{"id":83785,"date":"2018-11-01T11:38:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T18:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=83785"},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:07:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T02:07:15","slug":"music-audio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=83785","title":{"rendered":"Music & Audio"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Editor’s note<\/strong>: See also: The Music of Peoples Temple<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Music by Jack Arnold Beam
\nI Can\u2019t Pretend Anymore<\/a> (2020) <\/span>
\nFather Knows Best<\/a> (2020) <\/span>
\n40 Years Of Memories<\/a> (2018)<\/span><\/p>\n

A Message in Our Music<\/a>, by Andy Brown (2010)<\/p>\n

Cults, \u201cGo Outside\u201d
\nCults Song Includes Temple Images<\/a> (2011)<\/span>
\nRisks of \u201cGo Outside\u201d Video Lead to Rewards<\/a>, by Isaiah Seret (2012)<\/span>
\nA Director Under the Influence of History<\/a>, by Isaiah Seret (2011)<\/span>
\nTalking with Cults: Conversations with a Video Director<\/a>, by Don Beck, aka Eiredon (2011)<\/span><\/p>\n

Concept Album Considers Jonestown Tragedy through Tape Archive<\/a>, by Dominique Cypr\u00e8s (2022)<\/p>\n

Interpretation of Death Tape to be Released<\/a>, by Blake Edwards (2009)
\nInterpretations of Jonestown Video Opens Possibilities<\/a> (2008)<\/span>
\nJonestown \u201cHome Movie\u201d Footage Leads to Creating Audio Based on Death Tape<\/a>\u00a0(2007)<\/span><\/p>\n

A Musical Soundscape, by Jacob Elkin
\nJonestown: A Soundscape for Low Brass and Electronics<\/a> (2016)<\/span>
\nThe Voices of Jonestown to be Captured in Electronic Orchestration<\/a> (2015)<\/span><\/p>\n

An Aural Journey with the Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Brad Elliott (2003)<\/p>\n

Concept Album Examines Power of Cult Leaders<\/a>, by Elgin Foster (2012)<\/p>\n

The Song of an Outsider<\/a>, by Rebekah Griffiths (2020)<\/p>\n

Jonestown Crows Challenges Blind Faith<\/a>, by Jebadiah Halfhand (2017)<\/p>\n

Music by Diego Harmon <\/a><\/p>\n

Notes on\u00a0white night\/white noise<\/em><\/a>, by Doug Harvey (2009)<\/p>\n

\u201cFather Cares\u2026\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Brad Jackson (2009)<\/p>\n

Combining dialogue and music<\/a>, by Ignas Krunglevicius (2009)<\/p>\n

All Things Under Heaven<\/a>, by Douglas Lucas (2022)<\/p>\n

“Jonestown”: A Song by Ken Risling
\n\u201cJonestown,\u201d by Marty O\u2019Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra: A Review<\/a> (2022) <\/span>
\nThe Gift of Tears: \u201cThe Ballad of Annie Moore\u201d<\/a> (2008)<\/span>
\n\u201cJonestown\u201d: Annie\u2019s Song Launches Songwriter<\/a>\u00a0(2007)<\/span>
\n\u201cJonestown\u201d: The Birth of A Song<\/a>\u00a0(2005)<\/span><\/p>\n

Articles and Reviews by Joel Roston<\/a> (2025) \"NEW\"<\/p>\n

Jonestown Triptych<\/a><\/em>: Reflections, by Bill Sallak (2010)
\nJim Jones, Devolution, and Speech-Music<\/a> (2009)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWelcome\u201d to Music by Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Ethan Sells (2017)<\/p>\n

Tracking Donald Freed and Mark Lane through Jonestown<\/a>, by Michael Sheppard,\u00a0Transparency <\/em>(2006)<\/p>\n

Making \u201cA Shovel in Soil\u201d: An Artwork in Audio<\/a>, by Matthew Sochocki (2011)<\/p>\n

Writing\u00a0Propaganda<\/em>\u00a0and my work with the Jonestown Audiotapes<\/a>, by Paul Steffler (2006)<\/p>\n

Peoples Temple will forever be remembered as a cult\u2026 or will it?<\/a>, by Casey Strain (2011)<\/p>\n

“Jonestown”: A Song by Sofia Talvik
\nReflections on a Year With \u201cJonestown\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(2010)<\/span>
\nInterview with Sofia Talvik<\/a> (2009)<\/span>
\n\u201cJonestown\u201d Lyrics<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Accidental Creation of \u201cRaga Jonestown\u201d<\/a>, by Malcolm Tent (2018)<\/p>\n

The Power of Voodoo<\/a>, by Joel Thomas (2012)<\/p>\n

Music of Q 932 Speaks to Real Cult in American Life<\/a>, by Sergey Tretyakov (2015)<\/p>\n

Reviews of other works<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cMao Tse Tung Said\u201d by Alabama 3: Jim Jones, Irony and Revolutionary Politics<\/a>, by Barry Isaacson (2015)<\/p>\n

Musical Notes from the jonestown report<\/em><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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(Editor’s note: See also: The Music of Peoples Temple) Music by Jack Arnold Beam I Can\u2019t Pretend Anymore (2020) Father Knows Best (2020) 40 Years Of Memories (2018) A Message in Our Music, by Andy Brown (2010) Cults, \u201cGo Outside\u201d Cults Song Includes Temple Images (2011) Risks of \u201cGo Outside\u201d Video Lead to Rewards, by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":83653,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-83785","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83785"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132515,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83785\/revisions\/132515"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}