Variation on a Theme of Fantomas
(Demo 1973)

(Music Anthony Phillips)
EMI Virgin Music Ltd

Anthony PHILLIPS : Piano

In the autumn of 1973 Ant was asked to compose and record a sountrack for a student film that was being made by his friend Philip Black. Philip took his inspiration for the film from the French literary character Fantomas and incoporated elements that were inspired by the paintings of the Belgian Surrealist artist René Magritte where reality and illusion become juxtaposed.

En automne 1973 Ant a été invité à composer et enregistrer un bande originale pour le film d'étudiant réalisé par son ami Philip Black. Philip s'est inspiré pour son film du personnage littéraire français Fantomas et a incoporé des éléments inspirés des peintures de l'artiste surréaliste belge René Magritte où la réalité et l'illusion se mèlent.

Fantomas opening theme
(film music - 1973)

(Music Anthony Phillips)
EMI Virgin Music Ltd

Produced and engineered by Anthony Phillips
Recorded at Send Barns, Automn 1973

Anthony PHILLIPS : Piano
John Silver : Drums

This opening theme for the student film Fantomas made in the Automn of 1973 by Ant's friend Philip Black. For the recording of this piece Ant asked former Genesis drummer John Silver to assist with percussive duties, making this the first time that Ant and John had recorded together since the sessions for From Genesis To Revelation some five years earlier.

Ce thème d'ouverture a été réalisé en automne 1973 pour le film d'étudiant "Fantomas" de son ami Philip Black. Pour l'enregistrement de ce morceau Ant a demandé à l'ancien batteur de Genesis, John Silver de l'assister aux percussions, c'est la première fois qu'Ant et John travaille ensemble depuis l' enregistrement de "From Genesis To Revelation" environ cinq années plus tôt.