The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - Music

Music

The original motion picture soundtrack of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was composed by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna who had previously worked on Gilliam's Tideland (2005). Gilliam wrote lyrics for the two songs "We Love Violence" and "We Are The Children Of The World", the latter of which spoofed Michael Jackson's famous "We Are the World" and was nominated for a 2009 Satellite Award in the category "Best Original Song".

The song "We Love Violence", performed in the film by policemen in drag, was sung by Gilliam, Mick Audsley (who edited the film), the musician Ray Cooper, Ed Hall (who was also the Visual Effects Editor), and Andre Jacquemin (who was Supervising Sound & Design on the film).

Tracklist
  1. Once upon a Time
  2. The Imaginarium
  3. The Tack
  4. Tony's Tale of Woe
  5. The Monastery
  6. Book & Story
  7. Sympathy for the Hanged Man
  8. The First to Five Souls
  9. Escape from the Pub
  10. The River
  11. Suicide Attempt
  12. Tango amongst the Lilies
  13. Victory in the Lilies
  14. Four through The Mirror
  15. The Ladder World
  16. We Love Violence
  17. Top of the Wagon
  18. We Are the Children of the World
  19. Tony's World Collapses
  20. The Devil's Dance
  21. Tony's Salvation
  22. Parnassus Alone

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