Jimmy Page has unearthed a piece of his post-Led Zeppelin history that was never officially released.
The legendary guitarist revealed in a recent Instagram post that he discovered a white-label test pressing of music he recorded for the 1982 Charles Bronson movie Death Wish II tucked away among a collection of unrelated acetates.
Page shared the discovery while looking back at Sept. 16, 1981, when he recorded the main title music for the film.
“Michael Winner had asked me to write the soundtrack to Death Wish II and on this day in 1981, I recorded the main title music,” Page wrote.
At the time, however, the piece had the considerably less glamorous working title “Synth track.”
Page explained that the name referred to an initial guitar track he performed using a guitar synthesizer. He subsequently added more guitar synthesizer overdubs along with melody lines played on a Telecaster string bender.
The music eventually evolved into “Who’s to Blame,” featuring lyrics by Page and vocals by Chris Farlowe. But the version Page recently found was something different.
“The sound source for this was taken from a white label test pressing that I recently discovered amongst some unrelated acetates,” Page revealed, adding that the recording “didn’t come out at the time” and wasn’t included on the Death Wish II soundtrack album.
It wasn’t completely lost to history, however. According to Page, the music was used during the film’s opening sequence.
Death Wish II arrived during an unusual period in Page’s career. Led Zeppelin had disbanded in December 1980 following the death of drummer John Bonham, and director Winner, who happened to be Page’s neighbor in London, approached him about composing the movie’s score.
Winner later recalled for Uncut magazine that Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant helped arrange the project in hopes of getting Page creating music again. According to Winner, Page worked independently after being given the film and the necessary timings, ultimately delivering a score the director called remarkably professional.
The resulting Death Wish II: The Original Soundtrack – Music by Jimmy Page was released on Feb. 15, 1982, through Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records. “Who’s to Blame” opened the original album, while Farlowe was among the musicians who contributed to the project.
Page’s score also had an afterlife. Winner later reused some of the Death Wish II music in Death Wish 3, while Page was subsequently approached about scoring Winner’s 1985 movie Scream for Help. Page declined that project and suggested his former Led Zeppelin bandmate John Paul Jones instead.
Page revisited the Death Wish II soundtrack in 2011, when he released a limited deluxe edition featuring previously unreleased material, new sleeve notes and updated artwork.
Fans were delighted by Page’s latest trip into his archives.
“Love this soundtrack!” one person responded, while another called it an “incredible soundtrack.” Another thanked Page for continuing to share stories and music from throughout his career.
Roy Orbison Jr, sson of rock ‘n’ roll legend Roy Orbison, also showed his appreciation, liking Page’s post and leaving four musical-note emojis in the comments.
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