Watchmen: Music From the Motion Picture

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Desolation Row
cover recording of:
Desolation Row
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
My Chemical Romance43:01
2Unforgettable
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1961)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1961)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1961)
recording of:
Unforgettable (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Bourne Music Ltd.
Nat King Cole3.853:28
3The Times They Are A‐Changin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-10-24)
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 59)
recording of:
The Times They Are A‐Changin’ (on 1963-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
Bob Dylan4.153:14
4The Sound of Silence
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar:
Bob Bushnell
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg
guitar:
Vinnie Bell and Al Gorgoni
lead vocals:
Art Garfunkel (on 1964-03-10) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1964-03-10)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 74) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 156)
recording of:
The Sound of Silence (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15)
lyricist:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963 until 1964)
composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963 until 1963-11)
publisher:
J. Michel KG (publisher), MDW (publisher), Mother Culture Publishing, Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Paul Simon Music (in 1964, in 1992) and Magic Arts Publishing (in 2000)
Simon & Garfunkel4.63:07
5Me and Bobby McGee
engineer:
Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer)
producer:
Paul Rothchild
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Janis Joplin
bass guitar:
Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie)
drums (drum set):
Clark Pierson
guest bongos and congas:
Bobbye Hall
guest tambourine:
Sandra Crouch
guitar:
John Till (rock guitarist)
organ:
Ken Pearson
piano:
Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin)
background vocals:
Phil Badella, Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie), John Cooke, Janis Joplin, Vince Mitchell, Ken Pearson, Clark Pierson and John Till (rock guitarist)
performer:
Full Tilt Boogie
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 31) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 148)
cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (on 1970-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Janis Joplin4.44:31
6I’m Your Boogie Man
producer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
recording of:
I’m Your Boogie Man
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
publisher:
Harrick Music and Longitude Music
K.C. & the Sunshine Band4.44:04
7You’re My Thrill
recording of:
You’re My Thrill (on 1949-10-19)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Jay Gorney
publisher:
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Billie Holiday43:24
8Pruit Igoe & Prophecies
recording of:
Prophecies
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Koyaanisqatsi (full soundtrack)
recording of:
Pruit Igoe
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Koyaanisqatsi (full soundtrack)
The Philip Glass Ensemble58:38
9Hallelujah
additional recording engineer:
John Smith (US recording engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Leanne Ungar
assistant engineer:
Lee Friedman
producer:
John Lissauer
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer-songwriter and poet)
vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
arranger:
John Lissauer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Quadrasonic Sound in New York, New York, United States
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 38) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 74)
recording of:
Hallelujah (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer-songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, SM Publishing Argentina S.R.L., Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Hong Kong)
Leonard Cohen4.154:37
10All Along the Watchtower
engineer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer) (from 1968-01-21 until 1968-05)
producer:
Jimi Hendrix
12 string guitar:
Dave Mason (co-founder of Traffic) (from 1968-01-21 until 1968-05)
drums (drum set):
Mitch Mitchell (UK drummer for Jimi Hendrix Experience, many others) (from 1968-01-21 until 1968-05)
electric bass guitar and electric guitar:
Jimi Hendrix (from 1968-01-21 until 1968-05)
percussion:
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) and Mitch Mitchell (UK drummer for Jimi Hendrix Experience, many others) (from 1968-01-21 until 1968-05)
background vocals:
Dave Mason (co-founder of Traffic)
vocals:
Jimi Hendrix (from 1968-01-21 until 1968-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1968) and Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (company, not a label) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-01-21) and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1968-04, in 1968-05)
produced at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-01-21)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 24), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 40), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 47) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 48)
cover recording of:
All Along the Watchtower (from 1968-01-21 until 1968-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1967-10 until 1967-11)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Dwarf Music (from 1968 to present)
Jimi Hendrix4.454:01
11Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (a.k.a. Budapest Symphony)
conductor:
György Lehel (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Budapest Symphony Orchestra55:22
12Pirate Jenny
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-04-04)
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-04-04)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1964-04-04)
arranger:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-04-04)
live cover recording of:
The Threepenny Opera: Pirate Jenny (Marc Blitzstein translation) (on 1964-04-04)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein
publisher:
Universal Edition Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Weill-Brecht-Harms Co., Inc.
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt I. Die Seeräuberjenny
Nina Simone46:39