Zappa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

John Frizzell

***Zappa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)*** is the soundtrack to the 2020 film *Zappa*, with a score written by John Frizzell. It is the 118th release from Zappa or his Family Trust, released on November 27, 2020. It captures complete versions of every song and performance used in the film including interviews. Discs 1 and 2 capture the soundtrack and Disc 3 captures the score and 4 more tracks from the soundtrack. Songs are mostly by Zappa or his band The Mothers of Invention.

## Background

Alex Winter started the documentary project *WHO THE FUCK IS FRANK ZAPPA!?* in 2015, crowd-sourcing the money. It quickly gained $1,200,000, becoming the most funded Kickstarter project of all time. The film was quickly accepted by the Zappa Family Trust, who let Winter access The Vault for archival footage. All of the music on the soundtrack has been officially released before, except for the June 23, 1968 performance. In 2020, the film was announced as simply *Zappa* and gained a limited theatre release on November 23 of that year. On November 27, 2020, it was released to streaming services along with this soundtrack.

## Track listing

### **Soundtrack**

1. "Anyway the Wind Blows" *(from Freak Out!, 1966)* **– 2:54**
2. "You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here"*(from Freak Out!)* **– 3:38**
3. "Everytime I See You" **[Single, 1963 by The Heartbreakers]** **– 2:30**
4. "Motherly Love" *(from Freak Out!)* **– 2:43**
5. "Memories of El Monte" **[Live on June 23, 1968]** **– 4:13**
6. "Oh, In the Sky" **[Live on June 23, 1968]** **– 1:56**
7. "The Duke" **[Live on June 23, 1968]** **– 6:31**
8. "How Could I Be Such a Fool?" *(from Mystery Disc, 1998)* **– 1:49**
9. "The Reason We Have Stayed Together..." **– 1:16**
10. "Black Beauty" *(from Mystery Disc)* **– 5:23**
11. "Absolutely Free" *(from We're Only In It for the Money, 1968)* **– 3:24**
12. "You Didn't Try to Call Me" **[Basic Tracks]** *(from The MOFO Project/Object, 2006)* **– 2:57**
13. "Agency Man" **[Studio Version]** *(from Mystery Disc)* **– 3:28**
14. "Oh No" *(from Weasels Ripped My Flesh, 1970)* **– 1:45**
15. "Mother People" *(from We're Only In It for the Money)* **– 2:33**
16. "The Firebird Suite: Finale" **[1993, by the Orchestra de l'Opera Bastille]** **– 3:12**
17. "FZ on Varese" **– 3:09**
18. "Ionisation" **[2001, by The Chicago Symphony Orchestra]** **– 5:48**
19. "The Captain's Fat Theresa Shoes" **[1969, by The GTOs]** **– 1:54**
20. "No Longer Umpire" **[1969, by Alice Cooper]** **- 1:58**
21. "Road Ladies" *(from Chunga's Revenge, 1970)* **– 4:11**
22. "Call Any Vegetable" **[Excerpts, Live on November 6, 1970]** **– 4:24**
23. "Happy Together" **[Live on November 6, 1970]** **– 1:04**
24. "Scumbag" **[Live on November 6, 1970, with John Lennon and Yoko Ono]** *(from Playground Psychotics, 1992)* **– 5:49**
25. "Your Mouth" *(from Waka/Jawaka)* **– 3:12**
26. "Cheepnis" **[Live on December 10, 1973]** *(from Roxy and Elsewhere,*  **– 3:19**
27. "Apostrophe'" **[Live in June 21, 1974]** **– 6:08**
28. "Muffin Man **[Live on October 31, 1977]** **– 4:35**
29. "Dancin' Fool" **[Live on October 21, 1978]** **– 3:49**
30. "Mo 'N Herb's Vacation" **[Live on August 31, 1978]** **– 4:03**
31. "The Black Page" **[#1, Piano Version]** *(from Zappa in New York (40th Anniversary), 2019* **– 2:13**
32. "Sofa, No. 1" **[1977 Mix]** *(from Zappa in New York (40th Anniversary)* **– 2:56**
33. "Fembot in a Wet T-Shirt" *(from Joe's Garage, 1979)* **– 4:44**
34. "Valley Girl" *(from Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, 1982)* **– 4:51**
35. "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing" **[Live on August 25, 1984]** **– 3:06**
36. "H.R. 2911" *(from Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention, 1985)* **– 3:34**
37. "G-Spot Tornado" *(from The Yellow Shark, 1993)* **– 5:17**
38. "Envelopes" *(from London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II, 1987)* **– 4:05**
39. "Overture" **[Live on September 19, 1992]** **– 9:17**
40. "Get Whitey" *(from The Yellow Shark)* **– 6:31**
41. "Nap Time" *(from Everything is Healing Nicely, 1999)* **– 7:57**
42. "Watermelon in Easter Hay" **[Live in 1978]** *(from Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute, 1996)*

### **Score by John Frizzell**

1. "Frank's Library" **– 1:22**
2. "Edgewood Arsenal" **– 1:02**
3. "Frank's Parents" **– 0:31**
4. "The Blackouts" **– 0:28**
5. "Greeting Cards" **– 0:39**
6. "Studio Z" **– 1:42**
7. "Frank Goes to Jail" **– 1:07**
8. "Musically Different" **– 1:59**
9. "The Parts Are Complicated" **– 0:43**
10. "Murray Roman's TV Show" **– 1:09**
11. "Frank Puts His Foot Down" **– 2:34**
12. "Laurel Canyon" **– 0:31**
13. "The Manson Family" **– 0:47**
14. "Are We Going to Get Paid" **– 0:46**
15. "Steve Vai's Perspective" **– 0:48**
16. "Frank Could Be Hardcore" **– 1:41**
17. "Bruce Bickford's Zappa Head" **– 4:28**
18. "If I'm Alive" **– 0:36**
19. "Keep This Guy Under Check" **– 1:27**
20. "Frank's Business Perspective" **– 0:32**
21. "Fake It" **– 0:59**
22. "Don't Have Any Friends" **– 0:31**
23. "Hi, I'm Moon" **– 0:27**
24. "Frank Addresses Congress" **– 1:11**
25. "Turn Off That Zappa Music" **– 1:21**
26. "Frank Getting Sick" **– 1:06**

## Personnel

The personnel on this album is too big to possibly put on this document.