ENDING THEMES OUT NOW
“It’s the Hair of a new generation. I don’t know why because it’s very different, but that’s what the new generation keeps telling me. But then again, they liked Pepsi too…”
“SIX FEET UNDER meets MONTY PYTHON”
The long awaited new DVD is in the stores now. We advice everyone to lay your hands on a Limited Edition before they are gone – this is the one to own, folks! In your hands you will then have a massive 2DVD+2CD box with an included 52-page book in full color. The whole product is made as an elaborate TV series spoof (thus including glossy carton slipbox with embossed details and fake reviews by journalists such as Miranda Lopez / All About Dogs), claiming to contain two entire seasons of the legendary series ENDING THEMES, with the second season also included in a nice politically incorrect “For the Seeing Impaired” version – audio only. What you will actually find on the discs is Per Hillblom’s revealing band documentary “sixworlds / eightdays” (DVD1) and the live show “Touching You Harder” (DVD2) plus tons of insane bonus material. The Limited Edition also contains the new live CD “The Second Death of Pain of Salvation” (ie the Seeing Impaired version, complete in a very dark and blurry case, of course).
Our mortal souls have been invested into this release, with countless secrets and literally hundreds of menus to get lost in as a result! We even have a built-in Hell for anyone stupid enough to insist on German or French dubbing – just like every DVD should have. And as usual we have gone to the limits and beyond with all warning screens and disclaimers that is festering all modern DVDs, all just for you. And for our own amusement.
To top this off, we have included the longest end credits and thank you list ever witnessed on a music DVD – are you on it…?
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The Standard Edition of ENDING THEMES ships as a 2DVD with see-through case and a full color 24-page booklet with all chapter descriptions and lyrics. With the Limited Edition, you also get the box, the CD version and an extensive 52-page book.
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For a more thorough content description of the Limited Edition, read on…
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ENDING THEMES
ON THE TWO DEATHS OF PAIN OF SALVATION
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DVD 1: FIRST SEASON
ENDING THEMES is the groundbreaking TV series that shocked a whole world (still uncertain which world) when it was first broadcasted. Thought to have been lost forever during the great war (wee bit uncertain as to which one), copies of the original tapes were found hidden under the floor boards of the Berlin Museum of Rather Contemporary Good Films after the wall came down (most likely the Iron Curtain, or possibly a Chinese one). Now, digitally restored into a massive Director’s Cut never before seen on TV or anywhere else, this monumental work of cinematic art is finally available on DVD! Back to shock the world once again, this first season tells us the haunting story of five nearly young boys (wonderfully portrayed by five unknown Swedish actors), preparing themselves for an amazing journey into the unknown on which they will meet deceit, happiness, lies, Belgium, truths, love, and ultimately themselves, in a desperate pursuit of a mutual dream called Music. And as this fragile dream clashes with harsh reality, we watch them grow into five nearly young men. But what happens to a dream, when the dreamers change? Or part…? Alas, the depths of curiosity, as we stumble aching into this classic bildungsroman that is THE FIRST DEATH OF PAIN OF SALVATION.
SIXWORLDS / EIGHTDAYS
(90 min documentary by Per Hillblom)
• EPISODE 1 / the pilot: foreword
• EPISODE 2 / one: final rehearsal
• EPISODE 3 / two: leaving entropia
• EPISODE 4 / three: should we say ”hi” first?
• EPISODE 5 / four: put a lock on your mouth
• EPISODE 6 / five: suspicious minds
• EPISODE 7 / six: stay humble
• EPISODE 8 / seven: busy with metal
• EPISODE 9 / eight: onehundredandsixteendecibel
• EPISODE 10 / epilogue: the first death of
MORE DEATH…
• Commentary Track (normal/time-warp by Per and Daniel)
• Commentary Intro/Outro (Daniel screwing and Per talking)
• Somewhere in Europe (tour slideshow with commentaries)
• The Non-Making of (bloopers)
• Dea Pecuniae 3D (three versions of Dea Pecunia video/audio)
• Sticky Fingers (Lars Ardarve gig slideshow)
• Easter Egg / Hidden Menu
• Sneak Preview
• + Tons of menus, warning screens, audio options etc…
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DVD 2: SECOND SEASON
In this second season of ENDING THEMES we follow Daniel (wonderfully brought to life by Daniel Gildenlow, who also played other Daniels in Meet the Flower Kings, Transatlantic and “BE”), who meets with his jolly friends to perform music in Amsterdam (filmed on actual location in Amsterdam), but they all have emotional scars to deal with, after the somewhat sore break-up with former bass player and family member, and jolly friend, Kristoffer (here played by Simon Andersson, nominated somewhere for Best Newcomer), as hinted at in season one. Meanwhile, their jolly friend Léo Margarit (beautifully portrayed by Johan Langell, who won a Granny for Best Male Actor With Sticks for his part in “BE”) is fighting his own demons, haunted by enticing visions of a mythical nirvana called Svenssonliv. This really gets to his jolly friend Johan (Hallgren, who is actually played by himself!). And how many Johans can there be in a band, or a series? And what might happen if he knew that his jolly friend Fredrik (Hermansson, who also played one of the unknown Swedish actors in season one) is secretly christened Johan too? The plot is thickening in this second season of the groundbreaking series Ending Themes, as we slowly approach THE SECOND DEATH OF PAIN OF SALVATION.
TOUCHING YOU HARDER
(live in Amsterdam)
• EPISODE 1: Scarsick
• EPISODE 2: America
• EPISODE 3: Nightmist
• EPISODE 4: ! (Foreword)
• EPISODE 5: Handful of Nothing
• EPISODE 6: New Year’s Eve
• EPISODE 7: Ashes
• EPISODE 8: Undertow
• EPISODE 9: This Heart of Mine / Song for the Innocent
• EPISODE 10: Chain Sling
• EPISODE 11: Diffidentia
• EPISODE 12: Flame to the Moth
• EPISODE 13: Disco Queen
• EPISODE 14: Hallelujah
• EPISODE 15: Cribcaged
• EPISODE 16: Used
MORE DEATH…
• Quiz (master and unlock the bonus features)
• On the Set (photos from the Amsterdam show)
• Bootlegs (audio tracks from Barcelona 2002)
• Deleted Scenes (well, you’ll notice…)
• Casting Try-Outs (unreleased scarsick demos)
• Sneak Previews
• + Tons of menus, warning screens, audio options etc…
Including off-key vocal harmonies and other fun stuff!
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SECOND SEASON [for the seeing impaired]
THE SECOND DEATH OF PAIN OF SALVATION
CD 1: TOUCHING YOU HARDER
01: Scarsick
02: America
03: Nightmist
04: ! (Foreword)
05: Handful of Nothing
06: New Year’s Eve
07: Ashes
08: Undertow
CD 2: TOUCHING YOU EVEN HARDER
01: This Heart of Mine / Song for the Innocent
02: Chain Sling
03: Diffidentia
04: Flame To The Moth
05: Disco Queen
06: Hallelujah
07: Cribcaged
08: Used
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ADDENDUM
Massive 52-page full color book with texts, lyrics, photos and lots of other nice stuff… Contains the entire plot for the legendary series in wonderful chapter descriptions, giving you the full story of Linda & Omulag the Beast.
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Also available: THE SECOND DEATH OF PAIN OF SALVATION
/Pain of Salvation