U2 Grant 'Stay' To 'Moulin Rouge' Composer
Posted on Thursday, January 24 @ 09:14:05 CET by Macphisto
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(VH1) -- Bono has teamed with Scottish composer Craig Armstrong to record a new version of the U2 song "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)."
The remake of "Stay," which appeared in its original form on 1993's Zooropa, will be featured on Armstrong's second album, As If to Nothing, a spokesperson for the composer said Wednesday.
Due April 2 on Massive Attack's Melankolic Records, As If to Nothing also features collaborations with former Lemonheads singer Evan Dando on the ballad "Wake up in New York," drum'n'bass producer Photek on "Hymn 2," and fellow Scotland natives and guitar experimentalists Mogwai on "Miracle."
Armstrong, who is best known for scoring movies, won a Best Original Music Golden Globe on Sunday for his work on Baz Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge." Armstong also composed music for Luhrmann's "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet" as well as "Batman Forever" and "Mission: Impossible."
As a music artist, Armstrong has written and recorded string arrangements with U2, Madonna, Massive Attack, Björk and others.
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