Orange Sky (song)

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"Orange Sky"
Song by Alexi Murdoch
from the EP Four Songs
Released2002
Recorded2001–2002
Genre Folk music
Length6:19
Label Alexi Murdoch Music
Composer(s) Alexi Murdoch
Producer(s) Alexi Murdoch, Chad Fischer

"Orange Sky" is a folksong from Alexi Murdoch's extended play (EP) Four Songs . The song was featured in television, movies and in an Emmy Award winning television commercial. A re-recorded version of the song is also included on Murdoch's first LP Time Without Consequence .

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History

"Orange Sky" is a folk song that was written by Alexi Murdoch and released in 2002. [1] [2] It appeared on Murdoch's extended play titled Four Songs . A Kansas City distributor, Harvest Media Group, signed Murdoch based on the strength of the EP. Before there was a formal distributor, the EP sold 15,000 copies. [1]

Murdoch's first full-length album was titled Time Without Consequence , and the song was rerecorded and included on the record. [3] The version he recorded for the LP record was noticeably different than the EP version. In the LP version there are more drums and a piano. [4]

The song was featured on episodes of the television show, Dawson's Creek and The O.C. . [1] It was also used in episodes of the television shows House and Prison Break. [5] The song was also in the movie Garden State . [1] It was featured in a Honda commercial. The song received more attention than the other songs on the EP and was played by several influential radio stations like WXPN in Philadelphia. [3] The song was also featured in a Hallmark Cards commercial that won an Emmy Award. [6]

Orange Sky Laundry, a service offering free clothes washing for the homeless in Australia, was named for the song. [7]

Reception

The Philadelphia Inquirer reviewed the EP and said that "Orange Sky" is sung in a "near whisper." [8] Writing for the Hartford Courant , Erica B. Danton called it a "ghostly ballad." [9] A soundtrack for The O.C. television show was released, and it featured "Orange Sky." The album's reviewer said the song was lethargic and monotonous. [10]

Personnel

Four Songs

Time Without Consequence

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References

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  2. ↑ "Orange Sky - Alexi Murdoch AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 Spread the 'LDN' Love, Please. New York, New Yok: Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Billboard. 24 June 2006. p. 58. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Danton, Erica B. (8 June 2006). "Murdoch's Quiet Exploration of Life". Hartford Courant. pp. CAL05. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Pais, Matt (14 February 2007). "Soundtrack Superman". Chicago Tribune. pp. 33–43. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Adweek. New York, New Yok: VNU Business Publications. April 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Browne, Rachel (6 November 2015). "Orange Sky Laundry offers free washing service for Sydney's homeless". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Alexi Murdoch". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 13 July 2003. pp. H12. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Danton, Erica B (1 April 2004). "Songs Showcased But at What cost". Hartford Courant. p. 81. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  10. ↑ Besant, Janna (21 April 2004). "'O.C. Soundtrack is Just OK". The Buffalo News. p. 54. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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  12. ↑ "Alexi Murdoch – Time Without Consequence". discogs.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
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