Movie Music Archives #022: “Lisztomania”
Here’s another one from the soon-to-be-gone 7 Black Notes archives that we’re proud to re-post. The site’s propriator, Nate Thompson, wrote:
“In this amped-up successor to Tommy, Roger Daltrey stars as the popular composer whose bedroom conquests and long-running feud with Richard Wagner turn into opulent setpieces involving vampirism, a fascist Frankenstein monster stomping around with a machine gun, Ringo Starr as the Pope, and an organ-powered rocketship filled with scantily-clad women. Your average biopic this ain’t. The soundtrack adapts several famous Liszt themes and climaxes with the rousing “Peace at Last,” presented here in both its album and extended movie versions. Russell and Wakeman later reteamed in the mid-’80s for another classically-influenced score, “Crimes of Passion”, which is far more readily available.”
April 11th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
It should be noted that a few of the tracks from the album are radically different from the versions in the film. Most notable is “Orpheus Song,” which is longer here, but lacks the weird female harmonies. And the song that opens up the film isn’t on the album at all. But the sound quality on this rip is excellent!
As for Lisztomania itself, it ranks right alongside Pink Flamingos and The Apple as one of the weirdest films ever made!
April 15th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Hi ! I found : “Doctor Faustus”, Mario Nascimbene, 1967…PLEASE!!!
Excuse me for my poor english and congratulations for your job. Thanks a lot!
April 21st, 2007 at 5:47 pm
I just found a copy of this movie at - of all places - the local 99Cents store! Thank for posting up the soundtrack…saves time looking through used record boxes at swap meets!