Editing Tommy (The Who album) (section)

===1975 film===
{{Main|Tommy (1975 film){{!}}''Tommy'' (1975 film)}}
In 1975 ''Tommy'' was adapted as a film, produced by expatriate Australian entrepreneur [[Robert Stigwood]] and directed by British auteur [[Ken Russell]]. The movie version starred Roger Daltrey as Tommy and featured the other members of the Who, plus a supporting cast that included [[Ann-Margret]] as Tommy's mother and [[Oliver Reed]] as the Lover, with appearances by [[Elton John]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Arthur Brown (musician)|Arthur Brown]], and [[Jack Nicholson]]. Russell insisted on having a known cast, though Townshend wanted people who could sing the material, and he was particularly disappointed at not being allowed to cast [[Stevie Wonder]] as the Pinball Wizard.{{sfn|Marsh|1983|p=440}} In several cinemas, the film supported a [[multitrack recording|multi-track]] soundtrack billed as [[Tommy (1975 film)#Quintaphonic Sound|quintaphonic sound]], which placed speaker banks in the four quadrants of the house and directly behind the centre of the screen.{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=369}}

Townshend also oversaw the production of a [[Tommy (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]], on which the unrecorded orchestral arrangements Kit Lambert had envisaged for the original ''Tommy'' LP were realised by the extensive use of [[synthesizer]].{{sfn|Marsh|1983|p=442}} He started work on the soundtrack album immediately after the Who's 1973 US tour in December and worked on it almost continuously for the next four months.{{sfn|Marsh|1983|p=440}} As well as the Who, the film's music track and the original soundtrack LP also employed several session musicians including [[Caleb Quaye]], [[Ronnie Wood]], [[Nicky Hopkins]], [[Chris Stainton]], and longtime Who associate [[John Bundrick|John "Rabbit" Bundrick]].{{sfn|Marsh|1983|p=441}} Due to Keith Moon's commitments with the filming of ''[[Stardust (1974 film)|Stardust]]'', [[Kenney Jones]] (who would take over as the Who's drummer after Moon's death in 1978) played drums on much of the soundtrack album.{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=344}}

"Pinball Wizard" was a major hit when released as a single. This sequence in the film depicts Elton John being backed by the Who (dressed in pound-note suits); the band portrayed the Pinball Wizard's band for filming,{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=350}} but on the music track and soundtrack album, the music was performed entirely by him and his regular touring band.{{sfn|Marsh|1983|p=441}} Most of the extras were students at [[University of Portsmouth|Portsmouth Polytechnic]] and were paid with tickets to a Who concert after filming wrapped.{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=353}}

The film and its soundtrack album featured six new songs, all written by Townshend, and an alteration to the running order compared to the original album. The CD reissue of the film soundtrack also included an additional Overture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tommy-original-soundtrack-mw0000313332|title=Tommy (Original Soundtrack)|website=AllMusic|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref>