''Music for Films III'' is the third entry in

Brian Eno Brian Peter George Jean-Baptiste de la Salle Eno (, born 15 May 1948), also mononymously known as Eno, is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, and activist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambien ...

's "Music for Films" series. It was the first in the series to include music from artists other than Brian Eno, including Roger Eno,

Michael Brook Michael Brook (born 1951) is a Canadian guitarist, inventor, music producer, and film music composer. He plays in many genres, including rock, electronica, world music, minimalism and film scores. His collaborations with musicians around the worl ...

Laraaji Laraaji (born Edward Larry Gordon, 3 May 1943) is an American multi-instrumentalist specializing in piano, zither and mbira. His albums include the 1980 release ''Day of Radiance, Ambient 3: Day of Radiance'', produced by Brian Eno as part of h ...

, and

Harold Budd Harold Montgomory Budd (May 24, 1936December 8, 2020) was an American music composer and poet. Born in Los Angeles and raised in the Mojave Desert, he became a respected composer in the minimal music and avant-garde scene of Southern California ...

, among others, with Brian Eno involved with the production of all tracks. Several different versions of this album exist. The record and cassette release featured 15 tracks, while the original CD release contained the same tracks in a different playing order. In 2005, an updated CD, featuring two extra tracks, new artwork, a different playing order and sequencing by the group Marconi Union was released. Various tracks from ''Music for Films III'' were incorporated into the soundtrack for Al Reinert's 1989 documentary '' For All Mankind''.

Reception

'' Spin'' wrote the album, "proffers sustained atmospheres and creeping unease, far from the cut and dash of modern pop".

Track listing

Record/cassette

;Side 1 #

- "Saint Tom" (3:35) #Brian Eno/ Daniel Lanois - "White Mustang" (3:01) #Brian Eno/Daniel Lanois - "Sirens" (3:06) #Brian Eno - "Asian River" (4:20) #

- "Zaragoza" (3:05) # Roger Eno - "Quixote" (3:30) #Roger Eno - "Fleeting Smile" (2:30) #Brian Eno/Roger Eno - Theme for 'Opera'" (2:36) #Laraaji - "Kalimba" (2:47) ;Side 2 #Daniel Lanois - "Tension Block" (3:09) #

- "Err" (4:02) #

John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-born naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regard ...

- "4-Minute Warning" (3:53) # Lydia Theremin/ Misha Malin - "For Her Atoms" (3:33) #

- "Balthus Bemused by Color" (5:17) #Brian Eno - Theme from 'Creation'" (3:04) The original Opal Records LP did not include ""Asian River" or "Theme for 'Opera'", although the cassette did.

CD

# Daniel Lanois - "Tension Block" (3:09) #

- "Err" (4:02) #

- "4-Minute Warning" (3:53) # Lydia Theremin/ Misha Malin - "For Her Atoms" (3:33) #

- "Balthus Bemused by Color" (5:17) #

- "Theme from 'Creation'" (3:04) #Brian Eno - "Saint Tom" (3:35) #Brian Eno/Daniel Lanois - "White Mustang" (3:01) #Brian Eno/Daniel Lanois - "Sirens" (3:06) #Brian Eno - "Asian River" (4:20) #

- "Zaragoza" (3:05) #Roger Eno - "Quixote" (3:30) #Roger Eno - "Fleeting Smile" (2:30) #Brian Eno/Roger Eno - "Theme for 'Opera'" (2:36) #Laraaji - "Kalimba" (2:47) The 2005 re-issue of the CD features two new tracks: "Slower and Slower" by Roger Eno and "Shark 12" by Brian Eno on the American release, "Shark 15" by Brian Eno in the UK.

References

External links

* (CD version) * (record/cassette version) {{Authority control 1988 albums Albums produced by Brian Eno Various artists albums All Saints Records albums