喜歡 Magnetic Fields 的朋友,相信也不會過錯 Stephin Merritt 將在3月14日發行的 "Showtunes". 這一張唱片將收錄 Stephin Merritt 為華裔導演 Chen Shi-Zheng 手下三部以「京劇」為元素的舞臺劇 [“Orphan of Zhao” (2003), “Peach Blossom Fan” (2004), “My Life as a Fairy Tale” (2005)] 所提供的配樂.
"Showtunes" (2006) Tracklist:
1. Theme From The Orphan Of Zhao
2. At Madam Plum's
3. Top And The Ball, The
4. What A Fucking Lovely Day
5. Auntie Toothache
6. It's Hard To Be The Emperor
7. Sounds Expensive
8. Red Shoes, The
9. Fan Dance Cha-Cha
10. Little Maiden Of The Sea, The
11. Ukulele Me!
12. Train Song
13. Little Hebrew Girl, The
14. Shall We Sing A Duet?
15. Song Of The Humble Serf, The
16. Collar And The Garter, The
17. Shall We Sing A Duet? Reprise
18. Sorry Wrong Show
19. Storks, The
20. In The Spring, When I Was Young
21. Ugly Little Duck, The
22. And He Would Say
23. World Is Not Made Of Flowers, The
24. Behold The Lowly Centipede
25. In China, Said The Moon....
26. Hail! Son Of Heaven
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Some earlier Stephin Merritt audio streams (courtesy It's Meaningless):
- Born on a Train
- The Dreaming Moon
For more info, visit Nonesuch Records
COOL! AND Chen Shi-Zheng is making a movie with Val Kilmer,Ye Liu and Meryl Streep.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416675/
hm... interesting... not so sure about Val Kilmer + Meryl Streep though... hehe