Urban Soundtracks

Paul Oakenfold produced Urban Soundtracks for pieces of classic and contemporary literature from late 1999 to 2002. They were aired by Galaxy FM in the UK. They were also aired on BBC Radio One at the same time.

There were a total of 35 soundtrack audiobooks produced and aired over the Galaxy network during 1999-2002. Each two-hour programme went out on Sunday evenings at 7:00 pm. These tracks blend classic literature with a mixture of dance and contemporary music. The narratives were read by famous voices such as Ewan McGregor, Kylie Minogue, Richard Blackwood, Sean Pertwee, Max Bleasly, Tom Baker, Neneh Cherry, Christopher Lee, Brian Blessed, Neil Tennant and Honor Blackman.

The series, won a Bronze Award in the 2002 Sony Radio Academy Awards Specialist Music category, and was endorsed by the National Literacy Trust. The series also included Pinocchio read by Ronan Keating, The Little Mermaid by All Saints' singer Nicole Appleton and Kylie Minogue read Alice in Wonderland. Broadcast on the radio stations Galaxy and Kiss 100, they proved to be hugely popular with the core 15 to 34-year-old audience.

Although highly successful and well received, the series have never been released and are not officially commercially available.

However, some copies recorded at time of broadcast seem to be in circulation.

Titles and Broadcast Date:

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 01 - Filth 31-01-1999

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 02 - With Your Tongue Down My Throat 27-02-1999

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 03 - I Hate You and I Hate Your Jesus 27-03-1999

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 04 - Paper 24-04-1999

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 05 - The Sopranos 29-05-1999

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 06 - Powder 26-06-1999

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 07 - Girlfriend in a Coma 31-07-1999

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 08 - High Fidelity 28-08-1999

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 09 - Come Together 25-09-1999

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 10 - The Business 30-10-1999

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 11 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 27-11-1999

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 12 - A Christmas Carol 25-12-1999

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 13 - Alice in Wonderland 25-03-2000

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 14 - The Picture of Dorian Gray 29-04-2000

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 15 - Treasure Island 27-05-2000

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 16 - Frankenstein 24-06-2000

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 17 - Pinocchio 26-08-2000

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 18 - The Jungle Book 30-09-2000

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 19 - Oliver Twist 29-10-2000

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 20 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 28-01-2001

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 21 - Dracula 25-02-2001

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 22 - The Snow Queen 25-03-2001

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 23 - Cleopatra 29-04-2001

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 24 - Jack the Ripper 27-05-2001

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 25 - The Fall Of The House Of Usher 24-06-2001

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 26 - The Adventures Of Robin Hood 29-07-2001

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 27 - The Little Mermaid 24-08-2001

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 28 - Hercules 30-09-2001

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 29 - Ben Hur 07-04-2002

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 30 - Wind in the Willows 28-04-2002

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 31 - Heart of Darkness 02-06-2002

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 32 - Hunchback of Notre Dame 30-06-2002

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 33 - The Water Babies 28-07-2002

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 34 - Beauty and the Beast 25-08-2002

Paul Oakenfold - Urban Soundtracks 35 - The Count of Monte Christo 29-09-2002

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References

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2. ↑ http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/showthread/t-153723.html%20changefreq=weekly%20priority=1.0