tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post110618391578089958..comments2024-03-18T16:12:39.740-07:00Comments on Music for Maniacs: SCOTT JOHNSON "JOHN SOMEBODY"Mr Fabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116623844291424658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post-1152045687052467192006-07-04T13:41:00.000-07:002006-07-04T13:41:00.000-07:00Yes, "Mom Dad" from "Pat Hearst" is highly recomme...Yes, "Mom Dad" from "Pat Hearst" is highly recommended if you like "John Somebody."Mr Fabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116623844291424658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740384.post-1152037689426861842006-07-04T11:28:00.000-07:002006-07-04T11:28:00.000-07:00Johnson also did the movie soundtrack for Paul Sch...Johnson also did the movie soundtrack for Paul Schrader's PATTY HEARST (1988). The voice sampling is much more austere than in JOHN SOMEBODY, but the angular, at times creepy jazz-rock score shows genuine emotion with a few memorable lines stolen from the film's dialogue. The basic principle you describe is also heard in CONVERTIBLE DEBTS from Johnson's ROCK/PAPER/SCISSORS (1996). Other trivia: The cover photo for the Tzadik re-release of JS is a recreation of the original album art, only Johnson is 20 years older.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com