Here’s to Beauty and Here’s to the Beasts!!!!!! Jo Gabriel (MonsterGirl)
Here I have utilized various scenes from Jack Clayton’s film The Innocents 1961 starring Deborah Kerr as the terribly repressed Miss Giddens, based on the Gothic novel The Turn of The Screw by Henry James.
I Shudder For The Clouds Have Tempted Madness appears on my album Fools and Orphans!
Sending out Shudders to you all !!!!! Jo Gabriel (MonsterGirl)
Here is my film mash-up with scenes from Robert Aldrich’s masterpiece of Grand Hag Cinema Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) using my song Sweet Charlotte off my lo-fi instrumental album The Last Drive In !
Dedicated to the memory of the immortal Bette Davis! Love Joey (MonsterGirl)
I use a mixed film mash up this time to tell my story…
Here’s to all of us ‘wild childs’ be free and continue to dance to your own song….
Dedicated to my mother, Arleen Gottfried September 8, 1928 – September 19th 2011
Film Footage Credits
Special Nod to an extraordinary found gem : A short film by Rich Ragsdale called “The Sandman” (2007) based on ETA Hoffman http://www.knr-productions.com/ This is Rich Ragsdale’s Production Company!
Legend by Ridley Scott 1985
The Passion of Joan of Arc by Carl Theodor Dreyer 1928
1920 Cabinet of Dr Caligari starring Conrad Veidt
Louise Brooks in 1929 Pandora’s Box by GW Pabst
March of the Wooden Soldiers or Babes In Toyland 1934
Lord of The Flies 1963 based on William Golding’s novel
Vintage Footage 1940s Alyce Bryce ” Jungle Drums”
From the short film ‘The Sandman’ by Rich Ragsdale…
http://www.knr-productions.com/Â -Rich Ragsdale’s Production Company!
Yes or No are we at the mercy of our fate, or do we choose our own path? One of my favorite episodes of the show. Featuring the song ‘Queer’ off my album Hunting Down The Ceremony Volume One.
Yes or No? MonsterGirl ( JoGabriel)
Here is my song Wash Away from Hunting Down The Ceremony Volume II. Featuring The Cricket Chance in his first vocal performance. ( he sneaked inside the vocal room with me while I was laying down the track for Wash Away. I left him in there, because it seemed relevant and the right thing to do, since he sang in key!)
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The song “Heavy” appears on my album Fools and Orphans. With a special guest vocal appearance by the late Jeff Ladd. Sadly the world lost Jeff on May 21, 2010
MonsterGirl ( JoGabriel )
With special appearance on backing vocals by the incredible Hannah Fury! Also featuring the stirring performance on upright bass by Mark Urness.
MonsterGirl ( JoGabriel )
Gwynplaine is one of my favorite characters in literature, one of Hugo’s more obscure works, Leni captured his soul in his film with the help of Veidt, perfectly!
Based on Victor Hugo’s novel “L’Homme Qui Rit”
Jo Gabriel’s song “Hold My Breath” appears on my album ISLAND through Kalinkaland Records world wide.
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MashUp includes trumpet by Marty Robinson who did the studio session for me. I left in Miles Davis’ sultry trumpet performance toward the mid to end as a tribute.
The song “Angels In Concrete” was slated to be in indie film maker Steve Balderson’s Stuck released in 2010 a neo /cult woman in prison film starring Karen Black.
Director Steve Balderson wanted to use this piece for the shower scene. There were several really wonderful candidates for added music. Needless to say, only the musical director /composer’s work wound up in the film.
Most of all, I was truly disappointed that my work didn’t make it in there, so it could be graced with the presence of the great Karen Black.
So here it is inspired by Elevator To The Gallows and Miles Davis’ wandering dream state magic, combined with”Angels In Concrete”
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