The Crow (album)
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The soundtrack
to the movie The Crow
was released in 1994
. Its biggest hit song was "Big Empty" by the Stone Temple Pilots
, which was also on their album Purple
.
, including Nine Inch Nails
who covered Joy Division
's "Dead Souls", Pantera
who covered Poison Idea
's "The Badge", and Rollins Band
who covered Suicide
's "Ghost Rider", which is about a Marvel Comics
character
. Rage Against the Machine
re-recorded their 1991 b-side
"Darkness of Greed" and renamed it "Darkness" for this soundtrack. Also, The Cure
re-wrote their song "Burn" for the movie.
The inclusion of songs written by The Cure
and Joy Division
are notable because the influences of both bands are present in the original comic book. James O'Barr
, the creator of The Crow
, reprinted the lyrics to the song "The Hanging Garden
" by The Cure on an entire page, and some chapters of the comic book are named after Joy Division songs, "Atmosphere
" and "Atrocity Exhibition", for example. In one panel, Eric even quotes a lyric from the song "Disorder" from the album Unknown Pleasures
. O'Barr was a big fan of both bands when he was creating the comic book.
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to the movie The Crow
The Crow (film)
The Crow is a 1994 American action film based on the 1989 comic book of the same name by James O'Barr. The film was written by David J. Schow and John Shirley, and directed by Alex Proyas...
was released in 1994
1994 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
. Its biggest hit song was "Big Empty" by the Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
, which was also on their album Purple
Purple (album)
-Notes:The opening of track 3, "Lounge Fly", was used as the theme for MTV News's short MTV News Break segments for several years in the mid-1990s....
.
Album information
The album featured coversCover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
, including Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
who covered Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
's "Dead Souls", Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
who covered Poison Idea
Poison Idea
Poison Idea was an American hardcore punk band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1980. The band originally dissolved in 1993, but has been playing intermittently since 1998.-Formation, 1980's and 90's:...
's "The Badge", and Rollins Band
Rollins Band
Rollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s...
who covered Suicide
Suicide (band)
Suicide is an American electronic protopunk musical duo, intermittently active since 1970 and composed of vocalist Alan Vega and Martin Rev on synthesizers and drum machines. They are an early synthesizer/vocal musical duo....
's "Ghost Rider", which is about a Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
character
Ghost Rider (comics)
Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional supernatural antiheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Night Rider and subsequently to Phantom Rider.The first supernatural Ghost Rider is...
. Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
re-recorded their 1991 b-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
"Darkness of Greed" and renamed it "Darkness" for this soundtrack. Also, The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
re-wrote their song "Burn" for the movie.
The inclusion of songs written by The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
and Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
are notable because the influences of both bands are present in the original comic book. James O'Barr
James O'Barr
James O'Barr is an American graphic artist, best known as the creator of the comic book series The Crow.-Personal life:O'Barr, an orphan, was raised in the foster care system...
, the creator of The Crow
The Crow
The Crow is a comic book series created by James O'Barr. The series was originally written by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his girlfriend at the hands of a drunk driver. It was later published by Caliber Comics in 1989, becoming an underground success, and later adapted into a...
, reprinted the lyrics to the song "The Hanging Garden
Pornography (album)
NME reviewer Dave Hill wrote, "This record portrays and parades its currency of exposed futility and naked fear with so few distractions or adornments, and so little sense of shame...
" by The Cure on an entire page, and some chapters of the comic book are named after Joy Division songs, "Atmosphere
Atmosphere (Joy Division song)
"Atmosphere" is a song by the band Joy Division. It was originally released in 1980 as a France-only single under the title Licht und Blindheit with "Dead Souls" as the B-side....
" and "Atrocity Exhibition", for example. In one panel, Eric even quotes a lyric from the song "Disorder" from the album Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures is the debut album by the English post-punk band Joy Division, released in 1979 through Factory Records. Martin Hannett produced the record at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England. The album sold poorly upon release, but due to the subsequent success of Joy Division with the...
. O'Barr was a big fan of both bands when he was creating the comic book.
Track listing
- "Burn" - The CureThe CureThe Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
(Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Boris Williams, Perry Bamonte) – 6:39 - "Golgotha Tenement Blues" - Machines of Loving GraceMachines of Loving GraceMachines of Loving Grace was an industrial rock band from Tucson, Arizona.Named for a Richard Brautigan poem, they formed in 1989. The original lineup consisted of Scott Benzel , Stuart Kupers , and Mike Fisher , with Brad Kemp added shortly thereafter...
(Scott Benzel, Mike Fisher, Stuart Kupers, Brad Kemp) – 4:01 - "Big EmptyBig Empty"Big Empty" is a song by the American hard rock band Stone Temple Pilots that first appeared in 1994 on the soundtrack to the Brandon Lee movie The Crow. The song later appeared on the band's second album, Purple. The song was released as a successful single, reaching #3 and #7 on the Billboard...
