"Dark Star" is a song released as a single by the Grateful Dead on Warner Bros. records in 1968. It was written by lyricist Robert Hunter and composed by lead guitarist Jerry Garcia; however, compositional credit is sometimes extended to include Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, and Bob Weir. "Dark Star" was an early Grateful Dead classic and became one of their most loved and anticipated numbers, often with the group using it as a vehicle for musical improvisation sessions that extended well beyond the original structure of the song. The song is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list and was ranked at number 57 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.
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Dark Star (song)
Dark Star (song) | Introduction
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who wrote the lyrics for the grateful dead
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Robert C. Christie Hunter
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San Luis Obispo, California
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"Dark Star", "Ripple", "Truckin'", "China Cat Sunflower"
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A song released as a single by the Grateful Dead on Warner Bros
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who composed the song?
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Jerry Garcia
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In May 1967, Garcia composed the preliminary chords of the song, but it was at the time without lyrics. A handful of months later, Robert Hunter, who would become a longtime collaborator with the Grateful Dead, arrived back in California and overheard the band playing around with the track. He immediately sat down and wrote the opening line, contributing the lyrics and name of the song. As Hunter has explained on multiple occasions, he reworded the opening lines of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" as the chorus. "Dark Star" was initially released as a single in 1968, backed with "Born Cross-Eyed", a track written by rhythm guitarist Bob Weir.
Dark Star (song) | Composition and release
"Dark Star" is a song released as a single by the Grateful Dead on Warner Bros. records in 1968. It was written by lyricist Robert Hunter and composed by lead guitarist Jerry Garcia; however, compositional credit is sometimes extended to include Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, and Bob Weir. "Dark Star" was an early Grateful Dead classic and became one of their most loved and anticipated numbers, often with the group using it as a vehicle for musical improvisation sessions that extended well beyond the original structure of the song. The song is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list and was ranked at number 57 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.
Dark Star (song) | Introduction
A two-and-a-half minute edit of "Dark Star" was released on the soundtrack album for "Zabriskie Point", an Antonioni film for which Garcia created additional music. The album's version of "St. Stephen" appears on the 1977 Grateful Dead compilation "What a Long Strange Trip It's Been", but fades out during the final verse. "Live/Dead" was expanded with hidden bonus tracks as part of the 2001 box set "The Golden Road (1965–1973)", and has a longer intro on "Dark Star". This version was released separately in 2003.
Live/Dead | Release
Dark Star is a soundtrack by John Carpenter for the 1974 film of the same name. While recorded in 1973, it wasn't released by Citadel until 1980, after the 1979 re-release of the film and the success of Carpenter's 1978 film "Halloween". A limited expanded edition was released in 2016 through We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records.
Dark Star (soundtrack) | Introduction
Due to the relentless touring of the Grateful Dead, and the fact that fans were allowed to tape the band's shows, many live versions of "Dark Star" exist. The studio recording of "Dark Star" lasted only 2:40, yet the song was known for its lengthy live performances, many of which clocked in at 20–30 minutes. Running over 23 minutes (13 minutes of it consisting of Jerry Garcia's guitar solo), the popular rendition as found on the "Live/Dead" live album was a blend of psychedelia, jazz, and jam elements. "Dark Star" defines the Dead's early improvisational music. After 1973, "Dark Star" fell out of the normal rotation at Dead shows; the song was not performed at all between October 18, 1974 and December 31, 1978.
Dark Star (song) | Performance history
The music for "Dark Star" is chiefly a pure electronic score created by Carpenter using a modular synthesizer. The song played during the opening and closing credits is "Benson, Arizona." The music was written by John Carpenter, while the lyrics were written by Bill Taylor, concerning a man who travels the galaxy at light speed and misses his beloved back on Earth. The lead vocalist was John Yager, a college friend of Carpenter's who was not a professional musician, "apart from being in a band in college." Not coincidentally, there is actually a Dark Star Road in Benson, Arizona.
Dark Star (film) | Soundtrack
Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead is an album by the David Murray Octet released on Astor Place. It was released in 1996 and contains Murray's versions of compositions by the Grateful Dead. The Octet plays on the first six tracks, and the last is a Murray solo, accompanied only by Bob Weir on acoustic guitar.
Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead | Introduction
The single, to quote Phil Lesh, "sank like a stone." Of the 1600 copies that made up the original shipment in 1968 by Warner Bros., only about 500 actually sold. A classic live version appeared in 1969 on "Live/Dead", the Dead's first live album. It also appeared on later compilations "What a Long Strange Trip It's Been" in 1977 and "The Best of the Grateful Dead" in 2015. It also appears as a bonus track on the 2001 reissue of "Live/Dead". It also features Hunter's only appearance on a Grateful Dead record, reciting a monologue at the end of the song.
