Willis:

Yes --- I have EVERYTHING that PG has ever done --- including all the film scores --- three films --- that he has done over the years.

Here are the film scores he has done:

01) Birdy (1985)

02) Passion (1989)

03) Long Walk Home (2002)

In fact --- on his GROWING UP tour of 2002-2003 --- he used these pieces as audience entrance music over the PA before the lights went down.

Since you are asking about LONG WALK HOME --- this is an amalgam of textures and voices and some pretty excellent percussion underlying some of the best guitar work that David Rhodes has ever done in the studio.

This CD is similar to the PASSION disc --- which PASSION is my all time favorite CD of PG's.

LONG WALK HOME is essentially the same core unit that recorded UP --- with the following guest performers:

01) The Blind Boys of Alabama

02) London Session Orchestra

03) Electra Strings

04) The Dhol Foundation (percussion unit)

05) Shankar

In addition to that --- it features a cross-section of the REAL WORLD world music label artists.

If you have heard PASSION or own it (and like THAT style) then this is more along those lines. However, if you are looking to hear SLEDGEHAMMER type music --- you might want to pass this one by.

The sound sources you mentioned were part of the sonic pastiche, and it is some excellent stuff. I use this type of music for writing sessions and also for meditation.

These three film scores do not feature lyrics, and are all instrumental.

I hope this helps, or at least answers your questions.

One of the reasons why I love PG so much is that he is adventurous in terms of what he is willing to do. That makes it much more interesting to listen to. The fact that he can do BOTH styles such as SHOCK THE MONKEY and PASSION makes PG high up on my list of musicians I appreciate the most. PG never disappoints!

Also, since they appear on this CD (and UP) I would also recommend The BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA --- great stuff! Buy their CD's as well!

P.S. - PG has also just released his second greatest hits CD in the USA. It is a 2-CD affair called HIT (the 2nd disc is called MISS). It is 29 songs, of which TEN SONGS are new or previously unreleased --- making for 50 minutes of new material.

HIT also contains the remix of SKY BLUE which is on the GROWING UP LIVE DVD --- on one of the menus. The song is called CLOUDLESS.

KDB = Buffalo, NY USA