Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page agrees to compose music for Kenneth Anger's experimental occult movie, Lucifer Rising, but incurs the filmmaker's deadly wrath when he doesn't deliver.
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
110pp
Genre:
Biography, Drama, Horror, Music, Thriller
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Based On:
https://www.amazon.com/Led-Zeppelin-Curse-Haunted-Boleskine/dp/0473410532/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TIZ98YFG68WD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5tLY4NSlpN8NO4B0y638Ol5baqwIhBNsJXUDYTfUVk1hcJ4USqxQJJM3zbPXJRiIvvaqLE6zkovw5FZ9884ipfNIxYo1SgSpt4kwg8NSpdX994xZ5galE2GDZFOcLt_ZDnKpBP
Synopsis/Details
We meet LED ZEPPELIN in 1970, at a concert in Finland. Then guitarist JIMMY PAGE has occultic phrases etched into the master copy of Led Zeppelin 3. Soon he purchases BOLESKINE HOUSE, located on the shores of Loch Ness. The property was formerly owned by notorious occultist ALEISTER CROWLEY, who Page is fascinated with. Page now meets underground filmmaker and fellow Crowley enthusiast KENNETH ANGER at an auction of occult artifacts. The guitarist then commits to composing music for Anger’s experimental occult film, LUCIFER RISING. Page goes on the 1973 US tour and doesn’t have time to do the soundtrack. Anger starts phoning Page asking for results, but the guitarist keeps blowing him off. After the tour, Page only completes some of the music. Anger gives him more time but cryptically warns Page to be careful, just as they depart on their 1975 US tour. The trip is fraught with problems, including an ominous visit from a member of the MANSON cult family, Lynette ‘SQUEAKY’ Fromme. Then while vacationing with the Page family in Greece, singer ROBERT PLANT has a disastrous car accident. On the day of the crash, Page is in Sicily on a side-trip to visit Aleister Crowley’s spooky old commune, The ABBEY OF THELEMA. While convalescing, Plant begins to suspect that Page’s occult dabbling is responsible for their bad luck. Page still hasn’t completed Anger’s music and is now addicted to heroin. Page placates Anger by letting him work on Lucifer Rising in the basement of his London home, the historic TOWER HOUSE. Page’s live-in girlfriend can’t stand Anger and ejects him from the property. Anger retaliates by holding a press conference and publicly CURSES Page. A bloody SEX RITUAL takes place and then we pick up with Zeppelin on their 1977 US tour. It’s an absolute mess with Page’s heroin addiction raging and all sorts of mayhem at the venues. It culminates with the sudden death of Robert Plant’s son. Rumours of a Led Zeppelin Curse spread as the band goes on hiatus. Zeppelin comes out of hibernation and cuts another album. The tension between Page and Plant is thick. Then there’s a drug overdose death during a party at Page’s country house. Page moves into another home to escape the bad vibes. Also, drummer JOHN BONHAM’S alcoholism worsens as the band prepares for a big comeback tour. After rehearsals they all stay overnight at Page’s new mansion. Following a massive vodka binge, John Bonham dies, CHOKING on his own vomit. Led Zeppelin is no more. Kenneth Anger has been monitoring the band’s misfortune and gloats over the fact that his curse has (seemingly) worked. Has it? I’d like to know what YOU think.
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Unholy Soundtrack​ is a wild ride from start to finish, chronicling the uniquely rock ’n
roll lifestyle of Led Zeppelin in their prime while infusing the lead guitarist’s
fascination with the occult into an incredibly compelling storyline.

Hey Guys,

Thanks for sending over the script for Unholy Soundtrack. This is one hell of a wild ride and a lot of fun. Once I pepper some high-value talent in there, I think this could be a nice flip to investors/distributors. It's extremely unique and flavorful, but also in our wheelhouse from a genre perspective.

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The Writer: Lance Gilbert

Lance has written seven feature screenplays, four of which have been pushed up the development chain and secured options or shopping agreements. His very first feature, Unholy Soundtrack, about The Led Zeppelin Curse, was optioned. Lance has most recently signed a shopping agreement on his true crime/ horror project, The Exorcist Murders (renamed The Exorcist Tapes). The script has just gone out to market with a successful director/ producer attached and is repped by an agent from one of the top 10 agencies. Lance's first-hand experience with the supernatural puts him in an excellent position to effectively tell genre stories that hit audiences on a visceral level and that they intuitively… Go to bio
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