Dark Star (song) | Composition and release
Dark Star is a live album by the rock group the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on May 4, 1972, at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, France. It contains only one song from that concert — a version of "Dark Star" that, including an embedded drum solo, is almost 40 minutes long. It was produced as a vinyl LP in a limited edition of 4,200 copies, and released on April 21, 2012, in conjunction with Record Store Day. The entire May 4, 1972 concert, like all of the shows from the Dead's 1972 tour of Europe, was released on CD in 2011, both as a separate album and as part of the boxed set "".
Dark Star (album) | Introduction
Shining Star is the fourth live album, and fifth album overall, by the Jerry Garcia Band. A double CD, it was recorded at various concerts from 1989 to 1993. It was released on March 21, 2001.
Shining Star (Jerry Garcia Band album) | Introduction
Shortly after, performing as the Grateful Dead, Dark Star returned on October 16, 1989 in a performance at the Meadowlands Arean (FKA Brendyn Byrne Arena) which later was released as "Nightfall of Diamonds". After its 1989 revival, this song would become a dreadnought, performed frequently through 1990, and occasionally through the rest of the band's career. A memorable post-revival "Dark Star" is from the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, on March 29, 1990, with jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis sitting in with the band. One of these performances was featured in the syndicated "The Grateful Dead Hour" radio program, extending the song's legend somewhat outside the inner circle of Deadheads; the entire show appears as the vault release "Wake Up to Find Out".
Dark Star (song) | Performance history
Lasting 22 minutes in length, this version of "Dark Star" flowed into the song "Wharf Rat" and then back into "Dark Star". Another well-loved performance considered by many fans to be the peak rendition of "Dark Star" is from the Fillmore East on February 13, 1970. This performance of the song includes the "Feelin' Groovy Jam", so-called because of its passing resemblance to "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" by Simon and Garfunkel.
Dark Star (song) | Selected performances
During the period when the Grateful Dead were mixing their first official live album "Live/Dead", the band played a run of shows at San Francisco's Fillmore West and the performance of "Dark Star" recorded at this venue on February 27, 1969 is highly regarded. The entire show has been released as part of the "" box set, which includes the full four-night run. During this period, "Dark Star" began to take thematic shape and became a cornerstone of the Dead's jamming. Some Deadheads consider February 18, 1971's version at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY to be the best.
Dark Star (song) | Selected performances
Dark Star were an English psychedelic rock band, formed in 1996 in London. The band comprised vocalist/guitarist Christian Hayes, drummer David Francolini and bassist Laurence O'Keefe.
Dark Star (band) | Introduction
The soundtrack of the 1974 film "Dark Star" by John Carpenter features a muzak-style instrumental piece called "When Twilight Falls on NGC 891". The first solo album by Edgar Froese, "Aqua", also released in 1974, contained a track called "NGC 891". Side 2 of the album, which included this track, was unusual in having been a rare example of a commercially issued piece of music recorded using the "artificial head" system.
NGC 891 | In popular culture
VCI Entertainment released a theatrical cut of "Dark Star" on videocassette in August 1983. After criticism of the release by O'Bannon in 1983, a new widescreen video master copy was created based on his personal 35mm print, and a widescreen "Special Edition" was released by 1986.
Dark Star (film) | Home video
The seamlessness of the package is remarkable, and each track is first-rate, top-notch Garcia... Shining Star joins 1997's "How Sweet It Is" and the band's 1991 self-titled double disc as essential recordings for anyone interested in Garcia's longstanding side project. What's more — each of these packages is unique, without a single song repeated... So, which one of the three packages is the best? Undoubtedly it's "Shining Star"."
Shining Star (Jerry Garcia Band album) | Critical reception
Being present for a "Dark Star" performance became a "Holy Grail" for Deadheads. The song became so legendary that it was often referred to as "IT" by dedicated Heads. Knowing this, the Dead would sometimes tease the song's introduction before switching into another song, finally bringing it back in the end of the seventies on New Years 1978, at the closing of Winterland. Semi-regular guest pianist Bruce Hornsby would later incorporate such teases into his own concerts, knowing a good number of Deadheads might be in attendance. After the New Years 1981 show "Dark Star" would only appear once more in the first half of the eighties (at the Hearst Greek Theatre on July 13, 1984) and would lie dormant until revived at the legendary ""Formerly the Warlocks"" two-day run at Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia on October 9, 1989.
Dark Star (song) | Performance history
"Evening Star" is a song written by Barry and Maurice Gibb, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in June 1984 as the third single from the album "Eyes That See in the Dark". The song reached No. 11 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. This track, along with "Buried Treasure" have backing vocals by the Gatlin Brothers. No bass guitar is credited, but it appears to be the work of Maurice Gibb, judging by the match to the demos and the slap bass sound on this song.
