Rite Here Rite Now Explained

Rite Here Rite Now
Screenplay:Tobias Forge
Music:Ghost
Cinematography:Robert Kolodny
Editing:Robert Kolodny
Distributor:Trafalgar Releasing
Released:June 20, 2024
Runtime:145 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$4.8 million[1] [2]

Rite Here Rite Now is a 2024 American concert film directed by Tobias Forge and Alex Ross Perry. It features Swedish rock band Ghost performing at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, on the final two North American dates of their 2023 Re-Imperatour concert tour. The live concert footage was directed by Jim Parsons. The film includes a narrative story based on a web series produced by the band, which incorporates fictional characters and lore surrounding them.[3]

Rite Here Rite Now was released in cinemas globally by Trafalgar Releasing on June 20 and 22, 2024.[4]

Synopsis

The film documents two Ghost shows performed during their Re-Imperatour concert tour, which were held at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, on September 11 and 12, 2023. Unlike other shows on the tour, a strict no-phone policy was implemented for attendees of the Kia Forum shows to prevent recordings and flash photography.[5]

In addition to concert footage, Rite Here Rite Now is intercut with a narrative story based on fictional lore surrounding the band.[6] [7] Throughout the band's career, frontman Tobias Forge has performed under different fictional personas portrayed as popes belonging to and promoting a Satanic ministry; for Ghost's album Impera and its two subsequent tours, Forge performed as "Papa Emeritus IV". In Rite Here Rite Now, Papa Emeritus IV repeatedly ventures backstage during the concert to visit his associate Sister Imperator, and to converse with the spirit of Papa Nihil, who is depicted as having served as Ghost's frontman in the 1960s. Sister Imperator and Papa Nihil are revealed to be the parents of Papa Emeritus IV.[8] After the concert, Sister Imperator dies, and Papa Emeritus IV is promoted to the title of Father Imperator, a role which sees him acting as an overseer for the ministry; he awaits a new heir to the papacy, who is unseen.

Cast and personnel

Ghouls and Ghoulettes

Chamber Ghoulettes

Production

Ghost frontman Tobias Forge stated that when the band signed with their label, Loma Vista Recordings, the CEO Tom Whalley asked what the story of the band was. Forge responded, "if he wanted a story, I could come up with one. This film is the fruit of that conversation."[9]

Director Alex Ross Perry has stated that the inspirations for the film range from the Sex Pistols film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle to the work of Ralph Bakshi to Kiss's Alive II.[10]

Director Perry and cinematographer/editor Robert Kolodny have worked on several Ghost releases, including the music video for the band's cover of the Genesis song "Jesus He Knows Me" as well as the mockumentary Metal Myths: Ghost Pt. 2.[11]

Release

The film received a theatrical release on June 20, 2024, by Trafalgar Releasing. A single, "The Future Is a Foreign Land", which plays during the film's end credits, was released on June 21, 2024.[12] [13]

Music videos for the 2019 track "Mary on a Cross", which was first shown in the film, and "The Future Is a Foreign Land" were released on July 25, 2024, a day before the set release date for the movie's soundtrack.[14] [15] [16]

The soundtrack for the film was released on July 26 by Loma Vista Recordings.[17]

Reception

Jeff Podoshen of Metal Injection gave the film a score of ten out of ten, praising the setlist and writing: "Carefully curated crowd shots that show the sheer joy of the fans, and the up-close shots of the band make you feel like you're in the ritual yourself. Meshed with the crowded movie theater, with many folks wearing their Ghost Sunday best, creates a truly devotional experience."[18]

Metal Hammers Merlin Alderslade gave the film five out of five stars, calling it "an instant classic and an absolute triumph".[19]

Catherine Bray of The Guardian gave the film a score of two out of five stars, calling it "a pretty tame film, which fits the band's goofy brand of soft metal"; she criticized the comedic backstage segments interspersed throughout the film, characterizing them as likely to only "presumably satisfy the [band's] faithful fanbase".[20]

Soundtrack

Rite Here Rite Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Type:soundtrack
Producer:Gene Walker

The soundtrack album was recorded by Swedish rock band Ghost, mostly recorded during the shows featured in the film,[21] was released on July 26, 2024 through Loma Vista Recordings.[22] On May 9, the band released the film version of the track "Absolution", originally from the album Meliora, as a single.[23] Without prior announcement, the track "The Future Is a Foreign Land" was released on June 21 as a single and is said to be the third song from the "1969 sessions",[24] from which the two songs on the Seven Inches of Satanic Panic EP originated. All the other tracks were recorded during the Imperatour concerts at the Kia Forum.[25]

