Music
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |||||
| Released | October 6, 1998 (original pressing) | ||||
| Recorded | August 15–16, 1998, Abbey Road Studios (Michael Nyman tracks) | ||||
| Genre | Soundtrack, Pop, Minimalism, Orchestral | ||||
| Length | 56:58 (Nyman pressing) | ||||
| Language | English | ||||
| Label | Reprise/WEA | ||||
| Producer | Danny Bramson, Sandra Bullock | ||||
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Composer Michael Nyman's score to the movie was abruptly replaced with music by Alan Silvestri for the theatrical release. This last-minute change resulted in the release of two soundtracks, although as primarily a compilation album, only the two tracks of newly-created material were changed. A 50-track demo (the last two tracks being "Convening the Coven" and "Maria Owens") of Nyman's score has been circulating among fans as a bootleg. The complete Nyman score runs 62:30 and contains music that would later appear, in altered form, in Ravenous and The Actors, as well as a bit of his stepwise chord progression theme from Out of the Ruins/String Quartet No. 3/Carrington/The End of the Affair/The Claim. "Convening the Coven," though not "Maria Owens," was subsequently reissued on The Very Best of Michael Nyman: Film Music 1980–2001, and music that uses material related to this piece has not been used elsewhere.
Singer Stevie Nicks headlined the soundtrack's published advertisements, promoting her songs "If You Ever Did Believe" and a new recording of her song "Crystal", both songs featuring Sheryl Crow on back-up vocals.
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