors.
About
Baz Luhrmann remembers struggling through his pitch for <i>Romeo + Juliet</i> until someone suggested talking about the music. As he recounts to Apple Music, he told the executives, “‘There’ll be hits. Hundreds of hits.’ And they all sort of laughed.” Of course, that’s basically what happened (the album went Gold or Platinum in more than 10 countries), but you could understand why they were skeptical: <i>You want to take a 16th-century love story and one of the most famous pieces of dramaturgic literature in history and put Garbage and The Cardigans on the soundtrack?</i> But for Luhrmann, that was the point. “The contemporary music is a door into something that might seem rusty and inaccessible,” he says. In other words, Romeo and Juliet never heard Radiohead, but they’d get it if they did.
via Apple Music
The Clerk says
The Clerk knows this whole record — the pressing quirks, the credits, the take.
Tracklist
- 1#1 Crush4:46
- 2Local God3:55
- 3Angel4:19
- 4Pretty Piece Of Flesh4:52
- 5Kissing You (Love Theme From Romeo + Juliet)4:57
- 6Whatever (I Had A Dream)4:09
- 7Lovefool3:18
- 8Young Hearts Run Free4:15
- 9Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)1:43
- 10To You I Bestow3:58
- 11Talk Show Host4:17
- 12Little Star3:39
- 13You And Me Song2:56
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Release is packaged in a clear jewel case with a clear disc tray. Includes a 12-page insert.
CDE contains a "Romeo & Juliet Interactive program" (that does not run anymore on modern computers)
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Nellee HooperPRODUCER
- GarbagePRODUCER
- Art AlexakisPRODUCER
- Tim SimenonPRODUCER
- Gavin FridayPRODUCER
- Maurice SeezerPRODUCER
- Des'reePRODUCER
- Tim AtackPRODUCER
- Tore JohanssonPRODUCER
- YouthPRODUCER
- RadioheadPRODUCER
- Nigel GodrichPRODUCER
Songwriting
- Justin Warfield
- Butthole Surfers
- Tim Cox
- Dave Crawford
- Mundy
- Nigel Swanston
- Peter Svensson
- Nina Persson
- Christina Bergmark
- Fredrik Schönfeldt
- Gunnar Karlsson
- Pär Wiksten
33 collectors on Gatefold own this · 67 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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