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Exit Music (for a Film)
Radiohead →OK Computer4583:202,341,103 listeners30,726,035 plays
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about this song
Radiohead was in the middle of their 1996 tour when they were approached by director Baz Luhrmann to record a song meant for his upcoming film, Romeo + Juliet. The band was shown the final thirty minutes of the film and were instantly driven to inspiration. According to Thom Yorke, “When we saw the scene in which Claire Danes holds the Colt .45 against her head, we started working on the song immediately.” The result was “Exit Music (For A Film)”, a chillingly gentle song that bursts into a haunting crescendo of emotion.