Repo! The Genetic Opera! hits theaters on November 7, but you can listen to the tunes from the film much earlier. They are releasing the soundtrack digitally on September 30. CLICK HERE to visit the film's official website for more information.
The all-star soundtrack boasts Paris Hilton's first ever singing role and Soprano Diva Sarah Brightman's first ever leading role in a feature film alongside Industrial rock icon OhGr. The soundtrack is dripping with hook driven tracks and catchy sing-along's that are so infectious you'll be singing them long after leaving the theater.
The Repo! The Genetic Opera! soundtrack also includes performances by artists Richard Patrick (FILTER), Stephen Perkins (JANE'S ADDICTION), Clown (SLIPKNOT), Ray Luzier (KORN, ARMY OF ANYONE), Brian Young (DAVID LEE ROTH band), Richard Fortus (GUNS N' ROSES), Sonny Moore (FIRST TO LAST), David J (BAUHAUS, LOVE AND ROCKETS), Daniel Ash (LOVE AND ROCKETS), Blasko (OZZY OSBORNE band), Tommy Clefetus (ROB ZOMBIE band), Melora Creager (RASPUTINA), and Rami Jaffee (WALLFLOWERS), Danny Saber (BUSTA RHYMES, SEAL) and solo artist Poe.
Repo! The Genetic Opera! opens in select theaters November 7th. On November 10th, Repo takes to the road in a rapid cross country tour - check out RepoRoadTour.com for city listings and dates.
The film is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (The Saw franchise, Repo! The Genetic Opera! stage play). Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich, co-creators of the original New York and Los Angeles stage production, wrote the film's screenplay, music and lyrics. Smith composed, arranged, and performed the film's score. Zdunich acts in the film. With more than 90 minutes of music and over 57 songs, Repo! The Genetic Opera! is reputed to have the most original music of any movie in film history! REPO - The Genetic Rock Opera - future rock opera cult- horror musical phenom whose cast and crew reclaim midnight.
..... Move over Richard O' Brien (Rocky Horror)! Move over Jonathan Larson (Rent)! Move over Baz Lurhmann (Moulin Rouge, Romeo+Juliet)! Repo! The Genetic Opera! is here to take over! Getting inside minds and satiating hunger that have been waiting since the releases of Rocky Horror and Tommy ... Repo! The Genetic Opera! is here to reclaim midnight!
"The music is the movie. It defined everything. I would put the music on my ipod and walk around and let it decide the shots - the look of the entire movie. Music is a powerful thing, the most powerful thing. Each of the songs in REPO is so different. One second it's Goth rock, the next it's flat out opera. So making the film stylized was a must. I wanted each song to have its own feel visually. Repo is something people haven't seen before, it's not a movie... It's an event..." DARREN LYNN BOUSMAN, Director
"Choosing the players for the REPO! music was a lot like casting. Hours and hours of just listening and making notes about styles and ideas, then refining that into a wish list of who-to-play-on-what. With the massive volume of music involved here, there was a wide assortment of stylistic approaches that were all valid, just different from track to track - there's no one genre 'REPO!' music falls into, but the signature became a spirit that runs through it all... basically an allowance to use anything, to record anything, from world class opera singers to vintage electronics and found instruments." JOE BISHARA, Music Producer
Repo! The Genetic Opera! -the film:
It's the not-so-distant future. Organ failure is rampant, and the company responsible for the transplants isn't acting out of altruism. If someone misses a payment, Repo Men come to reclaim what belongs to the company. For his horror-infused movie opera, Bousman assembles a varied cast: SPY KIDS' Alexa Vega, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER's Anthony Stewart Head, horror legend Bill Moseley, Paris Hilton, Paul Sorvino, and singer Sarah Brightman. For the film, all of the actors perform their own songs!
This genre-bending 21st century opera features Nine Inch Nails-type industrial rock, Italian and German opera, girl-punk, Tom Waits-inspired cabaret, hip hop-flavored electronica, Asian pop, ballads, jazz, an absurdist techno Renaissance troubadour tune, as well as elements from more traditional musicals. Famed Japanese musician and composer Yoshiki from the legendary rock band X-JAPAN produced the music together with Joe Bishara.
Repo! The Genetic Opera! Track Listing
Repo! features the following songs written by Smith and Zdunich:
Depraved Heart Murder at Sanitarium Square
Genetic Repo Man
Crucifixus
21st Century Cure
Shilo Wakes
Infected
Legal Assassin
Lungs and Livers
No Organes? No Problema!
Largo's Little Helpers
Thankless Job
Bravi!
Mark it Up
Tao of Mag
Things You See in a Graveyard
Limo Ride
Genterns
Luigi, Pavi & Amber Harass Mag
Seeing You Two Stirs Memories
Zydrate Support Network
Inopportune Telephone Call
Graverobber & Shilo Escape
Zydrate Anatomy
Who Ordered Pizza?
Night Surgeon
Chase the Morning Remix
Everyone's a Composer
Come Back!
What Chance Has a 17 Year Old Girl?
Seventeen
Nathan Discovers Rotti's Plan
Tonight We Are Betrayed
At the Opera Tonight
Bloodbath!
Happiness is a Warm Scalpel
Gold
We Started This Op'ra Shit
Buongiorno!
Rotti's Chapel Sermon
Needle Through a Bug
Blame Not My Cheeks
Chromaggia
Pièce de Résistance
Interrogation Room Challenge
Let the Monster Rise
Don't Poop in My Pool
Sawman's Lament
The Man Who Made You Sick
Cut the Ties Completely
Shilo Turns Against Rotti
I Didn't Know I'd Love You So Much
Genetic Emancipation
Epitaph