VIDEO: Stephen King, John Mellencamp Talk New Musical Collaboaration GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY

By: Jun. 06, 2013
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Ghost Brothers of Darkland County is a southern gothic, Supernatural musical written by novelist Stephen King with music by rock musician John Mellencamp and production by T-Bone Burnett. It debuted at the ALLIANCE THEATRE in Atlanta, Georgia in 2012. King and Mellencamp stopped by last night's Late Show with David Letterman to explain how their collaboration came together. Check out the appearance below!

About GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY:

The long-awaited southern gothic, Supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, created by Stephen King, John Mellencamp and produced by T Bone Burnett has superb blues 'n roots songs, performed by a stellar collection of guest artists, drives this haunting tale of fraternal love, lust, jealousy and revenge. The project is 13 years in the making.

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will be available across a variety of formats:

• The 3-disc (2CD/1DVD) Hardcover Edition contains the musical's songs (with and without dialog excerpts), specially printed libretto, liner notes written by noted journalist Alan Light and the Making of Ghost Brothers mini-documentary DVD, featuring in-depth interviews with King, Mellencamp and Burnett along with the digital libretto and other bonus material.

• The 2-disc (1CD/1DVD) Deluxe Edition features the musical's songs with dialog excerpts and the digital libretto, along with bonus video including the Making of Ghost Brothers mini documentary and music only digital download card.

• The (enhanced CD) Standard Edition features the musical's songs, dialog excerpts, digital libretto and music only digital download card.

• Ghost Brothers of Darkland County iBook digital edition allows users to interact in unprecedented ways with the musical's songs + digital libretto, as well as exclusive video and graphic materials.

• The songs from Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will also be available in a music only Standard Digital format.



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