Paul Williams, composer/star of PhantomOfTheParadise, talks about the bizarro cult fave, 45 years later
seen it together more than 20 times -- and is now beloved by obsessive fans of all ages. The 1974 movie was director/writer De Palma's eighth , and the story uses elements ofto weave a torrid tale, as the original tagline goes, of a composer who "sold his soul for rock 'n' roll."
I don't think I ever really asked Brian De Palma, which is odd to sit here and say. That's a little embarrassing! The only thing I can think is that there might have been some sense of my sense of humor, but more than anything else, that I might be able to write songs that make fun of the music, as opposed to try to enhance characters and all that.
I'm walking by Jessica, and she's singing to herself, 'Long ago and oh so far away…' And then she came in to audition for Brian and I, and she sang, 'Long ago and oh so far' in a Broadway voice. At least that's the way I'm remembering it. I think I said to her, 'Sing it to yourself.' And when she did, it was indicative of how brilliant the performance would be when she actually did it on film.I think that Linda Ronstadt was someone that Brian looked at.
The lyrics to "The Hell of It" have always killed me, because they're so brutal: "Though your music lingers on, all of us are glad you're gone." It's so mean!Despicable MeYou mentioned that maybe Phil Spector was an influence for your character. Did you base Swan on anyone in particular?
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