Peter Christopherson (1955-2010)

Alias:
Coil
Peter Martin Christopherson
Sleazy

Birthplace:
Leeds, England, UK

Born:
February 27, 1955

Died:
November 24, 2010

Additional information:

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Animation:
2004  Coil: ANS

Director:
1987  The The: Infected
1990  Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1993  Broken
1995  Sepultura: Third World Chaos
1999  Filter: Title Of DVD
2004  Coil: ANS
2007  The Threshold HouseBoys Choir: Form Grows Rampant
2008  Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)

Director of Photography:
1984  Big Country – Live At Barrowland 1983 (The Homecoming)
1984  Train of Thought
1987  The The: Infected
1990  Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1993  Broken
1995  Sepultura: Third World Chaos
1999  Filter: Title Of DVD
2004  Coil: ANS
2007  The Threshold HouseBoys Choir: Form Grows Rampant
2008  Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
2023  A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance

Music:
1981  In the Shadow of the Sun
1984  Big Country – Live At Barrowland 1983 (The Homecoming)
1984  Train of Thought
1987  The The: Infected
1990  Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1992  The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
1993  Blue
1993  Broken
1995  Sepultura: Third World Chaos
1999  Filter: Title Of DVD
2002  Coil: Live in Moscow 2001
2002  Coil: Prague 2002
2004  Coil: ANS
2004  Coil: Dublin 2004
2004  Coil: Paris 2004
2007  The Threshold HouseBoys Choir: Form Grows Rampant
2008  Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
2010  Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion
2023  A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance

Original Music Composer:
1981  In the Shadow of the Sun
1984  Big Country – Live At Barrowland 1983 (The Homecoming)
1984  Train of Thought
1985  The Angelic Conversation
1987  The The: Infected
1990  Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1992  The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
1993  Blue
1993  Broken
1995  Sepultura: Third World Chaos
1999  Filter: Title Of DVD
2002  Coil: Live in Moscow 2001
2002  Coil: Prague 2002
2004  Coil: ANS
2004  Coil: Dublin 2004
2004  Coil: Paris 2004
2007  The Threshold HouseBoys Choir: Form Grows Rampant
2008  Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
2010  Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion
2023  A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance

Sound:
1981  In the Shadow of the Sun
1981  T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven
1984  Big Country – Live At Barrowland 1983 (The Homecoming)
1984  Train of Thought
1985  The Angelic Conversation
1987  The The: Infected
1990  Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1992  The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
1993  Blue
1993  Broken
1995  Sepultura: Third World Chaos
1999  Filter: Title Of DVD
2002  Coil: Live in Moscow 2001
2002  Coil: Prague 2002
2004  Coil: ANS
2004  Coil: Dublin 2004
2004  Coil: Paris 2004
2007  The Threshold HouseBoys Choir: Form Grows Rampant
2008  Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
2010  Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion
2023  A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance

Sound Editor:
1981  In the Shadow of the Sun
1981  T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven
1984  Big Country – Live At Barrowland 1983 (The Homecoming)
1984  Train of Thought
1985  The Angelic Conversation
1987  The The: Infected
1990  Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1992  The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
1993  Blue
1993  Broken
1995  Sepultura: Third World Chaos
1999  Filter: Title Of DVD
2002  Coil: Live in Moscow 2001
2002  Coil: Prague 2002
2004  Coil: ANS
2004  Coil: Dublin 2004
2004  Coil: Paris 2004
2007  The Threshold HouseBoys Choir: Form Grows Rampant
2008  Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
2010  Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion
2023  A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance

Still Photographer:
1981  In the Shadow of the Sun
1981  T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven
1984  Big Country – Live At Barrowland 1983 (The Homecoming)
1984  Train of Thought
1985  The Angelic Conversation
1987  The The: Infected
1990  Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1992  The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
1993  Blue
1993  Broken
1995  Sepultura: Third World Chaos
1999  Filter: Title Of DVD
2002  Coil: Live in Moscow 2001
2002  Coil: Prague 2002
2004  Coil: ANS
2004  Coil: Dublin 2004
2004  Coil: Paris 2004
2007  The Threshold HouseBoys Choir: Form Grows Rampant
2008  Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
2010  Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion
2023  A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance

Writer:
1981  In the Shadow of the Sun
1981  T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven
1984  Big Country – Live At Barrowland 1983 (The Homecoming)
1984  Train of Thought
1985  Now Voyager
1985  The Angelic Conversation
1987  The The: Infected
1990  Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1992  The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
1993  Blue
1993  Broken
1995  Sepultura: Third World Chaos
1999  Filter: Title Of DVD
2002  Coil: Live in Moscow 2001
2002  Coil: Prague 2002
2004  Coil: ANS
2004  Coil: Dublin 2004
2004  Coil: Paris 2004
2007  The Threshold HouseBoys Choir: Form Grows Rampant
2008  Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
2010  Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion
2023  A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance

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