The Joe Frank Music Page
THIS PAGE COPIED FROM http://www.fakepope.com/joefrank/ where it first appeared but them seems to have vanished. It is copied here because it is useful information. Used without permission.

This page contains a list of the music used in many of Joe Frank's shows. Joe's music choice has a large impact on the style of his pieces.

The first Joe Frank music page was made by Dan Abrams. I am using his research here because his site went offline in 2003 and I believe it to be too valuable to go to waste.

Submissions are welcome, please send them to beau@fakepope.com.
What does Joe Frank do?
Quoted from joefrank.com:
Long-time favorites with public radio audiences, Joe Frank'sprograms are sometimes dark, sometimes absurdist, sometimes solo recitations, sometimes ensemble pieces performed and/or improvised by actors, sometimes voices of real people heard in real situations - whether man-in-the-street interviews or phone conversations with lovers or strangers.

All or just one of these within the span of a single hour can comprise a Joe Frank show, always presented as multi-layered soundscapes intermixed with hypnotic, rhythmic music. Tackling philosophical or spiritual questions, the programs are real and surreal timeless explorations of life, death, alienation, faith and love.
Here are some links for more information:
Year Show Song Artist Album
1978 The 80 Yard Run Hydra Grover Washington, Jr. Feels So Good
1979 Arena Solea Miles Davis Sketches of Spain
1979 The Death of Trotsky Solea Miles Davis Sketches of Spain
1982 Lies Unknown Steve Reich Music For Eighteen Musicians
1982 Lies Part One Phillip Glass Music in Twelve Parts
1982 Lies Ceres Motion Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co. Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co.
1982 Lies I Will Wait For You Mantovani To Lovers Everywhere
1982 The Decline of Spengler Unknown Steve Reich Music For Eighteen Musicians
1982 The Decline of Spengler I'd Have You Anytime George Harrison All Things Must Pass
1983 Questions Are You Going With Me? Pat Metheny Group Offramp
1983 Sales Walking Steve Tibbetts Northern Song
1984 A Tour of the City Remote Viewing Tangerine Dream Exit
1984 A Tour of the City Six Marimbas Steve Reich Six Marimbas
1984 A Tour of the City Flowered Knife Shadows Harold Budd Lovely Thunder
1984 A Tour of the City On Land Brian Eno On Land
1984 A Tour of the City Brothers of Darkness - Songs of Light Popul Vuh Herzog's Nosferatu Soundtrack
1986 A Landing Strip in the Jungle Regiment Brian Eno / David Byrne My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
1986 An American Flower Unknown Ry Cooder Paris, Texas
1986 Another Country Facades Phillip Glass Glassworks
1986 Another Country Qu'ran Brian Eno / David Byrne My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
1986 Cocktails Before Dinner Wing Melodies Jon Hassell Power Spot
1986 Cocktails Before Dinner Power Spot Jon Hassell Power Spot
1986 Highways West Time and the River Fred Simon Usually / Always
1986 Highways West Always Returning Briano Eno Apollo
1986 Let Me Not Dream Thursday Afternoon (61 Minute Version) Brian Eno Thursday Afternoon
1986 Night Ride Unknown Steve Reich Sextet / Six Marimbas
1986 Night Ride Unknown Gavin Bryars The Sinking of the Titanic
1986 Night Ride Flowered Knife Shadows Harold Budd Lovely Thunder
1986 No Show Unknown Gavin Bryars Hommages
1986 Why I Don't Love You Anymore Woe Be To Khorazin Popol Vuh Fitzcarraldo Soundtrack
1986 Why I Don't Love You Anymore Unknown Gavin Bryars The Sinking of the Titanic
1986 Why I Don't Love You Anymore Unknown Rickie Lee Jones Pirates
1987 At the Border A Different World Popol Vuh Cobra Verde
1987 He Hesitated Foreign Affairs Eno / Moebius / Roedelius After the Heat
1987 He Hesitated A Hole in the Head Soundtrack Frank Sinatra All My Tomorrows
1987 In the Middle of Nowhere The Stone Andreas Vollenwieder White Winds
1987 In the Middle of Nowhere N/A Joe Frank Commisioned N/A
1987 Rent a Family Gypsy Violin Harold Budd Lovely Thunder
1987 Rent a Family Brooks Was Here Thomas Newman Shawshank Redemption Soundtrack
1987 Thank You, You're Beautiful Brothers of Darkness - Sons of Light Popul Vuh Herzog's Nosferatu Soundtrack
1987 Thank You, You're Beautiful What the World Needs Now Harvey Sachs Unknown
1987 Thank You, You're Beautiful Creatures Startled Insects Curse of the Pheremones
1987 Thank You, You're Beautiful N/A Joe Frank Comissioned N/A
1987 The Policemen's Ball William Tell Overture The Portsmouth Sinfonia Unknown
1987 To the Bar Life Rosasolis Penguin Cafe Orchestra Signs of Life
