Birdy: Music from the Film (Reissue)

Peter Gabriel's back catalog has been reissued by (Gabriel's own) Real World Records and EMI! Birdy: Music from the Film was originally released in 1985 and re-mastered in 2002. 'Peter Gabriel's first foray into soundtracks was for Alan Parker's contemplative film Birdy and is a successful companion piece, providing a backdrop that is moody and evocative. Nearly half of the album's dozen tracks incorporate threads from material found on Gabriel's 1982 Security set, including "Close Up," which makes use of keyboard passages from "Family Snapshot," and "The Heat," which is a reworking of "The Rhythm of the Heat" and builds to a frenzied percussive crescendo. Material specially written for this project includes the murky opening track, "At Night," the tribal "Floating Dogs," and "Slow Marimbas," a track which would become part of future live performances . . . its meditative nature makes it fine, reflective listening for the more adventurous.' - All Music Guide