Passion: Music for the Last Temptation of Christ

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Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ is a musical album released in 1989 by Peter Gabriel. It is his second soundtrack and eighth album overall. It was originally composed as the soundtrack for the film The Last Temptation of Christ, but Gabriel spent several months after the film's release further developing the music, finally releasing it as a full-fledged album instead of a "movie soundtrack". It is seen as a landmark in the popularisation of world music, and it won a Grammy in 19...

Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ is a musical album released in 1989 by Peter Gabriel. It is his second soundtrack and eighth album overall. It was originally composed as the soundtrack for the film The Last Temptation of Christ, but Gabriel spent several months after the film's release further developing the music, finally releasing it as a full-fledged album instead of a "movie soundtrack". It is seen as a landmark in the popularisation of world music, and it won a Grammy in 1990 for Best New Age Album. It was remastered with most of Gabriel's catalogue in 2002. Overview: As the soundtrack for the film, Gabriel used the resources of the organisation he founded, WOMAD, to bring together musicians from the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. He worked with them to create music meant to enhance the mood of the film, but also added a modern ambient musical touch to the original pieces, producing a musical work that has influenced many musicians in the years since its release. Passion introduced many listeners to such artists as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, L. Shankar, and Baaba Maal. Later in the year a companion album was released, Passion - Sources, featuring additional songs on which Gabriel does not perform. Gabriel described this album as "a selection of some of the traditional music, sources of inspiration, and location recordings." The cover art for the album, Drawing study for Self Image II (1987), is a mixed media composition by the artist Julian Grater.[1] Track listing: All compositions written by Peter Gabriel except as indicated in the Personnel section below. Side One "The Feeling Begins" – 4:00 "Gethsemane" – 1:26 "Of These, Hope" – 3:55 "Lazarus Raised" – 1:26 "Of These, Hope - Reprise" – 2:44 "In Doubt" – 1:33 "A Different Drum" – 4:40 Side Two "Zaar" – 4:53 "Troubled" – 2:55 "Open" – 3:27 "Before Night Falls" – 2:18 "With This Love" – 3:40 Side Three "Sandstorm" – 3:02 "Stigmata" – 2:28 "Passion" – 7:39 "With This Love (Choir)" – 3:20 Side Four "Wall Of Breath" – 2:29 "The Promise of Shadows" – 2:13 "Disturbed" – 3:35 "It Is Accomplished" – 2:55 "Bread and Wine" – 2:21 Personnel: Compositions by Peter Gabriel, with the exception of "Open" (based on an improvisation by L. Shankar and Gabriel) and "Stigmata" (based on improvisation by Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh and Gabriel). "Zaar" was written around a traditional Egyptian rhythm which is performed to fend off evil spirits. The Feeling Begins Manny Elias - octabans, surdo, skins Hossam Ramzy - finger cymbals, tabla, dufs Peter Gabriel - synthesizers, shakers, skins, surdo David Bottrill - drone mix David Rhodes - guitar L. Shankar - double violin Vatche Housepian - Armenian doudouk Antranik Askarian - Armenian doudouk The doudouk is playing an Armenian melody, "The Wind Subsides". (Armenian doudouks recorded for Ocora Records under the direction of Robert Ataian.) Gethsemane Peter Gabriel - flute samples, flute, voices Of These, Hope Massamba Dlop - talking drum Peter Gabriel - bass, percussion, flute whistle, Prophet 5 L. Shankar - double violin David Rhodes - guitar Mustafa Abdel Aziz - arghul drone Lazarus Raised (Players unknown) - Kurdish duduk & tenbur David Rhodes - guitars Peter Gabriel - piano, Akai S900 This piece incorporates a traditional melody from Kurdistan telling of the unhappy love of a young girl for Bave Seyro, a legendary warrior. (Kurdish duduks are from UNESCO Collection - A Musical Anthology Of The Orient, general editor Alain Danielou for Musicaphon Records.) Of These, Hope - Reprise Massamba Dlop - talking drum Peter Gabriel - bass, percussion, flute whistle, Prophet 5 L. Shankar - double violin David Rhodes - guitar Mustafa Abdel Aziz - arghul drone Baaba Maal - vocals Fatala - additional percussion In Doubt Peter Gabriel - Audioframe, Fairlight samples, vocals Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh - kementché A Different Drum Doudou N'Diaye Rose - percussion loop (four bars) Fatala - percussion loop (three bars) Peter Gabriel - surdo, percussion, Audioframe, Prophet 5, voice L. Shankar - double violin Youssou N'Dour - voice David Sancious - backing vocals Zaar Hossam Ramzy - tambourines, dufs, tabla, finger cymbals, triangle Peter Gabriel - surdo, additional percussion, Audioframe, Akai S900, voice Nathan East - bass David Rhodes - guitar Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh - kementché L. Shankar - double violin Troubled Bill Cobham - drums, percussion Hossam Ramzy - finger cymbals Peter Gabriel - percussion, Fairlight, Emulator, backing vocals David Sancious - backing vocals Open Peter Gabriel - Prophet 5, Akai S900, vocals L. Shankar - double violin, vocals Before Night Falls Hossam Ramzy - finger cymbals, tabla, dufs Kudsi Erguner - ney flute (playing a traditional Armenian melody) L. Shankar - double violin The Ney flute is playing a traditional Armenian melody. With This Love Robin Canter - oboe, cor anglais L. Shankar - double violin David Sancious - Akai S900, synthesizer arrangement Peter Gabriel - Audioframe, Fairlight, piano, Prophet 5, synthesizer arrangement Sandstorm Location Recording - Moroccan percussion & vocals Hossam Ramzy - surdo, tabla, tambourine dufs, mazhar Manu Katché - additional percussion Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh - kementché L. Shankar - double violin Peter Gabriel - Fairlight Stigmata Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh - kementché Peter Gabriel - Prophet 5, voice Based on an improvisation by Mahmoud and Peter Gabriel Passion Djalma Correa - Brazilian percussion Jon Hassell - trumpet Peter Gabriel - Prophet 5, Akai S900, Fairlight, voice Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Qawwali voice L. Shankar - double violin Youssou N'Dour - voice Julian Wilkins - choirboy With This Love (Choir) Robin Canter - cor anglais Richard Evans - choir recording Wall Of Breath Kudsi Erguner - Turkish ney flute L. Shankar - double violin Musicians Du Nil - arghul David Rhodes - Ebow guitar Peter Gabriel - synthesizers The Promise Of Shadows Bill Cobham - drum kit David Bottrill - lead tambourine Peter Gabriel - Emulator, Prophet 5, Audioframe, additional percussion David Rhodes - guitar Disturbed Hossam Ramzy - surdo, tabla Mustafa Abdel Aziz - percussion loop Said Mohammad Aly - percussion loop Fatala - African percussion L. Shankar - double violin Peter Gabriel - Fairlight, Prophet 5 It Is Accomplished Bill Cobham - drums, tambourine David Bottrill - tambourine 2, distorted slide Nathan East - bass Mustafa Abdel Aziz - arghul drone David Sancious - Hammond organ David Rhodes - Steinberger guitar Peter Gabriel - doholla, additional percussion, Roland D-50, piano, Prophet 5, voice Bread And Wine Peter Gabriel - contrabass, Prophet 5, voice David Rhodes - Ebow guitar Richard Evans - tin whistle L. Shankar - double violin Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.