Have you ever wondered what the overly dramatic singing style of the villain’s song in a Disney movie would sound like if it were forcibly entangled with an extremely heavy dose of futuristic industrial rock? Yeah, me neither. Nevertheless, this concoction is real and interestingly enough, it’s not half bad. Reminiscent of the rock publicized by an older version of Powerman 5000 and the storytelling delivery of lyrics similar of Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this style persists through the soundtrack to Repo! The Generic Opera, a film due out on November 7th. With such an eclectic group of performers including Paris Hilton, Clown of Slipknot, Steven Perkins of Jane’s Addiction, and Melora Creager of Rasputina, it was surprising to find that somewhat of a consistency existed throughout the course of the soundtrack. Even more so, I was shocked to blatantly catch myself making a ton of connections to other, completely random songs, regardless of the fact that all of the tracks are original compositions.

Although the plot of the film is claimed to be a splice of concepts coming from “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “Blade Runner”, it can be inferred that the plot is driven through the eerily familiar melodies, rather than the overly elaborate musical motifs that many other productions derive from. Furthermore, it can be stated that this musical breaks some of the molds of a “normal” show by dumping vulgarity everywhere, creating very graphic images in your head. I found myself laughing at the crudeness but also acknowledging the idea that this film may after all be a genuine rock opera it declares to be. All of the music debunks any signs of delicate pampering.

In the end, it’s really hard to make a judgment on the soundtrack without any context of the film. The tracks were always strangely recognizable in ways I cannot precisely comprehend, which only drew my attention. I also found myself getting into some of the sounds, particularly the ones that included some traditional opera with profound rock tempos. However, without perspective of the movie, I don’t know if I’d ever see myself listening to this soundtrack; the older Powerman 5000 stuff can still really fulfill my moods. But with consideration of the music after looking at the trailer, I can say that if you’re looking for a new movie that has huge potential to become the next big cult classic, this is definitely for you. It’s “Sin City” meets Broadway—even I’ve got to admit that’s going to be an interesting and twisted mess worth checking out.

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