Evening Star (Kenny Rogers song) | Introduction
On Allmusic, Lindsay Planer wrote, "While the Grateful Dead will always be considered Jerry Garcia's primary outlet, the Jerry Garcia Band often proved the most musically satisfying of the two. "Shining Star" is a double-disc anthology featuring Garcia's "other" band, and is entirely of cover tunes derived from concert recordings made between 1989 and 1993. The late '80s and early '90s were sporadic in terms of performance consistency for the Grateful Dead; however, "the Jerry band" — as Deadheads refer to this aggregate — proved to be vibrant, funky, and alarmingly agile." In "The Music Box", John Metzger said, "Though the music contained on "Shining Star" — the latest release by the Jerry Garcia Band and the second two-disc set from the group in two months — was recorded between 1989 and 1993, it is presented in such a way as to create a 'new' concert.
Shining Star (Jerry Garcia Band album) | Critical reception
Barry Gibb's original version of "Evening Star" was released on "The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos" in 2006. This song is a country singalong, with harmony vocals and Maurice Gibb contributing both a slap bass and a snappy lead guitar break. But on Kenny Rogers' version, the vocals would again be done by the Gatlin Brothers for release, and the break was eliminated.
Evening Star (Kenny Rogers song) | Barry Gibb version
"Dark Star" was often the basis for jamming during the Dead's live shows, allowing the band to employ techniques typical of improvisational jazz.
Dark Star (song) | Introduction
Recording sessions took place on August 8 and October 7, 1960, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. Initially, four songs were composed for the movie, but "Britches" and "Summer Kisses Winter Tears" were dropped. The soundtrack music in the film consists of only two songs, "Flaming Star" and "A Cane and a High Starched Collar." An early version of "Flaming Star," using the film's working title "Black Star," was recorded by Presley and later released in the 1990s. The significantly darker lyrics of the "Black Star" version were seen by some commentators as part of the reference of David Bowie's "Blackstar".
Elvis by Request: Flaming Star and 3 Other Great Songs | Recording and releases
The song was written by Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards. Elvis Presley recorded it on October 7, 1960 in the Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood, California. An alternate song entitled Black Star, with a similar theme to that which leads the David Bowie's January 8, 2016 released album Blackstar was also recorded for the movie, but was not used.
Flaming Star (song) | Writing and recording
"Fingerspitzengefühl" and "What Was In Between" was dedicated to the memory of Dietrich A. Stoermer (1936 - 2015). "Are Your Stars Out?" was inspired by and dedicated to J.D. Salinger.
Dark Arts (album) | Track listing
"Star Star" was included as an unlisted "surprise" track on the 1983 cassette release of "Album", but was later removed after the original cassette was pulled from some stores because of non-labelled "explicit" track lyrics. The song was restored on the CD release.
Flashback (Joan Jett album) | Introduction
The Dark Star () is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Elfie Fiegert, Ilse Steppat and Viktor Staal. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Beisenherz.
The Dark Star (1955 film) | Introduction
The single release included lyrics of Dark Star on the back cover. This single version of the song would be later released as part of the compilation album "What a Long Strange Trip It's Been" by Warner Bros. in 1977, the twelve-CD retrospective box set "The Golden Road (1965-1973)" in 2001, released by Rhino Records (a subsidiary of Warner Bros.), and the 2003 re-release of "Anthem of the Sun" by Rhino.
Born Cross-Eyed | Introduction
"Dark Star" received positive reception from video game critics.
Dark Star (1984 video game) | Reception
Dark Horse – A Live Collection is an album by American singer/songwriter and contestant/6th place Ryan Star. Released only weeks after Star was eliminated from the show at the end of August 2006, a lot of the material on the album are his performances on the show, but there are some original songs as well. The recording with the "Rock Star house band" was set up by the CBS show producer Mark Burnett who also arranged the fast distribution of the album. Ryan got the album title when Dave Navarro who was a judge with Supernova stated that he was the dark horse in the competition.
Dark Horse – A Live Collection | Introduction
O'Bannon re-edited the film into a seventy-two minute "director's cut" released on LaserDisc in 1992, removing much of the footage shot for the theatrical release.
Dark Star (film) | Director's cut
Dark Star is a 1974 American science fiction comedy film directed and produced by John Carpenter and co-written with Dan O'Bannon. It follows the crew of the deteriorating starship "Dark Star", twenty years into their mission to destroy unstable planets that might threaten future colonization of other planets. Beginning as a University of Southern California student film produced from 1970 to 1972, the film was gradually expanded to feature film length by 1974, when it appeared at Filmex before receiving a limited theatrical release in 1975. Its final budget is estimated at $60,000. While initially unsuccessful with audiences, it was relatively well received by critics and continued to be shown in theaters as late as 1980.
