TY - ADVS AU - Horn,Andrew AU - Mertens,Thomas AU - Pisacane,Annette AU - Ziok,Ilona ED - CV Films (Firm) ED - Cameo Film- und Fehrnsehproduktion (Firm) ED - ZDF/Arte (Firm) ED - Palm Pictures. TI - The Nomi song AV - M1630.18 .N6 2005 U1 - 781.63 22 PY - 2005/// CY - New York, NY PB - Palm KW - Nomi, Klaus. KW - New wave musicians KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Germany KW - Documentary films KW - lcgft KW - Biographical films KW - New wave music KW - Music videos N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 2004; Special features: "Total eclipse" + "Samson & Delila" exclusive audio remixes from "Ana Matronic of the Scissor sisters", "Richard Barone", "Moog Cookbook", "Man Parrish" ; Interviews with songwriters Kristian Hoffman, Lou Christie and other associated artists ; Deleted scenes ; Photo gallery from East Village photographer David Godlis ; Theatrical trailer ; Director's commentary track ; Full performances of "The cold song" and "After the fall" not seen since performed originally by Klaus; Featuring the music of Wire, The Marbles, The Bongos, Pylon, The Mumps, Chi Pig, Kristian Hoffman, Sirone, Aaron Day, Gontitii, Evan Franco & Patrick Petzhold, and David Bowie; Director of photography, Mark Daniels ; editors, Angela Christlieb, Gudo Krajewski, Eric Schefter; MPAA rating: Not rated N2 - Looks like an alien, sings like a diva. Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre characters. He was a cult figure in the New Wave Underground scene who sang pop music like opera and brought opera to club audiences. He was a performer with a "look" so strong, that his first audiences went wild before he even opened his mouth. On the verge of international fame as a singer, he instead became one of the first prominent artists to die of AIDS. The reaction Klaus Nomi provoked was so strong that he is still unforgettable, even 20 years after his death ER -