Eno [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Brian Eno

Overview

Eno, Gary Hustwit's documentary about Brian Eno, premiered at Sundance in January of 2024, and the film subsequently played in several cities around the world. Using generative software which determines the sequencing and transitions, the film is never shown the same way twice, similar to Eno's 2017 ambient album Reflection, which can play infinitely through an app. The soundtrack to Eno is a set-in-stone collection of tracks from throughout the man's career as a recording artist, including three previously unreleased selections. Much like the soundtrack to The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film by Todd Haynes, Eno is not at all meant to be a definitive best-of collection, but it does provide a well-rounded view of the artist's work, and considering how massive Eno's discography is, there's bound to be material here that many fans have missed or overlooked. All of the tracks are credited to Eno as a solo artist or collaborator, not as a producer for other artists. On paper, the track listing looks like it might've been generated by a shuffle feature, with cuts from albums with Fred again.. and Cluster sitting next to each other near the beginning of the set, but the sequencing feels more deliberate and makes more sense when one actually listens. Appropriately, the set opens with "All I Remember," a gentle pop ballad about looking back through the past. The edgy art-funk of "Sky Saw" from Another Green World precedes "Spinning Away," a surprisingly radio-friendly tune from Eno's album with John Cale, Wrong Way Up. Songs from both of Eno's vastly different albums with David Byrne are present, along with the simultaneously proto-punk and post-punk "Third Uncle" (1974) and more rock-ish early-'90s tracks from both the unreleased (until much later) My Squelchy Life and the 1992-issued Nerve Net. The album ends with two more previously unreleased selections: an abstract drift with horns, scratches, and glitches titled "Lighthouse #429," and a live recording of the sublime "By This River," featuring Roger Eno. Balancing Eno's rock, pop, and ambient sides, the soundtrack does an effective job of boiling a 50-year solo career down to an adventurous 74-minute overview. ~ Paul Simpson

Product Details

Release Date:	07/19/2024
Label:	Universal Import
UPC:	0602455849618
Rank:	94342

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Brian Eno   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Sampling,Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Roger Eno   Primary Artist,Accordion
Fred again..   Primary Artist
Leo Abrahams   Primary Artist,Guitar
Tom Rogerson   Primary Artist,Keyboards
Cluster   Primary Artist
David Byrne   Primary Artist
John Cale   Primary Artist,Viola
Jon Hopkins   Primary Artist,Piano,Keyboards
David Van Tieghem   Drums,Percussion
Robert Wyatt   Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Phil Collins   Drums
Percy Jones   Bass (Vocal)
Rod Melvin   Keyboards
Chris Frantz   Drums
Phil Manzanera   Guitar
Dunya Yusin   Vocals
Freddie Smith   Drums
Busta Jones   Bass (Vocal)
Paul Rudolph   Bass (Vocal)
Brian Turrington   Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

John Cale   Composer
Dieter Moebius   Composer
Robert Ash   Assistant Engineer
Lydia Clowes   Composer
Henry Counsell   Composer
Winnie Raeder   Composer
Leo Wyatt   Composer
Bendik Markovic Toming   Composer
Taylor El Hage   Composer
Teresa Origone   Composer
Brian Eno   Arranger,Composer,Musician,Producer,Programming
Jon Hopkins   Composer
Peter Chilvers   Recording,Synthesizer Programming
Phil Manzanera   Producer,Assistant Producer
Rhett Davies   Engineer,Producer
Guy Bidmead   Assistant Engineer
Hans-Joachim Roedelius   Composer
Daniel Lanois   Composer,Producer
Tom Rogerson   Composer,Producer
Bari Sage   Assistant Engineer
Miles Showell   Mastering Engineer
Darla Eno   Composer
Christian Wright   Mastering Engineer
Fred Gibson   Composer
Simon Heyworth   Mastering Engineer
Aaron Dessner   Composer
Kevin Metcalfe   Mastering Engineer
Brian Turrington   Composer
David Byrne   Composer,Musician,Producer
Leo Abrahams   Composer,Producer