Dark Star (film) | Introduction
The completed film premiered on March 30, 1974 at Filmex, the Los Angeles International Film Exposition, for which Carpenter described the film as ""Waiting for Godot" in outer space." Harris sold the film to Bryanston Pictures, who released it to fifty theatres on January 16, 1975. Following the success of "Alien" and "Halloween", "Dark Star" was re-released June 1979 by the Atlantic Releasing Corporation as "...from the author of 'Alien' & the director of 'Halloween'..." with the tag line, "The Ultimate Cosmic Comedy!"
Dark Star (film) | Release
Credits adapted from "The Night the Sun Came Up" liner notes.
In the Dark (Dev song) | Credits and personnel
It was recorded at Duck Kee Studios by Jerry Kee and released on Merge Records in 1994.
Celebrate the New Dark Age | Background & Release
The home video revolution of the early 1980s helped the film achieve "cult classic" status, and O'Bannon collaborated with home video distributor VCI in the production of multiple versions on VHS, LaserDisc, and DVD. The feature directorial debut for Carpenter, and the feature debut for O'Bannon, "Dark Star" was also produced and scored by Carpenter, while O'Bannon also served as editor, production designer, and visual effects supervisor and appeared as Sergeant Pinback.
Dark Star (film) | Introduction
All compositions by Jason Moran except where noted
Black Stars (album) | Track listing
Both musicians of Deine Lakaien contribute about half of the lyrics. At the beginning, mainly Ernst Horn was responsible for the lyrics, but for "Winter Fish Testosterone" the main part was written by Alexander Veljanov . Later, Ernst Horn's contribution to the lyrics increased again. He commented in an interview: "Dark Star" from 1991 is a concept album about love, while the "Silver Tape" from 1987 deals with death. The debut from 1986 is about someone, who moves from the country side into the city and fails. Later albums do not have a concept anymore. The lyrics contain a lot self-mockery, and dark humor.
Deine Lakaien | Lyrics
Cats Under the Stars is an album by the Jerry Garcia Band. Released in 1978, it is the only studio album credited to the band. It was Jerry Garcia's first album on the Arista label and his first LP using the band name Jerry Garcia Band. It includes only one song that was performed by the Grateful Dead. Keith and Donna Godchaux, who were at the time members of the Garcia Band, contributed to the music. The album was the first to be recorded at the Grateful Dead's Club Front in San Rafael, a warehouse space that had been acquired for band rehearsals and then converted to a studio.
Cats Under the Stars | Introduction
"The Star (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" was released on October 27, 2017, including contributions from Jessie James Decker, Jake Owen, Kelsea Ballerini, Zara Larsson, Casting Crowns, Kirk Franklin, Fifth Harmony, Yolanda Adams, Saving Forever and Mariah Carey. Pentatonix also contributes a bonus track to the digital release of the album. The main single "The Star", interpreted by Mariah Carey ranked at No. 6 on the "Billboard" US Holiday Digital Song Sales in 2017. The song was nominated for the Best Original Song at the 75th Golden Globe Awards.
The Star (2017 film) | Soundtrack
The DVD was released on 11 April 2007. The soundtrack features a song by Stream of Passion sung by Marcela Bovio.
The Dark (2005 film) | DVD
Additional Credit: Trumpet-Jose “Ite”Jerez. Baritone Saxophone-Luis Disla. Trombone-William Cepeda. Bass-Ruben Rodriguez.
The Blackout All-Stars | Introduction
[...] [But] this 1974 joint is still one of the darkest R&B numbers ever." Allmusic writer Thom Jurek gave the album four out of five stars, calling it "a deeply musical, funky masterpiece of rage, righteous indignation, and soulful killer grooves". However, Jurek criticized the reissue for not including musician credits.
What the....You Mean I Can't Sing?! | Release and reception
"Stars" is a 1972 song from Dan Fogelberg's debut album, "Home Free". It appears as the second track on the album. The song was written by Fogelberg and produced by Norbert Putnam, and was released on the Epic label. It was later covered Amy Holland in 1980 on her self-titled debut album and by Alison Krauss on her 2001 album "New Favorite".
Stars (Dan Fogelberg song) | Introduction
Dark Star is a 1984 ZX Spectrum shoot 'em up developed and published by Design Design.
Dark Star (1984 video game) | Introduction
Writing for the "Dallas Observer", Shahryar Rizvi was negative in his review of the song and criticized the "cheesy" saxophone sound, saying that it "serves well to show just how mediocre this song is". "LA Weekly" writer Shea Serrano regarded the song as "predictable" and dismissed the metaphors, labeling them "confusing".
