The Sheltering Sky (soundtrack)

The Sheltering Sky
Soundtrack album by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Released	1990 (1990)
Genre	Film score, spoken word
Length	55:08
Label	Virgin Records

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The Sheltering Sky is the original soundtrack to the 1990 film The Sheltering Sky (based on a novel by Paul Bowles) starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich. The original score was composed mainly by Ryuichi Sakamoto. For the complete list of composers see below.

The album won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and the LAFCA Award for Best Music.

Track listing

All compositions by Ryuichi Sakamoto, except where noted.

1. "The Sacred Koran" (Ibrahim Canakkeleli, Fevsi Misir, Yusuf Gebzeli, Aziz Bahriyeli) 0:40
2. "The Sheltering Sky Theme" 5:19
3. "Belly" 1:27
4. "Port's Composition" 1:23
5. "On The Bed (Dream)" 1:37
6. "Loneliness" 1:30
7. "On The Hill" 6:10
8. "Kyoto" 1:04
9. "Cemetery" 1:25
10. "Dying" 3:30
11. "Market" 1:42
12. "Grand Hotel" 2:06
13. "The Sheltering Sky Theme (Piano Version)" 4:16
14. "Je Chante" (Charles Trenet) 2:44
15. "Midnight Sun" (Lionel Hampton/Sonny Burke/Johnny Mercer)3:14
16. "Fever Ride" (Richard Horowitz)(Nizar Ismael) 3:50
17. "Chant Avec Cithare" (Burundi traditional) 0:44
18. "Marnia's Tent" (Horowitz) 3:02
19. "Goulov Limma" (Chaba Zahouania) 5:47
20. "Happy Bus Ride" (Zarzis; Tunisie chants and rhythms) 1:41
21. "Night Train" (Horowitz/women's voices recorded by Paul Bowles in 1955) 1:57

LP edition

Vinyl edition has two additional tracks which are not included in CD release:

1. Side B; 1. "Louange Au Prophete" (performed by Houria Aichi. Flute: Said Missia)
2. Side B; 10. "Guedra" (performed by The Awash of Ouarzazate. Composed by Lanchen Zinoun)