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, in conjunction with Jersey Records, a part of

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The Great Beyond "The Great Beyond" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., written for the 1999 film ''Man on the Moon (film), Man on the Moon''. It was released as a single the same year for support of Man on the Moon (soundtrack), the film's soundtrack album. O ...

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Peter Buck Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his car ...

Mike Mills Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., hi ...

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), performed by

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), performed by

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– 3:37 # "Angela" (Theme to ''

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'') ( Bob James), performed by Bob James – 1:27 # "Tony Thrown Out" (Buck, Mills, Stipe), performed by orchestra – 1:08 # " Man on the Moon" (

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, Buck, Mills, Stipe), performed by R.E.M. – 5:13 # " This Friendly World" (

Ken Darby Kenneth Lorin Darby (May 13, 1909 – January 24, 1992) was an American composer, vocal arranger, lyricist, and conductor. His film scores were recognized by the awarding of three Academy Awards and one Grammy Award. He provided vocals for ...

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(with the latter portraying both

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) – 3:02 # "Miracle" (Buck, Mills, Stipe), performed by

and an orchestra – 2:53 # "Lynne & Andy" (Buck, Mills, Stipe), performed by an orchestra – 1:46 # "

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), performed by Andy Kaufman – 2:36 # "Andy Gets Fired" (Buck, Mills, Stipe), performed by an orchestra – 1:07 # "

I Will Survive "I Will Survive" is a song by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978 as the second single from her sixth album, '' Love Tracks'' (1978). It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris. A top-selling song, it is a popular di ...

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), performed by Tony Clifton – 1:49 # "Milk & Cookies" (Buck, Mills, Stipe), performed by an orchestra – 1:59 # " Man on the Moon" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe), performed by an orchestra – 1:50 # "One More Song for You" (

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, Stormie Omartian), performed by Andy Kaufman – 1:16

Personnel

*Chris Bilheimer – packaging design *Anita Camarata – music supervisor *Kaylin Frank – associate music supervisor *Ted Jensen – mastering * Pat McCarthy –

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References

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