Even relative to his immensely otherworldly and experimental discography, Brian Eno’s Another Green World stands out as an especially magical record (Fripp!). And I’m not too embarrassed to admit that I was led into exploring Eno’s solo work – particularly the more conventional rock/vocal records of the ’70s – through a movie soundtrack.
“The Big Ship” was used to incredible effect in Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s 2015 film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, a sweet and sad (check the title) coming-of-age film; I don’t remember that much of the movie but the sequence the song underpins still comes to mind whenever I listen to the album.
There’s no official video for the song – not a thing in 1975 – but the movie does a pretty great job, though I guess spoiler alert if you watch the clip and haven’t seen the film (again – check the title).
Didn’t realize there were others. I knew nothing of Brian Eno except that he was a musician. When i first heard this composition in the movie, I was awestruck. Movie was so good, i had to see it again. The second tim, i had to know what it was. Only then did i find out it was a thing. If you see this movie and hear this composition with it, i don’t think it will ever leave you. Hasn’t left me since i first saw and heard at least 5 years ago.