In the Dark (Dev song) | Critical reception
On AllMusic, Lindsay Planer wrote, "Jerry Garcia's fourth solo album was the first to be released under the collective title of the Jerry Garcia Band... However, unlike his previous effort, "Cats Under the Stars" contains all new original material... Many Deadheads and critics alike feel as if "Cats Under the Stars" is Garcia's best non-Dead effort..." The album was reissued in the "" box set with the following bonus tracks: Tracks 9 & 11-13 are from a rehearsal session in November 1976.
Cats Under the Stars | Critical reception
Credits adopted from Allmusic:
Star Trek Into Darkness (soundtrack) | Personnel
"Shining Star" was performed many times by the Jerry Garcia Band during their 1991 through 1994 tours. It frequently appeared to open or near the beginning of the second set. On October 6, 1993, at The Warfield Theater, the band opened the second set with the song. The audience spontaneously began singing the chorus in unison towards the end of the song and the band quieted and riffed off the audience. This became the standard and the song was always performed with audience participation from then on. The band was so amused that they opened the second set with "Shining Star" again the following night.
Shining Star (The Manhattans song) | In popular culture
Dark Night is a song by The Blasters. It was first featured on the 1985 album "Hard Line". The earliest offerings of the song in popular culture can be found in the 1985 episode "Whatever Works" in of the TV crime drama Miami Vice. It experienced a resurgence in popularity after being prominently featured in the 1996 Robert Rodriguez film "From Dusk Till Dawn" as the opening and closing song. It also featured as the main theme in the 2005 motion picture, "Dark Night".
Dark Night (song) | Introduction
Marion Davies re-teamed with Norman Kerry and Matt Moore in her sixth film. Directed by Allan Dwan, this was the first film released under the banner of Cosmopolitan Productions.
The Dark Star (1919 film) | Production
The Dark Star is a lost 1919 silent film adventure directed by Allan Dwan and starring Marion Davies. It was based on a novel by Robert W. Chambers and produced by Cosmopolitan Productions. It was released through Paramount Pictures.
The Dark Star (1919 film) | Introduction
Dark Star Orchestra has been playing live shows together since 1997, after guitarist John Kadlecik contacted keyboardist Scott Larned with a concept (introduced by a common friend Andrew "Tiny" Dofner): performing complete Grateful Dead shows out of history. When Scott mentioned having the same idea, John knew they were on to something. Since forming, the band has performed over 2,500 shows. On lead guitar and vocals, John Kadlecik used amp rigs and equipment to imitate guitar tone of Jerry Garcia from the show being recreated. When a 70s show is being performed, vocalist Lisa Mackey provides Donna Godchaux's female harmonies.
Dark Star Orchestra | History
The Blackout All-Stars was a one-off musical supergroup, consisting of various Latin music artists: Ray Barretto, Sheila E., Tito Puente, Tito Nieves, Paquito D'Rivera, Dave Valentin and Grover Washington Jr. The group was originally formed in 1994 to record the song "I Like It", the title song for the film "I Like It Like That". Lead vocals were done by Nieves, while the rest of the group provided instrumentals or background vocals to the song. The song was later placed in volume 1 of the soundtrack to the film, and released as a single to promote the soundtrack. 12" and CD maxi singles were released, but the song failed to gain any popularity.
I Like It Like That (Pete Rodriguez song) | Background
"In the Dark of the Night " is a song written by lyricist Lynn Ahrens and composer Stephen Flaherty for the 1997 Fox Animation Studios film "Anastasia". It is sung by Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd speaking, Jim Cummings singing) and serves as the villain song. The song was produced by Jim Steinman, known for his work with artists such as Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler.
In the Dark of the Night | Introduction
According to 1974 LP credits, via Castleman and Prodrazik's book "All Together Now". Track numbers refer to CD and digital versions of the album.
Dark Horse (George Harrison album) | Personnel
"Movie Star" is a song by Irish singer Róisín Murphy from her second studio album, "Overpowered" (2007). It was written by Murphy, Paul "Seiji" Dolby and Mike Patto, while production was handled by Parrot & Dean. The song was released digitally in the United States on 14 October 2008 as the album's fourth and final single.
Movie Star (song) | Introduction
All songs written and composed by Mick Hucknall, except where noted.
Stars (Simply Red album) | Original release
"Star" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian rock artist Bryan Adams. It was released in November 1996 as the third single from the album, "18 til I Die". It was the theme song for the 1996 film "Jack" starring Robin Williams.
