From Jesus To Christ Soundtrack
Steve Balsamo – Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar – Ahoy, Holland – June 2004
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Tommy $6.05 The Who’s innovative rock opera gets an electrifying, eye-popping film treatment from director Ken Russell. Roger Daltrey plays the “deaf, dumb and blind kid” whose pinball prowess makes him a global sensation; Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Elton John, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, and Jack Nicholson also star. Songs include “Pinball Wizard,” “The Acid Queen,” “See Me, Feel Me.” 111 min. Standard and Wid… |
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Andrew Lloyd Webber – The Royal Albert Hall Celebration $12.45 In 1998 a concert at the Royal Albert Hall celebrated Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 50th birthday and featured more than two hours of hits from a body of work spanning almost three decades. In this keepsake of a memorable night, star after star steps on to a massive, Eurovision-style set to revisit golden moments in their long association with Britain’s most successful composer of musicals. Elaine Pai… |
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Jesus Christ Superstar (Original London Concept Recording) $14.23 It may not have been the first rock opera (the Who’s Tommy was released in 1969), but Jesus Christ Superstar was a legendary album long before it hit the stage, thanks to Tim Rice’s compelling book and lyrics combined with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s irresistible music. Telling the story of the last days of Christ from the point of view of Judas (Murray Head), the still-unmatched original cast also star… |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat $12.47 Following the successful 1998 video release of Cats comes another Andrew Lloyd Webber blockbuster musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and it’s a savvy choice. It hasn’t been represented on film before, it’s short enough (78 minutes) to present without cuts, and it has the star power of former teen icon Donny Osmond, who played over 1,800 performances across North America. Rather… |
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Jesus Christ Superstar (Special Edition) $5.77 Ted Neeley makes for a wimpy looking Jesus in Norman Jewison’s screen adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice “rock opera,” which was a smash on stage in the early ’70s. Jewison (Other People’s Money) adds some good exterior settings in the desert, but Webber and Rice’s dialogue-free story (everything is sung, as in a real opera), with its quasi-profundities about the inner demons of princi… |
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Lord, Save Us From Your Followers: Why is the Gospel of Love Dividing America? $0.99 Why is the Gospel of Love dividing America? Fed up with the angry, strident language filling the airwaves that has come to represent the Christian faith, author, director, and follower Dan Merch… |