“Galaxy Song” by Eric Idle (lyrics) and John Du Prez (music) is a part of the 1983 Monty Python movie, The Meaning of Life. 'John couldn't keep a straight face when doing the "waffa-thin mint" line' … Terry Jones and John Cleese in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983). Monty Python's Meaning of Life may contain skits talking about life, the universe and everything but the answers they explore are much more complex than 42. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is the third and final soundtrack album by Monty Python, released in 1983 alongside their last film.Billed as "The only soundtrack album to be introduced by live fish! Well, it's nothing very special: Try to be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations. Life's questions are "answered" in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a pre-credits sequence at a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Introduction; The Miracle of Birth; The Miracle of Birth Part 2: The Third World; Part 2: Growth and Learning Like the movie, the classic comedy on display makes the empty inconsequential void that is human existence much more palatable. Unlike their previous two films, which had told a single, coherent story, The Meaning of Life returns to the sketch comedy format of the original television series, being a series of comic skits about the various stages of life. A professor gives his students practical demonstrations of sex education; Death arrives in a middle-class home, but It has a hard time getting recognized; a fat man guzzles and vomits in a continuous cycle and eventually explodes eating a mint; a Catholic family sings "Every Sperm is Sacred" and so on. Here are some facts about Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life before we start wondering where that fish could be. Monty Python's Meaning of Life Script Part 1. The Meaning of Life is without a doubt the most tasteless of the Monty Python feature films; it also happens to be one of the funniest. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is a musical film/comedy made by the Monty Python comedy team and released on 31 March 1983 in the US and 23 June 1983 in the UK. Plot – The last movie of the Monty Python series consists of several sketches. On side one, it removed Introduction, Fish Introduction, Frying Eggs, Protestant Couple, and Adventures Of Martin Luther. 1. referencing Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life, LP, Album, RE, 806131 My version of this album (presumably imported from Europe) removed a couple of tracks. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life belongs to the following category: Monty Python Now, here's the meaning of life. INITIAL CONCEPTS FOR THE MOVIE INCLUDED MONTY PYTHON’S WORLD WAR III . (apart from some copies of 'Shane')", it consists of sketches and songs from the film, with a few links performed by Michael Palin and a brief appearance from Terry Gilliam. The Meaning of Life is the first Monty Python film I have the pleasure of watching, so I can't put any emphasis on comparing this to any of the others.