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Original soundtrack for the movie ''The Courier'', which starred Elvis' then wife [[Cait O'Riordan]].  
{{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]]''.
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]], 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.


[[Image:The Courier_album_cover.jpg|thumb|260px|right|The Courier, 1988]]
[[Image:The Courier_back cover.jpg|thumb|260px|right|The Courier, 1988]]


==Tracks==
==Tracks==
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| writing_credits = no
| writing_credits = no
| extra_column    = Performer(s)
| extra_column    = Performer(s)
| title1         = Burn Clear
| headline  = Side 1
| extra1         = Something Happens
 
| length1         =  
| title1   = Burn Clear
| title2         = Wild White Horse
| extra1   = Something Happens
| extra2         = Hothouse Flowers
| length1   =  
| length2         =  
 
| title3         = Kill The One You Love
| title2   = Wild White Horse
| extra3         = Lord John White
| extra2   = Hothouse Flowers
| length3         =  
| length2   =  
| title4         = The Courier
 
| extra4         = Aslan
| title3   = Kill The One You Love
| length4         =  
| extra3   = Lord John White
| title5         = She Came From There  
| length3   =  
| extra5         = Something Happens
 
| length5         =  
| title4   = The Courier
| title6         = Try A Little Harder
| extra4   = Aslan
| extra6         = Too Much For The White Man
| length4   =  
| length6         =  
 
| title7         = Silly Dreams
| title5   = She Came From There  
| extra7         = Cry Before Dawn
| extra5   = Something Happens
| length7         =  
| length5   =  
| title8         = Walk To The Water
 
| extra8         = U2
| title6   = Try A Little Harder
| length8        =
| extra6   = Too Much For The White Man
| title9          = [[Mad Dog]]
| length6   =  
| extra9          = [[Declan MacManus]]
 
| length9        = 1:07
| title7   = Silly Dreams
| title10        = [[Painted Villain]]
| extra7   = Cry Before Dawn
| extra10        = [[Declan MacManus]]
| length7   =  
| length10        = 2:23
 
| title11        = [[Stalking]]
| title8   = Walk To The Water
| extra11        = [[Declan MacManus]]
| extra8   = [[U2]]
| length11        = 1:25
| length8  =  
| title12        = [[Furinal Music (Piano)]]
| extra12        = [[Declan MacManus]]
| length12        = 2:37
| title13        = [[Rat Poison]]
| extra13        = [[Declan MacManus]]
| length13        = 4:30
| title14        = [[Furinal Music (Sax)]]
| extra14        = [[Declan MacManus]]
| length14        = 2:20
| title15        = [[Unpainted Villain]]
| extra15        = [[Declan MacManus]]
| length15        = 1:58
| title16        = [[Last Boat Leaving]]
| extra16        = [[Declan MacManus]]
| length16        = 2:44
}}
}}
{{tracklist
| writing_credits = no
| extra_column    = Performer(s)
| headline  = Side 2


| title1    = [[Mad Dog]]
| extra1    = [[Declan MacManus]]
| length1  = 1:07


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]].
| title2    = [[Painted Villain]]
| extra2    = Declan MacManus
| length2  = 2:23


==Credits==
| title3    = [[Stalking]]
These credits are specific to the Declan MacManus tracks.
| extra3    = Declan MacManus
| length3  = 1:25
 
| title4    = [[Furinal Music]]
| note4    = piano
| extra4    = Declan MacManus
| length4  = 2:37
 
| title5    = [[Rat Poison]]
| extra5    = Declan MacManus
| length5  = 4:30
 
| title6    = [[Furinal Music]]
| note6    = sax
| extra6    = Declan MacManus
| length6  = 2:20
 
| title7    = [[Unpainted Villain]]
| extra7    = Declan MacManus
| length7  = 1:58
 
| title8    = [[Last Boat Leaving]]
| extra8    = Declan MacManus
| length8  = 2:44
}}


* 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


* Musicians:
==Notes==
:Phil Todd - flute, clarinet, alto flute
*Side 2 contains orchestral music composed by EC.
:Luke Cresswell - drum programming
*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]]''.
:[[Declan MacManus]] - original drum programming and vibe, feedback and organ
*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.
:[[Steve Nieve]] - piano
:Don Weller - tenor saxophone
:Guy Barker - trumpet
:Steve Saunders - bass trombone
:[[Roy Babbington]] - string bass
:Fiachra Trench - piano


==Credits==
Credits for the Declan MacManus tracks:
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*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
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* 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
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==Release information==
==Release info==
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==Notes==
* The list of artists on the album cover includes [[The Pogues]], but there is no music by the Pogues on the soundtrack.
 
==Internal links==
* [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/misc/courier.html info @ elviscostello.info]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fpftxq9gldje AMG] {{-}} {{Amazon|asin=B00033DYIE}}
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094912/ IMDb] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/misc/courier.html elviscostello.info]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094912/ IMDb] {{-}} [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094912/soundtrack IMDb: soundtrack]
*[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]
*[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: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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