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Les Miserables soundtrack album for release on 12/24/12
Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-11-20 21:18:59

BUT THE PREVIEWS SHOWED HIM

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Posted by tazber 2012-11-20 21:25:16

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I'm actually surprised that people are so excited for this soundtrack. Don't get me wrong, I'm very very excited about the movie, but there is no way this will compare with the OLCR or the OBCR.

I don't see myself playing this version over better the better sung, more complete versions.

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Posted by mjroberts972 2012-11-21 13:30:05

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http://www.amazon.com/Les-Mis%C3%A9rables-Highlights-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B00A80SHFM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3HP9MR1PZP3KO&coliid=I277XN1702I6ZN

they put up the official album art. i like it. and this pretty much confirms that there will be a full cd later, as i says "highlights" on the cover......

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Posted by adam.peterson44 2012-11-21 16:46:34

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"I'm actually surprised that people are so excited for this soundtrack. Don't get me wrong, I'm very very excited about the movie, but there is no way this will compare with the OLCR or the OBCR."

I think that is probably true in terms of the speak-singing that we heard in some of the trailers and such, but for me, the reason to be excited about it is to hear Aaron Tveit singing "Do you hear the people sing?". That alone is reason enough for me to get the CD even though I love the complete symphonic recording and would always prefer complete recordings to "highlights" ones when it comes to cast recordings or soundtracks.

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Posted by bobs3 2012-11-21 20:26:39

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I don't think you need Turning (unless they do a truncated version), Castle on Cloud will most likely be truncated, they can cut Grantaire's solo from Drink With Me, Little People (agree it can be cut down to a few seconds), Lovely Ladies will probably be truncated, Beggars at the Feast can be shortened, I could do without Javert's Soliloquy but it's Russell Crowe so they will keep that in the film. You didn't mention The Waltz of Treachery -- they are going to want to keep that number in so they can highlight HBC and SBC.

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Posted by OperaBwayLover 2012-11-22 01:37:03

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I hope they don't cut Grantaire's solo from "Drink with Me." It's such a great little character moment- all the audience has ever seen of this student is that he's a drunken bum, and then out of nowhere he sobers up and points out a few things that no one seems to have thought of before. I really enjoyed the way this moment is portrayed in the current tour: Grantaire sings "Can it be you fear to die," and almost all of the men start to rush him as if they are insulted, only to stop when he continues, realizing he has a point. I don't remember how the original staging went (and wish I did).

Anyhow, I get why they might cut it, but I'd much rather see "Turning" cut down (and it has been for the most part in productions since the 10th anniversary concert), and certainly "Little People" cut down. I'm not sure if there's really anything that could be removed from "Waltz of Treachery"- it's already pretty short as is.

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Posted by frontrowcentre2 2012-11-22 11:21:25

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The soundtrack to Evita was first released as a highlights album and a 2 disc set was released some weeks later.

Nope...it was actually the other way around: The 2 - CD set of the movie soundtrack of EVITA was issued Nov 12, 1996. The single CD of highlights was not issued until July 29, 1997.

See castalbums.org

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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-11-22 13:40:25

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I don't think the fact that it says "Highlights" means there will definitely be a full version later. Not that to say there won't be, but even without a full one, calling this one "Highlights" is still correct.

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Posted by jacobsnchz14 2012-11-28 22:47:39

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TRACK LISTING, per Barnes & Noble listing...

1 Look Down (0:00)
2 The Bishop (0:00)
3 Valjean's Soliloquy (0:00)
4 At The End Of The Day (0:00)
5 I Dreamed A Dream (0:00)
6 The Confrontation (0:00)
7 Castle On A Cloud (0:00)
8 Master Of The House (0:00)
9 Suddenly (0:00)
10 Stars (0:00)
11 Red & Black (0:00)
12 In My Life - A Heart Full Of Love (0:00)
13 On My Own (0:00)
14 One Day More (0:00)
15 Drink With Me (0:00)
16 Bring Him Home (0:00)
17 The Final Battle (0:00)
18 Javert's Suicide (0:00)
19 Empty Chairs At Empty Tables (0:00)
20 Epilogue (0:00)

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/les-miserables/25388125?choice=%2callproducts&cm_mmc=affiliates-_-linkshare-_-gub4v*aowwy-_-10%3a1&ean=602537245857&flag=false&prod=%2cuniv&query=%2c602537245857&r=1&ugrp=2

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Posted by supersam1026 2012-11-29 06:31:27

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Is there really no "Do You Hear the People Sing" on the soundtrack?!?

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Posted by CarlosAlberto 2012-11-29 06:42:03

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...and they all run 0 minutes : 00 seconds!

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Posted by thirtythirtyninety 2012-11-29 09:07:26

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No "Who am I?" either. Weird.

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Posted by kyl3fong2 2012-11-29 09:47:47

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No "A Little Fall of Rain" either?

