On The Resonant Sonic Legacy Of Radley Metzger’s Grooving Masterpiece “Camille 2000”

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It’s a widely accepted, but not well-studied idea that Golden Era pornography is all about wah wah pedal-laden electric guitar strums. This opinion gets the era partially correct.

In observing the early Golden Era work of groundbreaking auteur Radley Metzger — namely in 1969’s Camille 2000 — the more milquetoast and refined sensibilities of libertine behavior are highlighted. This is an aesthetic that is, very much in line with much of Metzger’s early work, but arguably is not conceptually something that works well with a deeply funky score.

Rather, Camille 2000’s mood is significantly aided by its blues rock-driven psychedelic soundtrack. Moreso than costuming, location shots, and set design, it is the music, and the vibe it evokes, that builds the crucible in which the elements that define the film’s distinguished, modern feel. There is something to the importance of music setting the ambiance…