The Voice of Midnight

The Voice of Midnight
Studio album by The Residents
Released 2007
Recorded 2007
Genre Radio Drama
Length 1:00:27
Label Mute
The Residents chronology
Tweedles
(2006)
The Voice of Midnight
(2007)
The Bunny Boy
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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 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 fiancee, 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. Title Length
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

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

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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