CONTRIBUTORS
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Written and composed by Alexander David Turner
Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited
Produced by James Ford, Loren Humphrey and Alex Turner
Mixed by James Ford and Loren Humphrey
Engineered by Ed Farrell and Seth Taylor
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, November 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Alex Turner: Vocals
Matt Helders: Drums
Nick O’Malley: Bass Guitar
Jamie Cook: Guitar
Tom Rowley: Guitar
Arctic Monkeys appears courtesy of Domino Recording Company Limited
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Written and composed by Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten and Kae Tempest
Published by Thirteen Limited/EMI Music Publishing, Domino Publishing and copyright control
Produced by Damon Albarn, James Ford, Marta Salogni and Toby L
Mixed by Marta Salogni
Engineered by Marta Salogni, Samuel Egglenton, Paul Pritchard, Seth Taylor and Sherry Yeh
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, November 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Damon Albarn: Vocals, Piano and Choir
Grian Chatten: Vocals
Kae Tempest: Vocals
David Okumu: Guitar
Johnny Marr: Guitar and Choir
Adrian Utley: Guitar and Synthesizer
Seye Adelekan: Bass Guitar
Femi Koleoso: Drums
Wayne Hernandez (Choir Director)
Stella Landau (Children’s Choir Co-ordinator)
Choir: Damon Albarn, Johnny Marr, Georgia Ellery, Charlie Wayne, May Kershaw, Carl Barat, David Wrench, Declan McKenna, English Teacher, Jarvis Cocker, Marika Hackman, Nadia Kadek, Rosa Walton, Wayne Hernandez, LUCCY (Lifted Up Community Choir Youth) and featuring the Children of Battle and Langton Primary School and St. Gabriel Secondary School.
Kae Tempest appears courtesy of Island Records.
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Written and composed by Lewis Evans, Luke Mark, Georgia Ellery, Tyler Hyde, May Kershaw and Charlie Wayne
Published by Transgressive Publishing, Administered by Warner Chappell
Produced and mixed by Marta Salogni
Engineered by Chris Bolster and Annie Gasiorowski
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, November 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Charlie Wayne: Drums and Banjo
Georgia Ellery: Mandolin, Violin and Vocals
Tyler Hyde: Bass Guitar and Vocals
Luke Mark: Guitar
Lewis Evans: Wurlitzer Organ
May Kershaw: Piano, Vocals and Accordion
Black Country, New Road appears courtesy of Ninja Tune
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Written and composed by Abigail Morris, Emily Roberts, Aurora Nishevci, Lizzie Mayland, Georgia Davies, Luca Caruso and James Ford
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Produced by James Ford and Animesh Raval
Mixed by James Ford, mix engineered by Animesh Raval
Engineered by Animesh Raval, Chris Bolster and Seth Taylor
Recorded at Angel Studios, December 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Abigail Morris: Vocals
Emily Roberts: Guitar, Backing Vocals
Aurora Nishevci: Piano, Keyboards and Backing Vocals
Lizzie Mayland: Guitar, Backing Vocals
Georgia Davies, Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals
Luca Caruso: Drums
Kate Zezulka: Harp
Finn Bradley: Trumpet
Jane Salmon: Trombone
The Last Dinner Party appears courtesy of Island Records
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Written and composed by John Cale and Lou Reed
Published by EMI and Universal Music Publishing
Produced, mixed and engineered by James Ford
Recorded at Studio 53, April 2020
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Beth Gibbons: Vocals
James Ford: Guitars, Drums, Keys, Therevox and Lap Steel
Beth Gibbons appears courtesy of Domino Recording Company Limited
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Written and composed by James Shelton
Published by Warner Chappell Publishing
Produced by Beck Hansen
Mixed by Beck Hansen, David Greenbaum and Erik Brauer
Engineered by David Greenbaum and Erik Brauer
Recorded at Beck’s Studio, December 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Arooj Aftab: Vocals and Synthesizer
Beck Hansen: Vocals, Guitar and Keyboards
Jason Falkner: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums and Piano
Arooj Aftab appears courtesy of Verve Records / Beck appears courtesy of Capitol Records
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Composed by Archy Marshall
Published by Beggars Music
Produced and mixed by Archy Marshall
Recorded at Archy’s Home, November 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Archy Marshall: Guitar
King Krule appears courtesy of XL Recordings Limited and Matador Records
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Written and composed by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Publishing by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd (KMP) obo Howe Sound Music Publishing, LLC and Peermusic (UK) Ltd
Produced by James Ford
Mixed by James Ford and Marta Salogni
