Soon, a cult of repeat viewers began turning up every week they began to dress like the characters, call out their own comments at strategic moments, sing along, and add their own theatrical effects. In 1976, the Waverly Theater in New York’s Greenwich Village began showing the film at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The film soundtrack album became the definitive version of the score, despite lacking the songs “Planet Shmanet Janet” and “The Sword of Damocles.” The Rocky Horror Picture Show was not successful in its initial theatrical run, but then a strange thing happened. The strings that were added to ballads like “Science Fiction/Double Feature” only improved them the rockers rocked out Bostwick and Sarandon proved to be the best Brad and Janet ever the original cast members, especially Curry, reveled in the opportunity to immortalize their portrayals and Rocky Horror’s potential as a witty parody of cheap movies, rock & roll, and sexual mores was fully realized. The film version resequenced the songs and reassigned some of the vocals, with Brad’s song “Once in a While” dropped.
Adler also brought back original London stage musicians in place of the slick studio musicians who had marred the L.A. The film has grossed over $130 million at the box office since its initial release.įor the 1975 film version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, American producer Lou Adler wisely mixed the best of the London and Los Angeles stage versions, shooting the movie in England with Tim Curry and several of the other original cast members, plus Meatloaf (years before Bat Out of Hell), and Americans Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon as the innocent couple Brad and Janet. Includes two remixes of “The Time Warp” not included on the original LP. Reached #49 on Billboard pop charts in 1978.
The original soundtrack to 1975 cult film and Halloween staple starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Meat Loaf. Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Ode Sounds & Visuals VA – The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Original Soundtrack (1975/2008/2015)įLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 54:43 minutes | 661 MB | Genre: Soundtrack
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