The Light Princess - Original Cast Recording

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Various / Tori Amos
The Light Princess - Original Cast Recording

[ Mercury Classics / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 30 October 2015

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The Light Princess is Tori Amos' first musical, which debuted to great critical acclaim at the National Theatre in 2013. The album features the original London cast, recorded entirely under studio conditions.

The musical is a "dark fairy tale about grief, rebellion and the power of love" based on a 19th century fairy tale by George Macdonald.

With book and lyrics co-written by Tori Amos and Samuel Adamson, the story centres around teenage princess Althea of Lagobel who lost gravity when refusing to mourn over her mother's death and is therefore bound to float above ground. When war breaks out Althea, pushed by her father to come to ground and take responsibility, flees only to fall in love with the rivalling kingdoms prince.

As a special bonus, the album, which was recorded over the last two years will include two songs from the musical performed by Tori herself for the very first time.

This 2 CD set comes in a beautiful digipack with 32p booklet including the complete libretto and photos from the London production.

Tracks:

Disc 1
Prologue: Once Upon A Time
My Own Land
My Fairy-Story
Queen Material
Sealand Supremacy
Zephyrus Call & Levity
Althea
Scandal
The Gauntlet
Better Than Good
The Solution
Highness In The Sky
Proverbs & Let The Bells Ring & God, The Horror
No H20
Zephyrus Call Reprise & Althea Reprise
Darkest Hour
After Darkest Hour

Disc 2
Amphibiava
Tinkle, Drizzle, Bubble and Gush
Nothing More Than This, Pt.1
Pt.2 : Queen Of The Lake
Drought
The Whistleblower
My Little Girl's Smile
Bitter Fate
The Wedding
Crash In The Universe
Tears
Gravity / Epilogue: Once Upon A Time (Medley)
Coronation
Gravity
Highness In The Sky
Darkest Hour