Championed by everybody from John Lennon to Peter Gabriel and decried by 'Establishment' critics ranging from Vincent Canby to Gene Siskel El Topo remains one of the controversial movies ever made. Director Alejandro Jodorowsky's bizarre, blood-soaked blend of spaghetti Western, druggy surrealism, Christian allegory, Zen Buddhist themes and avant-garde sensibilities gave rise to the entire ''Midnight Movie'' counterculture phenomenon of the early '70s and forever changed the way adventurous audiences viewed film. Or, for that matter, heard film; for no soundtrack, before or since, has embraced so many styles in its pursuit of spiritual and artistic goals. Atonal, Tibetan Buddhist thighbone trumpets clash with beautiful, even sentimental, chamber orchestra pieces alongside pan flute rhapsodies, brass bands and parlor jazz; that Jodorowsky himself composed the score after, no doubt, intently studying the work of Morricone--is almost as impressive an artistic achievement as the film itself.
Now, Real Gone Music, in partnership with ABKCO Music & Records, is issuing this one-of-a-kind soundtrack album as a stand-alone compact disc for the first time since the original release produced by Allan Steckler for Apple Records back in 1971. What s more, the design elements of the original packaging, including the four-page booklet boasting some of the film s hallucinogenic imagery and the gatefold album art, will be incorporated into the design of the CD booklet, which will also include liner notes by Jodorowsky expert Klaus Biesenbach, current Director of MoMA PS 1 in Queens, NYC. Mastered by Joe Yannece at Classic Sound in New York, and produced for reissue by ABKCO's in-house Engineer Teri Landi and Mick Gochanour, with tape transfers by Landi, Real Gone/ABKCO's release of El Topo on CD fully captures Jodorowsky's singular sonic vision.
トラックリスト
1. Entierro Del Primer Juguete (Burial of the First Toy) 2. Bajo Tierra (Under the Earth) 3. La Catedral De Los Puercos (The Pigs Monastery) 4. Los Mendigos Sangrados (The Holy Beggars) 5. La Muerte Es Un Nacimiento (Death Is Birth) 6. Curios Mexicano (Mexican Curios) 7. El Agua Viva (Living Water) 8. Vals Fantasma 9. El Alma Nace en la Sangre (The Soul Born in the Blood) 10. Topo Triste 11. Los Dioses De Azucar (The Sugar Gods) 12. Las Flores Nacen En El Barro (Flowers Born in the Mud) 13. El Infierno De Los Angeles Prostitutos (The Hell of the Prostituted Angels) 14. Marcha De Los Ojos En El Triangulos (March of the Eyes in the Triangles) 15. La Miel Del Dolor (The Pain of the Honey) 16. 300 Conejos (300 Rabbits) 17. Conocimiento A Traves De La Musica (Knowledge Through Music) 18. La Primera Flor Despues Del Diluvio (The First Flower after the Flood)
アレハンドロ・ホドロフスキー監督・音楽・主演によるメキシコ・ウエスタンのカルト・ムービーのサントラがついに単発ＣＤ発売！
トラックリスト1971年にLP発売され、その後、DVD-BOXにサントラCDが封入されて、今回ついにそのCDだけが発売となりました。
1971年1月1日ニューヨークのエルジンにて何の宣伝もされないまま『エル・トポ』深夜興行はスタートした。のちに、ミッドナイト・シネマ・カルトの先駆けとなる本作は、瞬く間にニューヨークを熱狂の渦に巻き込み、歴史的ロングランを記録。観客の中にはミック・ジャガー、アンディ・ウォーホールら当時の最先端をいくアーティストたちの姿が見受けられ、『イージー・ライダー』を撮り終えたばかりの、デニス・ホッパーとピーター・フォンダは次回作への出演の意思表示をした。なかでも、ジョン・レノンは劇場に4回足を運ぶほど惚れ込んで、本作と次回作の独占配給権を買い取ったほどの熱狂ぶりであった。「もしフェリーニが西部劇を、クロサワがキリスト映画を撮ったらこうなったであろう。」と称され、その圧倒的世界観はすべての常識を超えていた。日本では、1972年3月のメキシコ映画祭にて寺山修司が絶賛、1986年東京国際ファンタスティック映画祭で再度紹介され、1987年ついに一般公開された。
山賊を始め、哲学者、自然主義者、聖人などを次々に撃ち殺していく、エル・トポ（もぐら）と呼ばれる一人の男。荒野を血で染めぬいた挙げ句、命を落としたエル・トポだったが、やがて彼は僧侶として再生し、地底生活を余儀なくされているフリークスを眼にする……。メキシコの誇る偉大なる異能作家ホドロフスキーが、全てを投じて作り上げた一大パノラマで、鮮烈な映像美と深遠なテーマに彩られている。スクリーンから放たれる、ある種麻薬的な魅力は観る者を虜にする。1969年メキシコ。
Championed by everybody from John Lennon to Peter Gabriel and decried by 'Establishment' critics ranging from Vincent Canby to Gene Siskel El Topo remains one of the controversial movies ever made. Director Alejandro Jodorowsky's bizarre, blood-soaked blend of spaghetti Western, druggy surrealism, Christian allegory, Zen Buddhist themes and avant-garde sensibilities gave rise to the entire ''Midnight Movie'' counterculture phenomenon of the early '70s and forever changed the way adventurous audiences viewed film. Or, for that matter, heard film; for no soundtrack, before or since, has embraced so many styles in its pursuit of spiritual and artistic goals. Atonal, Tibetan Buddhist thighbone trumpets clash with beautiful, even sentimental, chamber orchestra pieces alongside pan flute rhapsodies, brass bands and parlor jazz; that Jodorowsky himself composed the score after, no doubt, intently studying the work of Morricone--is almost as impressive an artistic achievement as the film itself.
Now, Real Gone Music, in partnership with ABKCO Music & Records, is issuing this one-of-a-kind soundtrack album as a stand-alone compact disc for the first time since the original release produced by Allan Steckler for Apple Records back in 1971. What s more, the design elements of the original packaging, including the four-page booklet boasting some of the film s hallucinogenic imagery and the gatefold album art, will be incorporated into the design of the CD booklet, which will also include liner notes by Jodorowsky expert Klaus Biesenbach, current Director of MoMA PS 1 in Queens, NYC. Mastered by Joe Yannece at Classic Sound in New York, and produced for reissue by ABKCO's in-house Engineer Teri Landi and Mick Gochanour, with tape transfers by Landi, Real Gone/ABKCO's release of El Topo on CD fully captures Jodorowsky's singular sonic vision.
1. Entierro Del Primer Juguete (Burial of the First Toy)
2. Bajo Tierra (Under the Earth)
3. La Catedral De Los Puercos (The Pigs Monastery)
4. Los Mendigos Sangrados (The Holy Beggars)
5. La Muerte Es Un Nacimiento (Death Is Birth)
6. Curios Mexicano (Mexican Curios)
7. El Agua Viva (Living Water)
8. Vals Fantasma
9. El Alma Nace en la Sangre (The Soul Born in the Blood)
10. Topo Triste
11. Los Dioses De Azucar (The Sugar Gods)
12. Las Flores Nacen En El Barro (Flowers Born in the Mud)
13. El Infierno De Los Angeles Prostitutos (The Hell of the Prostituted Angels)
14. Marcha De Los Ojos En El Triangulos (March of the Eyes in the Triangles)
15. La Miel Del Dolor (The Pain of the Honey)
16. 300 Conejos (300 Rabbits)
17. Conocimiento A Traves De La Musica (Knowledge Through Music)
18. La Primera Flor Despues Del Diluvio (The First Flower after the Flood)