Engineered by Adrian Hierholzer
Recorded at Blanco Studio, Electric Ladyboy, Studio 53 and Studio Zona October 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Dave Gahan: Vocals
Martin Gore: Keyboards, Synthesizers and Programming
Depeche Mode appears courtesy of Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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Written and composed by A. Wells, T. Koleoso, O. Koleoso, J. Armon-Jones, J. Mollison and I. Ogunjobi
Published by Kobalt/Sony Music Publishing
Produced by Ezra Collective
Mixed by David Wrench
Engineered by Riley MacIntyre and Oli Barton-Wood
Recorded at Livingston and Metropolis Studios, January 2024 and November 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Femi Koleoso: Drums
T.J. Koleoso: Bass Guitar
James Mollison: Saxophone
Ife Ogunjobi: Trumpet
Joe Armon-Jones: Keyboards
Greentea Peng: Vocals
Ezra Collective appears courtesy of Partisan Records
Greentea Peng appears courtesy of AWAL Recordings Ltd.
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Written and composed by Anais Marinho and Baird Robert Wittner Acheson
Published by Young Songs / Sony ATV, Concord Music Publishing
Produced by Baird
Mixed by David Wrench
Recorded at South Hill in March 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Anais Marinho: Vocals
Baird Robert Wittner Acheson: Programming
Simon Martinez: Guitar
Arlo Parks appears courtesy of Transgressive Records
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Written and composed by Lily Fontaine, Lewis Whiting, Nicholas Eden and Douglas Frost
Published by BMG Publishing
Produced and mixed by David Wrench
Engineered by Annie Gasiorowski
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, November 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Lily Fontaine: Vocals and Guitar
Lewis Whiting: Guitar
Nicholas Eden: Bass Guitar
Douglas Frost: Drums and Piano
Graham Coxon: Electric Guitars
Blossom Calderone: Cello
English Teacher appears courtesy of Island Records
Graham Coxon appears courtesy of Transgressive Records
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Written and composed by Elliott Smith
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Produced by Catherine Marks
Mixed by Neil Comber
Engineered by Tom Ashpitel
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, December 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Beatrice Laus: Vocals and Guitar
Jason Vance Harris: Guitar
beabadoobee appears courtesy of Dirty Hit/Interscope Records
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Written and composed by Adrianne Lenker
Published by Domino Publishing
Produced and mixed by James Krivchenia with additional production by Dom Monks
Recorded at Music Gardens – Studios In The Clouds, November 2020
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Adrianne Lenker: Vocals and Guitar
Buck Meek: Guitar
Max Oleartchik: Bass Guitar
Mat Davidson: Synthesizer, Backing Vocals and Pedal Steel Guitar
Big Thief appears courtesy of 4AD Limited
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Written and composed by Sinead Marie Bernarde O’Connor
Published by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Produced and mixed by James Ford, Loren Humphrey and Animesh Ravel
Engineered by Freddie Light and Annie Gasiorowski
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, November 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Grian Chatten: Vocals and Bass Guitar
Tom Coll: Drums
Conor Deegan: Piano, Mellotron, Synthesizer and Bass Guitar
Conor Curley: Guitar
String Arrangements by The Night Orchestra
Gita Langley: Violin
Jessie Murphy: Violin
Amy Stanford: Viola
Amy Langley: Cello
Fontaines D.C. appears courtesy of XL Recordings Limited
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Produced by Cameron Winter
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Mixed by Loren Humphrey
Engineered by Ed Farrell
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, November 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Cameron Winter: Vocals
Arranged by The Night Orchestra
Amy Langley: Cello
Cameron Winter appears courtesy of Partisan Records
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Written and composed by G. Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi and Kayus Bankole
Published by copyright control
Produced by G. Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi and Kayus Bankole
Mixed by Dan Cox
Engineered by Chris Bolster
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, November 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
G. Hastings: Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Organ and Vocals
Alloysious Massaquoi: Drums, Organ and Vocals
Kayus Bankole: Vocals
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Written and composed by Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks, Mark Webber, Emma Smith, Andrew McKinney, Adam Betts and Jason Buckle
Published by BMG, Universal Music Publishing and copyright control.
