Originally posted by Herbert the turbot:
Was watching a couple of documentaries on TV last night and noted just how much background music there was - even recognised one of the pieces as Brian Eno. It set me thinking; I wonder if John's ever contacted TV production companies with a view to using bits of "Tiny Colour Movies" or "Cathedral Oceans" as incidental music, particularly in documentaries?
In 1994 Melody Maker said that parts of Cathedral Oceans had been used for the 'Horizon' programme. You'll find the Melody Maker piece here;
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2463/foxxnews.html I watched that Nuclear Secrets documentary on BBC2 the other night - soundtrack was various tracks from 'My Life In The Bush of Ghosts', 'Apollo' and tracks from DJ Shadow's 'The Private Press'...so Eno and a bit of Trip-Hop then! Very imaginative...
I agree, it's a shame John's work isn't accessed for TV use at all.