Reality Break, Show 404: Music of Monty Python
Series: The Reality Break
From: Richard Frohlich
Length: 00:28:00
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Piece Description
A completely inadequate tribute to the songs and music of Monty Python. * Fourth in a series of five programs featuring the audio works of Monty Python. After their television show, the Pythons created more musical compositions - many can be found on their Contractual Obligations LP. Various songs from their record albums and movies are featured in this Reality Break. Some have been edited for time and content. NOTE: Original vinyl sources were included in this piece - you WILL hear pops. (version with news hole available on request) *Reedited slightly and reuploaded on 6/16
Timing and Cues
PART 1
13:47 "The Reality Break will continue in a moment with a completely inadequate tribute to the music of Monty Python"
(sound effect) Breaking Glass
14:00 (OUT)
PART 2
13:36 "This hasn't been real"
13:40 (Song) Here Comes Another One (reprise)
13:56 SFX - Gunfire - (FADES)
14:00 (OUT)
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anything Goes | Cole Porter / John Williams | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. | PolyGram | 1984 | 00:25 |
| Decomposing Composers | Michael Palin, Andr? Jacquemin, Terry Jones, David Howman, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Strauss & Johann Sebastian Bach | Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album. | Charisma Records Ltd / Arista | 1980 | 02:43 |
| The Background to History | Monty Python | Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief. | Charisma Records Ltd / Arista | 1973 | 04:16 |
| Here Comes Another One | Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Andr? Jacquemin & David Howman | Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album. | Charisma Records Ltd / Arista | 1980 | 01:58 |
| Finland | Michael Palin & Andr? Jacquemin | Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album. | Charisma Records Ltd / Arista | 1980 | 02:19 |
| I Like Chinese (excerpt) | Eric Idle & Andr? Jacquemin | Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album. | Charisma Records Ltd / Arista | 1980 | 00:55 |
| Traffic Lights (excerpt) | Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Andr? Jacquemin & David Howman | Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album. | Charisma Records Ltd / Arista | 1980 | 00:20 |
| I Bet You They Won't Play This Song on the Radio | Eric Idle | Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album. | Charisma Records Ltd / Arista | 1980 | 01:55 |
| Christmas In Heaven | Monty Python | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. | CBS Records / MCA Records | 1983 | 01:54 |
| We Love the Yangtse | Monty Python | Monty Python's Previous Record. | Charisma Records Ltd | 1972 | 02:46 |
| I'm So Worried | Terry Jones & Andr? Jacquemin | Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album. | Charisma Records Ltd / Arista | 1980 | 03:19 |
| All Things Dull and Ugly | Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Andr? Jacquemin, David Howman & Cecil Frances Alexander | Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album. | Charisma Records Ltd / Arista | 1980 | 01:28 |
| I'm a Lumberjack | Monty Python | Monty Python Live at Drury Lane. | Charisma Records Ltd | 1974 | 02:29 |
Jonathan Groubert
Posted on July 30, 2007 at 12:58 AM | Permalink
Review of Reality Break, Show 404: Music of Monty Python
Series producer Richard Frolich and I clearly share a taste in comedy and he's self-effacing enough to refer to his series on Python as "inadequate". Sadly, it is.
Once upon a time, syndicated shows like Dr. Demento on commercial radio created a place for tribute programs like this that string together favorite, rare and/or weird tracks.
However, technology has caught up with this kind of show rendering its added value, well, minimal. Now anyone can make their own compilation of anything they want with a minimal investment of time and money.
If the Reality Break had included some kind of discussion or insight or an interview with a Python or a guy a wrote a book about the Pythons or someone who produced the tracks or....anything, maybe it would have merited a place in someone's schedule. Except for Frohlich's enthusiastic musings at the top of the show, there's no difference between this and putting in a Python CD and hitting the shuffle button.