Produced by James Ford and Animesh Raval
Mixed by Animesh Raval
Engineered by Animesh Raval, Gordon Davidson
Assistant Engineers Ed Farrell and Annie Gasiorowski
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, November 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Jarvis Cocker: Vocals and Guitar
Candida Doyle: Keyboards
Mark Webber: Guitar
Nick Banks: Drums
Emma Smith: Violin and Backing Vocals
Andrew McKinney: Bass Guitar
Jason Buckle: Electronic Percussion and Backing Vocals
Adam Betts: Percussion
Richard Jones: Viola, Strings and Arrangements
Laura Moody: Backing Vocals and Arrangements
Jennymay Logan: Viola and Backing Vocals
Leo Chadburn: Backing Vocals
Gregorian Chant in Introduction: Damon Albarn, Carl Barat, Grian Chatten and Kae Tempest
Children’s Choir: LUCCY (Lifted Up Community Choir Youth) featuring the Children of Battle and Langton Primary School and St. Gabriel Secondary School
Wayne Hernandez: Choir Director
Stella Landau: Children’s Choir Co-ordinator
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Written and composed by Sampha Sisay
Published by Young Songs Ltd./Sony Music Publishing
Produced by Sampha Sisay
Mixed by David Wrench
Engineered by Billy Halliday
Recorded at Sleeper Sounds, January 2022
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Sampha Sisay: Vocals, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Programmer, Drum Programmer
Sampha appears courtesy of Young Recordings Limited
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Written and composed by Rhian Teasdale
Published by Domino Publishing
Produced by Jon McMullen
Mixed by David Wrench
Recorded at Jon’s Studio, August 2020
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Rhian Teasdale: Vocals and Guitar
Hester Chambers: Guitar
Ellis Durand: Bass Guitar
Joshua Mobaraki: Organ
Jon McMullen: Organ and Percussion
Wet Leg appears courtesy of Domino Recording Company Limited
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Written and composed by Yannis Philippakis
Published by Transgressive Publishing, Administered by Warner Chappell
Produced and mixed by Andrew Halford PKA Lake Turner and David Wrench
Engineered by Ed Farrell, Lake Turner, Daniela Sicilia
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, November 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Yannis Philippakis: Vocals, Keyboards and Guitar
String Arrangements by The Night Orchestra
Gita Langley: Violin
Jessie Murphy: Violin
Amy Stanford: Viola
Amy Langley: Cello
Foals appears courtesy of Warner Records UK, a division of Warner Music UK Limited
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Written and composed by Natasha Khan
Published by BMG Publishing
Produced by Natasha Khan and David Kosten
Mixed by David Kosten
Engineered by Jake Stainer
Recorded at Salvation Studios, December 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Natasha Khan: Vocals, Synthesizer, Piano and Organ
David Kosten: Synthesizer, Programmer
Bat For Lashes appears courtesy of Mercury KX, a division of Universal Music Operations
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Written and composed by Anna Calvi
Published by copyright control
Produced by Catherine Marks
Mixed by Dan Cox
Engineered by Gordon Davidson and Seth Taylor
Recorded at Angel Studios, December 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Anna Calvi: Vocals and Guitar
Ellie Rowsell: Vocals
Nilüfer Yanya: Vocals
Dove Ellis: Vocals
Adrian Utley: Guitar and Synthesizer
Catherine Marks: Piano
Alex Reeves: Drums
Ellie Rowsell appears courtesy of Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited, and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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Written and composed by Stephen Meritt
Published by Gay And Loud Music / Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd
Produced by James Ford, Catherine Marks and Toby L
Mixed by James Ford and Catherine Marks
Engineered by John Barrett and Freddie Light
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, December 2025
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Olivia Rodrigo: Vocals
Graham Coxon: Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Ed Harcourt: Piano, Organ and Backing Vocals
String Arrangement by The Night Orchestra
Amy Langley: Cello
Gita Langley: Violin
Jessie Murphy: Violin
Marianne Haynes: Viola
Olivia Rodrigo appears courtesy of Geffen Records
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Written by Noel Gallagher (Dead Leg Music / Sony Music Publishing)
Produced & mixed by Callum Marinho
Additional mixing by Adam Noble
Mastered by Matt Colton @ Metropolis
Liam Gallagher - Vocals, Tambourine
Noel Gallagher - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Paul Arthurs - Guitar
Gem Archer - Guitar
Andy Bell - Bass Guitar
Joey Waronker - Drums
Oasis appear courtesy of Big Brother Recordings Ltd.
