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[[Image:Courier_album_cover_400.jpg|thumb|260px|right|'''The Courier''', 1988]]
|album_name  = <small>Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</small><br>The Courier
[[Image:The Courier_album_cover.jpg|thumb|260px|right|'''The Courier''', 1988]]
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[[Image:The Courier_back cover.jpg|thumb|260px|right|'''The Courier''', 1988]]
|album_type  = soundtrack
This is the original soundtrack for the movie '''The Courier''', which starred EC's then wife Cait O'Riordan.  
|album_artist = Various artists
|release_info = 1988
|record_info  =
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{{double image|right|The Courier_back cover.jpg|180|The Courier_album_cover.jpg|150|Back cover and alternate front cover.}}
Original soundtrack for the 1988 film '''''The Courier''''', which starred [[Cait O'Riordan]]. Elvis provides eight instrumental tracks under the name [[Declan MacManus]] — his first releases of this type, which led to other soundtracks, ''[[GBH]]'' and ''[[Jake's Progress]]''.


EC provides 8 instrumental tracks, under the name Declan MacManus - his first releases of this type, which have led to other soundtracks, [[GBH]] and [[Jake's Progress]], and later to his first full classical work [[Il Sogno]].  
The album also features tracks by U2, Hothouse Flowers, and other less well known artists.


The album also features tracks by U2, Hothouse Flowers, and other less well known artists.


==Tracks==
==Tracks==
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = no
| extra_column    = Performer(s)
| headline  = Side 1
| title1    = Burn Clear
| extra1    = Something Happens
| length1  =


Non-EC tracks
| title2    = Wild White Horse
| extra2    = Hothouse Flowers
| length2  =


01. Burn Clear -- Something Happens <br>
| title3    = Kill The One You Love
02. Wild White Horse -- Hothouse Flowers<br>
| extra3    = Lord John White
03. Kill The One You Love -- Lord John White<br>
| length3  =
04. The Courier -- Aslan <br>
05. She Came From There <br>
06. Try A Little Harder -- Too Much For The White Man <br>
07. Silly Dreams -- Cry Before Dawn <br>
08. Walk To The Water -- U2 <br>


Tracks by [[Declan MacManus]].
| title4    = The Courier
| extra4    = Aslan
| length4  =


09. '''[[Mad Dog]]''' [1:07]<br>
| title5    = She Came From There
10. '''[[Painted Villain]]''' [2:23]<br>
| extra5    = Something Happens
11. '''[[Stalking]]''' [1:25]<br>
| length5  =
12. '''[[Funiral Music (Piano)]]''' [2:37]<br>
13. '''[[Rat Poison]]''' [4:30]<br>
14. '''[[Funiral Music (Sax)]]''' [2:20]<br>
15. '''[[Unpainted Villain]]''' [1:58]<br>
16. '''[[Last Boat Leaving]]''' [2:44]<br>


Note: The version of "Last Boat Leaving" that appears during the end titles in the film is a different version to what is on the LP/CD, and it is different again to the version on [[Spike]].
| title6    = Try A Little Harder
| extra6    = Too Much For The White Man
| length6  =


==Credits==
| title7    = Silly Dreams
These credits are specific to the Declan MacManus tracks.
| extra7    = Cry Before Dawn
| length7  =
 
| title8    = Walk To The Water
| extra8    = [[U2]]
| length8  =
}}
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = no
| extra_column    = Performer(s)
| headline  = Side 2
 
| title1    = [[Mad Dog]]
| extra1    = [[Declan MacManus]]
| length1  = 1:07
 
| title2    = [[Painted Villain]]
| extra2    = Declan MacManus
| length2  = 2:23
 
| title3    = [[Stalking]]
| extra3    = Declan MacManus
| length3  = 1:25
 
| title4    = [[Furinal Music]]
| note4    = piano
| extra4    = Declan MacManus
| length4  = 2:37


* Produced by: '''Declan MacManus'''
| title5    = [[Rat Poison]]
* Engineered and Assisted by: '''Colin Fairley'''
| extra5    = Declan MacManus
* Orchestration by '''Fiachra Trench'''
| length5  = 4:30
* String Leader '''Gavyn Wright'''
* Musical Associate '''Ross MacManus'''
* Recorded at Wessex Studios, London


* Musicians:
| title6    = [[Furinal Music]]
:'''Phil Todd''' - flute, clarinet, alto flute
| note6    = sax
:'''Luke Cresswell''' - [[Drummers|drum programming]]
| extra6    = Declan MacManus
:'''[[Declan MacManus]]''' - [[Drummers|original drum programming and vibe]], feedback and [[Keyboardists|organ]]
| length6  = 2:20
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]]
:'''Don Weller''' - tenor saxophone
:'''Guy Barker''' - trumpet
:'''Steve Saunders''' - bass trombone
:'''Roy Babbington''' - [[Bassists|string bass]]
:'''Fiachra Trench''' - [[Keyboardists|piano]]


| title7    = [[Unpainted Villain]]
| extra7    = Declan MacManus
| length7  = 1:58


