The Genetic Opera

The purpose of this page is solely to present evidence to Poe fans of her involvement in the soundtrack recording of Repo! the Genetic Opera.

Shock til You Drop The Repo Recording Sessions Article (posted 9/4/2007)

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=1255

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In one recording room, soundtrack producer Joseph Bishara (composer of The Gravedancers) and a pair of engineers are hustling to lay down some tracks with contributing backup singers Poe, Nina Bergman of Dead Rose Beauty and Nancy Smith (the co-writer's wife).

"How do you want this next take?" Poe's voice emanates from an overhead speaker.

"Darren always wants it sexy," Bishara replies. "You ready?"

The gals on the other side of the glass nod and the music follows. Sexy is what they give in return. "That is what is expected, when you are infected," they repeat in a breathy accordance. Nina, blue locks snaking through her blonde hair, nods to the rhythm. Judging from the song list that I spy on a desk, I'm guessing the song is called "Infected." Others scratched off and circled include "Genetic Emancipation," "Things You See in a Graveyard" and "A Needle through a Bug."

 Poe in the Legal Assassin Behind the Scenes clip (posted 9/2/2008 to http://www.repo-opera.com/)

 From the Repo Chatroom 9/2/2008 - mummy = Joe Bishara, music producer

mummy says to  (04:55):
pretty cool to see this site coming together!
J says to  (04:55):
isnt it?
J says to  (04:55):
gives us all hope
mummy says to  (04:55):
man, I hear you
mummy says to  (04:56):
i'm joe bishara, i produced the music
J says to  (04:56):
really?
mummy says to  (04:56):
yup
mummy says to  (04:56):
just seeing the site updates for myself!
J says to  (04:56):
dont take this the wrong way...
J says to  (04:56):
but can you prove it?
mummy says to  (04:56):
oh come, on, it is so awesome to see people getting into REPO after being locked away working for so long...
mummy says to  (04:56):
oh prove it?
J says to  (04:56):
ok good enough for me
mummy says to  (04:57):
don't know how to do that
J says to  (04:57):
its fine!
how have the chat rooms been doing?
J says to  (04:57):
pretty well
mummy says to  (04:58):
cool
mummy says to  (04:58):
it's pretty new still too
J says to  (04:58):
very true
mummy says to  (04:58):
seriously cool though seeing this site come to life after watching it come together
J says to  (04:59):
yeah, must have been at lot of fun
mummy says to  (04:59):
a lot fun, for sure and a lot of a lot of things...!
mummy says to  (04:59):
CRAZY.
J says to  (04:59):
i bet!
downwithfear says to  (04:59):
hearing all of them sing in person...putting all that stuff together...
J says to  (05:00):
what was your fav song?
mummy says to  (05:00):
******, that's hard
mummy says to  (05:00):
umm...
J says to  (05:00):
theyre all really good, arent they?
mummy says to  (05:00):
changes a lot, but i do like needle through a bug a lot... thankless job... legal assassin...
mummy says to  (05:00):
night surgeon, definitely a fave
J says to  (05:01):
we cant wait to see more of that
abovethezenith says to  (05:01):
I really like night surgeon
mummy says to  (05:01):
cool
abovethezenith says to  (05:01):
Though Zydrate is just sooo freakin catchy
mummy says to  (05:01):
the scene came out great, very happy with that one
J says to  (05:01):
definetely changed from the original version
downwithfear says to  (05:01):
did anyone here see the original play?
mummy says to  (05:01):
have you seen the origina play?
J says to  (05:02):
no, i only saw clips
Necromerchant says (05:01):
i wish i had
mummy says to  (05:02):
i did not, only a few video clips
*** (05:02):Welcome to The Movie , bob!
J says to  (05:02):
one was night surgeon
abovethezenith says to  (05:02):
Nope thats how I found about the movie read about the play on wiki
mummy says to  (05:02):
yeah, pretty different in the movie
Swift says to  (05:02):
Sorry I came in late so I missed the beginning of this conversation. Were you involved in making the movie, mummy?
*** (05:02):Welcome to The Movie , PowerGlove79!
PowerGlove79 says to  (05:02):
Hi
mummy says to  (05:02):
music producer
J says to  (05:03):
he's joe bishara
downwithfear says to  (05:03):
Hello glove!
Swift says to  (05:03):
Oh damn. Very cool.
abovethezenith says to  (05:03):
hey glove
PowerGlove79 says to  (05:03):
how is everyone
Necromerchant says (05:03):
i found out about this film because i'm a huge fan of poe
mummy says to  (05:03):
ahh, nice! Poe is awesome
Necromerchant says (05:03):
can you share some of the names of the songs she sings backing vocals on?
PowerGlove79 says to  (05:03):
Poe as in the girl who sang haunted?
Necromerchant says (05:03):
yes
downwithfear says to  (05:03):
Necro: I know the song Angry Johnny, and I love it!
downwithfear says to  (05:03):
that's the only one, though
PowerGlove79 says to  (05:03):
what does she have to do with the movie out of curiosity
mummy says to  (05:03):
she's in the backing group on a few things, and has a featured line in one somg
mummy says to  (05:04):
the opening of legal assassin she's in
PowerGlove79 says to  (05:04):
damn,  thats awesome
J says to  (05:04):
sweet
PowerGlove79 says to  (05:04):
I want to see it even more
mummy says to  (05:04):
the 'whispering voices is Nathan's head'
Necromerchant says (05:04):
that explains why she was in the clip then
mummy says to  (05:04):
that was during that session
Swift says to  (05:04):
I don't know if I could want to see Repo more than I already do.
downwithfear says to  (05:04):
"assassin, murderer, monster!"
J says to  (05:04):
oh, is she dead marni?
mummy says to  (05:04):
no, not dead marni
PowerGlove79 says to  (05:05):
she is the one who whispers assasin murderer monster
mummy says to  (05:05):
the voices whispering 'assassin... killer... butcher... NATHAN... murderer...' intro to Legal Assassin
J says to  (05:05):
right right i see now
mummy says to  (05:05):
and the assasin murderer monster's too

 From the Repo Chatroom 10/9/2008 (graverobberTZ = Terrance Zdunich, co-creator, darrenbousman = Darren Lynn Bousman, director)

AnarchicQ says: Ok, I've asked this on the forums but I want to know from the horses mouth. How did Poe get involved inthis project, last time I heard she was having contract issues, and what songes did she participate in
darrenbousman says: ok... POE question
graverobberTZ says: Poe got involved thru Joe Bishara
graverobberTZ says: He worked with her in the past
darrenbousman says: ok Terrance will answer regarding POE
graverobberTZ says: and Poe's a huge fan of Rock opera
graverobberTZ says: SO she jumped at the opportunity
graverobberTZ says: imagine that
graverobberTZ says: someone like POe
graverobberTZ says: willing to sing backup
graverobberTZ says: because she thought that Repo was so cool!

Blogtalkradio.com Repo Fans Bombarding the Radio Broadcast (12/10/2008)

Guest Jake Reardon, who plays Single Mother in the film, confirms that her singing voice is done by Poe.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/RBR/va/2008/12/10/Week3

Repo The Genetic Opera DVD/BluRay Commentary (during Scene 13 "Testify!")

Both the "Director Darren Lynn Bousman and actors Bill Moseley, Alexa Vega, and Ogre" and "Director Darren Lynn Bousman, creators Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich, and music producer Joseph Bishara" audio commentaries mention Poe is the singing voice for Single Mother when Jake Reardon comes on screen.

The Legal Assassin feature available on the DVD/Bluray also available to view on the website includes several seconds of Poe in the studio.