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Executive Producer
James Ford
A&R Director
Toby L
A&R Team
James Ford, Toby L, Luke Williams
Management
Ian McAndrew & Emma Greengrass
Wildlife Entertainment
Producers, Engineers & Mixers
Animesh Raval, Baird, Catherine Marks, Dan Cox, David Kosten, David Goldblaum, David Wrench, Dom Monks, Erik Brauer, James Krivchenia, Jon McMullen, Lake Turner, Loren Humphrey, Marta Salogni, Neil Comber, Oli Barton-Wood, Riley MacIntyre
Mastering
Matt Colton & Charlie Colton at Metropolis Studios
War Child Team
Rob Williams, Helen Pattinson, Rich Clarke, Feedy Frizzi, Sophie Painter, Daniel Jones, Georgie Crowther, Nia Panayioto & Tanya Gerreli
Creative Director
Jonathan Glazer
Art Director
Alex Breuer
Artwork by Jonathan Glazer
Pressed at Optimal MediaAll proceeds from this album support War Child UK to protect, educate, and stand up for children living through conflict.
℗&© 2026 War Child Records
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War Child UK would like to thank all the incredible artists, musicians, management, labels, producers, engineers, studios and creatives who came together to make this record possible. With special thanks to James Ford for his creative vision supported by Luke Williams, Oli Isaacs and Xenia Evans, and to Toby L at Transgressive for bringing the music together. To Ian McAndrew, Emma Greengrass, James Corbitt, Jack Bexon and everyone at Wildlife Entertainment for taking on this project and guiding it to have the biggest impact for children affected by conflict. To Martin Mills, Paul Redding, Helen Kennedy, Emily Kendrick, Scott Wright, Josh Renaut, Texas Maragh, Matt Henry, Jon Wilkinson, Abbie Jessup, Jason White, Joe Smith and the global team at Beggars for all the dedication, love and energy they have put into releasing this album. To Tony Crean and Terri Hall for their guidance and inspiration. To Jonathan Glazer and Academy Films, John Angus Stewart, Talia Beale, Billy Boyd Cape for direction, Steve Overs, Tom Cartwright, Kishan Patel and Medb Riordan and all who have worked tirelessly with us to document the project. Thank you to Mica Levi. To Lawrence Watson, Phoebe Fox, Adama Jalloh, and Charlie Barclay Harris for their photography skills. To Sam Sparrow and James Hughes at Clintons for all the legal support. To Sally Davies, Mark Robertson, Abi Duncan, all the engineers and staff at Abbey Road, Angel Studios, Metropolis Studios, Salvation and Urchin Studios for their generosity in recording, mixing and mastering time, and Marcus Haughton for ensuring everyone made it to the studio. To Matt Colton and Charlie Colton for the mastering of the album. To Huxley, Chloe Walsh, PACT Digital, Rob Lynch, Karen Williams and everyone who has promoted this record. To Optimal Media, all the retailers, Ceremony of Roses, DSPs and everyone who has bought, streamed, downloaded and listened to this album. By supporting this project you are not only listening to an incredible collection of music, you are making a difference for children whose lives have been torn apart by war.