Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Album

[Dave13]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 10:12pm

Has become Platinum Certified according to Hamilton's Facebook Page. 

[Broadway Forever2]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 10:13pm

haha no way. Since album sales are so terrible nowadays RIAA over certifies everything. It's sold like 400,000 copies i think 

Updated On: 5/24/16 at 10:13 PM

[Dave13]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 10:18pm

Here is the link.  

 

https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonMusical/posts/1389514757742064:0

[Broadway Forever2]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 10:21pm

Dave13 said: "Here is the link.  

 

https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonMusical/posts/1389514757742064:0

 

"

 

Oh sorry I never doubted that it was certified platinum but traditionally platinum meant it sold nearly a million copies. I was just saying that it's definitely being over certified. Now they take into account other things such streaming.  I guess it makes sense since album sales are so terrible. 

 

Anyway good for them. The Cast Recording is obviously a huge success. When was the last time a cast recording had this kind of success? Wicked? 

 

Updated On: 5/24/16 at 10:21 PM

[HogansHero]

Posted: 5/24/16 at 11:01pm

"When was the last time a cast recording had this kind of success? Wicked?? "

My recollection was that Wicked took a while (like 2-3 years) to go platinum although by now of course it has sold over 2 million. So I suspect Hamilton holds the modern day speed record. 

[gypsy101]

Posted: 5/25/16 at 1:17am

didn't it just go gold about a month or so ago?

[iholland95]

Posted: 5/29/16 at 1:56pm

I can't stop listening to this album. The whole cast is fabulous. I wasn't into Hamilton until my friend recommend I try listening to it and now I'm HOOKED. I'd love to see it but know tickets are limited. 

 

In particular, the orchestrations are BRILLIANT. I am highly impressed with how much talent LMM has. 

Phillipa Soo is a hit with her song Burn. Gives me goosebumps. 

Updated On: 5/29/16 at 01:56 PM

[Pippin]

Posted: 5/29/16 at 2:05pm

"In particular, the orchestrations are BRILLIANT. I am highly impressed with how much talent LMM has."

 

 

just for clarification, LMM is not responsible for the orchestrations. future Tony recipient Alex Lacamoire is. The halo effect is real.

 

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 5/29/16 at 2:19pm

And for further clarification, much of the actual music you hear was not even written by LMM. His [uncredited] collaborator is, in fact, Mr. Lacamoire. He might as well be consider LMM's "ghost writer." Granted, what he lacks in the songwriting department he certainly makes up for in lyrics. No question. 

[darquegk]

Posted: 5/29/16 at 2:23pm

To use the hip hop analogy, LMM is the rapper. He writes the words, the rhythms, the musical hooks and melodies, even some of the chord progressions. Lacamoire is the producer, who makes it into the full song you hear.

Not that LMM is musically illiterate or not a real composer- he's just writing in an idiom that is collaborative in a different way.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 5/29/16 at 2:38pm

Liza's Headband said: "And for further clarification, much of the actual music you hear was not even written by LMM. His [uncredited] collaborator is, in fact, Mr. Lacamoire. He might as well be consider LMM's "ghost writer." Granted, what he lacks in the songwriting department he certainly makes up for in lyrics. No question. "

he isn't uncredited, Alex Lacamoire has always been credited officially with "arranging" Miranda's songs, and I've heard both state in interviews that Lin isn't very good at notation and all that so Lacamoire is kind of his typist in a way. I don't think this makes him any less of a songwriter.