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“Exit Music (For a Film)” is a song by Radiohead, written specifically for the ending credits of the 1996 film William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet. Although not included on either of the two soundtrack albums at the request of Thom Yorke, the song appears on the band’s highly acclaimed third album, OK Computer (1997). The moment in the film when Claire Danes (as Juliet) holds a gun to her head was the actual inspiration for “Exit Music”. Thom Yorke also had the 1968 adaptation of the play (Romeo and Juliet) in his head: “I saw the Zeffirelli version when I was 13 and I cried my eyes out, because I couldn’t understand why, the morning after they shagged, they didn’t just run away. The song is written for two people who should run away before all the bad stuff starts. A personal song.” The director of the movie, Baz Luhrmann, revealed in the DVD commentary that he believes it is one of the greatest film exit songs ever written.
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  • kirokage

    Romeo+Juliet flashback

    last week

  • Charles_Heres

    Best song ever? Really? Not even the best Chopin rip-off...

    19 days ago

  • jrouby

    And Colin grabs his bass guitar...

    last month

  • juanfmonc

    I dedicated this photography (http://tinyurl.com/73fdqrv) to this song, you may like it :)

    last month

  • bruno_avilar

    I'm so glad to have this song stuck in my head <3

    last month

  • EricValeev

    boring

    last month

  • Ennish

    Thom Yorke's singing during the "we are one" part is almost operatic in its delivery. It's glorious. The whole song is, really.

    March 2012

  • Alkenui

    that fuzzy synth and strings fit so great :o

    March 2012

  • Monade2010

    ♥ ♥ ♥

    March 2012

  • the_fix

    I feel like a lot of people think of this song as some sort of suicide anthem, when it's the exact opposite. One of the more hopeful songs Radiohead's ever recorded. I mean, it's dark as all hell, but still, hopeful.

    March 2012

  • me_araujo

    love 2:50

    March 2012

  • pravdt

    We hope that you choke. Yes.

    March 2012

  • Sciencejeff

    Wow, this is really good, dark, and mysterious sounding.

    March 2012

  • Marjo47

    talking about good music...!

    March 2012

  • Aduwantik

    ich liebe diesen song

    February 2012

  • holy-

    people ought to not leave comments under this song, people ought to just listen and cry

    February 2012

  • jasminder82

    Haunting, beautiful, perfect...shall I go on?

    February 2012

  • Rawrrrrr_

    my day isn't complete without this song <3

    February 2012

  • Evacuant

    Just huge.

    February 2012

  • Phelipee

    2 coelhos.

    February 2012
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