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Posted by jacobsnchz14 2012-12-08 14:03:37

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Soundtrack running time: 1:05:22

http://www.amazon.com/Les-Mis%C3%A9rables-Highlights-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B00AJRQLTI/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_title_0

Digital Release: December 25th... I know there's been confusion because I've seen places where it says it will be available on the 26th.

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Posted by OperaBwayLover 2012-12-08 15:54:46

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Definitely crossing my fingers for a deluxe album release after this! How do you leave off "Do You Hear the People Sing" and "Who Am I?"

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Posted by jacobsnchz14 2012-12-10 22:22:27

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iTunes US says the digital release is DEcember 29th... so confused!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/les-miserables-highlights/id584102671

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Posted by mb87 2012-12-10 22:28:52

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ordered mine off of amazon due to itunes getting it days later.

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Posted by mb87 2012-12-15 17:05:33

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Itunes and Amazon now have a release date of 12/21/12.

I'd like to know the actual date.

Here's hoping the 21st over the 26th!

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Posted by jacobsnchz14 2012-12-15 17:21:06

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I saw that, as well... It'd be nice to know when for sure this will be released! I still want a full deluxe soundtrack!

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Posted by jo 2012-12-15 20:48:31

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It's now December 21!

I have received an email re my pre-order from Amazon, that the earlier release date is now in force.

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Posted by jacobsnchz14 2012-12-20 22:29:33

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A80SHFM/ref=dm_dp_cdp?ie=UTF8&s=music

THE DIGITAL COPY IS ON SALE FOR $5 TOMORROW ON AMAZON!!

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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-12-20 22:46:09

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Thanks for the heads-up!

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Posted by TheatreKid3 2012-12-20 23:13:21

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It is now available on iTunes. Really torn as to whether or not to download it or hold out for a deluxe recording.

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Posted by steven22 2012-12-21 00:08:21

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Sam Barks and Aaron Tveit are my two favorite things about this...just downloaded the recording...Anne Hathaway doesn't sound too bad...

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Posted by Phyllis Rogers Stone 2012-12-21 00:19:25

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I downloading it from Amazon right now.

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Posted by ray-andallthatjazz86 2012-12-21 00:26:05

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Thanks so much for the tip, jacob. Downloading mine as well. Debating whether to listen to any of it before/after I see the movie, waiting to see it on the 26th.

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Posted by My Oh My 2012-12-21 01:04:58

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I'm not the mp3 type. Nope. Maybe I have hyper sensitive satellite ears and can detect details that most normal humans can't, like a dog. But I can often hear this awful bubbling noise within a track on most mp3s. So I vowed NEVER to purchase them and go for a factory-pressed CD instead.

But I'm also a very, very impatient mofo. One of my many qualities and charms to go along with my nit-pickiness, detail-obsession, wordiness, self-importantness, repetitiveness, monotony, and passion to spare. Omg, I'm such an amazing person!!!

At any rate, this lack of patience has made my unbending principals bend...a bit, and I am presently downloading cheapo mp3 Les Miserables soundtrack album as I pound on these keys, because I wish not to wait for snail mail.

"The time is here! Will I give this new album much hatred or cheer? Let us take to the phones with no doubt in our hearts, with a jubilant John Cameron orchestration it will come together once and for all, or this movie will fall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

That's me being midget-jolras with a passion for his orch cause.

Follow me, follow me!

*Crickets*

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Posted by CarlosAlberto 2012-12-21 01:08:40

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I downloaded it. I just got through I Dreamed A Dream. Anne Hathaway should be so proud of herself. She has recorded one if not the best renditions of that song ever. She completely gutted me. I cannot imagine what effect it will have on me once I see it visually. Samantha Barks' "On My Own" is absolutely magnificent! "One Day More" sounds more powerful than it does on that clip released earlier this week. I cannot wait to see this film!

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Posted by CarlosAlberto 2012-12-21 01:23:43

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One thing I did notice was that "At The End of the Day" was edited and is shorter than the one that is in the film which leads me to think if any of the other songs were.

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Posted by WiCkEDrOcKS 2012-12-21 01:38:23

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Jeez...Russell Crowe really sounds horrible. Almost as bad as Pierce Brosnan in MAMMA MIA!

The orchestrations sound absolutely stunning. So far, I like it but don't love it.

Anne Hathaway's "I Dreamed A Dream" is just fantastic. Honestly in a different league than every other track I've heard so far. Gut-wrenching, even on CD. I'm so glad she's getting such great notices for this and is proving all of the nay-sayers wrong.



And will there actually be a deluxe album or is that just speculation?

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Posted by willep 2012-12-21 02:06:32

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Whoa why are these edited so much differently than the movie? All the other solo lines in Look Down have been edited out (they ARE in the film)...

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Posted by My Oh My 2012-12-21 02:14:05

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Have listened up to "Empty Chairs At Empty Tables."

Epilogue is starting up right now.

I am in tears and haven't been this happy since...I don't know.

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Posted by WicaS 2012-12-21 02:15:34

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Is Samantha Barks singing Finale or not?

