Is the overture used in the "Mamma Mia" movie?

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 7/4/08 at 12:05pm

For those of you who've seen advanced screenings of the movie, I was wondering if they've kept the overture in. Sort of like how they played it over the opening sequence in "Chicago" or played the "Ballad" over the opening credits of "Sweeney Todd."

It's such a fun piece of music I was hoping they found a way to incorporate it into the film.

[lesmis]

Posted: 7/4/08 at 12:45pm

They didn't play the overture but I believe the played the Entr'Acte

[Princeton78]

Posted: 7/4/08 at 12:58pm

They played neither...sadly.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/4/08 at 1:22pm

Nope. Numerous instrumentals (and portions that appear in the Overture and Entr'acte) do appear throughout the entire film as underscore, etc.

An instrumental of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" plays over the opening main titles of the film.

I'm sure 40 years ago the full Overture and Entr'acte would have been included in a special roadshow presentation of the film. Movie audiences today would be getting restless if this was included today, especially after sitting thru 30 minutes of previews waiting for the feature film to begin then having to sit thru a 4 minute instrumental medley before the film actually starts.

[gypsy4]

Posted: 7/4/08 at 1:56pm

ah to bad this was one of my favorites.

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 7/4/08 at 2:36pm

That's too bad. I enjoyed the overture very much when I saw the show.

[BillyE]

Posted: 7/4/08 at 6:52pm

I'm disappointed too! I love the overture, and I didn't really expect the entre act. All the more reason to go back and see it live.
Long may it run!

[TsLondon08]

Posted: 7/4/08 at 8:19pm

No overture. But at the Odeon in London they have Organist play a Abba melody before the movie started (think it's just form the preview week thought). It was like stepping back in time

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/4/08 at 9:37pm

Hey, listen! The MAMMA MIA! Overture is about to begin!

[Princeton78]

Posted: 7/13/08 at 3:59pm

Can I also kvetch about there not being any "Knowing Me Knowing You" in the film except as Sophie's wedding processional?

[Scripps2]

Posted: 7/13/08 at 4:15pm

"But at the Odeon in London they have Organist play a Abba melody before the movie started"

No organist when I saw it there last Friday, but it's out of preview now.

(my opinion of the film has been posted on the off-topic board thread)