Tag Archives: Kenneth Anger

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10/1/14 – Kenneth Anger – Lucifer Rising – 1972

Kenneth Anger’s short film Lucifer Rising starred Chris Jagger and Marianne Faithfull and after Anger’s falling out with Jimmy Page another soundtrack was composed by Manson family member Bobby Beausoleil, recorded whilst in prison. Anger’s films are polarising, some see them as beautiful art, others as utter crap – you decide. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Anger

Jimmy Page - Lucifer Risng

10/1/14 – Jimmy Page – Lucifer Rising Soundtrack – 1972

Kenneth Anger is an experimental film maker who worked exclusively with short films and commissioned Jimmy Page to write the music for Lucifer Rising as he knew of Page’s admiration for occultist Aleister Crowley (Page bought Crowley’s house). Ultimately the soundtrack was never used as Page and Anger fell out. I bought this album years […]