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In the Shadow of the Sun is an improvised musical score by Throbbing Gristle for the 1981 Derek Jarman film of the same name. [1]
In the Shadow of the Sun is an improvised musical score for the film of the same name by Derek Jarman. Throbbing Gristle founder Genesis P-Orridge called the film "ambient video", used to "enhance or complete an environment." [2]
Simon Ford, author of the Throbbing Gristle biography Wreckers of Civilisation: The Story of COUM Transmissions & Throbbing Gristle, opined that both the movie and its accompanying soundtrack "revelled in distortion, chance and formlessness." [1] According to Dale Cornish, the recording is "possibly up there with CD1 as the classic TG-goes-a-bit-ambient moment" [3] .
Throbbing Gristle played a new improvised version of the soundtrack on January 1st 2006 at the Volksbühne in Berlin, which was "complimented with the fantastic addition of choral washes" [3] . This concert was released in 2024 by Mute Records as part of the Berlin TG box set. According to Cornish, the rehearsal "seems a touch more visceral than the live version" [3] .
In 2007, Throbbing Gristle played the soundtrack "with full choir conducted by Hildur Guðnadóttir" inside the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern, London, and at the Donaufestival in Austria [4] [5] [6] . After seeing the Tate Modern concert, critic Dale Cornish wrote "I recall [...] thinking how odd to have something this beautiful with TG" [3] .
Throbbing Gristle played other live versions of the soundtrack during their April 2009 United States tour, as well as in Denmark and Scotland during June 2009. [7]
Psychic TV performed a reinterpreted version of the soundtrack live along with a screening of the film at Cafe Oto in London during their spring 2017 European tour.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Sounds |   [8] |
The Wire described the soundtrack as "dark and mournful". [9]
All tracks are written by Throbbing Gristle (Chris Carter, Peter Christopherson, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Genesis P-Orridge)
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "In the Shadow of the Sun Pt. 1" |
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| 1. | "In the Shadow of the Sun Pt. 2" |
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| UK Indie Chart [10] | 23 |
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