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Posted by Brave Sir Robin2 2012-12-21 02:25:58

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Sam Barks and Anne Hathaway are breaking my heart. Beautiful.

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Posted by My Oh My 2012-12-21 02:27:11

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No. It is the Bishop in her place but the lines Eponine usually sings aren't all sung by the Bishop. He comes in @ "...once was spoken, to love another person is to see the face of God."

I like the change because it's a good change.

That doesn't mean I think the way it is done on stage with Eponine was bad, flawed, or didn't make sense. It was very well done on stage, too. Had they kept it that way, I would've liked it just as much.

Nothing is wrong with change, and I welcome it when it makes sense and there is a compelling reason or need to have it. This qualifies, considering the immense amount of influence the Bishop had on Valjean's life, and it is beautifully woven in.

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Posted by Brave Sir Robin2 2012-12-21 02:41:12

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The one gripe I've had so far is that I wish Sam would belt those "One more day al on my own"s. Forget this whole "truthful singing" nonsense for a moment a let it out, girl.

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Posted by WicaS 2012-12-21 03:06:02

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Well, I just finished listening and I have to say I really like it. Even Amanda and Russel kinda sound good... But I still can't decide whether I like Hugh or or not.

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Posted by TheatreKid3 2012-12-21 03:38:56

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Honestly, I don't know if we are going to see a complete cast recording of this, at least in the near future. It's obvious, as some predicted, that the audio is basically ripped straight from the movie. Their logic, I'm assuming, is that a complete recording would basically be the audio of the entire film (since it is 99% sung-through). So, in a way, I see where they are coming from, especially with wanting to save some things. I mean, otherwise they would be giving us the entire film without visuals.

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Posted by ComingUpRoses2 2012-12-21 05:00:53

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Gotta say that, as someone who's never been a huge Les Mis fan, this is pretty terrific. Anne's I Dreamed A Dream had me in tears without even seeing it. Can't wait to see it all in action.

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Posted by dramamama611 2012-12-21 06:18:19

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Downloading as I speak.

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Posted by SporkGoddess 2012-12-21 09:41:39

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Hugh sounds good in some parts and... not-so-good in others.

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Posted by My Oh My 2012-12-21 10:28:26

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I'm endlessly amused by Cohen's rendition of "Master of the House." It's brilliant.

I wasn't expecting for him to do anything redefining (a mostly tired, false claim used for marketing purposes that so many fall for) and he doesn't, but a little is always more when mixed with taste and respect for a work's integrity.

There's a much longer word on that, but I'll stick to one thing at a time for now.

I LOVE his ambiguous accent! At first, I thought it sounded French, and it does in places. But it also sounds decidedly Spanish in more places, suggests American in others, and an unmistakably Cockney variation pops up during "One Day More." And somehow, works! And works well. You'd think it would be a painful trainwreck, but even I, the most vocal commentator on the lack of cohesion playing a role in the new stage version's orchestrations mess of a sound, am not bothered by it in the least. But that's because, unlike that horrid concoction, he maintains--either intentionally or by accident--the character's essence. And it doesn't take a full bodied, specific accent to denote essence but merely well placed cues.

I've always lectured on how I prefer a single piano adaptation of the original orchestration over the multi-instrument mess that has replaced that definitive John Cameron sound, making everyone think I'm out of my mind for wanting one piano over the 14 member requirement needed to play the new thing. But that's for another day, even if it does illustrate the point I'm making here: that essence is where it's at. Yes, we are sophisticated enough to fill in the rest with our imaginations with minimal effort and have it turn out satisfyingly good, but people have long lost faith in themselves; a result of losing touch with the art form and its theatrical roots, and distressingly, want it spelled out.

I can't even determine if this is a strategic thing on Cohen's part or a stroke of luck borne out of an inability to master an intended accent, that ends up providing the basic elements that are needed to satisfy the character's inherent essence. I've always considered the very, very popular argument that Thenardier needs to have a Cockney accent because it's what best works to be a bunch of hogwash.

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Posted by SporkGoddess 2012-12-21 10:32:15

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Got to listen some more. I agree with whoever said that "Suddenly" sounds like a Wildhorn song.

Edit: Just listened to "In My Life / A Heart Full of Love." Ugh at their cutting Cosette's ONLY solo moment, although I'm sure I wouldn't like Seyfried singing it anyway. Was not impressed by her B5.

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Posted by bryan2 2012-12-24 09:37:19

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Stars has always been my favorite song from Les Mis...Russell Crowe can not sing it at all U was one of the few who said lets give him a chance..did that ,..now hope on film it works better because he does sound as bad as everyone was afraid of

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Posted by Wildcard 2012-12-24 12:51:34

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I love his version of Stars. Different from what we're used to, yes, but works for how they had it in the film. Sure, he could use a little more vibrato. Maybe Seyfried can lend him some.

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Posted by EponineAmneris 2012-12-24 13:34:32

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Just picked up a copy as an early Christmas present to myself

I am impressed But that is just my humble opinion.