Christopher Saint Booth
Christopher Saint Booth | |
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| Born | Christopher David Booth February 19, 1959 |
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| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Notable work | Angels of Passion's Ulterior Motives |
Christopher Saint Booth, also known as Christopher David Booth (born February 19, 1959),[1][better source needed] is a British-Canadian filmmaker who has made several documentaries on ghosts and exorcisms, often in collaboration with his identical twin brother, Philip Adrian Booth.[2]
Originally from Halifax, West Yorkshire, he moved to Canada in the 1970s.[3] He replaced Bryan Adams as a vocalist of the band Sweeney Todd, in which his older brother John was the drummer and his twin Philip played guitar.[4][5] He performed several live shows with the band, but they broke up before releasing any music.[6] He and Philip also performed as a duo under the name Who's Who?.[5] After moving to Los Angeles in the 1980s, the brothers started working odd jobs such as production assistants. They licensed some of their songs to pornographic film producers. The experience inspired them to later make their own movies.[5]
One of their songs licensed to the pornography producers was later used in the 1986 pornographic film Angels of Passion.[5] It became a popular example of lostwave after a short snippet of the song was uploaded to WatZatSong in 2021 and the search for it became an Internet phenomenon.[7] In April 2024, the song was identified as "Ulterior Motives".[8][7]
Filmography[edit]
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Taboo III | Band Performer | He performed his songs "Till the End of Time" and "Animal in Me" in the movie | |
| 1986 | Angels of Passion | Bomber | Additional credit as composer | |
| 2005 | Death Tunnel | — | Composer, producer, writer | |
| 2005 | ShadowBox | — | Composer, producer, writer | |
| 2006 | Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium | Himself | Additional credits as composer, director, editor, writer | |
| 2007 | DarkPlace | — | Composer, producer, writer | |
| 2007 | Children of the Grave | Himself | Additional credits as composer, director, editor, producer, writer | [9] |
| 2008 | Ghouls Gone Wild | — | Composer, editor, producer, writer | |
| 2009 | The Possessed | Himself | Additional credits as cinematographer, composer, director, editor, producer, writer | |
| 2010 | The Haunted Boy: The Secret Diary of the Exorcist | Himself | Additional credits as composer, director, editor, producer, writer | |
| 2011 | Immortal Island | — | Composer | |
| 2011 | Soul Catcher | Himself | Additional credits as cinematographer, composer, director, editor, producer, writer | |
| 2012 | Children of the Grave 2 | Himself | Additional credits as composer, director, editor, producer, writer | |
| 2014 | The Exorcist File | Himself | Additional credits as composer, director, editor, producer, writer | |
| 2014 | Dead Still | — | Composer, producer | |
| 2023 | The Attached | Himself | Additional credits as cinematographer, composer, director, editor, producer, writer | [10] |
References[edit]
- ^ Paterson, Dylan (29 April 2024). "Christopher David Booth". Genius. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Nathaniel West (20 July 2008). "Article clipped from Journal Gazette". Journal Gazette. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ u/lilhudak (3 May 2024). "20MIN INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS!" (A post on the subreddit r/everyoneknowsthat). Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via Reddit.
- ^ Booth, John. "Sweeney Band from Victoria BC". Royal City Music Project. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d Klee, Miles (1 May 2024). "Their Song Spawned an Internet Mystery. Now They're Ready to Tell Their Story". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024.
- ^ canbands (11 April 2022). "Sweeney Todd". CanadianBands. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ a b O'Grady, Carrie (28 February 2024). "Everyone Knows That: can you identify the lost 80s hit baffling the internet?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Robinson, Ellie (29 April 2024). "Viral Lost Song 'Ulterior Motives' Found In Obscure '80s Porn Flick". The Music (Australia). Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "SundayDrive". Journal Gazette (Clipped article). Ancestry. 20 July 2008. p. 2. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Andujar, Samantha (4 August 2023). "The Attached". Horror DNA. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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