The Voice of Midnight

The Voice of Midnight is a concept album by The Residents, released in 2007. It was adapted from a short story, "Der Sandmann," by Prussian writer E. T. A. Hoffmann.

The Voice of Midnight
Studio album by
Released2007
Recorded2007
GenreRadio Drama
Length1:00:27
LabelMute/EMI
The Residents chronology
Tweedles
(2006)
The Voice of Midnight
(2007)
The Bunny Boy
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

The protagonist of the story is Nathaniel (Nate) who carries a deep-seated fear that the childhood fable character, The Sandman, is stalking him. Nate's fiancée, Clair is a steadfast realist.

The first 500 copies of the CD came with a five track bonus CD-EP The Sandman Waits. The original plan was for it to be the first 300, but so many people pre-ordered the recording that they boosted the print run.

Scenes

No.TitleLength
1."Scene 1 (The Sandman)"8:33
2."Scene 2 (Mental Decay)"2:56
3."Scene 3 (Claire's Response)"3:23
4."Scene 4 (In the Dark)"3:12
5."Scene 5 (Professor Calligari)"1:25
6."Scene 6 (The Telescope)"5:53
7."Scene 7 (True Love)"11:06
8."Scene 8 (Seven Cats)"6:45
9."Scene 9 (Catatonia)"2:52
10."Scene 10 (The Proposal)"5:27
11."Scene 11 (The Tower)"5:44
12."Scene 12 (Epilogue)"3:11
Total length:1:00:27

Actors

Nate: Corey Rosen

Clair: Gerri Lawler

  • Worked on River of Crime as well as Tweedles.

Olympia (the other "woman," originally a robot): Carla Fabrizo

  • Long time Residents collaborator.

Other Characters: The Residents

Score Performed By

The Residents
Nolan Cook
Carla Fabrizo

References

  1. Westergaard, Sean. The Voice of Midnight at AllMusic
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