Edge of Darkness | ||||
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Released | November 1985 | |||
Recorded | Great Britain | |||
Genre | Soundtrack, instrumental rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 18:44 | |||
Label | BBC Records & Tapes | |||
Eric Clapton chronology | ||||
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Edge of Darkness is the 1985 soundtrack by Eric Clapton and Michael Kamen for the British television series Edge of Darkness . The soundtrack's theme won the Ivor Novello Award for songwriting and composing, [1] besides winning the 1986 BAFTA Award for Best Music. [2]
For Clapton, it was his second experience writing for film (his first was the title music for the movie 'The Hit', recorded the previous year); shortly after attending Terry Gilliam's movie Brazil with his friend Kamen, who had scored the film, he received a call from the BBC asking him to do the music for Edge of Darkness, and he subsequently asked Kamen for assistance. [3] [4]
In the early 1990s Clapton performed the music live, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Michael Kamen; [5] the title song from one of those performances is captured on 24 Nights . [4]
The soundtrack attracted few reviews. The Age mentioned the music in a review of the series, saying that Clapton's music matched the mysterious and shadowy feel of the drama; [6] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , again in a review of the TV series, said the accompanying music was "particularly noteworthy." [7]
The single reached No. 65 on the British charts, on which it spent three weeks in January 1986. [8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Edge Of Darkness" | 3:19 |
2. | "Shoot Out" | 3:48 |
3. | "Obituary" | 2:09 |
No. | Title | Length |
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4. | "Escape From Northmoor" | 3:09 |
5. | "Oxford Circus" | 3:17 |
6. | "Northmoor" | 3:02 |
Originally sold as a 45 rpm 12" record and as a cassette, it was re-released in February 1989 as a 3" CD single (with a cover changed from the record's mainly black and red cover). [9] A live version on the main theme was issued on a single together with a live version of "Wonderful Tonight" in 1991, [10] and on the 1991 live album 24 Nights . [11]