Suggested Listening

Music for Films (Polydor, 1978)

Though these moody tracks were made to accompany imaginary movies, subsequently, a number of them have been used in movies like Jubilee, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School and Safe. The musicians include Robert Fripp, John Cale and Phil Collins. Some of the compositions like “Sparrowfall (1)” and “Events in Dense Fog’’ recall Eno’s work on David Bowie’s “Berlin Trilogy” albums, recorded around the same period.

Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks (E.G., 1983)

Featuring collaborations with Eno’s brother Roger and musician/producer Daniel Lanois, Apollo was composed for the documentary For All Mankind. The movie, which came out in 1989, was reissued in 2019 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, with new music by the Eno brothers and Lanois. “I love the film,” Eno told

Rolling Stone “There are some moments in that that are still so resonantly beautiful.”

Original Soundtracks 1 (Island, 1995)

Most of the tracks on Original Soundtracks 1, a collaboration between Eno and U2 working together here under the name Passengers, were also, like earlier Eno projects, conceived for imaginary movies. And a few later appeared in actual films including “Beyond the Clouds,” used in the film of the same name by Michelangelo Antonioni and Wim Wenders. “One Minute Warning” was included in the 1995 Japanese film Ghost

in the Shell and “Miss Sarajevo” (featuring Luciano Pavarotti) was used as the theme for Bill Carter’s documentary about the siege of the city during the Bosnian War.