==Original discography pages==
| title8    = [[Last Boat Leaving]]
| extra8    = Declan MacManus
| length8  = 2:44
}}


 
==Reviews==


==Notes==
*Side 2 contains orchestral music composed by EC.
*The version of "Last Boat Leaving" that appears during the end titles in the film is a different version to what is on the LP/CD, and it is different again to the version on ''[[Spike]]''.
*The list of artists shown on one version of the album cover includes [[The Pogues]], but there is no music by the band on the soundtrack.


==Internal links==
==Credits==
Credits for the Declan MacManus tracks:
<div style="margin-right: 380px;">
{| width="100%" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
|width="55%" style="border: 0px solid #fff; padding: 0; font-size:100%"|
*Declan MacManus - original drum programming and vibe, feedback and organ
*[[Phil Todd]] - flute, clarinet, alto flute
*[[Luke Cresswell]] - drum programming
*[[Steve Nieve]] - piano
*[[Don Weller]] - tenor saxophone
*[[Guy Barker]] - trumpet
*[[Steve Saunders]] - bass trombone
*[[Roy Babbington]] - string bass
*[[Fiachra Trench]] - piano
|width="44%" style="border: 0px solid #fff; padding: 0; font-size:100%"|
* Produced by: [[Declan MacManus]]
* Engineered and assisted by: [[Colin Fairley]]
* Orchestration by: [[Fiachra Trench]]
* String leader: [[Gavyn Wright]]
* Musical associate: [[Ross MacManus]]
* Recorded at Wessex Studios, London
|}</div>


==Release info==
{| border="1"
|-
| Release date
| Media
| Catalog number
| Comments
|-
| 1988-02-__
| LP
| Virgin 2-90954
|
|-
| 1988-__-__
| LP
| Virgin 7 90954-1
| (promo different sleeve to regular LP)
|-
| 1988-02-__
| CD
| Virgin CDV2517 
|
|-
|}


==External links==
==External links==
 
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094912/ IMDb] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/misc/courier.html elviscostello.info]
*[https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-courier-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000197141 AllMusic] {{-}} [http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Courier-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/1931032 Discogs]
*[http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=63638 SoundtrackCollector.com]
*{{Amazon|asin=B00033DYIE}} {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=B00033DYIE}}


[[Category:1988]]
[[Category:1988]]
[[Category:Soundtracks]]
[[Category:Various artists albums]]
[[Category:1988 various artists albums]]
[[Category:Soundtrack albums|Courier]]
[[Category:Track lengths needed]]

Latest revision as of 21:08, 11 September 2022

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Courier
Courier album cover 400.jpg
soundtrack by
Various artists
Released1988
Back cover and alternate front cover.

Original soundtrack for the 1988 film The Courier, which starred Cait O'Riordan. Elvis provides eight instrumental tracks under the name Declan MacManus — his first releases of this type, which led to other soundtracks, GBH and Jake's Progress.

The album also features tracks by U2, Hothouse Flowers, and other less well known artists.


Tracks

Side 1
TitlePerformer(s) Length
1. Burn Clear  Something Happens  
2. Wild White Horse  Hothouse Flowers  
3. Kill The One You Love  Lord John White  
4. The Courier  Aslan  
5. She Came From There  Something Happens  
6. Try A Little Harder  Too Much For The White Man  
7. Silly Dreams  Cry Before Dawn  
8. Walk To The Water  U2  
Side 2
TitlePerformer(s) Length
1. Mad Dog  Declan MacManus 1:07
2. Painted Villain  Declan MacManus 2:23
3. Stalking  Declan MacManus 1:25
4. Furinal Music (piano)Declan MacManus 2:37
5. Rat Poison  Declan MacManus 4:30
6. Furinal Music (sax)Declan MacManus 2:20
7. Unpainted Villain  Declan MacManus 1:58
8. Last Boat Leaving  Declan MacManus 2:44


Notes

  • Side 2 contains orchestral music composed by EC.
  • The version of "Last Boat Leaving" that appears during the end titles in the film is a different version to what is on the LP/CD, and it is different again to the version on Spike.
  • The list of artists shown on one version of the album cover includes The Pogues, but there is no music by the band on the soundtrack.

Credits

Credits for the Declan MacManus tracks:

Release info

Release date Media Catalog number Comments
1988-02-__ LP Virgin 2-90954
1988-__-__ LP Virgin 7 90954-1 (promo different sleeve to regular LP)
1988-02-__ CD Virgin CDV2517

External links

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