G.B.H. (soundtrack)

G.B.H.
G.B.H.
Television theme by Elvis Costello and Richard Harvey
Released	July 1991
Recorded	February–May 1991
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	69:43
Label	Demon
Producers	Alan Bleasdale; Elvis Costello; Austin Ince; David Jones;
Elvis Costello chronology

G.B.H. is an instrumental soundtrack album by English musician Elvis Costello and composer Richard Harvey for the Channel 4's TV series of the same name, released in 1991. It was the first of two collaborations between Costello and Harvey (the second being the score from the series Jake's Progress).^[3] It was not available in the U.S. until 1994, when Rykodisc rereleased Costello's entire catalog.^[4]

ReleasedJuly 1991

RecordedFebruary–May 1991

GenreSoundtrack

Length69:43

Quick facts Released, Recorded ...

Close

More information Review scores, Source ...

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[1]
NME	8/10^[2]

Close

[3]

[4]

[1]

[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"G.B.H. Opening Titles: The Life and Times of Michael Murray"		4:32
2.	"It Wasn't Me"		2:01
3.	"Men of Alloy"		3:51
4.	"Lambs to the Slaughter"		4:17
5.	"Bubbles"		2:11
6.	"The 'Goldilocks' Theme"		3:06
7.	"Perfume - The Odour of Money"		4:04
8.	"Barbara Douglas: Assassin"		3:09
9.	"Pursuit Suite"		5:06
10.	"The Roaring Boy"," (with The Prufrock Quartet)	Costello, The Prufrock Quartet	4:01

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"....So I Used Five!"		1:28
12.	"Love from a Cold Land"		2:28
13.	"In a Cemetery Garden"		1:57
14.	"Smack 'Im!"		2:16
15.	"Woodlands - On Joy!"	Harvey	3:45
16.	"It's Cold Up There"		2:52
17.	"Going Home Service"		5:06
18.	"Grave Music"		2:29
19.	"The Puppet Masters' Work"		4:10
20.	"He's So Easy"		1:58
21.	"Another Time, Another Place"		2:02
22.	"Closing Titles"		2:32
Total length:			69:43

G.B.H. (soundtrack)

Track listing

References

External links

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks