Wow, I am so thankful to have this. That this is preserved and available. It is so integral to the show, it brings you straight back to memories of watching it.
It is definitely a bit condensed, and a lot of underscoring that exists in some scenes are missing. For the most part, the sound effects are also not layered onto the tracks, so I've been adding in my own ~swoosh~ cloak sound.
That being said, what they've done is make a 75 minute album that is miraculously easy to follow and journey through, even though the show is 5.5 hours long. They've designed the track transitions to be so smooth, it is an incredibly satisfying journey.
I wonder if the Tony committee ever considered nominating this for Best Score. While some of the music did exist in some form before, I think an argument can be made as to how new it all is. It really is phenomenal work.
Updated On: 11/2/18 at 04:16 PM