Carrie Underwood to Star in NBC's Live Broadcast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC- Page 15

[lizzyzigs]

Posted: 11/23/13 at 12:59am

Is it going to be live as in the Les Mis cast was "singing live" in the film--or is it really going to be completely live, as in no mixing, no effects, no tracks, no add-ons, no prerecorded b-flat at the end of Do Re Mi a la' Phantom of the Opera?

Updated On: 11/23/13 at 12:59 AM

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 11/23/13 at 1:15am

It is to be completely live, like watching Live from Lincoln Center live, only from a studio instead of a stage.

I am starting to think the thread needs an FAQ section.

[lizzyzigs]

Posted: 11/23/13 at 1:48am

Okay if you say so, I guess I've just been a little skeptical after hearing the very Glee-ish kind of auto-tuned quality of the Do Re Mi number in the promo...

[NOB88]

Posted: 11/23/13 at 10:02am

I also thought some of the clips sounded auto-tuned.

[degrassifan]

Posted: 11/23/13 at 1:51pm

Here is Audra singing Climb Every Mountain from the soundtrack (or is this a cast recording?).
Climb Every Mountain

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 11/23/13 at 2:19pm

I saw Audra do this live last night at McCarter Theater. She nailed it, of course.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 11/23/13 at 2:34pm

Jesus Christ. THIS IS LIVE. ALL LIVE. COMPLETELY LIVE. The clips you hear in the promo sound that way because they are from the Soundtrack.

If you actually read the posts here, you'll see that someone recently provided a link to some new b-roll footage of all the main characters singing live on set. That is what it will be like on December 5th. No "ifs," "ands," or "buts."

[jsg03jd]

Posted: 11/23/13 at 11:13pm

The recording is going to be released 2 days before the broadcast. I'm super curious to hear the differences between the studio and live vocals.

Updated On: 11/23/13 at 11:13 PM

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 11/25/13 at 3:52pm

They've just announced the full casting.


NBC Announces Full Cast for Carrie Underwood-Led THE SOUND OF MUSIC; Live Special Airs 12/5

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 11/25/13 at 4:28pm

CHRISTIANE NOLL!!!

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 11/25/13 at 5:20pm

It's going to be LIVE as in all the actors in it are going to be ALIVE, like the hills are with the sound of music...and not DEAD.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 11/25/13 at 5:55pm

I had to text my friend that Jessica Molaskey is in this!

[sooner2]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 10:58am

Song samples are up at amazon and Barnes and Noble if anyone wants to hear
them.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sound-of-music-carrie-underwood/26915743?ean=888837981422


Amazon SOM snippets Updated On: 11/26/13 at 10:58 AM

[dreaming]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 11:20am

Are there going to be any viewing parties in the city anywhere? (I would think it would be a neat type of event for a venue to host.)

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 11:21am

The children sound wonderful in the reprise of "The Sound of Music".

[RooMcGoo]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 11:43am

If you pause the commercials for The Sound of Music for just a second and listen very, very closely, you can hear Katherine McPhee crying quietly to herself somewhere.
Roo McGoo: Stories that Sing

[ukpuppetboy]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 11:51am

The whole thing reminds me of Bill Murrays' opus in 'Scrooged' - so I have everything crossed for backflipping midgets.

[dtzumbrunnen]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 1:59pm

More behind the scene info will probably be shared tomorrow during the "making of" documentary that airs Wednesday at 8pm on NBC.
Variety Article

[RW3]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 6:14pm

The cast practicing for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
http://playbill.com/multimedia/video/5711/Carrie-Underwood-and-the-Cast-of-The-Sound-of-Music-Live-in-Rehearsal-for-Macys-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 7:35pm

I'm certainly no expert, but as I understand it, auto tune CAN be used during a live performance. How else would all the hip hoppers achieve their signature sounds on tour?

Years ago, I was told auto tune was turned up to 11 for Whitney Houston, when she was at her worst in terms of drug use.

(Several posts above seem to imply that the auto-tuned soundtrack can't be replicated live. It takes some practice, I feel sure, but it can be done. Just as reverb, taped inserts and special effects are employed.)

[degrassifan]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 9:01pm

Thanks for alerting us about the 30 second samples. They sound great! A few of them sounded like the movie orchestrations/versions. David Chase said he pretty much listened to all the Sound of Music materials out there and took the best out of each of them to make this version, which I would've done too.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 9:42pm

Gaveston, auto-tuning a live performance is a very basic concept in 2013. But autotuning vocal lines as complex as these are not basic or simple. You're referring to the use of a certain technology that can handle the most basic melodies in R&B and Hip Hop, not Rodgers & Hammerstein.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 9:45pm

I cannot wait for nest Thursday because I want her to prove all of the haters, who've been saying awful things to her, wrong. Back when Twitter did not exist, no one ever wrote hateful tweets or hate mail, to Laura Michelle Kelly or Ashley Brown, when they played Mary Poppins in the musical adaptation.




Carrie Underwood on Getting 'Hate Tweets' for NBC's THE SOUND OF MUSIC: 'I Know I'm Not Julie' Updated On: 11/26/13 at 09:45 PM

[degrassifan]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 10:23pm

This production makes me WISH so much that the Internet was prevalent when the 1997 version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella and the 1999 version of Annie were in production. I wonder what people would've been saying? "A black Cinderella!?!? Cinderella wasn't black! Brandy can't top Lesley Ann Warren. Lesley is Cinderella!" "Um, did you know that Julie Andrews originated the role? Who says Cinderella has to be black?" "Ughh why do they remake the classics?!?! Annie is the best movie ever! It should be left alone!" "No, people! Annie was a Broadway play first. This is a TV adaptation of the stage show, so it'll be different!"

God, I wish I knew what people were saying back then because they were all proven wrong.

[justincharacter]

Posted: 11/26/13 at 10:24pm

Poor Carrie

I find it hilarious that no one ever mentions Mary Martin in those tweets.

Updated On: 11/26/13 at 10:24 PM