The Doors (soundtrack) explained

The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:the Doors
Cover:thedoors_soundtrack.jpg
Released:March 1991
Recorded:1966–1971, 1978
Genre:Rock
Length:72:34
Label:Elektra
Producer:
  • Paul A. Rothchild
  • Bruce Botnick
  • The Doors
Prev Title:The Best of The Doors
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:In Concert
Next Year:1991

The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording is the soundtrack to Oliver Stone's 1991 film The Doors. It contains several studio recordings by the Doors, as well as the Velvet Underground's "Heroin" and the introduction to Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. None of Val Kilmer's performances of the Doors' songs that are featured in the movie are included in the soundtrack.

Cover

The cover for the album is of Jim Morrison as portrayed by Val Kilmer. It is a photo of Kilmer looking straight in the camera's lens. His face is in black and white and his hair has the color of burning flames, it is the same effect created on the movie's posters and advertising material.

The French release of the soundtrack features Jim Morrison walking in a hallway towards the viewer; he's also portrayed by Kilmer, and the photograph was also part of the advertising material especially in France.

Track listing

All songs are performed by The Doors and written by Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, and John Densmore, except where noted.

Personnel

The Doors

Note: Played on all tracks except tracks 9 & 10

The Velvet Underground

Note: The personnel for track 10