The Killing Moon - Muziek
The Killing Moon by Echo & The Bunnymen
Echo & The Bunnymen
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Echo & The Bunnymen Is A British Post-Punk Band Formed In Liverpool In 1978. The Original Line-Up Consisted Of Ian McCulloch Of The Crucial Three Will Sergeant And Les Pattinson. There Are Many Stories Probably Apocryphal That The Quartet Was Completed By A Drum Machine Known As "Echo". By The Time Of Their Debut Album 1980's Crocodiles - A Moderate UK Hit - The Drum Machine Had Been Replaced By Pete De Freitas. Their Next The Critically-Acclaimed Heaven Up Here Reached The Top Ten In 1981 As Did 1983's Porcupine And '84's Ocean Rain. Singles Like "The Killing Moon" Later Used In The Soundtrack To Donnie Darko A Film Whose Imagery Owed Much To The Artwork Of The Band's Early Records. "Silver " "Bring On The Dancing Horses " And "The Cutter" Helped Keep The Group In The Public Eye As They Took A Brief Hiatus In The Late 1980s. Their 1987 Self-Titled LP Was A Small American Hit Their Only LP To Have Significant Sales There. McCulloch Quit The Band In 1988. De Freitas Was Killed In A Motorcycle Accident One Year Later. The Others Decided To Continue Recruiting Noel Burke To Replace McCulloch On Vocals In Reverberation 1990 Which Did Not Generate Much Excitement Among Fans Or Critics. Burke Sargeant And Pattinson Split After That But The Surviving Three Fourths Of The Original Band Reformed In 1997 And Released Evergreen 1997 What Are You Going To Do With Your Life? 1999 Flowers 2001 Siberia 2005 And The Latest Addition The Fountain 2009 . The Group's Old Audience Liked The Return To Their Classic Sound And They Also Managed To Gain A Number Of New Younger Listeners. Echo And The Bunnymen Were Managed Early On By Bill Drummond Who Went On To Be A Founder Member Of The KLF.
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"The Killing Moon" Is Among The Most Popular Songs By The Band Echo & The Bunnymen. The Lyrics Were Written And Sung By The Band's Vocalist Ian McCulloch It Was Released On Their 1984 Album Ocean Rain. It Is One Of The Band's Highest-Charting Hits Reaching Number 9 In The UK Singles Chart. According To The Liner Notes Of Echo And The Bunnymen's Crystal Days Box Set Ian McCulloch Woke Up One Morning With The Phrase "fate Up Against Your Will" In Mind. He Wrote It Down And The Remainder Of The Song Fell In Place From There. In 1998 The Song Appeared In The Film Gia. The Song Was Used Quite Prominently In The 2001 Cult Film Donnie Darko. Played Over The Opening Sequence It Was In Fact A Last Minute Substitution By The Film's Director Richard Kelly When He Could Not Obtain The Rights To Use INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart" Which Was Later Used In The Director's Cut. In The Director's Cut "The Killing Moon" Was Played As Originally Intended During The Halloween Party Towards The End Of The Film. Another Use Of The Song Was In Grosse Pointe Blank At The Scene When Martin Blank Exits Debbie Newberry's Radio-Booth After A Short Interview In Which We Learn He Stood Her Up At Prom Night And Disappeared For 10 Years. The Song Was Also Used In The Film The Girl Next Door In The Scene In Which The Protagonist First Sees His New Neighbour. "The Killing Moon" Was Used In Transworld's "First Love". It Was The Song Used For Shiloh Greathouse's Part. "The Killing Moon" Was Also Used In A UK Promotional Spot For The TV Series Supernatural. "The Killing Moon" Was Also Used In The Final Episode Of I Am Not Ok With This.
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Echo & The Bunnymen Is A British Post-Punk Band Formed In Liverpool In 1978. The Original Line-Up Consisted Of Ian McCulloch Of The Crucial Three Will Sergeant And Les Pattinson. There Are Many Stories Probably Apocryphal That The Quartet Was Completed By A Drum Machine Known As "Echo". By The Time Of Their Debut Album 1980's Crocodiles - A Moderate UK Hit - The Drum Machine Had Been Replaced By Pete De Freitas. Their Next The Critically-Acclaimed Heaven Up Here Reached The Top Ten In 1981 As Did 1983's Porcupine And '84's Ocean Rain. Singles Like "The Killing Moon" Later Used In The Soundtrack To Donnie Darko A Film Whose Imagery Owed Much To The Artwork Of The Band's Early Records. "Silver " "Bring On The Dancing Horses " And "The Cutter" Helped Keep The Group In The Public Eye As They Took A Brief Hiatus In The Late 1980s. Their 1987 Self-Titled LP Was A Small American Hit Their Only LP To Have Significant Sales There. McCulloch Quit The Band In 1988. De Freitas Was Killed In A Motorcycle Accident One Year Later. The Others Decided To Continue Recruiting Noel Burke To Replace McCulloch On Vocals In Reverberation 1990 Which Did Not Generate Much Excitement Among Fans Or Critics. Burke Sargeant And Pattinson Split After That But The Surviving Three Fourths Of The Original Band Reformed In 1997 And Released Evergreen 1997 What Are You Going To Do With Your Life? 1999 Flowers 2001 Siberia 2005 And The Latest Addition The Fountain 2009 . The Group's Old Audience Liked The Return To Their Classic Sound And They Also Managed To Gain A Number Of New Younger Listeners. Echo And The Bunnymen Were Managed Early On By Bill Drummond Who Went On To Be A Founder Member Of The KLF.
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"The Killing Moon" is among the most popular songs by the band Echo & the Bunnymen. The lyrics were written and sung by the band's vocalist, Ian McCulloch, it was released on their 1984 album Ocean Rain. It is one of the band's highest-charting hits, reaching number 9 in the UK Singles Chart.
According to the liner notes of Echo and the Bunnymen's Crystal Days box set, Ian McCulloch woke up one morning with the phrase "fate up against your will" in mind. He wrote it down and the remainder of the song fell in place from there.
In 1998, the song appeared in the film Gia.
The song was used quite prominently in the 2001 cult film Donnie Darko. Played over the opening sequence, it was in fact a last minute substitution by the film's director, Richard Kelly, when he could not obtain the rights to use INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart", which was later used in the director's cut. In the director's cut "The Killing Moon" was played as originally intended during the Halloween party towards the end of the film.
Another use of the song was in Grosse Pointe Blank at the scene when Martin Blank exits Debbie Newberry's radio-booth after a short interview in which we learn he stood her up at prom night and disappeared for 10 years.
The song was also used in the film The Girl Next Door in the scene in which the protagonist first sees his new neighbour.
"The Killing Moon" was used in Transworld's "First Love". It was the song used for Shiloh Greathouse's part.
"The Killing Moon" was also used in a UK Promotional Spot for the TV series Supernatural.
"The Killing Moon" was also used in the final episode of I Am Not Ok With This. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.