LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRACK.
LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRACK.
#1LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRACK.
Posted: 10/8/09 at 6:01am
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Sample (instrumental) track:
http://cloudfront.loveneverdies.com/ConeyIslandWaltz.mp3
It sounds similar to the bit we heard on the earlier 'trailer' [all instrumental]. Heavily orchestrated. Cringeworthy scream at end.
" World Premiere in London at the Adelphi Theatre on Tuesday 9 March 2010 followed by New York on Thursday 11 November and in Australia in 2011."
If you pre-order the CD you also get a sample track, not sure if it's different to the one above. March 2010 release is AGES though.
Cast: Christine=Sierra Boggess
Phantom = Ramin Karimloo
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 10/8/09 at 06:01 AM
#2re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRACK.
Posted: 10/8/09 at 6:48amIt was okay. Not too big of a fan.
rockfenris2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#2re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRACK.
Posted: 10/8/09 at 6:55am
It sounds like the score for a bizarre horror film. I LOVE IT! But is it just me or can I hear snatches from "Salome" in "Sunset Boulevard" and the Fairground sequence from the film?
But...AWESOME work on Andrew's behalf! Let's just hope the rest of the show is this decent.
Who can explain it, who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try
-South Pacific
#3re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRACK.
Posted: 10/8/09 at 6:57amI think the music is really pretty.
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
rabymon10
Stand-by Joined: 10/30/06
#4re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 8:15am
Really digging it, sounds to be incredibly lush orchestrations, but Woman in White much? I mean, really? Really Andrew? It was just your last newly staged show...
Other than that, put me into the party whose curiosity is piqued and might just be looking forward to the show.
#5re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 8:21am
I like it. But I liked it in the trailer. :)
Wish we could have gotten some actual singing, though. 
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#6re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 8:26amEh, it was okay. Sounds like the orchestrations for an epic movie.
jacobp
Featured Actor Joined: 12/6/05
#7re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 8:26amI know the track record for sequels and I know there are some holes to the plot and plot points we've heard about, but I think this music sounds fantastic. I have a feeling Andrew Lloyd Webber will be laughing his ass off when the naysayers realize this is one of his best. But I'm keeping a steady eye on this and keeping an open mind.
rockfenris2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#8re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 8:37am
This is exactly what I warned the naysayers about, and I'm not the opposite, just neutral.
Be sure to watch the video announcement at the website. It's about to appear but it's running a little late. The media's already saying Ramin sang a Phantom song at the presentation. No titles though...
Who can explain it, who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try
-South Pacific
Updated On: 10/8/09 at 08:37 AM
#9re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 8:49am
Mm waiting for the video.
They could have time to fix up the artwork though.
I also hope this doesn't become too cheesy by taking itself so seriously though. (I guess that's kind of the first too, but I mean if we're expecting improvement)
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 10/8/09 at 08:49 AM
#10re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 8:53amThe press launch is up!!
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#11re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 8:56am
LOL Andrew Lloyd Webber is presenting. Looking Hawt Andrew haha awkward 'cute'. God I should stop.
The preview track/'Waltz' appears to be the opening of the show.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 10/8/09 at 08:56 AM
#12re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 9:05amThe "Coney Island Waltz" instrumental sample is pretty nice. I'd love to hear the concept album when it comes out. I am curious to see how this show turns out, despite the cheesiness of some of the plot details.
"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible
rockfenris2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#13re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 9:10amThe Phantom's first song "TILL I HEAR YOU SING..." First impressions? Completely captivated! But it felt more like an Alan Menken song than an Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Who can explain it, who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try
-South Pacific
#14re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 9:10am
The performance is a 'produced' music-video ish lol
LYRICS:
The day starts
The day ends
Time crawls by
Night stealing(?)
Pacing the floor
The moment's creep yet I can't bear to sleep
Till I hear you sing
And weeks past, and months past
seasons fly
still you don't walk through the door
and in a hate I count the silent days
till I hear you sing once more
and sometimes and nighttime I dream that you are there
But wake holding nothing but the empty air
and eves come and leaves go
Time runs dry
Still I ache down to the core
My broken soul can't be alive and whole tell I hear you sing once more
and music your music, it teases in my ear
It turns and it fades away and you're not hear
Let hopes past. Let dreams past. Let them die
without you what are they for.
I'll always feel no more than halfway real
Till I hear you sing once more
[Sorry I can't structurally rewrite the lyrics for crap, I'm not sure 100% sure about some lines e.g. 4th]
Sounds like it could be a Disney cartoon musical to me.
" But it felt more like an Alan Menken song than an Andrew Lloyd Webber."
YES OMG. I was thinking this could be a cut song to Aladdin.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 10/8/09 at 09:10 AM
rockfenris2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#15re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 9:14am
Thanks for the lyrics! Thoughts everybody? Well, musically, my doubts are starting to disappear. But it takes a lot more than pretty music to pull off something this daring!
And Andrew was so nervous!!!
Who can explain it, who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try
-South Pacific
#16re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 9:29am
Is the video all live? If I missed it, did I miss it forever??
Some of us have places to be at 8 in the morning.
rockfenris2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#17re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 9:32amI believe the video is still there, able to be watched whenever and wherever. My problem is, I want to download and keep it because surely it will disappear from the website before the show opens.
Who can explain it, who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try
-South Pacific
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#18re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 9:32amIt already took place 11:30 a.m. in England.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#19re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 9:54amI just watched the press conference video. Thought "Till I Hear You Sing Once More" was very good. But it does sound like something Alan Menken would write. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Now I'm really curious to hear the rest of the score.
"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible
rockfenris2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#20re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 9:57am
When I first opened the website, I thought the album release date was November...then I read March. I was, like, awwww! The wait on this project has been too long already. I just want to know if it's good or bad. But, so far, "The Heart is Slow to Learn", "Coney Island Waltz" and now this one have NOT disappointed me. I wonder what the other songs "Fortune Teller" and "Move into the Darkness" I've heard talk about are like?
EDIT: Did anybody else find it interesting that the late beautiful Maria Bjornson sort of gave Andrew this idea in the first place? Interesting how she contrasted the depths of the Paris Opera to the heights of the New York skyscrapers etc.
Who can explain it, who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try
-South Pacific
Updated On: 10/8/09 at 09:57 AM
Cape Twirl of Doom
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#21re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 11:10am
Eh, it was okay. Sounds like the orchestrations for an epic movie.
The first thing I thought of when I heard it was the theme to "Lawrence of Arabia."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxBFRfYiDNE#t=0m36s
"It's Phantom meets Hamlet... Phamlet!"
#22re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 11:30am
The music is very kitschy. Yes, it sounds like movie music. The waltz sounds like Erich Korngold circa 1940 and the ballad sounds like John Barry. The music doesn't evoke the 1920's at all.
At least there's no backbeat anywhere. That's progress.
#23re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 11:32amI actually have flashbacks to the Carousel Waltz (from Carousel) when I hear it. I mean, it's the same sort of idea. A waltz about a creepy amusement park.
#24re: LOVE NEVER DIES LIVE. CD March 2010. Broadway November 2010. SAMPLE TRA
Posted: 10/8/09 at 12:12pm
The music doesn't evoke the 1920's at all.
It's not set in the 20s
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