Nick Cave discography

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Nick Cave discography
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Studio albums1
EPs1
Soundtrack albums11
Live albums4
Compilation albums1
Singles3
Short soundtrack2

This is the discography of Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave. In addition to his career as lead singer of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, he has released 1 studio album, 11 soundtrack albums, 1 extended play, 2 short soundtracks, 3 singles, 3 live albums, and 1 compilation album. Since 2005, the majority of his work has been written & recorded in collaboration with Bad Seeds member and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis.

Contents

Studio

Albums

YearTitleNotes
2021 Carnage with Warren Ellis

Soundtracks

YearTitleNotes
1989 Ghosts... of the Civil Dead with Blixa Bargeld & Mick Harvey
2005 The Proposition with Warren Ellis
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford with Ellis
2009 The Road with Ellis [1]
2012 West of Memphis with Ellis [2]
2014 Far from Men with Ellis [3]
2016 Mars with Ellis [4]
2017 War Machine with Ellis [5]
Wind River with Ellis [6]
Kings with Ellis [7]
2021 La Panthère des neiges with Ellis [8]
2022 Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story with Ellis
Blonde with Ellis
2024 Back to Black with Ellis

EPs

YearTitleNotes
2022Seven Psalmsfeaturing Ellis

Short soundtracks

YearTitleNotes
2012 Days of Grace with Warren Ellis
2016 Hell or High Water with Ellis [9]

Singles

YearTitleNotes
1992"What a Wonderful World"/"Rainy Night in Soho" Bob Thiele & George David Weiss and the Pogues cover, "What a Wonderful World" with Shane MacGowan
2002"Bad Cover Version"split single with Pulp, a cover of "Disco 2000"
2022"Letter to Cynthia"featuring Warren Ellis, backed with instrumental version [10] [11]
"Letter to Daniel & Vera"

Other appearances

YearTitleReleaseNotes
1989"Helpless" The Bridge Neil Young cover
1993"Faraway, So Close!" and "Cassiel's Song" Faraway, So Close! original songs
1995"There Is a Light" Batman Forever original song
1996"Time Jesum Transeuntum et Non Riverentum" and "X-Files Theme" Songs in the Key of X with Dirty Three
1997"Mack the Knife" September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill cover
1998"The Big Hurt" and "Mojo"Mojo"The Big Hurt" with Gallon Drunk, 1997 film
1999"Goodbye Marylou"A Tribute to Polnareff Michel Polnareff cover
2001"To Be by Your Side"Winged Migrationoriginal song
2002"Let It Be" and "Here Comes the Sun" (bonus track) I Am Sam The Beatles cover, 2001 film
2006"Fire Down Below" and "Pinery Boy" Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys traditional songs
2010"Ramblin' Mind" and "Free to Walk"We Are Only Riders: The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project [12] based on Jeffrey Lee Pierce demos, "Free to Walk" with Debbie Harry
2011"She's Not There"True Blood: Volume 3 [13] [14] The Zombies cover with Neko Case
2012"City in Pain" and "The Breaking Hands"The Journey Is Long: The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Projectbased on Jeffrey Lee Pierce demos, "The Breaking Hands" with Debbie Harry
2013"Pirate Jenny" Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys traditional song with Shilpa Ray and Warren Ellis
2014"Nobody's City"Axels & Sockets: The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Projectbased on Jeffrey Lee Pierce demo, with Iggy Pop
2015"All the Gold in California"True Detective [15] Larry Gatlin cover with Ellis
2020"Cosmic Dancer"AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T.Rex T. Rex cover
2022"Wood Dove"For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, Vol. 1with Ellis
2024"Slap That Bass" / "Get Happy" / "What the World Needs Now Is Love" Joker: Folie à Deux (Music from the Motion Picture) Covers

Live

Albums

Other appearances

Compilation

Session work

Unreleased soundtracks

Compositions

Readings

References

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  4. Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Mars [Original Series Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2022-06-23
  5. Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - War Machine [Original Score] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2022-06-23
  6. Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Wind River [Original Score] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2022-06-23
  7. Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Kings [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2022-06-23
  8. La Panthère Des Neiges (Original Soundtrack) by Warren Ellis & Nick Cave, 2021-12-17, retrieved 2022-06-23
  9. Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Hell or High Water [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2022-06-23
  10. "Grief Single". Cave Things. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  11. "Shyness Single". Cave Things. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
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  13. "Various – True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series Volume 3". Discogs. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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