Original Soundtrack - Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World is a definite contender for best motion picture soundtrack of the 1990s. With a lineup that includes Talking Heads, Lou Reed, R.E.M., Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Depeche Mode, U2, and others all providing original songs or new covers, it's an absolute joy. Interspersed with Graeme Revell's haunting ambient score, virtually every pop/rock track works perfectly as part of a cohesive whole. "Sax and Violins," recorded during the dying days of Talking Heads, might be the band's most confident moment, as a jazzy background shuffle and keyboards provide compelling momentum underneath David Byrne's sarcastic vocals. Crime & the City Solution could have made an entire career out of the emotional yet existential "The Adversary." R.E.M. and Depeche Mode both contribute touching ballads. "Fretless" is one of the most beautiful tracks to be found in R.E.M.'s discography, documenting a wounded relationship with subtle grace. "Death's Door" is one of those sad numbers Depeche Mode fans have grown to love, with Martin Gore handling the vocals. Less emotional themes are found in the contributions of Lou Reed and Can. "(I'll Love You) Till the End of the World" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is dark, hilarious, and ultimately quite touching. Jane Siberry handles the soundtrack's most pristine, moving moment with "Calling All Angels"; k.d. lang's background vocals give the song a sweet, angelic feel. In addition to the greatness of the songs, the album is perfectly sequenced. It's hard to imagine a better song progression than that of the one from Julee Cruise to Neneh Cherry here. Throw in U2's Achtung Baby-shared track "Until the End of the World" and a Kinks cover by Elvis Costello, and it's almost impossible to think of a better soundtrack from or to the 1990s. ~ Tim DiGravina, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andre Giere Engineer, Mixing Angelo Badalamenti Producer, Keyboards Barklie K. Griggs Music Coordinator, Coordination Ben Mink Viola Booga Bear Programming, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals Brian Eno Producer Brice Wassy Cowbell, Percussion Can Performer, Producer Crime & the City Solution Performer, Producer Dana K. Sano Coordination, Music Coordinator Daniel Lanois Vocals, Performer, Producer, Mixing Darryl Johnson Bass Dave Allen Mixing Dave Alvin Guitar David Darling Cello David Lynch Producer Depeche Mode Performer, Producer Dirk Walter Design Don Falzone Bass Elvis Costello Vocals, Performer, Guitar, Producer Eric Drew Feldman Keyboards Flood Engineer Fred "Sonic" Smith Producer, Vocals, Performer Fred Smith Producer Gareth Jones Producer, Mixing, Engineer Gary Goetzman ?, Executive Producer Graeme Revell Producer, Performer Greg Leisz Guitar (Steel), Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar Guy Gray Engineer Hearn Gadbois Percussion, Dumbek Ingo Krauss Mixing, Engineer Jane Siberry Performer, Producer, Vocals Jennifer Quinn-Richardson Coordination, Music Coordinator Joe Schiff Engineer Johnny Dollar Programming, Producer, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals, Engineer Jonathan Taplin Executive Producer Julee Cruise Vocals, Performer k.d. lang Vocals, Performer Kasim Sulton Bass Ken Myhr Guitar Kevin Killen Producer, Mixing, Engineer Lou Reed Vocals, Producer, Mixing, Vocals (Background), Performer Malcolm Burn Keyboards Mark Howard Engineer, Mixing Michael Blair Drums, Vocals (Background) Michael Phillip Wojewoda Mixing, Engineer Mick Guzauski Engineer, Mixing Mike Rathke Guitar, Mixing, Producer Neneh Cherry Vocals, Performer Nick Cave Vocals, Songwriter, Performer Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Producer Nino Gioia Timbales Patrick McCarthy Engineer Patti Smith Vocals, Performer R.E.M. Producer, Performer Rene Tinner Engineer Richard Manwaring Engineer Rob Wasserman Bass Roger Moutenot Engineer, Vocals (Background), Mixing Ronald Jones Drums Scott Litt Mixing, Engineer, Producer Sharon Boyle Executive Producer Sherry Bertram ?, Orchestration Stephen Hodges Drums Steve Hodge Drums Steve Lillywhite Producer Steve Lyon Engineer T Bone Burnett Producer, Vocals, Performer Talking Heads Producer, Performer Teddy Borowiecki Piano The Bad Seeds Producer U2 Performer, ? Victor Van Vugt Mixing, Engineer Wally Badarou Keyboards Wim Wenders Executive Producer, Photography