The Top of His Head (soundtrack)

The Top of His Head is a soundtrack by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith, of the 1989 Canadian comedy-drama film, The Top of His Head. Frith wrote and composed all the music, with the exception of "This Old Earth", which was written and sung by Jane Siberry, and a cover of "The Way You Look Tonight". The music was recorded at l'Office National du Film, Montreal, Canada in August and September 1988, and was released on LP and CD in 1989 by the Belgian independent label, Crammed Discs. The CD release contained two extra tracks, "Driving to the Train" and "The Long Drive". Siberry's song, "This Old Earth", was nominated for Best Original Song at the 1990 Genie Awards. A rerecorded version, retitled "Something About Trains", also appeared on her 1989 album Bound by the Beauty.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

A reviewer at AllMusic described the album as "A less aggressive work compared to [Frith's] other releases, though not exactly gentle by any means."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Fred Frith except where stated.

LP release

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Title Theme"	1:49
2.	"Wheels Within"	2:31
3.	"Hold on Hold"	2:22
4.	"Lucy Leaves a Note"	2:25
5.	"Gus Escapes"	2:19
6.	"Gravity's a Rule"	2:15
7.	"Channel Change"	3:20
8.	"Orbit"	1:24
9.	"Fall to Call"	3:52

Side two
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Underwater Dream"	2:29
11.	"This Old Earth" (Siberry)	3:21
12.	"Donuts"	2:54
13.	"Lucy"	2:05
14.	"The Premonition"	1:26
15.	"Questions and Answers"	2:47
16.	"The Performance"	2:56
17.	"The Way You Look Tonight" (Kern, Fields) / "Title Theme (Conclusion)"	3:38

CD release

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Title Theme"	1:49
2.	"Driving to the Train"	2:45
3.	"Wheels Within"	2:31
4.	"Hold on Hold"	2:22
5.	"Lucy Leaves a Note"	2:25
6.	"Gus Escapes"	2:19
7.	"Gravity's a Rule"	2:15
8.	"Channel Change"	3:20
9.	"Orbit"	1:24
10.	"Fall to Call"	3:52
11.	"Underwater Dream"	2:29
12.	"This Old Earth" (Siberry)	3:21
13.	"Donuts"	2:54
14.	"The Long Drive"	4:51
15.	"Lucy"	2:05
16.	"The Premonition"	1:26
17.	"Questions and Answers"	2:47
18.	"The Performance"	2:56
19.	"The Way You Look Tonight" (Kern, Fields) / "Title Theme (Conclusion)"	3:38

Personnel

Fred Frith – all other instruments, machines, radios, tapes, programming
Anne Bourne – cello, accordion
Jean Derome – saxophones
Jane Siberry – voice, guitar, accordion
Christie Macfadyen – voice
Ken Myhr – slide guitar ("This Old Earth")
Peter Mettler – additional tapes, influence, advice

References

1 2 Mills, Ted. "The Top of His Head". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.

External links

Fred Frith discography

Fred Frith

Henry Cow Art Bears Massacre Skeleton Crew Keep the Dog Duck and Cover French Frith Kaiser Thompson Death Ambient Fred Frith Guitar Quartet Maybe Monday Cosa Brava Aksak Maboul Material Naked City

Discography	Guitar Solos Gravity Speechless Live in Japan Cheap at Half the Price The Technology of Tears The Top of His Head Step Across the Border Quartets Middle of the Moment Allies Eye to Ear The Previous Evening Pacifica Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire Clearing Freedom in Fragments Accidental Prints Rivers and Tides Eye to Ear II Eleventh Hour Impur The Happy End Problem Back to Life To Sail, to Sail Impur II Nowhere, Sideshow, Thin Air Eye to Ear III Clearing Customs Field Days (The Amanda Loops) Propaganda

Related articles	Fred Frith discography Fred Records Step Across the Border

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