Christopher and Philip Booth

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Christopher and Philip Booth
Born
Christopher Saint Booth
Philip Adrian Booth

(1960-02-19) 19 February 1960 (age 64)
Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Other namesCollectively:
  • The Booth Brothers [1]
Occupations
  • Filmmakers
  • writers
  • directors
  • cinematographers
  • composers
  • musicians
Years active1970s–present
Notable work"Ulterior Motives"

Christopher Saint Booth [a] and Philip Adrian Booth (both born 19 February 1960) [3] are Canadian twin brother filmmakers and musicians who have made several documentaries on ghosts, haunted locations, and exorcisms. [4] Together they directed several horror movies in the 2000s, with some notable actors, such as Matthew McGrory.

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Originally from Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, they moved to Canada in the 1970s. [5] Christopher Booth replaced Bryan Adams as a vocalist of the band Sweeney Todd, in which his older brother John was the drummer and his twin Philip played guitar. [6] [1] They performed several live shows with the band, but they broke up before releasing any music. [7] They also performed as a duo under the name Who's Who?. [1] After moving to Los Angeles in the 1980s, the brothers were low on money and started working odd jobs such as opening for Mötley Crüe, and took jobs as production assistants and set builders. They licensed some of their songs, such as "Chemistry", which appeared in the made for TV film Double Agent released in 1987. To make ends meet, some of their songs even appeared in films made by pornographic film producers. Their experience during the miscellaneous jobs they took inspired them to later make their own horror movies and paranormal documentaries in the 2000s, [1] done through their production company Spooked Productions. Christopher also wrote books, starting with Paranoia (2015), a memoir on his experiences with the paranormal, for which he also made an audiobook version. [8]

One of their songs licensed to the pornography producers was later used in the 1986 pornographic film Angels of Passion. [1] It became a popular example of lostwave after a short snippet of the song was uploaded to WatZatSong by a user named Carl92 in 2021 and the search for it became an Internet phenomenon. [9] In April 2024, the song was identified as "Ulterior Motives". [10] [9]

Filmography

Films with contributions from Christopher Saint Booth
YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
1984Taboo IIIBand PerformerHe performed his songs "Till the End of Time" and "Animal in Me" in the movie
1986Angels of PassionBomberAdditional credit as composer
1988 Droid —Writer
2005 Death Tunnel —Composer, producer, writer
2005ShadowBox—Composer, producer, writer
2006Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills SanatoriumHimselfAdditional credits as composer, director, editor, writer
2007DarkPlace—Composer, producer, writer
2007Children of the GraveHimselfAdditional credits as composer, director, editor, producer, writer [11]
2008Ghouls Gone Wild—Composer, editor, producer, writer
2009 The Possessed HimselfAdditional credits as cinematographer, composer, director, editor, producer, writer
2010The Haunted Boy: The Secret Diary of the ExorcistHimselfAdditional credits as composer, director, editor, producer, writer
2011Immortal Island—Composer
2011Soul CatcherHimselfAdditional credits as cinematographer, composer, director, editor, producer, writer
2012Children of the Grave 2HimselfAdditional credits as composer, director, editor, producer, writer
2014The Exorcist FileHimselfAdditional credits as composer, director, editor, producer, writer
2014Dead Still—Composer, producer
2023The AttachedHimselfAdditional credits as cinematographer, composer, director, editor, producer, writer [12]
Films with contributions from Philip Adrian Booth
YearFilmRoleRef
1986Angels of Passion
1988 Droid
2005 Death Tunnel Cinematographer, director, editor, writer
2005ShadowBox
2006Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium
2007Children of the Grave [13]
2007Dark Place
2008Ghouls Gone Wild
2009 The Possessed
2009Immortal Island
2010The Haunted Boy: Secret Diary of the Exorcist
2014Dead StillDirector, screenplay writer [14] [15]
2023The AttachedDirector, writer [16]

Discography

As Who's Who?

Studio albums

Singles

  • "Chemistry" (recorded 1985, remastered) (2024)
  • "Just My Imagination" (recorded 1980s, remastered) (2024)
  • "Love Letters" (recorded 1980s, remastered) (2024)

As Christopher Saint

Studio albums

  • Elysium (2020)
  • SkyPolar (2024)

Soundtrack albums

  • Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium (2006)
  • Children of the Grave (2010)
  • The Possessed (2010)
  • DarkPlace (2010)
  • The Haunted Boy: The Secret Diary of the Exorcist (2010)
  • Soul Catcher (2011)
  • Children of the Grave 2 (2012)
  • Dead Still (2016)
  • The Attached(with Philip Adrian Booth) (2021)

As Christopher Saint Booth

Notes

  1. ↑ Sometimes incorrectly referred to as Christopher David Booth [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Klee, Miles (1 May 2024). "Their Song Spawned an Internet Mystery. Now They're Ready to Tell Their Story" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 3 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Caffrey, Jack Lucas (14 May 2024). 2024 Interview With 'Ulterior Motives' Songwriters Christopher Saint Booth & Philip Adrian Booth!. youtube.com. Event occurs at 13:01. Retrieved 17 May 2024. Now first of all, I'm not sure why SOCAN has David in my name, 'cause I'm not David. So I'm going to have to reach out to them and say my name's not Christopher David, 'cause that's what they're doing.
  3. ↑ Christopher: GRO Register of Births MAR 1960 2b 906 HALIFAX - Christopher Booth, mmn=Jackson
    Philip: GRO Register of Births MAR 1960 2b 906 HALIFAX - Philip Booth, mmn=Jackson
  4. ↑ West, Nathaniel (20 July 2008). "Article clipped from Journal Gazette". Journal Gazette. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ↑ u/lilhudak (3 May 2024). "20MIN INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS!" (A post on the subreddit r/everyoneknowsthat). Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024– via Reddit.
  6. ↑ Booth, John. "Sweeney Band from Victoria BC". Royal City Music Project. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ↑ canbands (11 April 2022). "Sweeney Todd". CanadianBands. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Exposing Skeletons: Getting "Spooked" with Christopher Saint Booth (ARTICLE/INTERVIEW)". Darkest Goth. 30 December 2015.
  9. 1 2 O'Grady, Carrie (28 February 2024). "Everyone Knows That: can you identify the lost 80s hit baffling the internet?". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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  17. ↑ Christophersaintb (8 June 2024). "We are excited to announce Ulterior Motives - The Lost Album! Limited Edition CD with Autographed picture". r/everyoneknowsthat. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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