their voices soft as thunder
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tigriswolfSo, I’ve never liked the song ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ from Les Mis. Like, never. I’ve heard the original Broadway version (via CD), Susan Boyle, a local production, Rachel and her mom from Glee – and I haven’t liked any of them.
Then I heard Anne Hathaway in the Les Mis preview and I shivered. I’ve wanted to cry every time I see a preview for that movie because of how haunting that song is.tigris_lilsis said it’s because Anne Hathaway is acting the song, not just singing it. She’s not doing the big, sweeping thing – she’s dragging that song down into her pit of despair, and it works. It really REALLY works.
And then I saw a little TV spot about the movie, and it turns out? That’s how every song in the movie is performed. Not lip-synching to previously recorded songs they did. No, they’ve performed every take live, so each song is acted.
Dudes. Les Mis is pretty much my favorite soundtrack ever. I can listen to pretty much every song over and over and over again.
This movie is going to kick ass.
Then I heard Anne Hathaway in the Les Mis preview and I shivered. I’ve wanted to cry every time I see a preview for that movie because of how haunting that song is.
tigris_lilsis said it’s because Anne Hathaway is acting the song, not just singing it. She’s not doing the big, sweeping thing – she’s dragging that song down into her pit of despair, and it works. It really REALLY works.And then I saw a little TV spot about the movie, and it turns out? That’s how every song in the movie is performed. Not lip-synching to previously recorded songs they did. No, they’ve performed every take live, so each song is acted.
Dudes. Les Mis is pretty much my favorite soundtrack ever. I can listen to pretty much every song over and over and over again.
This movie is going to kick ass.
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Date: 2012-12-06 01:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-06 11:02 pm (UTC)I liked Phantom when I first saw it, but Gerard Butler didn't really have the voice for it.
But Les Mis looks wonderful.
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Date: 2012-12-06 03:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-06 11:03 pm (UTC)Yes! And then Hugh Jackman started singing during the interview!
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Date: 2012-12-06 04:57 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-12-06 11:03 pm (UTC)I was always going to go see it - but now I'm even more excited.
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Date: 2012-12-06 11:46 pm (UTC)