#Soundtrack To A Lost Film

[ohsharethekmusic]

Song : Fingerprints

Artist : Eternal Morning

Album : Soundtrack To A Lost Film

[empty-movement]

I remember seeing a post floating around on Tumblr about a 1980s anime movie that had some strong parallels to utena (especially with the rose bride and rose related imagery I think) but now I can't remember the name or find the post. Since you're the resident utena expert I wondered if you have any idea about what movie that could be or if you knew of any other stuff that might have had influence on utena and would be worth checking out. If not no worries and thanks for all the great work you do.

I'm going to guess the movie you're thinking about is Belladonna of Sadness, though that's much older, at 1973. Note: EVEN THE TRAILER HAS EXPLICIT NUDITY AND STYLIZED BUT HONESTLY PRETTY SHOCKING DEPICTIONS OF RAPE.

I honestly can't recall if anyone in Be-Papas ever brought this movie up specifically, but I cannot stress enough how obviously it is part of the DNA of Revolutionary Girl Utena. This was a film absolutely all of the creative team would likely have seen. Not only is it a major work of animation from the era, it's very much adjacent to the world of 70s ass musical theater abstract rage art that Ikuhara ate up so hard that alumni of it ended up working on Utena. (Seazer doing the duel choruses, there's even a lost musical by Ei Takatori, more on that another day.)

This isn't one of those 'lol check out this shot to shot comparison it's identical' kinds of things. While Ikuhara makes explicit references more often in later work to pop culture of note, Utena's vibe is more about digesting those inspirations, instead of decorating with them. Belladonna of Sadness is a film that feels like Utena content when you watch it. Visually, it's so much its own thing, but the shocking delicacy of Utena's most explicit scenes, the way rape is depicted, those sensibilities definitely have their origin in this film, in part.

It's not an easy watch, definitely look into content warnings for it, but those pass for you, it's probably one of, if not my top, recommendations for what to explore to find Utena's inspirations.

Another film with similarly deeply obvious vibes:

Lost Highway: This David Lynch film came out while Utena was being produced. I saw it before seeing Utena because I was Smashing Pumpkins trash as a teenager and they did a bop for the OST. I can't stress enough how much the Akio Arc is inspired by this film. Don't believe me? Listen to this:

The work of Shuji Terayama is very obvious as inspiration spiritually for Utena, especially Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets. However, I caution anyone interested in that end of the Utena universe to tread *very* carefully, this content gets honestly fucking horrifying sometimes. Explicit abuse and rape will be depicted in much of this content. Themes Utena shares, but depicts very differently, for a very different audience.

Anyway, hope that helps! Or at least is interesting!

-Vanna

[no-life-without-music]

My favourite Sofia Coppola film. Decided to scan the cd booklet that comes with the soundtrack which is one of my favourites as well, it sets the vibe for the film so well.

[thedepartmentofdiscoveries]

[arconinternet]

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T - The Lost Original Version (Script/Audio, Dr. Seuss & Roy Rowland, 1953)

Here's the wildly different original shooting script with many deleted scenes and songs, followed by the reshoot's opening.

Here's Negativland's remix of the film's soundtrack, which includes the film's many removed songs.

The images below are from lost scenes.

[theindyreview]

Lost Gems: East-West Pipeline - BURY ME AN ANGEL OST

Lost Gems: East-West Pipeline - BURY ME AN ANGEL OST A never-released soundtrack to a 70's biker-sploitation film from a studio session band that deserves to be heard #eastwestpipeline #burymeanangel #soundtrack #rocknroll #classicrock #lost #obscure

So here’s a question: can a gem really be “lost” if it was never officially available to begin with? That’s the case for the original soundtrack to the 1971 biker-sploitation flick Bury Me an Angel, featuring songs by East-West Pipeline. Never heard of that band? There’s a good reason for that – the group only existed for the recording of this and the Angels Die Hard original soundtrack. When…

[roxrocknmetal]

Rockin the movies. This week we look at The Lost Boys

https://www.roxalive.co.uk/2024/07/rockin-movies-lost-boys.html

[lostinmirkwood]

My local symphony did How to Train Your Dragon as a film in concert.

Absolutely cried my way through Forbidden Friendship, Test Drive, and Romantic Flight. Tears just streaming down my face. John Powell made something magical with this score.

[lugosis]

terror vision/gray face records is based in chicago now and i’ve met the owner a few times so i need to go in and be like Ryan. you need to get ahold of the unhinged ost.

[ohsharethekmusic]

Song : Plastic Umbrella

Artist : Eternal Morning

Album : Soundtrack To A Lost Film

[no-life-without-music]

Lost In Translation - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack

scanned by me

[ominous-synths-records]

A Long Time Ago - Nelson Riddle

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[carltonlassie]

God. Not to dwpost but Moffatt really butchered the doctors character in the girl in the fireplace. Snubbed rose entirely because he hates her. The doctor choosing madame de pompadour because she's of equal intellect and class as him?? He abandons rose and chooses to stay in 18th Century france?????

[cinemajunkie70]

Rest in peace Angelo Badalamenti! Truly one of the greats! I hate writing rest in peace!

[spiltcandycoatedpunkblood]

i can feel you // motion city soundtrack

All this time I've wasted Waiting for the world to end

Dizzy indecision Veering off the open road Anchors away

Lack of infrastructure Someone hear me out I'm dying inside There's nowhere to hide Where do I go

Get back in the cage Just keep me away I'm staggering

I can't wait to find you I really hate that I'm alone I can't wait to find you I really hate that I'm alone

Easy to resemble Hard to learn the workings of This lonesome charade

I'm filled with hesitation Staring down the tide It pulls you apart It stabs in the dark It carries away

I'm starting to see The problem with me Is everything