T he soundtrack tracks that will be skipped: Here’s a breakdown of how different songs fared the aural close-up: In some instances, the choices made to bring a nuanced adaptation to the screen hurt the listenability of the movie’s songs as standalone pieces in some instances, the stars aligned. While Anne Hathaway’s one-take rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” as the condemned prostitute Fantine has propelled her to a Golden Globe win and (probably) an Oscar and the film’s original song “Suddenly” was nominated for both awards, is the film’s soundtrack actually listenable as a stand-alone album? The Original London Cast and Original Broadway Cast Recordings of the show are must-haves for theater fans, but has Hooper’s aural close-up ruined the movie’s soundtrack - dubbed “Highlights from the Motion Picture”?
LES MISERABLES FULL MOVIE SOUNDTRACK TV
'The Lord of the Rings': Everything You Need to Know About Amazon's Big Money AdaptationĢ0 Controversial Film and TV Book Adaptations That Rankled Their Audiences and Authors Sacha Baron Cohen Beats Roy Moore's $95 Million Defamation Suit Over 'Who Is America?' Sketch 'The Greatest Beer Run Ever': Zac Efron Enters the Vietnam War with a Six-Pack in True Story As Hooper described to Indiewire’s Jay Fernandez, his team attached microphones to either side of the actors so that their voices would be picked up no matter where they turned. Hooper not only chose to shoot many of the film’s well-known songs up close and personal, he also made the daring decision to have all of his actors sing live. While many critics of the film are quick to point out how much of the time Hooper’s camera is ever-so-close to his all-star cast, the film is also full of epic shots (enhanced with CGI) of 18th century Paris. And while Tom Hooper’s ambitious take on the beloved stage musical “Les Mis érables” is doing stellar business worldwide, critics and fans are lukewarm on many of the risky moves the “King’s Speech” director made to bring the Broadway version of Victor Hugo’s story to life. 2012 has been a year in which none of the top awards contenders have earned that distinction - “Lincoln” gets as many raves as “mehs,” and ebates on the ethics of “Zero Dark Thirty” are front page news. “Les Mis érables” may have taken home the Golden Globe for Best Comedy/Musical, but it’s nowhere near to a universally acclaimed film.