The Saint (Orbital single)
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"The Saint" is a 1997 single by Orbital
, taken from the soundtrack
to the film of the same name
. The track is an updated version of Edwin Astley's theme music from the 1960s TV series The Saint and plays over a scene towards the end of the film. Orbital's arrangement alters the piece from waltz time to common time
and places the melody on top of a driving electronic rhythm.
The B-side, "The Sinner", is an original composition developing elements of Orbital's arrangement from the A-side.
"The Saint" was one of Orbital's biggest hit singles. It reached number 3 in the UK singles chart, equalling their highest ever placing in that chart achieved by "Satan Live". Despite its success, it is not included on any of Orbital's retrospective albums, though it did appear on some reissues of their 1996 album In Sides
.
Orbital (band)
Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows...
, taken from the soundtrack
The Saint (soundtrack)
The Saint: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack was the soundtrack to the 1997 movie The Saint.This soundtrack featuring Duran Duran, Sneaker Pimps, Orbital, Moby, Fluke, Luscious Jackson, The Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Daft Punk, David Bowie, Superior, Dreadzone, Duncan Sheik, and...
to the film of the same name
The Saint (film)
The Saint is a 1997 film based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint." The film stars Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija...
. The track is an updated version of Edwin Astley's theme music from the 1960s TV series The Saint and plays over a scene towards the end of the film. Orbital's arrangement alters the piece from waltz time to common time
Common Time
"Common Time" is a science fiction short story written by James Blish. It first appeared in the August 1953 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly and has been reprinted several times: in the 1959 short-story collection Galactic Cluster; in The Testament of Andros ; in The Penguin Science Fiction...
and places the melody on top of a driving electronic rhythm.
The B-side, "The Sinner", is an original composition developing elements of Orbital's arrangement from the A-side.
"The Saint" was one of Orbital's biggest hit singles. It reached number 3 in the UK singles chart, equalling their highest ever placing in that chart achieved by "Satan Live". Despite its success, it is not included on any of Orbital's retrospective albums, though it did appear on some reissues of their 1996 album In Sides
In Sides
In Sides is the fourth album recorded by Orbital, released in 1996. The name is a reference to the fact that the album was originally available as a 3-LP vinyl box set, with one track per "side" of each LP.-The album:...
.