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''Edge of Darkness'' is the 1985
soundtrack A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack o ...
by
Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...
and
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for the British television series ''
Edge of Darkness ''Edge of Darkness'' is a British television drama serial produced by BBC Television in association with Lionheart Television International and originally broadcast in six 55-minute episodes in late 1985. A mixture of crime drama and politica ...
''. The soundtrack's theme won the
Ivor Novello Award The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy (formerly the BASCA) since 1956, and over 1,000 statuettes have been a ...
for songwriting and composing, besides winning the 1986
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for Best Music.


Background and performance

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's movie ''
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'' with his friend Kamen, who had scored the film, he received a call from the
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asking him to do the music for ''Edge of Darkness'', and he subsequently asked Kamen for assistance. In the early 1990s Clapton performed the music live, with the
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under the direction of Michael Kamen; the title song from one of those performances is captured on ''
24 Nights ''24 Nights'' is the fifth live album by Eric Clapton, compiled from 42 concerts performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, in 1990 and 1991. It was released on 8 October 1991. The cover illustration is by Peter Blake. Backgroun ...
''.


Reception

The soundtrack attracted few reviews. ''
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'' mentioned the music in a review of the series, saying that Clapton's music matched the mysterious and shadowy feel of the drama; ''
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'', again in a review of the TV series, said the accompanying music was "particularly noteworthy." The single reached No. 65 on the British charts, on which it spent three weeks in January 1986.


Track listing

#"Edge of Darkness" (3:19) #"Shoot Out" (3:48) #"Obituary" (2:09) #"Escape From Northmoor" (3:09) #"Oxford Circus" (3:17) #"Northmoor" (3:02)


Releases

Originally sold as a 45 rpm 12" record and as a
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, it was re-released in February 1989 as a 3" CD single (with a cover changed from the record's mainly black and red cover). A live version on the main theme was issued on a single together with a live version of "
Wonderful Tonight "Wonderful Tonight" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album ''Slowhand''. Clapton wrote the song about Pattie Boyd. "the hard-rock pioneer and guitar god also become a soft-rock star in the mid-1970s. He cel ...
" in 1991, and on the 1991 live album ''
24 Nights ''24 Nights'' is the fifth live album by Eric Clapton, compiled from 42 concerts performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, in 1990 and 1991. It was released on 8 October 1991. The cover illustration is by Peter Blake. Backgroun ...
''.Schumacher 371-72.


References

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