Paul Williams

Release Date: 03/15/2024
Format: LP
Label: Music On Vinyl – MOVATM037, At The Movies
Release type: 50th Anniversary 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl LP Pressing

Phantom of the Paradise is the original soundtrack recording produced and arranged by Paul Williams for the 1974 Brian de Palma's camp-horror film. Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe winning musician and songwriter Paul Williams wrote for Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson's "Evergreen" and the hit "We've Only Just Begun" by The Carpenters amongst others. Songs included on the original soundtrack recording are by The Juicy Fruits, The Beach Bums, The Undead and songs credited on vocals by Bill Finley, Jessica Harper, and Paul Williams himself. Phantom of the Paradise has regularly been referenced by Daft Punk, citing it as one of their biggest influences.

1. Goodbye, Eddie, Goodbye
2. Faust
3. Upholstery
4. Special to Me (Phoenix Audition Song)
5. Phantom's Theme (Beauty and the Beast)
6. Somebody Super Like You (Beef Construction Song)
7. Life at Last
8. Old Souls
9. Faust
10. The Hell of It