Big MuffScore
At The Movies
Published 16th April, 2007John has written a few scores for films but also several directors have used his songs for their soundtracks. Also every now and then, a John song pops up in some episode of a television series. Below you find the stuff I managed to dig up.
24 Hour Party People
Published 13th February, 2002
From Punk To Rave
John Martyn is present with Solid Air, but not on the soundtrack CD.
"The unbelievably true story of one man, one movement, the music and madness that was Manchester."
Goodbye Charlie Bright
Published 11th May, 2001
Deliver Me
Soundtrack features Deliver Me by Sister Bliss and John Martyn.
Film is about growing up and growing apart.
The Talented Mr Ripley
Published 12th December, 1999
John goes Chet Baker in motion picture soundtrack.
No doubt about it: "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"
Titanic Town
Published 8th August, 1998
Ulster drama after novel by Mary Costello.
Belfast housewife takes up the peace cause which causes her family trouble with IRA sympathizers.
The film uses original John songs May You Never (with slightly different solo guitar work), Solid Air, Back Down The River, Go Down Easy and Over The Hill. Actress Nuala O'Neil also sings cover version of May You Never.
Scrapple
Published 1st January, 1998
Comedy about three leftover hippies.
Taj Mahal did the soundtrack and used John's Over The Hill.
John is in good company:
J.J. Cale, Lowell George and others.
The Last Kill
Published 1st January, 1996The Lost Song
John has a production credit for the original music. No further details available.
Il Verificatore
Published 1st September, 1995
Lonely fat man goes off the deep end in Italian tragedy set in Naples.
John has two songs on the score:
Lonely Love and Never Let Me Go.
Peter Gordon did the other three tracks.
Film also known as The Gas Inspector/ The Meter Reader.
Shameless
Published 2nd June, 1995
Sex, drugs and murder,
that's where John comes in.
Score by Barrie Guard features Sweet Little Mystery.
Film is also known as Mad Dogs & Englishmen.
Vital Signs
Published 13th April, 1990
Angeline turns out to be a nurse.
Prototype third year medical students learn about medicine and life in hospital drama from the nineties.
John Martyn's Angeline sits side by side with Walk The Dinosaur (Was, Not Was).
The Rachel Papers
Published 12th May, 1989
Head and Heart features in film from Martin Amis novel.
Attempt to seduce older woman with computer program.
Square Dance
Published 20th February, 1987
Lonely Love out on the prairie
John's Piece By Piece version features on the soundtrack.
Others artists include Don Henley and ZZ Top.
The Morning After
Published 25th December, 1986
Alcohol fuelled thriller.
John wrote and performed one song on the movie score.
Turning The Tide
Published 1st September, 1986Where Al Gore got his ideas.
Soundtrack for series of seven films on the environment for Tyne Tees Television, presented by David Bellamy. Broadcasted autumn 1986 but the soundtrack was never released due to lack of money.
In Search Of Anna
Published 18th September, 1978
One of many road movies.
John composed part of the score. Other contributions from Alan Stivell, AC/DC and Rose Tattoo.
