The Million Dollar Hotel

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The Million Dollar Hotel is a movie written by Bono of Irish rock band U2 and directed by Wim Wenders. It starred Milla Jovovich, Jeremy Davies, Mel Gibson, and Jimmy Smits.

Contents

1 Movie 2 Soundtrack 2.1 Track listing 2.2 Personnel 2.3 See also 3 External links

Movie

The movie is about a group of very different people who live in a hotel in Los Angeles, focusing primarily on Tom Tom (Davies) and his romance with Eloise (Jovovich).

The story was originally developed by Bono in 1987 when filming the famous live video for "Where the Streets Have No Name" on the roof of the Roslyn Million Dollar Hotel in Los Angeles. The movie was optioned by Mel Gibson's production company in 1992. Bono was speaking to Gary Oldman for the lead role of Tom Tom at the time. The plans were sidelined until 1999 due to disagreements between Gibson, Oldman, and their requirements of who would direct the film.

The movie received moderate success and critical reviews. Gibson said in a later interview that this was the "most boring film" he had ever made.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was executive produced by Bono and released in March 2000 (see 2000 in music). It features new music from U2 and various other collaborators.

Track listing

1. U2--"The Ground Beneath Her Feet" (3:45)
2. Bono & The MDH Band--"Never Let Me Go" (5:36)
3. U2--"Stateless" (4:05)
4. Milla Jovovich, Bono, & The MDH Band--"Satellite of Love" (4:12)
5. Bono & Daniel Lanois--"Falling At Your Feet"(4:54)
6. The MDH Band--"Tom Tom's Dream" (1:52)
7. U2--"The First Time" (3:42)
8. The MDH Band--"Bathtub" (1:06)
9. Daniel Lanois & The MDH Band--"The First Time" (Reprise) (2:05)
10. Brad Mehldau & Bill Frissell--"Tom Tom's Room" (2:24)
11. The MDH Band--"Funny Face" (0:33)
12. Bono & The MDH Band--"Dancin' Shoes" (2:06)
13. Jon Hassell, Gregg Arreguin, Jamie Muhoberac, & Peter Freeman--"Amsterdam Blue (Cortege)" (9:19)
14. Daniel Lanois, Bill Frissell, & The MDH Band--"Satellite of Love" (Reprise) (1:06)
15. Milla Jovovich & Bono--"Satellite of Love" (Danny Saber Remix) (5:14)
16. Tito Larriva, Larry Mullen, Jr., Adam Clayton, & The MDH Band--"Anarchy in the USA" (3:37)

The lyrics to "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" were written by Salman Rushdie for the book of the same name. The track features Daniel Lanois on pedal steel guitar.

"The First Time" originally appeared on U2's Zooropa album. The version on the soundtrack is identical to the one on the album. It was produced by Flood, Brian Eno, and the Edge.

"Satellite of Love" was written by Lou Reed. "Anarchy in the USA" is a Spanish cover of the Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K."

Personnel

• U2
  • Bono--vocals, guitar, piano
  • The Edge--guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Adam Clayton--bass guitar
  • Larry Mullen, Jr.--drums
• The Million Dollar Hotel Band
  • Daniel Lanois--guitars, vocals, pedal steel
  • Brian Eno--synthesisers
  • Jon Hassell--trumpet
  • Greg Cohen--bass
  • Brian Blade--drums
  • Adam Dorn--beats, synthesizers, programming
  • Bill Frisell--guitar
• Brad Mehldau--piano
• Gregg Arreguin
• Jamie Muhoberac
• Peter Freeman
• Milla Jovovich--vocal on "Satellite of Love"
• Tito Larriva--vocal on "Anarchy in the USA"

See also

• U2 discography

External links

• Official web site (http://www.milliondollarhotel.com)
• Soundtrack discography entry at U2 Wanderer (http://www.u2wanderer.org/disco/17.html)--Comprehensive details on various editions, cover scans, lyrics, and more.

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