Track listing

Notes

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[27] 12
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[28] 19
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[29] 17
Italian Physical Albums (FIMI)[30] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 1
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[32] 6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rite Here Rite Now – Financial Information . The Numbers . June 23, 2024.
  2. Web site: Right Here Rite Now . Box Office Mojo . June 23, 2024.
  3. Web site: Rite Here Rite Now Synopsis. RiteHereRiteNow.com. May 1, 2024.
  4. Web site: See First Trailer For Ghost's Debut Feature Film 'Rite Here Rite Now'. May 9, 2024. Blabbermouth.net. en. May 11, 2024.
  5. Web site: You'll Get Kicked Out of Ghost's L.A. Shows If You Use Your Phone, Venue Shares Statement. DiVita. Joe. September 12, 2023. Loudwire. en. May 11, 2024.
  6. Web site: Ghost Announces Their Highly-Anticipated Movie, Rite Here Rite Now. Kennelty. Greg. May 1, 2024. Metal Injection. May 1, 2024.
  7. Web site: Ghost announce 'Rite Here Rite Now' feature film. Adams. Gregory. May 1, 2024. Revolver. May 11, 2024.
  8. Web site: Ghost Return to 1969 with Retro-Style New Song 'The Future Is a Foreign Land'. DiVita. Joe. June 21, 2024. Loudwire. June 26, 2024.
  9. Web site: DiVita . Joe DiVitaJoe . 2024-05-01 . Ghost Announce Title + Release Date of Their First-Ever Movie . 2024-05-09 . Loudwire . en.
  10. Web site: Ghost Announce Forthcoming Concert Film Rite Here Right Now in Theatres in June. Rincon. Skyy. May 1, 2024. MXDWN. May 12, 2024.
  11. Web site: Ghost Streams Documentary Looking At Their Influence On World Events. Kennelty. Greg. April 2, 2022. Metal Injection. en-US. May 11, 2024.
  12. Web site: Ghost Return to 1969 With Retro-Style New Song About the Future - Wait, What? Listen!. DiVita. Joe. 21 June 2024. en. . 21 June 2024.
  13. Web site: Ghost – "The Future Is A Foreign Land". Deville. Chris. 21 June 2024. Stereogum. 23 June 2024.
  14. Web site: Millspublished . Matt . 2024-07-25 . Watch Ghost's new video for megahit Mary On A Cross, taken from movie Rite Here Rite Now . 2024-07-25 . louder . en.
  15. Web site: BraveWords . GHOST Share Official Animated Video For "Mary On A Cross" . 2024-07-25 . bravewords.com . en.
  16. Web site: Adams . Gregory . July 25, 2024 . See GHOST's new animated video for "The Future Is a Foreign Land" . July 25, 2024 . Revolver.
  17. Web site: Millspublished . Matt . 2024-07-26 . "Joyous, energetic, and with the sensation of exciting things to come." Ghost's Rite Here Rite Now soundtrack is "that Friday feeling" in musical form . 2024-07-26 . louder . en.
  18. Web site: Film Review: Ghost's Rite Here Rite Now. Podoshen. Jeff. June 22, 2024. Metal Injection. June 24, 2024.
  19. Web site: "An all-singing, all-dancing front row seat at the most joyous show in heavy metal." Ghost's first movie Rite Here Rite Now is an instant classic. Alderslade. Merlin. June 19, 2024. Louder Sound. June 24, 2024.
  20. Web site: Rite Here Rite Now review – soft-metallers Ghost offer skits and shreds in fan-service film. Bray. Catherine. June 20, 2024. The Guardian. June 23, 2024.
  21. Web site: Garro . Adrian . May 1, 2024 . Ghost: 'Rite Here, Right Now' Feature Film Screening in June . August 1, 2024 . Rock Cellar Magazine . en.
  22. Web site: July 30, 2024 . Ghost's Rite Here Rite Now soundtrack on course for UK Number Two . August 1, 2024 . Kerrang! . en.
  23. Web site: Ghost Announce Rite Here Rite Now Original Motion Picture Soundtrack For July 2024 Release, Share Trailer For Debut Film . Cait Stoddard . mxdwn Music . May 9, 2024 . June 21, 2024 . en.
  24. Web site: GHOST Streams New Song 'The Future Is A Foreign Land' . Barrios . Joel . Metal Injection . June 24, 2024 . June 25, 2024 . en.
  25. Web site: Ghost: 'The Future Is A Foreign Land'-Single ausgekoppelt - RockHard. June 21, 2024. www.rockhard.de. de-DE.
  26. Web site: Ghost: Here's a List of Writing Credits for Every Song in Their Catalog . Neilstein . Vince . MetalSucks . April 6, 2017 . July 1, 2024 . en.
  27. Web site: August 5, 2024 . ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart . August 3, 2024 . Australian Recording Industry Association.
  28. Web site: Lista prodaje 31. tjedan 2024.. July 22, 2024. . hr. August 7, 2024. August 7, 2024. https://archive.today/20240807154356/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-31-tjedan-2024/. live.
  29. Web site: Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 31. hét . . August 7, 2024.
  30. Web site: August 3, 2024 . Classifica settimanale WK 31 (dal 26.07.2024 al 01.08.2024) . August 3, 2024 . Italian . Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.
  31. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 31. Sverigetopplistan. August 3, 2024.
  32. Ghost (dupe 1) Chart History: Top Rock & Alternative Albums. Billboard. August 6, 2024.

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