Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition- Page 2

[sfs1414]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#25

Posted: 12/5/06 at 11:38pm

Jamie Foxx is No Norm Lewis. And Eddie Murphy is no Billy Porter. I think Anika and Jennifer blow Beyoncee's singing out of the water on this recording. I am enjoying it though.

[sfs1414]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#26

Posted: 12/5/06 at 11:39pm

Jamie Foxx is No Norm Lewis. And Eddie Murphy is no Billy Porter. I think Anika and Jennifer blow Beyoncee's singing out of the water on this recording. I am enjoying it though.

[sfs1414]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#27

Posted: 12/5/06 at 11:39pm

Jamie Foxx is No Norm Lewis. And Eddie Murphy is no Billy Porter. I think Anika and Jennifer blow Beyoncee's singing out of the water on this recording. I am enjoying it though.

[musicalfandukie]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#28

Posted: 12/5/06 at 11:49pm

i'm loving the deluxe edition! i think everyone's vocals sound great from beyonce to hudson.

[Kringas]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#29

Posted: 12/6/06 at 12:14am

And Eddie Murphy is no Billy Porter.

Thank god. Porter's Jimmy was less "Thunder" and more "Pixie Dust."

"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey

[parislover87]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#30

Posted: 12/6/06 at 12:34am

Ray, I'm talking about her behavior now that the movie is out... not her acting skills... yeah she is incredible... but now she is being a baby about not being included

It's the music and I'm its hapless victim

[JustChillin8908]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#31

Posted: 12/6/06 at 12:35am

I didn't know that Laura Bell Bundy was in one of the songs (Cadillac Car)...

[silent]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#32

Posted: 12/6/06 at 12:45am

The soundtrack sounds like they just ripped the songs right from the movie. They don't sound like they were recorded in a studio.

[CurtisTaylorJr2]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#33

Posted: 12/6/06 at 12:46am

On Itunes, they have the scene from the movie of Jennifer Hudson singing "Love You I Do", it's great.

[Rentaholic2]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#34

Posted: 12/6/06 at 2:39am

anyone know when the deluxe edition will be available on itunes?

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#35

Posted: 12/6/06 at 2:43am

Parislover87, sorry I misread your post. I get what you're saying now. Apologies.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[NYC4Life]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#36

Posted: 12/6/06 at 4:36am

I think Beyonce sounds great. Dont forget Effie is suppose to sing better than her. People keep saying this, but Holiday sounded better than Ralph also. It is part of the plot...

[soapguy17]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#37

Posted: 12/6/06 at 8:11am

Tee Hee Hee, Kringas, that made me giggle. Anywho, I'm happy with it. I want to cray for lack of Ain't No Party, but oh well.

I have NEVER met Cheyenne Jackson. I have never hung out with him in his dressing room, he did not tweet me, he never bought me a beverage, and he mostly certainly didn't tickle me. . .that is all.

[BDrischBDemented]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#38

Posted: 12/6/06 at 9:21am

Deluxe Edition is up on iTunes...I got to it by clicking links around the "One Night Only" single from earlier this year.

"Your lyrics lack subtlety! You can't just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!"

[BrodyFosse123]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#39

Posted: 12/6/06 at 10:40am

"Perfect World" has no relevance in the plot of the film-adaption of DREAMGIRLS. Since Rainbow Records is based on Motown Records, why not pay homage to their early 70's discovery The Jackson Five (with Michael Jackson)? Since they basically pay homage to Diana Ross & The Supremes (even copying LP covers verbatim), this was all in fun to have the references come full circle.

"Perfect World" is seen in the film for about a good 10 seconds. The song mostly plays in the background to the Lorrell and Jimmy backstage scene.

It's not connected to the plot at all -- it's just a peformance song/number taking place at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion during the SOUNDS OF TOMORROW: 10th Anniversary Celebration of Rainbow Records.

I find it amusing how people make so much out of this isolated number since it doesn't even appear for more than 10 seconds in the actual film.

