Album

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (Music From The Motion Picture)

Various

1996 · Electronic, Rock

31 collectors on Gatefold own this

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (Music From The Motion Picture) by Various

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (Music From The Motion Picture) is an Alt/Indie album by Various, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 66 pressings tracked, owned by 31 collectors.

About

Baz Luhrmann remembers struggling through his pitch for <i>Romeo + Juliet</i> until someone suggested talking about the music. As he recounts to Apple Music, he told the executives, “‘There’ll be hits. Hundreds of hits.’ And they all sort of laughed.” Of course, that’s basically what happened (the album went Gold or Platinum in more than 10 countries), but you could understand why they were skeptical: <i>You want to take a 16th-century love story and one of the most famous pieces of dramaturgic literature in history and put Garbage and The Cardigans on the soundtrack?</i> But for Luhrmann, that was the point. “The contemporary music is a door into something that might seem rusty and inaccessible,” he says. In other words, Romeo and Juliet never heard Radiohead, but they’d get it if they did.

via Apple Music

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Tracklist

  1. 1#1 Crush4:46
  2. 2Local God3:55
  3. 3Angel4:19
  4. 4Pretty Piece Of Flesh4:52
  5. 5Kissing You (Love Theme From Romeo + Juliet)4:57
  6. 6Whatever (I Had A Dream)4:09
  7. 7Lovefool3:18
  8. 8Young Hearts Run Free4:15
  9. 9Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)1:43
  10. 10To You I Bestow3:58
  11. 11Talk Show Host4:17
  12. 12Little Star3:39
  13. 13You And Me Song2:56

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Alternative Rock

Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Release is packaged in a clear jewel case with a clear disc tray. Includes a 12-page insert.
CDE contains a "Romeo & Juliet Interactive program" (that does not run anymore on modern computers)

Credits

The people behind it.

Production & Engineering

  • Baz LuhrmannEXECUTIVE PRODUCER [EXECUTIVE SOUNDTRACK PRODUCER]
  • Baz LuhrmannEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
  • Baz LuhrmannEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [EXECUTIVE SOUNDTRACK PRODUCER]
  • Baz LuhrmannEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [SOUNDTRACK]
  • Gary GershEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [EXECUTIVE SOUNDTRACK PRODUCER]
  • Karyn RachtmanEXECUTIVE PRODUCER [EXECUTIVE SOUNDTRACK PRODUCER]
  • Karyn RachtmanEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
  • Karyn RachtmanEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [EXECUTIVE SOUNDTRACK PRODUCER]
  • Karyn RachtmanEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [SOUNDTRACK]
  • Liz HellerEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [FOR CAPITOL RECORDS MULTIMEDIA DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT]
  • Liz HellerEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [FOR CAPITOL RECORDS]
  • Nellee HooperEXECUTIVE PRODUCER [EXECUTIVE SOUNDTRACK PRODUCER]

Songwriting

  • Butthole Surfers
  • Christina Bergmark
  • Dave Crawford
  • Fredrik Schönfeldt
  • Gunnar Karlsson
  • Justin Warfield
  • Mundy
  • Nigel Swanston
  • Nina Persson
  • Pär Wiksten
  • Peter Svensson
  • Stefan Schönfeldt

31 collectors on Gatefold own this · 66 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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