Original Soundtrack - City of Angels [Original Soundtrack]

Call it a soundtrack producer's dream. One of the most vital and influential bands in modern-day music cuts a song entitled "If God Will Send His Angels" just months before you are hired to put together a soundtrack for a movie entitled City of Angels. The band is U2, and their song not only opens the City of Angels soundtrack, but it is also the anchor of a group of tracks that narrowly escapes the sappy trail that the movie blazed when it hit theatres. In all actuality, the soundtrack sounds much too dark, menacing and legitimate to be attached to the film. Alanis Morissette assures the direction of the album when she follows U2's less-than-perky offering with "Uninvited," which is nothing if not vintage Alanis. From there...Jimi Hendrix comes in with "Red House." It is still amazing to this day how the sounds of Hendrix on the guitar could be so many things all at the same time -- soothing, moving, eerie, and untouchable...As popular belief would tell you, the movie is rarely better than the book. While the same has not been proven conclusively in the relationship of movies and their soundtracks, be assured that City of Angels is much better to listen to than to watch. ~ David M. Childers, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Coleman Assistant Engineer Alan Jenkins Programming Alanis Morissette Performer, Vocals, Producer Alex Swift Programming Allen Sides Engineer, Mixing Ben Georgiades Engineer Ben Hillier Mixing Assistant Bill Sewell Bass (Upright) Brian MacLeod Drums Carlos Bonnell Guitar (Acoustic) Carmen Rizzo Programming Carys Lane Vocals Charles Roven Executive Producer Chas Chandler Producer Chris Chaney Bass Chris Haynes Second Engineer Clif Magness Guitar (Electric), Producer Conal Markey Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant Damir Prcic Chamberlin Danny Bramson Music Supervisor, Producer Dario Rossetti Bonell Guitar (Acoustic) Dave Lawson Programming David Campbell String Arrangements David Rhodes Guitar Dickie Chappell Engineer, Programming Dominique Mahut Percussion Eric Clapton Performer Flood Producer Francis Buckley Engineer Gabriel Yared Producer, Orchestration Gary Novak Percussion, Drums Georges Rodi Programming Greg Burns Second Engineer Harry Rabinowitz Conductor Howie B Producer, Mixing, Engineer Isobel Griffiths Orchestra Contractor Jack Joseph Puig Mixing James Barton Mixing Jamie Muhoberac Piano, Keyboards Jason Cienkus Soundtrack Coordination Jennie O'Grady Director Jimi Hendrix Performer John Bell Orchestration John Lee Hooker Performer Johnny Rzeznik Vocals, Guitar Jolie Levine-Aller Project Coordinator Jude Performer Jude Christodal Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic) Katherine Delaney Design Keith Grant Engineer Kenneth Sillito Leader, Violin Kirsty Whalley Programming Manu Katche Drums Mark "Spike" Stent Engineer, Mixing Matt Palmer Assistant Engineer Meabh Flynn Assistant Engineer Metro Voices Choir, Chorus Mike Malinin Drums, Percussion Nick Lashley Guitar (Acoustic) Nick Wollage Assistant Engineer Pat Magnarella Executive Producer Paul Hulme Engineer Paul Kimble Chamberlin Paula Cole Producer, Performer Peter Gabriel Sampling, Producer, Bass, Performer, Keyboards, Programming Pierre Marchand Producer, Engineer, Mixing Rafa Sardina Second Engineer Rob Cavallo Guitar (Acoustic), Producer Rob Kirwan Assistant Engineer Robby Takac Bass Roger Moutenot Mixing, Engineer Rolf Wilson Violin, Leader Sarah McLachlan Performer Scott Welch Executive Producer Steve Griffen Engineer, Associate Producer Steve Hall Mastering Steve Osborne Producer, Mixing The Goo Goo Dolls Producer, Performer Tim Pierce Mandolin Tom Dowd Producer Tony Levin Bass U2 Performer Will White Percussion