[Kringas]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#40

Posted: 12/6/06 at 11:24am

"Perfect World" has no relevance in the plot of the film-adaption of DREAMGIRLS.

That's why it's distracting, and a little annoying. Mischief is right in that it totally pulls you out of the movie. As much as I enjoyed the movie, I did think that a lot of the Supremes "homages" were overkill. Some of the stuff, while a bit jarring wouldn't be noticeable to the casual Supremes fan, such as the album covers of the "Love Child"-esque clip.
Even though "Perfect World" and little Michael'sTeddy's "I'm gonna wait here for Deena" consist of a sum total of about one minute the reference is unmistakable, and it's the one part of the movie that caused me to roll my eyes.

"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey

Updated On: 12/6/06 at 11:24 AM

[Wildcard]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#41

Posted: 12/6/06 at 11:32am

If that's the case, then the Five Tuxedoes would've been just as distracting. The Campbell Connection is in the same spot the Five Tuxedoes would've been at. However, the Five Tuxedo sound is not a "Rainbow Records" sound. Also, If they are making the film appear more real, why not use a more real group?

[wickedfan]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#42

Posted: 12/6/06 at 11:34am

Mischeif-unintentional laughter? Obviously, you didn't see that Bill Condon's reference to the Jackson 5 was meant to be a joke. And, how can it pull you out of the story if it appears for a good (as BrodayFosse said) ten seconds? If anything, it helps establish where the next scene takes place. I have a hard time believing you saw the film or knew anything about the material before hand. There are so many references to the Supremes, Jackson 5 and other cultural points in the 60's/70's that it's hard not to know that Bill Condon meant these as somewhat "inside jokes".

As for the orchestrations-I love them, perfect for the era. "Move" would not have been performed by a 20+ piece Broadway orchestra in real life, neither would "Heavy" or any other number. So though they may sound a little more bare than Broadway, they actually fit the film well.

"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.

[Kringas]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#43

Posted: 12/6/06 at 11:40am

I don't get the joke, either, then.

And I disagree about the Five Tuxedos/Tempations They don't even come close to the iconic look of a young Michael Jackson.

"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey

[BrodyFosse123]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#44

Posted: 12/6/06 at 12:00pm

again...I reiterate my earlier comment.

This is WAY too much time being spent on something that lasts about 10 seconds in the damn film!

Woof!

[Kringas]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#45

Posted: 12/6/06 at 12:05pm

And I again reiterate mine. And it may be only ten seconds, but it's part of the bigger picture - that this film is essentially passing itself off as a Supremes biopic, going way beyond any parallels the stage version may have drawn.

"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey

[BrodyFosse123]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#46

Posted: 12/6/06 at 12:10pm

Passing itself off as a Surpremes biopic? You REALLY need to get your info straight. Do a little more research on Bill Condon's statements, as well as everyone else's.

Better yet...SEE the film for yourself before you make you're own assumption: 'that this film is essentially passing itself off as a Supremes biopic'.

That is so far from the truth...and yes, I've seen the film more than once AND quite familiar with the 'real' story of The Supremes/Diana Ross & The Supremes.

[Kringas]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#47

Posted: 12/6/06 at 12:12pm

Honey, I have seen the film. I didn't quite view it as the camp classic you do, but nonetheless I've already seen it.

"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey

Updated On: 12/6/06 at 12:12 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#48

Posted: 12/6/06 at 12:16pm

Then you're one of the few who didn't 'get' it.

Well...I'm sure there'll be quite a bit more who won't 'get' the film and take it as a biopic film of The Supremes.

Oh well, sorry Bill Condon...it's gonna happen.

[Kringas]

re: Dreamgirls Soundtrack Deluxe Edition#49

Posted: 12/6/06 at 12:20pm

Then you're one of the few who didn't 'get' it.

And you did? Or have I missed the general consensus that it's this generation's Valley of Dolls?

To willfully deny that the Supremes parallels have been more than accentuated suggests that it is you who did not get it.

"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey

Updated On: 12/6/06 at 12:20 PM