Perseus Bayou: The Search for the Cajun Medusa

Perseus Bayou: The Search for the Cajun Medusa

Track Listings

1. Cajun Overture

2. Prologue: Time was, long while ago

3. Lullaby: Sleep on Babe

4. Panther Hermes and Miss Athena spar for Perseus

5. Doucet saves the family

6. Percy grows from boy to young man

7. Enter the evil Polydectes

8. The Gator Men

9. Doucet is drowned

10. Polydectes traps Percy into a boastful promise

11. Percy meets Miss Athena and sets out

12. Percy meets Panther Hermes

13. Percy meets Andromeda (The Sword Song)

14. Les Fantomes Gris: The Eye! The Eye!

15. Hermes tricks Andy and Percy

16. Cassiopia and Beaucepheus find Andromeda

17. Athena and Hermes challenge Percy to continue

18. Percy meets the Medusa

19. Attack of the Giant Gator

20. Percy comes home

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Nelson Pressley, Washington Post March 16 2001
'Perseus Bayou' is a triumph of atmosphere and theatrical imagination.

Product Description
The full-cast soundtrack of the hit musical for families. The Greek myth of Perseus set in the chaotic world of post-Civil War Louisiana. To save the Bayou and his Maman, Percy must journey into the dark heart of the swamp to find the snake-headed Medusa and defeat the evil Polydectes. A classic tale of supernatural adventures, romance and heroic deeds. Cajun music plus lots of alligators. C'est bien!

Perseus Bayou: The Search for the Cajun Medusa

Tracks:

Cajun Overture
Prologue: Time was, long while ago
Lullaby: Sleep on Babe
Panther Hermes and Miss Athena spar for Perseus
Doucet saves the family
Percy grows from boy to young man
Enter the evil Polydectes
The Gator Men
Doucet is drowned
Polydectes traps Percy into a boastful promise
Percy meets Miss Athena and sets out
Percy meets Panther Hermes
Percy meets Andromeda (The Sword Song)
Les Fantomes Gris: The Eye! The Eye!
Hermes tricks Andy and Percy
Cassiopia and Beaucepheus find Andromeda
Athena and Hermes challenge Percy to continue
Percy meets the Medusa
Attack of the Giant Gator
Percy comes home
Finale: C'est Bien

Album Description

The full-cast soundtrack of the hit musical for families. The Greek myth of Perseus set in the chaotic world of post-Civil War Louisiana. To save the Bayou and his Maman, Percy must journey into the dark heart of the swamp to find the snake-headed Medusa and defeat the evil Polydectes. A classic tale of supernatural adventures, romance and heroic deeds. Cajun music plus lots of alligators. C'est bien!

Customer Reviews:

Play it again, Dad.......2004-03-30

Our boys really enjoy listening to this CD and request it over and over for long car trips. They like the fact that it offers both a good story and songs they can sing along with (now that they've memorized them all). We like the way it teaches them a great classic Greek myth in a very accessible way. Definitely a keeper.

An Original, exciting, entertaining telling of an old tale.......2003-02-23

This is an terrific CD of an incredible show! A musically inspired re-telling of the Greek myth of Perseus and theMedusa. Except it takes place in post Civil War South - La. This play is half spoken and half sung. The dialogue is clever and funny. David Maddox's score is GREAT - Disney should jump on this and Mr. Maddox ASAP, they need some good, original music to match their animation, else you get more Emperor's New Groove. My kids 7 and 3,love the music.

A tuneful introduction to Greek mythology.......2002-05-22

Perseus Bayou is the tale of a young man coming of age in the Louisian Bayou country. The music is charfming and the stgaging of the original musical was superb. True family fare and a neat introduction to Greek mythology.

Perseus Bayou C'est Bien!.......2002-05-08

C'est Bien!!! This is a terrific CD of a wonderful show! Fun listening for the entire family. The story is a re-telling of the Greek myth of Perseus (the half-god who slew the snake-haired Medusa). However, this version has a twist - it takes place in post Civil War Louisiana. The story is easy to follow because the characters themselves narrate their thoughts and actions. This makes it very simple to stage the entire play in your mind as you listen along. The play is half spoken and half sung. The dialogue is engaging, clever and funny. The characters are colorful and endearing. The score by David Maddox is terrific! You will find yourself singing along after just a couple of spins. The music really captures the Cajun flavor of the region. The actors are excellent and have fine singing voices. My two girls (ages 5 and 2) simply love this CD. They sit in front of the stereo and don't move until the last note is played. Sometimes they replay their favorite songs 2 or 3 times before moving on to the next scene. My only complaint is that we can't go and see the actual show -- does anyone know if it is playing anywhere? I bought this CD because 2 years ago I had the opportunity of taking my family to see "Sing Down the Moon" - another show by Maddox and Surface - and we loved it (that CD is also excellent)! I highly recommend Perseus Bayou -- whether you have children or not.

PERSEUS BAYOU is a "Classic " American Story.......2002-05-06

The Perseus story is one of the world's oldest hero stories and is most fun when given an exotic, creepy feel. PERSEUS BAYOU does exactly that by setting the adventures in a far-away swamp full of dangerous, half-human creatures. And "questing" stories are always the most exciting kind -- stories like Jason seeking the golden fleece or King Arthur searching for the holy grail. The main difference in PERSEUS BAYOU from the original Greek myth is that Andromeda, the girl Perseus rescues, has a bigger and more active part. And I loved the cajun music.

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