Label: Real World Records (PGLPRBIR), Virgin Music Label & Artist Services (884108005439), Gonzo Multimedia (8321328) Format: Box Set (Limited Edition, Numbered), Vinyl (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered), Blu-ray (Reissue, Remastered) Released: 2024 Country: UK, Europe & US
Tracklist
A1 At Night
A2 Floating Dogs
A3 Quiet And Alone
A4 Close Up (From Family Snapshot)
A5 Slow Water
A6 Dressing The Wound
B1 Birdy's Flight (From Not One Of Us)
B2 Slow Marimbas
B3 The Heat (From The Rhythm Of The Heat)
B4 Sketchpad With Trumpet And Voice
B5 Under Lock And Key (From Wallflower)
B6 Powerhouse At The Foot Of The Mountain (From San Jacinto)
Notes
Birdy: The Bespoke Edition (Original Soundtrack) is limited to 130 copies
The boxset contains the film on Blu-ray (restored 2K) and the soundtrack on 180g vinyl. The complete content:
1 x Numbered certificate 1 x 180 gram half speed remastered vinyl 1 x High Res Download card 1 x NSTC Region 0 Blu Ray DVD
Along with reproductions of: A4 UK press pack 3 x B&W Press Photos 1 x Japanese movie programme 1 x A3 poster 12 x B&W promotional photo 6 x lobby cards 1x German Press Pack
The Blu-ray contains this bonus material:
2K restoration supervised and approved by director Alan Parker
Original stereo audio
New and exclusive audio commentary with Parker and the BFI’s Justin Johnson
The Abstraction of War (2019, 25 mins): actor Matthew Modine fondly remembers the experience of working with the cast and crew of Birdy
Learning to Fly (2019, 14 mins): screenwriters Jack Behr and Sandy Kroopf reflect on the challenges of adapting an ‘unfilmable’ novel
Peter Gabriel on Making the Music for ‘Birdy’ (2000, 7 mins): archival interview with the acclaimed composer
Bird Watching (2019, 17 mins): a personal appreciation of the work of author William Wharton by filmmaker Keith Gordon
No Hard Feelings (1976, 55 mins): Parker’s early film, which follows a troubled young man in wartime London
Original theatrical trailer
Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and a selection of rare items from Matthew Modine’s personal collection
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Hype sticker on cellophane:
Birdy - Music from the Film by Peter Gabriel - 180 gram Vinyl - 33 1/3 rpm Half-Speed Remaster, Includes Hi-Res Download Card 884108005439
