I am a Javert fan.
Me, too! I like the obsessive damaged freaks. It's a Batman thing.
I haven't listened to it in a while, and I don't think I should listen to it before seeing the movie in case it affects my ability to enjoy the movie.
In high school, the first soundtrack for Les Miz that I heard was the London cast, and I listened to it repeatedly. But a bunch of my friends had the American cast, and it SOUNDED WRONG to me. I didn't like listening to that version at all.
So I definitely think I ought not listen to the soundtrack before the movie. As it is, I have Colm Wilkinson in my head as Jean Valjean forever.
The hardest thing about this movie is not singing along.
I think I listened to Les Miz at least once a day in high school.
This was me, though I've sadly never actually seen a live performance.
Confrontation is all sorts of awesome.
I'm a mediocre at best singer, (I can manage the occasional song in my limited range if I practice it enough. Oddly the two songs I manage best are O Come All Ye Faithful and The Hero of Canton) but I practiced the Javert low notes enough I can hit most of them. The higher end of his songs are way beyond me, though.
I really want to see this, but we can only get out to see one movie a season at most, and the Hobbit wins out this time. I'm sure I'll catch Les Mis when it comes out on DVD, though.
I really want to see this, but we can only get out to see one movie a season at most, and the Hobbit wins out this time. I'm sure I'll catch Les Mis when it comes out on DVD, though.
Oh, Kalshane! You're going to have to make an exception and see this in a big theater.
In high school, the first soundtrack for Les Miz that I heard was the London cast, and I listened to it repeatedly. But a bunch of my friends had the American cast, and it SOUNDED WRONG to me. I didn't like listening to that version at all.
This was me as well. Though the lyric changes bothered me more than the different singing (though the later irked as well.) Really, American production, you seriously need Javert to sing about putting Valjean "safe behind bars"? Ugh.
Despite being a fan of most musicals, somehow I missed on Les Miz. I've heard bits of the music, but never seen it on stage. I am looking forward to seeing it in the theater. I just hope I don't have to go alone.
So I definitely think I ought not listen to the soundtrack before the movie.
I wouldn't recommend it. It's really a different beast.
In high school, the first soundtrack for Les Miz that I heard was the London cast, and I listened to it repeatedly. But a bunch of my friends had the American cast, and it SOUNDED WRONG to me. I didn't like listening to that version at all.
I'm so much happier now that I stopped listening to opera recordings immediately before I attend something.
What is it if it is not "safe behind bars"? (I will never rest....til then, this I swear. This I swear by....the Stars). I had the American version, but my favorite was the three cassette all-star version with the whole show. And I did listen to it once, if not twice per day in high school.
It's about poor French people, right? And a bad haircut?
That's as far as my knowledge goes. But if there turned out to be more than one bad haircut, I would not be surprised.
The hardest thing about this movie is not singing along.
Truth. Especially during the crowd scenes.
