Total Recall: The Musical - CLICK to listen
I’ve already discussed in a previous article how supreme the film, “Total Recall” is. But to my surprise and delight, the incredible duo known as, “jonandal” have created a musical based on the film Total Recall. They call it, “Total Recall: The Musical.” The musical is short, only about 3 minutes long. But it packs a serious punch. I’ve watched the video and listened to the song about 10 times in the past 3 days. The reason why it is so good is because the singing is excellent, and the play on the melodic themes of the original film were done stylistically and with ultimate precision. There is a juxtaposition of the motivations of the “Quaid” character, with the realities of domestic life. But when we see Quaid on Mars, most notably climbing the mountains of Mars, we feel like that is the reality. But then it shifts back with the music to a normal life on Earth. It’s an eerie feeling…and the synth-horn sounds truly keep our minds on the whole process of adventure mixed with deja-vu.
At the end of the musical, there is a background chorus of, “Recall, Recall, Recall!” and it is truly splendid. It pulls the mind into a place that can only be analyzed through experience. I’m hoping that this song can be added to the special features of a new Blue-Ray for the film. That would be incentive enough for me to buy a Blue-Ray player.