Alan Parker's Birdy, Music By Peter Gabriel

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Album Info

Release Date: 2024-07-26

Labels: Real World Records, Gonzo Multimedia, Virgin Music Label & Artist Services

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

Recorded and mixed in the real world, England.
℗ 2017 Peter Gabriel Ltd. © 2017 Peter Gabriel Ltd.