1988 Building a Church The Spirit Cannot Fail Bill Nelson Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights
1988 Building a Church West Deep Bill Nelson Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights
1989 Nausea The Race Yello Flag
1989 Night Turtle Dreams (Waltz) Meridith Monk Turtle Dreams
1989 Performer River Enya Watermark
1989 Performer Watermark Enya Watermark
1989 Road to Hell Unknown Country Joe McDonald Hold On It's Coming
1990 I'm Not Crazy Flight Feet and Root Hands Anreas Vollwnieinder White Winds
1990 Iceland Tzima N'arki Eno / Moebius / Roedelius After the Heat
1991 The Dictator They Drive by Night David Van Tieghem They Drive By Night
1991 The Dictator Principles of Lust Enigma MXMXC
1992 El Cholo (The Beginning) Spanish Reggae The Durutti Column Obey the Time
1992 In the Dark Unknown Thomas Newman The Player
1992 In the Dark Unknown Dave Grusin The Bonfire of the Vanities Soundtrack
1993 A Special Family Thursday Afternoon (61 Minute Version) Brian Eno Thursday Afternoon
1993 Coma The Silver Bell Harold Budd / Brian Eno Music From the Pearl
1993 Smile Unknown Mark Isham Little Man Tate
1994 A Natural Disaster Atom Dream William Orbit Strange Cargo 2
1994 Either / Or Into Dust Mazzy Star So Tonight That I Might See
1994 Joe Frank's America River of Bass Underworld Dirty Epic
1994 Just Hold Me Water From a Vine Leaf William Orbit Strange Cargo 3
1994 Natural Disaster Atom Dream William Orbit Strange Cargo 2
1994 That Night Unknown Unknown Behind the Eye Vol. 1
1994 Tomorrow Goye Kur Ali Farka Toure Source
1995 The Street (Dreamland) Rock Hammer Thomas Newman Shawshank Redemption Soundtrack
1996 Death in the Family Fila Brazilia Remix of Six Underground Sneaker Pimps Fila Brazilia
1996 Eye in the Sky Tortise Higher Intellegence Agency Freefloater
1996 Eye in the Sky Ai Du Ry Cooder / Ali Toure Farka Talking Timbuktu
1996 God Only Knows Sex The Necks Sex
1996 Just Get Me Out of Here The Lower We Fly Outside The Rough and the Smooth
1996 Justine G-Stoned Kruder and Dorfmeister Definition
1996 Justine Ponderosa Tricky Maxinquaye
1996 Lost Soul Weather Storm Massive Attack Protection
1996 Lost Soul Eurochild Massive Attack Protection
1996 Mountain Rain Valencia Rachid Taha Olé Olé
1996 Mountain Rain Buried At Sea MC 900 Ft Jesus One Step Ahead of the Spider
1996 Red Sea Go Faster Propellerheads Dive E.P.
1996 The River The Veldt Combustible Edison I, Swinger
1996 Three Shingles A Meeting by the River Ry Cooder / V.M. Bhatt A Meething by the River
1996 Three Shingles Isa Lei Ry Cooder / V.M. Bhatt A Meething by the River
1996 White Moon Infrarouge La Vague Sensorielle The Mighty Bop
1996 White Moon Freestyle Linguistique The Mighty Bop La Vague Sensorielle
1997 Bible Salesman One More Night Can Anthology
1997 Blacklight Stoned (Manali Cream Mix) Rockers Hi-Fi Rockers To Rockers
1997 Blacklight More and More (The Hidden Persuader) Rockers Hi-Fi Rockers To Rockers
1997 Blues Singer Blues Singer Portishead Dummy
1997 Fat Man Down Kontakte Les Rythmes Digitales Liberation
1997 Fat Man Down Alone Again So Kid Loco Journey into Ambient Groove 4
1997 Journal A Mother (For Your Mind) Herbalizer Blow Your Headphones
1997 Journal Remix of the Beast Palmskin Productions Journey into Ambient Groove 3
1997 Philosophy N/A Joe Frank Commisioned N/A
1997 The Other Side Chili Hot Johnathan Lurie Get Shorty Soundtrack
1997 The Policemen's Ball (Remix) Red Beans & Rice Spearhead Home
1998 Dark End of the Bar N/A N/A
1999 No Angel Durian Cinematic Orchestra Motion
1999 Prison Songs Angel Dust DJ Cam Substances
2000 Caged Heart Unknown Air The Virgin Suicides
2000 Karma (Series) Rearrange Cinematic Orchestra Remixes
2000 Karma (Series) Brazil Antonio Carlos Jobim Stone Flower
2000 Mercy Illicity Part One Extended Spirit Om Lounge Two
2000 Small World Karma Fear Cinematic Orchestra Remixes
2000 The Wire Stereo MC's Mix Ian Brown Love Like a Fountain Remixes
2000 Windows Brooks Was Here Thomas Newman Shawshank Redemption Soundtrack
2000 Windows Dusk You and Me Groove Armada Vertigo
2000 Windows Compass and Guns (Film Version) Thomas Newman Shawshank Redemption Soundtrack
2001 2001 Shows Sex The Necks Sex
2001 2001 Shows Doris Dub Tosca Suzuki
2001 2001 Shows Romantic Love DJ Cam Mad Blunted Jazz
2001 2001 Shows Brazil Antonio Carlos Jobim Stone Flower
2001 Evening Sky Romantic Love DJ Cam Mad Blunted Jazz
2001 Insomnia Loose Ends Sinéad Lohan No Mermaid
2001 Love Prisoner Dusk You and Me Groove Armada Vertigo
2001 Waiting For the Bell Friends and Enemies DJ Cam Substances