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White to move and mate in two #574 -- Like the one in the Opera, but not quite [1]

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Date: 2024-10-13  

Phantom of the Paradise is one of my fav B-movies of all time. It has a great soundtrack, and it's one of those films where you can never guess what will happen next. The fact that I saw it at my university's film club shortly after its run in the cinemas no doubt colours my feelings about it too. Don't want to give too much away, so I'll just leave you with a little taster from the beginning of the film's Wikipedia entry:

Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 American rock musical comedy horror film written and directed by Brian De Palma and scored by and starring Paul Williams. A naïve young singer-songwriter, Winslow Leach (William Finley) is tricked by legendary but unscrupulous music producer Swan (Williams) into sacrificing his life's work. In revenge, the composer dons a menacing new persona and proceeds to terrorize Swan's new concert hall, insisting his music be performed by his most adored singer, Phoenix (Jessica Harper). The plot loosely adapts several classic works: the 16th century Faust legend, Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera. The film was a box office failure and received mixed-to-negative reviews contemporaneously, while earning praise for its music and receiving Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. However, over the years, the film has received much more positive reviews and has become a cult film.

I managed to find the film's soundtrack presented as a playlist on YouTube:

Phantom of the Paradise film soundtrack - 12 songs

The love ballad Old Souls, performed by Jessica Harper in her very first film outing, is both beautiful and haunting.

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