Star (Bryan Adams song) | Introduction
The songs that appear on the soundtrack are in most cases alternate (live) and studio recordings that do not appear in the film. The alternate version of "Lost Inside of You" that actually appears in the movie, was finally released in 1991 as part of the 4-CD Barbra Streisand Anthology "Just for the Record". A previously unreleased studio version of the track appeared on her 1982 compilation "Memories". It was later re-recorded as a duet with Babyface for her 2014 duets album "Partners". An alternative previously unreleased studio version of the track "With One More Look At You" appeared on her 2012 retrospective "Release Me".
A Star Is Born (1976 soundtrack) | Track listing
Credits adapted from liner notes. Production Additional musicians
Little Dark Age | Personnel
"The Star" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on October 19, 2017, as the first release from the soundtrack of the film of the same name. The song was nominated for the Best Original Song at the 75th Golden Globe Awards.
The Star (Mariah Carey song) | Introduction
Australian songwriter and producer Robert Conley co-wrote a track with Penelope Austin, "The Dark Collide". An expanded soundtrack album was released on July 28, 2014, limited to 6,000 copies.
Star Trek Into Darkness | Music
"In the Dark" was recorded between January 6th and 13th, 1987 at Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California, with production by Jerry Garcia and John Cutler. Most of the songs had been played by the Dead since 1982 or 1983, which gave them a five-year edge on perfecting them for the album. After the critically panned "Go to Heaven", which contained songs that were mostly under a year old, the maturity of "In the Dark" was significantly more appreciated. Since the band had been playing the songs for some time, they decided to record the baseline tracks for the album in a darkened theater ("In the Dark") that was empty (no audience), on a stage with the same lighting as they would use on tour (just to have the band perform in a more comfortable, familiar setting).
In the Dark (Grateful Dead album) | Production
"All Star" was released on May 4, 1999, as the first single from "Astro Lounge". Also, it was the first single for the soundtrack album for the superhero film "Mystery Men" (1999). It entered the "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 75 on the week of May 22, 1999, and reached its peak position of number 4 on August 14. The song peaked at number one on the component Radio Songs chart, as well as on the Adult Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 charts. "All Star" peaked at number two and five on the Alternative Songs and Adult Alternative Songs charts, respectively.
All Star (song) | Release and commercial performance
The cover art on all Dark Star releases up to "I Am the Sun" in 2000 was by Tom Phillips, an artist from Peckham, South London. The images he used were based on his work "A Humument", an illustrative and textual reworking of an 1892 Victorian novel. Phillips had previously contributed similar artwork for the sleeve of the King Crimson album "Starless and Bible Black".
Dark Star (band) | Cover art
Also missing is the song "Sat Singing" that was among other songs intended for "Somewhere in England" in 1980 but rejected by Dark Horse distributor Warner Bros. Records, forcing Harrison to record new material for that album. On the DVD, the videos for his singles "True Love", "Blow Away" and "All Those Years Ago" are similarly not included.
The Dark Horse Years 1976–1992 | Content and omissions
In 1996, New York salsa band Dark Latin Groove covered "No Morirá" as their debut single from the eponymous album. The single peak at #12 on the Hot Latin Tracks chart and #1 on the Latin Tropical Airplay. The single spent three weeks at #1 on the chart. Jorge Luis Piloto received an award at the Tropical category on the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards of 1997.
No Matter What (George Lamond and Brenda K. Starr song) | Dark Latin Groove version
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, another former member of Kingfish, appears on several songs, and sings lead vocals on "Padlock Cufflinks", as well as a duet with Barry Flast on "Starship Ride". Jerry Garcia plays guitar on "Ridin' High", a track created by combining a recording session from 1973 with newly recorded parts.
Sundown on the Forest | Introduction
The singer is not credited but contemporary trade reports confirm it was Decca Records recording artist Gina Carroll.
A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) | Production
Personnel adapted from "Blackstar" liner notes. Musicians Technical
Blackstar (song) | Personnel
In 1949, the same selections as Decca DL 5126 were released on a set of three 45s on Decca 9-25. In 1957, the same set was released on two 45 rpm EP records on a set titled Decca ED 581.
Star Dust (Bing Crosby album) | Other releases
"A Dark Song" premiered 8 July 2016 at the Galway Film Fleadh in Ireland, and was shown at the 2016 Fantastic Fest, the 2016 BFI London Film Festival and the 2016 Boston Underground Film Festival. It was released on 28 April 2017 in select theatres, video on demand and via digital streaming platforms.
A Dark Song | Release
The soundtrack to "Darkstar" was composed and performed by Jimmy Pitts (keyboards and pianos), Bill Bruce (guitars and percussion), and J. Allen Williams (bass guitar) under the moniker "Progressive Sound And MetalWorx". Two other performers include Brent Frazier (guitars) and James Lee Dillard (percussion). Additional music for was composed by Ruell Chappell, an original member of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Though the soundtrack was originally intended to feature over an hour of music by the rock band Rush, negotiations with Universal Music eventually dissolved and Williams was forced to replace much of the footage with an entirely original score. The soundtrack was released in tandem with the game and features 38 tracks of music on a 2-disk set.
