Despite statements that the album consisted entirely of "old" material, "Letitgo" was actually newly composed for the album.

In composing lyrics for the album, Byrne attempted to write keeping in mind what would please Eno as his collaborator.

When the lyrics of the song was submitted, Rodgers rejected it as there was no time to compose a melody and record it for the album.

The album features only one song from the series, the theme song, the rest of the songs were composed exclusively for the album.

Composing for the album started at the end of 2005, and recording came to life on half 2006.

While Walker was slow to begin writing, the seven songs composed for the album were completed and recorded quickly in the second last six months of 1983.

She was introduced to various songwriters who assisted her in composing songs for the album.

Even though he can no longer move, he was still able to compose for the album.

Shankar composed all the other music for the album, and further served as an arranger and orchestrator on the record.

After that, the band decided to move to Los Angeles and compose new songs for the next album.