Film & Television Soundtracks

Entry published in Album Trivia, Songs, TV & Film / Last modified on 26 August 2005

Eric began working on film and televison soundtracks early in his career. His first exposure was probably when he played on the track “Ski-ing” for George Harrison sometime between December 1967 and January 1968 for the film Wonderwall. Several years later, in March 1974, Eric recorded “Eyesight to the Blind” and “Sally Simpson” for the film version of The Who’s Tommy. Eric also appeared in the movie as “The Preacher.” In January 1978, Eric recorded two tracks for the White Mansions project.

In 1983, Eric began composing complete film and television scores as a side-line. Michael Kamen and David Sanborn collaborated with him several times. Occasionally, Eric would only contribute a single song with lyrics to serve as a film’s theme.

A number of his scores were for blockbuster films, including the entire Lethal Weapon series starring Danny Glover and Mel Gibson and Phenomenon, which starred John Travolta.

Many of these soundtracks were issued on LP or CD at the time the film came out, but are now out of print.

Additionally, some of Eric’s songs from his albums have been licensed for use in various soundtracks worlwide. They are not included here. If Eric only contributed a single song, it is listed in the CD column. Here is a list of soundtracks Eric has worked on:

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