Cast Recordings: Bows and Exit Music?

[rmusic11322]

Posted: 3/31/10 at 9:30pm

Why don't cast recording include them? Just wondering. Thanks!

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 3/31/10 at 9:34pm

HAIR includes the curtain call and the dance party music on their cast recording.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 3/31/10 at 9:36pm

Some do, some don't. It's all about the money.

[KirbyCat]

Posted: 3/31/10 at 10:09pm

Honestly, I enjoy the curtain call and exit music a lot. It always bothers my friends and family when I make them stick around after to listen to the exit music, but it's still part of the show!
This can also relate to overtures... Lately, overtures have been left off cast recordings, and very often are simply cut from the show if not cut down to 30 seconds. Overtures happen to be my favorite part of the show.

[rmusic11322]

Posted: 3/31/10 at 10:59pm

I love overtures as well. Sometimes I get nasty looks from people who want to leave as I stand in the aisle and just look at the band play the exit music.

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 3/31/10 at 11:28pm

There are several reasons why cast albums don't include the exit music.

Space has a lot to do with it. We have come a long way since the days when songs had to fit onto a 10-inch 78-rpm record (About 3 1/2 minutes) but even so a CD can only hold 80 min of music. It's more important that they get the main score recorded.

It is also financial: For every 15 minutes of time (or portion) on the CD the musicians get paid for a 4 hour session. 60 min of music -- 4 sessions, 80 min of music = 6 sessions. Sometimes the playout music is recorded; Check out Columbia's CITY OF ANGELS as an example.

The series of studio cast "masterworks edition" CD sets produced by John Yap for TER/JAY include all dance music, overture's, entr'actes, utility/scene change music and exit music.

Updated On: 3/31/10 at 11:28 PM

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 4/1/10 at 12:05am

I love when the bows and exit music is included. I thought it was kind of funny that the TER/Jay Records cast recording of Annie has the bows and exit music and most of the reprises which in my opinion makes it more complete, and yet the new 30th anniversary recording was marketed as being the first complete recording even though it's missing a few of the things that the Jay Records CD recorded years before. But, the 30th anniversary recording does have "Why Should I Change a Thing" which I love so that's the one I listen to most often now.

[Gypsy9]

Posted: 4/1/10 at 12:37pm

The cassette and CD of CRAZY FOR YOU has the music for the bows, but not the exit music. I, too, love the bows music and the exit music.