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The one thing I've been on the look out for years is the piano version of Eurpoe After The Rain.
Hopefully one day it'll turn up.

Peter

Thank you, Martin!
Nice Interview - I enjoyed the reading.


Hope too, the Piano version of E.A.T.R. will be released on CD one day...

Picking up an old thread, I finally managed to see this film over the weekend.
John Foxx is duly credited with 'Musiche Originali' in the opening titles. JF's original score is however fairly sparse, each 'piece' lasting just a few seconds. There is an instrumental version of EATR, although again it lasts 20-25 secs at the most.
There are also other snatches of songs of the time most notably - and to my great surprise - OMD's 'Stanlow' and 'Souvenir'. Japan's 'Sons of Pioneers' is used to great effect, and I also spotted XTC's 'Ten Feet Tall'. There are also some instrumental guitar pieces by a famous artist who has also worked with JF but whose name completely escapes me. (RadioBeach I'm sure you can help me...)
They are all Virgin artists at the time BTW and in fact the closing titles say that the soundtrack is available on Virgin records, but I'm not sure if that's true.
The film is taxing European pseudo.intellectual stuff, not to be watched after a heavy meal on a comfy sofa, and certainly not "for the kids". I wanted to sit through it a second time to 'spot the JF contributions' but even in that respect it would've required a massive effort, even to this hardened Italo/Euro-movie "buff".

That's quite interesting, thanks for that.

I think John is much more suited for film music today. So many of his later songs have a more cinematic feel and his instrumental work is simply outstanding and would work perfectly given the right film.

Yes perhaps that's right now, but I felt his efforts in the above (circa 1982?) were rather 'tame' although I think John mentioned that his original score was very much 'trimmed down'. Don't expect Vangelis per 'Blade Runner' or anything like that.
Yes it would be nice if he was given another chance.

Hi there.
I've been searching high and low for this soundtrack but I was confirmed by the movie company that it never existed as a published recording in any form, so I think we can get over that. I'd love to be proved wrong, of course ;-)

A very detailed list of songs/artists fetuared in the soundtrack can be found here . Does any name ring a bell?

Ciao,
Luca

Thanks Luca

What is 'interesting' (??) is the other films that feature John Foxx among the musical contributors:-

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1809189582

Grazie Luca. Steve Hillage was the one I couldn't think of.

Seen the film? What did you make of it????

Funny indeed! The only one that sounded remotely possible was JF producing Boy George for "Hiding Out", but it turned out to be a guy named Paul Fox.
Does that mean you can't trust everything you read on web page? My certainties are shattered...

Luca

I saw the film several years ago and I was disappointed. I regard some early works by Antonioni as absolute masterpieces, but this unfortunately is not one of them. Although it explores his usual subjects (mainly the difficulties or lack of communication between people) I can't honestly recommend it, even to a Foxxfan.

Maybe you (MemberD) might enjoy "Al di là delle nuvole - Beyond The Clouds", directed by Antonioni together with Wim Wenders. A part of it is shot in Ferrara...

Ciao,
Luca