Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs

Released 4 September 2006.

Compiled and produced by Simon Lupton
Audio for DVD 2 produced by Kris Fredriksson
Director's commentary compiled by Greg Brooks

This DVD set contains very similar footage to that previously released as part of the 10CD/2DVD set 'Freddie Mercury: Solo', and as 'The Freddie Mercury Video Collection'. However, this set has some differences, which are detailed below.

Both discs feature a short excerpt of 'Overture Piccante' on the main menu, but the rest of the menus are silent. Both discs feature stereo, surround sound and director's commentaries, as well as subtitles.

DVD 1 : The Untold Story

This is a 2 hour documentary about the life of Freddie Mercury, covering his roots in Zanzibar and India, his life in England before Queen, his solo career and personal life. The documentary was previously available as part of 'Freddie Mercury : Solo', but this is a slightly different version, featuring some different scenes, interviews and different narration (by actor Sean Pertwee), but it basically has the same structure. Full details of the differences and content of this verison are on 'The Untold Story' page.

Author and associate producer: Simon Witter
Produced by Jim Beach and Rudi Dolezal
Directed by Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher

Length: 112 minutes

DVD 2 : The Solo Videos

This DVD features all of Freddie's solo videos, available in stereo, surround sound, or with director's commentary. It also features subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Castellano, Dutch and Portuguese.

The titles are as follows:

1. The Solo Videos (38 minutes)
   1. Barcelona
   2. The Great Pretender (single version)
   3. I Was Born To Love You
   4. Time (2000 remix)
   5. How Can I Go On? (live)
   6. Made In Heaven
   7. Living On My Own (original)
   8. The Golden Boy
   9. In My Defence (2000 remix)
2. Bonus Videos (16 minutes)
   1. Barcelona (live)
   2. The Great Pretender (extended)
   3. Living On My Own (1993 radio remix)
3. A View Forever (12 minutes) : a featurette about the making of the Freddie Mercury statue in Montreux. It features interviews with sculptor Irena Sedlecka and Brian May, with footage of the press conference and unveiling.
4. The Three Producers (35 minutes) : interviews with Freddie's three producers, Mike Moran, Mack and David Richards, arranged into nine chapters:
   1. First impressions
   2. Insecurity
   3. Going Solo
   4. In The Studio
   5. Mediocrity's Enemy
   6. The Perfect Host
   7. Montserrat Caballe
   8. Munich
   9. Resume
5. The Last Interview (7 minutes) : Freddie's last filmed interview, from Munich 1985.

The DVD also features a DVD-Rom feature of the 'Interactive Photo Gallery', previously available on 'The Untold Story' DVD from the 'Freddie Mercury: Solo' boxed set.

The Surround Sound mixes are identical to those on the 'The Freddie Mercury Video Collection', except 'In My Defence' which is a slightly different mix, and 'Living On My Own' (1993 radio remix) which is exclusive to this set.