With unfettered access to the Zappa Trust and all archival footage, ZAPPA explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time. Alex Winter’s (Bill & Ted’s movie franchises, The Lost Boys) assembly features appearances by Frank’s widow Gail Zappa and several of Frank’s musical collaborators including Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, Ruth Underwood, Ray White and others.The soundtrack is a perfect complement to the film being offered in 2 deluxe formats: 3CD and 5LP editions (+ digital equivalents) for the Zappa completist. Showcasing 68 total songs, there are 12 previously unreleased recordings from the Zappa archive along with his Saturday Night Live performance from 1978; 25 additional Zappa songs from his extensive catalog spanning four decades; songs from Zappa’s labels Straight / Bizarre Records like “No Longer Umpire” by Alice Cooper and “The Captain’s Fat Theresa Shoes” by The GTO’s; 2 classical compositions by Edgard Varese and Igor Stravinsky; and 26 Original Score cues newly composed by John Frizzell for the documentary.A 2LP edition will also be made available for the more casual or newer Zappa fans the film draws in that will include 8 of the unreleased recordings from the Zappa archive + the SNL performance and 13 recordings from Zappa’s extensive recording career.
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1. Anyway the Wind Blows - the Mothers of Invention
2. You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here - the Mothers of Inve
3. Everytime I See You - the Heartbreakers
4. Motherly Love - the Mothers of Invention
5. You Didn't Try To Call Me - Frank Zappa, the Mothers of Inve
6. How Could I Be Such a Fool? - Frank Zappa
7. "the Reason We Have Stayed Together" - Frank Zappa
8. Memories of El Monte - the Mothers of Invention
9. Oh! In the Sky - the Mothers of Invention
10. The Duke - the Mothers of Invention
11. Absolutely Free - the Mothers of Invention
12. Agency Man - Frank Zappa
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1. Black Beauty - Frank Zappa
2. Oh No - the Mothers of Invention
3. Mother People - the Mothers of Invention
4. Finale - Orchestre De L'opera Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung
5. Fz On Varese - Frank Zappa
6. Ionisation - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
7. The Captains Fat Theresa Shoes - the Gto's
8. No Longer Umpire - Alice Cooper
9. Road Ladies - Frank Zappa
10. Call Any Vegetable Excerpts - Frank Zappa, the Mothers of In
11. Happy Together - Frank Zappa, the Mothers of Invention
12. Scumbag - Frank Zappa, the Mothers of Invention, John Lennon
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1. Your Mouth - Frank Zappa
2. Cheepnis - Frank Zappa
3. Apostrophe' - Frank Zappa
4. Muffin Man - Frank Zappa
5. Dancin' Fool - Frank Zappa
6. Mo's Vacation - Frank Zappa
7. The Black Page #1 - Frank Zappa
8. Sofa - Frank Zappa
9. Fembot In a Wet T-Shirt - Frank Zappa
10. Valley Girl - Frank Zappa, Moon Zappa
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1. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing - Frank Zappa
2. H.R. 2911 - Frank Zappa
3. Overture - Ensemble Modern, Frank Zappa
4. G-Spot Tornado - Frank Zappa
5. Envelopes - Frank Zappa, London Symphony Orchestra