Castaway was a film starring Amanda Donohoe and Oliver Reed, and directed by Nicolas Roeg. The story was based on the 1984 book of the same name by Lucy Irvine, telling of her experiences of staying with writer Gerald Kingsland on the isolated island of Tuin (between New Guinea and Australia) for a year. The film was released on 20 February 1986.

The soundtrack album features tracks by Hans Zimmer, Brian Eno and Kate Bush. Kate contributes Be Kind To My Mistakes to the album.

Track listing

  1. Be Kind To My Mistakes (Kate Bush)
  2. Catamaran
  3. Chemistry (Brian Eno)
  4. Clair de Lune
  5. Fatamorgana
  6. End Titles
  7. The Island
  8. Memories Of Tango
  9. Healing
  10. Castaway

Formats

Castaway: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was originally released on LP only. In 2011, a limited edition of 1000 units was released on CD in combination with the soundtrack of the movie Mona Lisa.

'Castaway' - LP cover
‘Castaway’ – LP cover