Richard O'Brien - The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975 Film)
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Artist: Richard O'BrienEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 1989-05-12
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Science Fiction/Double Feature - Richard O'Brien
- Dammit Janet - Barry Bostwick, Susan Sarandon
- Over at the Frankenstein Place - Barry Bostwick, Susan Sarandon
- Time Warp - Richard O'Brien
- Sweet Transvestite - Tim Curry
- I Can Make You a Man - Tim Curry
- Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul - Meat Loaf
- I Can Make You a Man (Reprise) - Tim Curry
- Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me - Susan Sarandon
- Eddie - Jonathan Adams, Jonathan Adams
- Rose Tint My World: Floor Show/Fanfare/Don't Dream It/Wild and Untamed - Peter Hinwood
- I'm Going Home - Tim Curry
- Super Heroes - Barry Bostwick, Susan Sarandon
- Science Fiction/Double Feature (Reprise) - Richard O'Brien
- Time Warp [Remix 1989 Extended Version] - Richard O'Brien
- Time Warp [Music - 1 + Background Track + U Mix] - Richard O'Brien
Free Music Notes for The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975 Film)
Free Music Review: It's the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack album
Hit: 5 Stars
It's definitely a must-have for fans of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and it is great. Although it's missing a few tunes, that partially adds to the enjoyment. Actually, I'm just trying to make it sound better than it is, but seriously, it doesn't ruin it that much. I feel that the addition of not only a remix of "The Time Warp" does more than make up for the missing tunes, but an instrumental mix of the remix adds to it. Although there are missing tracks, this is the soundtrack album of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to get.
I think that the arrangement of "Science Fiction/Double Feature" is a great arrangement, but I personally prefer the usually stage production arrangement because it's more of a happy song, and this arrangement made it more of a ballad than it really is. However, I enjoy the arrangement, and I think that the orchestrating is wonderful. I feel that the reprise of the song is the perfect arrangement because it's after the ending, and the story is a tragedy.
"Damn It, Janet" is very well done, and I personally feel that Barry Bostwick's performance, and Susan Sarandon's performance are pretty much the definitive performances of Brad and Janet that everyone looks to. I do like how in stage production arrangements, Brad starts the singing earlier on, but the audience can add a few lines with this arrangement.
"Over at the Frankenstein Place" is one of my favorite songs from the show. I especially love the bridge, sung by Richard O'Brien. I don't like how in the film, Brad's verse was deleted, but I think that the arrangement does more than make up for it.
"The Time Warp" is the big hit from the album and movie, and it's a good fun song. The tap dance section was deleted from the song on the album, but that's just a small disappointment.
"Sweet Transvestite" is where Tim Curry first comes into the picture, and his performance is considered the greatest for a reason. Although he was much more energetic on the Roxy Cast album, this is a great arrangement.
"The Charles Atlas Song" on this album uses different lyrics than the stage version. I don't really have a preference on which one is better or worse. I also like the arrangement for the film better, but now just about every stage production has the early silent movie style piano during a couple of parts of the song. The reprise is really just an extension of the song.
"Hot Patootie" is done almost perfectly. Meat Loaf seems to be one of the only Eddies that did a good job with that role, and I think he's also one of the only good Dr. Scotts. He's probably the only actor I know of that pulled off both parts, unless I'm forgetting about an actor I saw live.
"Touch Me" is done really well here. I personally like the original stage arrangement where Rocky sings the chorus of "Hot Patootie" in along with the final couple of repeats of the chorus. I feel that the repeating of "Creature of the night" from all of the characters works.
"Eddie's Teddy" was written sometime while the original production was going. I feel that Meat Loaf's performance was much better than Jonathon Adams' performance. However, this was much more comedic. I feel that the German accent ruins the part more than it helps because Frank is supposed to be incorrect about Dr. Scott being a nazi. Isn't he?
"Rose Tint My World" is great, like always. It's basically the one song where almost everyone in the cast sings, and I think that the arrangement here is one of the best.
"I'm Going Home" is one of my favorite songs from the film, and I think that this is one of the best arrangements. I think that Tim Curry's performance was better on the Roxy Cast album, but I didn't like the xylophone or organ from that arrangement.
They actually had "Super Heroes" on this album. I thought it was deleted from the movie. The arrangement for "Super Heroes" is another one of those classic arrangements, and it's one of my favorite arrangements.
Although there are missing tunes, this is the album to start with.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975 Film) Poster
Vinyl styled digipakDon't have the time (or the props) to watch the whole movie? Just put on the soundtrack--it's got all the best parts without the dialog in-between! Well, isn't that what an Original Soundtrack Recording like this is supposed to be? Back in the mid-70s when The Rocky Horror Picture Show was a midnight staple at countless movie theaters, Tim Curry wasn't yet "Tim Curry" and Susan Sarandon wasn't yet "Susan Sarandon" (hell, Barry Bostwick wasn't even "Barry Bostwick"!). Listening to these science-fiction double-feature showtunes will take you back through a time warp to the days when the now-Academy-Award-winning actress was perfectly willing to stand around for most of a picture in her bra and panties--and so would her boyfriend! In those days, they were just Brad and Janet, forced to spend a dark and stormy (also sexy) night in the haunted house of mad scientist Frank N. Furter--just a sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania-ha-ha who really knew how to belt out a song. Those were the days. --Jim Emerson
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