Darkstar: The Interactive Movie | Soundtrack
The film was scored by long-time Burton collaborator Danny Elfman. An album featuring 21 tracks of compositions from the film by Elfman was released on May 8, 2012.
Dark Shadows (film) | Score
The score for "The Last Starfighter" was composed and conducted by Craig Safan. In 1984, a soundtrack album was released on LP by CD by Southern Cross Records. The Southern Cross album includes two songs written for the movie by Safan and Mark Mueller. Two other songs written for the movie ("Satisfy The Night" from Karen Blake and Greg Prestopino and Clif Magness; "Red Eyes") remain unreleased.
The Last Starfighter (soundtrack) | Introduction
While greeted enthusiastically by the crowd at Filmex, the film was not well received upon its initial theatrical release. Carpenter and O'Bannon reported seeing nearly empty theatres and a lack of reaction to the film's humor. The home video cassette revolution of the early 1980s saw "Dark Star" become a cult film among sci-fi fans.
Dark Star (film) | Reception
The soundtrack was composed by Jonathan Davis and Nicholas O'Toole. The album also contains the score by Toad the Wet Sprocket's vocalist Glen Phillips.
After the Dark | Music
The first was "Dark Star", which was recorded in 1972 and released in 2012.
Playing in the Band, Seattle, Washington, 5/21/74 | Introduction
Director Robert Wise had to obtain special permission for putting the main title credits at the end of the film. Initially there were no cast of characters credits which would typically come at the end because (like "Fantasia" and "Apocalypse Now") a special program was to be given to the audience. However at the last minute, a cast of characters roll was added. Because of its late inclusion, it was not scored, a detail that was corrected for the first laserdisc and VHS release after consulting with the producer and director. The music used came from the instrumental bridge and second verse of the title song as originally released on a 45RPM single record.
Star! (film) | Television and home video
The film soundtrack was released on 24 February 1998 by TVT Records label. It features music from the original score by Trevor Jones, and versions of the songs "Sway" and "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" performed by singer Anita Kelsey. It also includes music by Hughes Hall from the trailer, a song by Echo & the Bunnymen that played over the final credits, as well as songs by Gary Numan and Course of Empire that did not appear in the film. The music for the film was edited by Simon Leadley and Jim Harrison.
Dark City (1998 film) | Soundtrack
A Dark Song is a 2016 Irish-British independent horror film, written and directed by Liam Gavin and starring Steve Oram and Catherine Walker. It was released to select theatres and digital streaming platforms on 28 April 2017. It is Gavin's directorial debut.
A Dark Song | Introduction
A live performance was captured and released on 1977's "Love You Live." Atlantic tinkered with the mix in order to suppress the key expletives, but the very first promo copies were pressed unaltered.
Star Star | Background
The album was subsequently reissued on October 17, 2006 on CD format, this time with expanded liner notes written by Austin. According to the 2006 CD reissue liner notes, Austin was very poor at the time of the album's recording and lived in an abandoned warehouse. On March 24, 2017, to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary, The End Records reissued a remastered edition of the album on double LP and double CD sets. To promote this re-release, a music video for the track "Blindspot" was produced. The video acts as a mockery of cable TV news.
Temple of the Morning Star | Background, production, and release
StAR is an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, featuring Miroslav Vitous and Peter Erskine, released on the ECM label in 1991.
StAR (album) | Introduction
The music video for "Stars" was released in November 1991 and features Hucknall wandering around a desert surrounded by large gold stars with close-ups of him and a woman. It was directed by Zanna and edited by Marc Eskenazi. The video was uploaded to YouTube in April 2009. By August 2020, it had more than 72,4 million views.
Stars (Simply Red song) | Music video
The songs were composed between December 1909 and January 1910, and published by Novello's in 1910. The first performance was by Muriel Foster at the Jaeger Memorial Concert in the Queen's Hall on 24 January 1910.
Was it some Golden Star? | Introduction
It was his final full studio album; his first compilation "Andy Gibb's Greatest Hits" was released in September 1980 with three new songs. In 1981, he later performed on Canadian band Flower's "Here Inside", releasing his last single "All I Have to Do Is Dream", a duet with his partner at that time, actress Victoria Principal. Around the same time as the song was recorded, he attempted to record "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" again.
After Dark (Andy Gibb album) | Critical reception
All songs written by Tito Larriva, except where noted.
