Monty Python Life of Brian

From the premiere Beatles biographer—author of the New York Times bestseller John Lennon: The Life and the million-copy selling Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation—a rare and revealing portrait of George Harrison, the most misunderstood and mysterious Beatle, based on decades-long research and unparalleled access to inside sources.

Tells the story of the outraged, and sometimes violent, response to 'The Life of Brian' the Monty Python movie that satirized the life of Jesus.

This gorgeous, over-sized hardcover has 220 pages packed with over 400 incredible color and black and white photos from some of cinemas best movies. To accompany these amazing photos are 8 cds containing the memorable music from the films that have left their mark on the silver screen. This book is an absolute must-have for any film/ music enthusiast. –blurrpy.com, July 2015
The book itself is great, but the music (included on eight accompanying CDs) is the real star.The book is arranged in a way that is aesthetically pleasing and makes logical sense you will never lose track of where you are in Movies because it's laid out so well. –rebeatmag.com, September 2015 Layer that impressive collection of sound with some 400 photographs from classics and 216 pages and the result is a highly desirable tome. [It] oozes production value and has a surprising amount of insight on the featured music themes and movies…what a perfect gift it would be for any cinema buff. –geeknative.com, September 2015

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was not only one of the greatest composers of the Classical period, but one of the greatest of all time. Surprisingly, he is not identified with radical formal or harmonic innovations, or with the profound kind of symbolism heard in some of Bach's works. Mozart's best music has a natural flow and irresistible charm, and can express humor, joy or sorrow with both conviction and mastery. His operas, especially his later efforts, are brilliant examples of high art, as are many of his piano concertos and later symphonies. Even his lesser compositions and juvenile works feature much attractive and often masterful music. Mozart was the last of seven children, of whom five did not survive early childhood.

Jan Leeming narrates a look back at key events in TV, film, showbusiness and politics in 1979, including Monty Python causing a storm of protest with Biblical parody The Life of Brian, while The Kenny Everett Video Show upset moral campaigner Mary Whitehouse. It was a year dominated by industrial disputes and the so-called Winter of Discontent, with the upshot that Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first female prime minister.