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''Soul Music'' is the sixteenth '' Discworld '' Novel by Terry Pratchett , published in 1994 . Like many of the ''Discworld'' novels, it introduces an element of modern society into the magical and vaguely late medieval, early modern world of the Discworld , in this case, Rock And Roll music and stardom, with nearly disastrous consequences. It also introduces the recurring Character Susan Sto Helit , daughter of Mort and Ysabell . An animated adaptation was produced by Cosgrove-Hall Productions for Channel 4 in 1996 . The Soundtrack was also released on CD and is now out of production and highly sought-after. The cover is similar to that of the Meat Loaf album Bat Out Of Hell . STORY OUTLINE The story of the book follows ''The Band with Rocks In'' through their short-lived but glamorous musical career. A pun on the Rolling Stones , the band consists of the following members:
Following the band's amazing popularity, a large number of other "music with rocks in" bands appear, such as:
One of the bands keeps changing its name and at one point buys a deaf Leopard ( Def Leppard ) as a mascot. During the Band's popularity, ''Blert Wheedown's Guitar Primer (play your way to succeſs in three easy leſsons and eighteen hard leſsons)'' {Link without Title} becomes a temporary bestseller in Ankh-Morpork . Also, C.M.O.T. Dibbler tries to make big business by selling Band with Rocks In shirts and assorted memorabilia. Meanwhile, Death is in one of his philosophical moods, and takes a holiday in search of a way to forget his more troubling memories, such as the recent demise of his adopted daughter Ysabell and her husband Mort . In the meantime, his granddaughter Susan discovers the truth about her heritage when she's forced to stand in for her missing grandfather. Complications ensue when she falls in love with Imp, and tries to save him from his "live fast, die young" destiny as the Discworld's first rock star. POP CULTURE REFERENCES Besides the band references, there are several references to popular songs, movies, and people associated with rock 'n roll culture between the 1950s and 1990s. Songs include:
Movies include:
Miscellaneous:
The Cosgrove Hall animation of the book takes the association of the Band with Rocks In with the Beatles even further than the book does, evolving their style from 1950s rock and early 1960s 'bubblegum' pop (and mixing-bowl haircuts) in A-M, to acid rock in Scrote, to spiritual hippie rock in Quirm. In Sto Lat, they sound much more like the Jimi Hendrix Experience or Bad Company, but are dressed in clothes similar to the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band cover. Also in Quirm, Buddy says that the band is 'more popular than cheeses,' referring to John Lennon's famous quote proclaiming the Beatles to be more popular than Jesus. In Pseudopolis, their outfits and style resemble the Blues Brothers. TRANSLATIONS
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