After Dark (Cruzados album) | Track listing
The front cover of "Dark Horse" includes a Himalayan landscape, above which floats the Nath Tradition yogi Shiv-Goraksha Babaji, while the phrase "All glories to Sri Krsna" appears on the back cover. Among his handwritten notes on the LP's inner sleeve, Harrison included Sripad Maharaj's name in a list headed "Thanks to". The song was published by Oops Publishing (or Ganga in the United States), the new company that Harrison founded in March 1974.
It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna) | Release
Of particular note is Bob Cobert's music score, which broke new ground for a television program. In September 1969 the original soundtrack to "Dark Shadows", credited to the Robert Cobert Orchestra and featuring 16 tracks written or co-written by Cobert, reached no. 18 on "Billboards Top 200 album chart. The song "Quentin's Theme" earned Cobert a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Theme, but lost to John Barry's theme for "Midnight Cowboy". A recording of "Quentin's Theme" by the Charles Randolph Grean Sounde was released as a single, and in August 1969, when the TV series was something of a phenomenon, it peaked at no.
Dark Shadows | Music
As above, plus: 8. "Rock 'n' Roll Star" (early mix) - 4:53 9. "Polk Street Rag" (first mix) 5:30 10. "Ra" (first mix) 11. "Rock 'n' Roll Star" (version recorded at Marquee Studios) 12. "Suicide?" (first mix)
Octoberon | 2003 remastered CD
"Starman" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was released in April 1972 by RCA Records as the lead single of his fifth studio album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars". Co-produced by Ken Scott, Bowie recorded the song on 4 February 1972 at Trident Studios in London with his backing band known as the Spiders from Mars – comprising guitarist Mick Ronson, bassist Trevor Bolder and drummer Mick Woodmansey. The song was a late addition to the album, written as a direct response to RCA's Dennis Katz's request for a single; it replaced the Chuck Berry cover "Round and Round" on the album.
Starman (song) | Introduction
Over 14 minutes of the 2/13/70 version of "Dark Star" was included on the Grateful Dead / John Oswald plunderphonics collaboration project "Grayfolded". The section of music used was the jam in between the first and second verse, affectionately called the "Feelin' Groovy Jam" by Deadheads, because of the musical similarity to Simon & Garfunkel's ""The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"". The section of "Grayfolded" where this can be found is on Disc 2, track 2 called "73rd Star Bridge Sonata".
Dick's Picks Volume 4 | "Grayfolded"
The track takes advantage of Prince's multi-tracked vocals and piano work, recalling some of his jazz-inspired material. "So Dark" is a remix of "Dark" from the "Come" album, stripping out the horns, organ and live drums and laying the lyrics over a simple drum machine pattern. "Movie Star" was originally a "Dream Factory" track and according to liner notes, inspired by Morris Day. The jazzy number is filled with humor and pokes fun at Prince's celebrity. The first disc ends with "Tell Me How U Wanna B Done", a remix of "The Continental" from 1992's "Love Symbol Album". Remixed by NPG band member Kirk Johnson in 1995, this version adds a repetitive keyboard riff and scratching to the original song's coda section.
Crystal Ball (box set) | Disc one
The film was released on DVD March 23, 1999 and included both a sixty-eight minute "special edition" and the longer original theatrical release. A two-disc "Hyperdrive Edition" DVD was released on October 26, 2010, which again included both versions of the film, as well as the feature-length documentary "Let There be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star", exploring the origins of "Dark Star" and how it was produced. In 2012, a "Thermostellar Edition" Blu-ray was released, including only the theatrical version, along with the special features of the 2010 DVD release.
Dark Star (film) | Special edition
Halo Star is the ninth studio album by the Darkwave band Black Tape for a Blue Girl. It was released in 2004 by Projekt Records. It includes one of the band's most popular songs, "Knock Three Times," which later appeared on the popular 2005 Projekt Presents: A Dark Cabaret compilation, remixed as "Knock Three Times (skinny kinda mix)." The album features the core line-up of Sam Rosenthal, Elysabeth Grant, Bret Helm, Michael Laird & Lisa Feuer. It was the last album to feature this version of the group.
Halo Star | Introduction
A small number of the songs featured in the film and on the soundtrack were released after the dates given in the film. They are marked with an asterisk. Partial list of songs that were featured in the movie but did not appear on the soundtrack CD:
Rock Star (2001 film) | Soundtrack
"A Star is Born", sung by Buddy Clark with the orchestra of Eddy Duchin. The lyrics were written by Dorothy Dick to the music of Max Steiner.
A Star Is Born (1937 film) | Soundtrack
The filming took place at NBC TV Studios in New York on 19 December, but the network decided to delay the show for a year and the Harrison segment was never aired.
Dark Horse (George Harrison song) | October–December 1974 radio and television performances