"Orange Sky" | |
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Song by Alexi Murdoch | |
from the EP Four Songs | |
Released | 2002 |
Recorded | 2001-2002 |
Genre | Indie folk, folk rock |
Length | 6:19 |
Label | Alexi Murdoch Music |
Composer(s) | Alexi Murdoch |
Producer(s) | Alexi Murdoch, Chad Fischer |
"Orange Sky" is a song from Alexi Murdoch's EP Four Songs. A re-recorded version of the song is also included on Murdoch's first album Time Without Consequence.
Uses in other media
The song was featured in the movie Garden State, although it was not released on the soundtrack for the film, as well as the movie Ladder 49. It was also included in episodes of the television shows Dawson's Creek, The O.C., Prison Break, House, Brothers & Sisters, Suburgatory and Ugly Betty. "Orange Sky" has also been featured in commercials for the Honda Element and for Hallmark Cards. It was used again in the trailer for the film Paradise Now in 2005. Director Josh Lowell also used it for several sequences in the climbing video Pilgrimage featuring Chris Sharma. In 2009, NBC used the song in advertisements for the cop drama Southland. The song was also featured in the 2009 movie, Away We Go. In 2019, Kat Cunning covered the song. The version was then featured in the Soundtrack of Looking for Alaska (miniseries), a show based on the novel by John Green.
Orange Sky Laundry, a service offering free clothes washing for the homeless in Australia, was named for the song.[1]
Personnel
Four Songs
- Alexi Murdoch – Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar
- Chad Fischer – Drums
- Andrew Bush – Bass
- Jay Bellerose – Cymbal
- Joel Shearer – Electric Guitar
- Renee Stahl – Backing Vocals[2]
Time Without Consequence
- Alexi Murdoch Harmonium, Guitar, Piano, Tambourine
- Brett Simons – Bass
- Greg Leisz – Guitar
- Joel Shearer – Guitar
- Jay Bellerose – Percussion
- Ben Peeler – Lap Steel Guitar
- Savanna Talbot – Backing Vocals[3]
References
- ↑ Browne, Rachel (6 November 2015). "Orange Sky Laundry offers free washing service for Sydney's homeless". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ↑ "Alexi Murdoch – Four Songs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ↑ "Alexi Murdoch – Time Without Consequence". discogs.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.