Released 1983 Label CBS/MCA Release date 1983 | Length 53:17 Artist Monty Python Genres Comedy, Soundtrack | |
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
(1983) The Final Rip Off
(1988) Movie Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Producers André Jacquemin, Michael Palin Similar Monty Python Sings, Monty Python's Previous, Monty Python's Contractu, The Instant Monty Python C, The Album of the Soundtra | ||
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is an album released by Monty Python in 1983, in conjunction with the film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. The album mainly consists of sketches from the film, with a few links performed by Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam. A CD version was later released.
Contents
There are few pieces of dialogue that didn't make it into the final cut of the film included on this album. These include the brief introduction to "The Adventures of Martin Luther". The waiter's line at the end of "The Dungeon Restaurant" ("Well, it's uh... kind of a link.") is also not in the film.
The 2006 Special Edition includes new material which was in neither the film nor the original album.
Critical reception
Al Campbell of AllMusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars and wrote that "Unlike most comedy releases, the soundtrack of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is an appealing audio souvenir that doesn't get stale after listening to it a few times." noting that "[this is] because of the incredibly catchy and satirical songs from the film, which are all included".
Songs
1Intro (The Meaning of Life)0:19
2Fish (Morning)0:29
3The Meaning of Life2:12