Emerson, Lake & & Palmer’s 1973 tune “Karn Evil 9” is being developed into a science-fiction motion picture, Deadline reports.
The film will be executive produced by Radar Pictures, the group behind the hit series, and written by Robopocalypse author Daniel H. Wilson, who’ll adjust a movie script based upon the principle set out by Emerson, Lake & & Palmer’s song.
The track, the focal point of the trio’s timeless Brain Salad Surgical Treatment album, runs nearly 30 minutes and uses up part of Side One and all of Side Two on the LP. It’s divided into 4 “impressions” and basically informs the story of a battle in between human beings and computers.
Written by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and lyricist Peter Sinfield, the song– combined with the album’s renowned cover art by H.R. Giger, who later assisted create the appearance of the 1979 sci-fi classic– and its dystopian theme make it a best prospect for a film, even if the narrative itself gets rather lost in the music.
Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s prog-rock classic “Karn Evil 9” will serve as the inspiration for an upcoming sci-fi film. Alan Messer/Shutterstock
Deadline notes that the movie will concentrate on” a society that has drained all its blood with a reliance on technology “and “explore the world controlled by a prevalent and dictatorial technocracy.”
The tune’s famous refrain– “Welcome back my pals, to the program that never ends/ We’re so grateful you could go to, come within, come inside”– will most likely be represented by a carnival of exhibits that feature 20th-century “oddities,”varying from blades of grass to Dixieland music, that have been eliminated by technology.”
The visionary world that ELP developed with their recording’Karn Evil 9’is much closer to truth today,”said Radar’s Ted Field.”Our team at Radar eagerly anticipates bringing this vision of where things may be headed to the cinema and beyond.
“While”Karn Evil 9″‘s epic length avoided it from being launched as a single, the second movement’s rousing introduction and radio-ready tune made it a popular album track on FM radio for decades. The song’s lyrics even inspired the title of Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Leading 5 1974 live album.
The production group just secured the offer to make the motion picture, so no additional information is available regarding a cast or release date. Emerson died in March 2016; Lake died in December of the same year.
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