68-Track Zappa (Original Soundtrack) includes 12 Unreleased Recordings from the Archive Plus 26 Original Score Cues Newly Composed by John Frizzell!
With unfettered access to the Zappa Trust and all archival footage, Zappa explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time. Alex Winter's assembly features appearances by Frank's widow Gail Zappa and several of Frank's musical collaborators including Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, Ruth Underwood, Ray White and others.
The soundtrack is a perfect complement to the film available here as a 180g vinyl 5LP box set for the Zappa completist. Showcasing 68 total songs, there are 12 previously unreleased recordings from the Zappa archive along with his 1978 Saturday Night Live performance; 24 additional Zappa songs from his extensive catalog spanning four decades; songs from Zappa's labels Straight/Bizarre Records like "No Longer Umpire" by Alice Cooper and "The Captain's Fat Theresa Shoes" by The GTO's; 2 classical compositions by Edgard Varese and Igor Stravinsky; and 26 Original Score cues newly composed by John Frizzell for the documentary – all of which give the universe a sonic exploration into the musical brilliance of Frank Zappa.
Taken together, Zappa and the companion soundtrack offer a riveting, revealing, and emotional portrait of Frank Zappa, a trailblazer, iconoclast, virtuosic musician, and fearless artist who forever changed music and culture with his unconventional and uncompromising vision. From his early psychedelic rock beginnings to his avant-garde experimentation, jazz-rock explorations, symphonic suites, and satirical send-ups to his conceptual, compositional, and technological innovations, Zappa shattered the norms every step of the way, and his influence and ethos continues to reverberate as strongly today as ever.
Features:
• Deluxe 180g vinyl 5LP box set
• Original soundtrack to Alex Winter's Zappa documentary with 68 total songs
• 12 previously unreleased recordings from the Zappa archive
• 24 additional Zappa songs from his extensive catalog spanning four decades
• 26 original score cues newly composed by John Frizzell for the documentary
1. Anyway The Wind Blows (from FREAK OUT!) – The Mothers of Invention
2. You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here (from FREAK OUT!) – The Mothers of Invention
3. Everytime I See You – The Heartbreakers
4. Motherly Love (from FREAK OUT!) – The Mothers of Invention
5. You Didn’t Try To Call Me (Basic Tracks) (from THE MOFO PROJECT/OBJECT) – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
6. How Could I Be Such A Fool? (from MYSTERY DISC) – Frank Zappa
7. “The Reason We Have Stayed Together…” – Frank Zappa interview with Warren Duffy / WMEX Boston, MA – January 31, 1969*
8. Memories Of El Monte (Live from the Whisky 1968) – The Mothers of Invention*
9. Oh! In The Sky (Live from the Whisky 1968) – The Mothers of Invention*
10. The Duke (Live from the Whisky 1968) – The Mothers of Invention*
11. Absolutely Free (from WHERE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY) – The Mothers of Invention
12. Agency Man (from MYSTERY DISC) – Frank Zappa
LP2
1. Black Beauty (from MYSTERY DISC) – Frank Zappa
2. Oh No (from WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH) – The Mothers of Invention
3. Mother People (from WHERE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY) – The Mothers of Invention
4. Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite: Finale – Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille & Myung Whun Chung
5. “FZ on Varèse” – Frank Zappa interview with Craig Eldon Pinkus – Indiana University Radio-TV Center – April 25, 1974*
6. Varèse: Ionisation – Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Pierre Boulez
7. The Captain’s Fat Theresa Shoes – The G.T.O.’s
8. No Longer Umpire – Alice Cooper
9. Road Ladies (from CHUNGA’S REVENGE) – Frank Zappa
10. Call Any Vegetable (Excerpts) (Live at Fillmore West – November 6, 1970) – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention*
11. Happy Together (Live at Fillmore West – November 6, 1970) – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention*
12. Scumbag (Live at Fillmore East, NYC, 1971) (from PLAYGROUND PSYCHOTICS) – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
LP3
1. Your Mouth (from WAKA / JAWAKA) – Frank Zappa
2. Cheepnis (Live at the Roxy, 12/10/73, Show 1) (from THE ROXY PERFORMANCES) – Frank Zappa
3. Apostrophe’ (Live in Los Angeles, Rehearsal Hall – June 21, 1974) – Frank Zappa*
4. Muffin Man (Live at The Palladium, NYC, 1977) (from BABY SNAKES – The Compleat Soundtrack) – Frank Zappa
5. Dancin’ Fool (Live on Saturday Night Live – October 21, 1978) – Frank Zappa*
6. Mo’s Vacation (Live in Munich 1978) – Frank Zappa*
7. The Black Page #1 (Piano Version) (from ZAPPA IN NEW YORK Deluxe) – Frank Zappa
8. Sofa (1977 Mix, Live) (from ZAPPA IN NEW YORK Deluxe) – Frank Zappa
9. Fembot In A Wet T-shirt (from JOE’S GARAGE – ACT I) – Frank Zappa
10. Valley Girl (from SHIP ARRIVING TOO LATE TO SAVE A DROWNING WITCH) – Frank Zappa & Moon Zappa
LP4
1. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (Live at The Pier, NYC – 1984) – Frank Zappa*
2. R. 2911 (from FRANK ZAPPA MEETS THE MOTHERS OF PREVENTION) – Frank Zappa
3. Overture (Live in Frankfurt, Germany – September 19, 1992) – Ensemble Modern, Conducted by Frank Zappa
4. G-Spot Tornado (from THE YELLOW SHARK) – Frank Zappa
5. Envelopes (1983 Original Vinyl Mix) – Frank Zappa, London Symphony Orchestra^
6. Get Whitey (from THE YELLOW SHARK) – Frank Zappa
7. Nap Time (from EVERYTHING IS HEALING NICELY) – Frank Zappa
LP5
1. Frank’s Library – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
2. Edgewood Arsenal – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
3. Frank’s Parents – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
4. The Blackouts – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
5. Greeting Cards – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
6. Studio Z – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
7. Frank Goes To Jail – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
8. Musically Difficult – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
9. The Parts Are Complicated – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
10. Murray Roman’s TV Show – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
11. Frank Put His Foot Down – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
12. Laurel Canyon – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
13. The Manson Family – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
14. Are We Going To Get Paid – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
15. Steve Vai’s Perspective – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
16. Frank Could Be Hardcore – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
17. Bruce Bickford’s Zappa Head – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
18. If I’m Alive – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
19. Keep This Guy Under Check – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
20. Frank’s Business Perspective – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
21. Fake It – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
22. Don’t Have Any Friends – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
23. Hi, I’m Moon – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
24. Frank Addresses Congress – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
25. Turn Off That Zappa Music – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
26. Frank Getting Sick – Original Documentary Score by John Frizzell
27. Watermelon In Easter Hay (Live, 1978) (from FRANK ZAPPA PLAYS THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA – A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE) – Frank Zappa
* Previously unreleased
^ Currently not available