" - Stone Temple PilotsStone Temple PilotsStone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
(Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland) – 4:56 - "Dead Souls" - Nine Inch NailsNine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
(Joy DivisionJoy DivisionJoy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
) – 4:54 - "Darkness" - Rage Against the MachineRage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
(Rage Against the Machine) – 3:41 - "Color Me Once" - Violent FemmesViolent FemmesViolent Femmes were an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active between 1980 and 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009...
(Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie) – 4:09 - "Ghostrider" - Rollins BandRollins BandRollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s...
(SuicideSuicide (band)Suicide is an American electronic protopunk musical duo, intermittently active since 1970 and composed of vocalist Alan Vega and Martin Rev on synthesizers and drum machines. They are an early synthesizer/vocal musical duo....
) (Martin Rev, Alan Vega) – 5:45 - "MilktoastMilquetoast (song)"Milquetoast" is the first single by alternative metal band Helmet from their 1994 album, Betty. It is the album's fourth track and only charting single, reaching #39 on Billboards Mainstream Rock Tracks chart....
" (also known as "Milquetoast") - HelmetHelmet (band)Helmet is an alternative metal band from New York City formed in 1989. Founded by vocalist and lead guitarist Page Hamilton, Helmet has had numerous lineup changes, and Hamilton has been the only constant member....
(Page Nye Hamilton) – 3:59 - "The Badge" - PanteraPanteraPantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
(Poison IdeaPoison IdeaPoison Idea was an American hardcore punk band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1980. The band originally dissolved in 1993, but has been playing intermittently since 1998.-Formation, 1980's and 90's:...
) – 3:54* - "Slip Slide Melting" - For Love Not LisaFor Love Not LisaFor Love Not Lisa is an American hard rock band formed in the early 1990s in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, signed first to East West Records then to Tooth and Nail Records.Their first album, Merge, was released in 1993. They also contributed to the soundtrack to the 1994 thriller The Crow...
(For Love Not Lisa) – 5:47 - "After the Flesh" - My Life with the Thrill Kill KultMy Life With the Thrill Kill KultMy Life with the Thrill Kill Kult is an American electronic industrial rock band originally based out of Chicago, Illinois.-History:...
(Buzz McCoy, Groovie Mann) – 2:59 - "Snakedriver" - The Jesus and Mary ChainThe Jesus and Mary ChainThe Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Glasgow in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid...
(William Reid, Jim Reid) – 3:41 - "Time Baby III" - MedicineMedicine (band)Medicine is an alternative noise-pop/rock band from the San Fernando Valley, United States. They were formed in 1991 by guitarist Brad Laner and signed to Rick Rubin's American Recordings label the following year...
(Jim Goodall, Brad Laner, Jim Putnam, Ed Ruscha, Beth Thompson) – 3:52 - "It Can't Rain All the Time" - Jane Siberry (Graeme Revell, Jane Siberry) – 5:34
- * Uses samples from the 1976 film Taxi DriverTaxi DriverTaxi Driver is a 1976 American drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. The film is set in New York City, soon after the Vietnam War. The film stars Robert De Niro and features Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, and Cybill Shepherd. The film was nominated for four Academy...
Personnel
- Jane Siberry - performer
- The Cure - group, performer
- Helmet - performer
- The Jesus and Mary Chain - performer
- Nine Inch Nails - group, producer, performer
- Pantera - performer
- Brian Ritchie - bass guitar, vocals, producer
- Henry Rollins - performer
- Violent Femmes - performer
- Victor de Lorenzo - drums, vocals, producer
- My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - performer
- Rage Against the Machine - performer
- Medicine - performer
- Stone Temple Pilots - performer
- Perry Bamonte - guitar, keyboards
- Henry Bogdan - bass guitar, producer
- Doug Carrion - producer, engineer
- Zack de la Rocha - vocals, producer
- Nick DiDia - engineer
- Elizabeth Fraser - vocals
- Simon Gallup - bass guitar
- Gordon Gano - guitar, violin, vocals, producer
- Djivan Gasparyan - duduk
- Robin Guthrie - remixing
- Page Hamilton - guitar, producer
- Brad Laner - producer
- Machines of Loving Grace - performer
- Buzz McCoy - producer, engineer, mixing
- Tom Morello - guitar, producer
- Roli Mosimann - mixing
- Bryan New - engineer
- Brendan O'Brien - producer, mixing
- Vinnie Paul - engineer, mixing
- Jim Reid - producer
- William Reid - producer
- Trent Reznor - producer, engineer
- John Siket - engineer
- Robert Smith - guitar, vocals, producer
- John Stanier - drums, producer
- Tim Commerford - bass guitar, producer
- Theo VanRock - producer, engineer, mixing
- Butch Vig - producer
- Brad Wilk - drums, producer
- Boris Williams - drums
- For Love Not Lisa - performer
- Dick Meaney - engineer
- Rollins Band - performer
- John Flannery - engineer
- Stuart Kupers - bass guitar, guitar, producer
- Chris Apthorp - engineer
- Scott Benzel - voices, producer
- Ray Mascarenas - assistant engineer
- Brad Kemp - drums, producer
- Brian Williams - programming, sound design
- Chip Woodward - choir master
- Matt Hyde - producer, engineer, mixing
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |