Live singing in movie musicals

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Live singing in movie musicals#1

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:14pm

What are some that come to mind? Most of The Producers songs come to mind.

He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.

[parislover87]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#2

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:20pm

A Star is Born with Barbra... some bits of Funny Girl I believe... I actually think she did a LOT of live singing in her movies.

'Effie White is gonna win' in Dreamgirls

awful acapella reprise of 'something new' in High School Musical...

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

[husk_charmer]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#2

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:21pm

They don't do much live singing in film (None of the Producers was if I remember correctly), largely because the voice can't hold up to multiple takes. In fact, to my knowledge, "At Long Last Love" and the Bette Midler "Gypsy" are the only ones that did onset singing.

Fun Factoid:
"The Wizard of Oz" was the first movie to use the lipsync technique.

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[BDrischBDemented]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#3

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:23pm

Bette Midler in the TV movie "Gypsy".

...whoops, got beat.

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

Updated On: 12/24/07 at 12:23 PM

[DRSisLove]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#4

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:23pm

"Bette Midler "Gypsy" are the only ones that did onset singing. "

That's the only one that I could think of.

[roseaddams]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#5

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:29pm

Idina Menzel's 'Over the Moon' in the RENT movie was done live on set.

"You mean what was the best picture of the year or what did they pick as the best picture of the year?" - California Suite

[BroadwayBenny]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#6

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:31pm

I think Madonna's dying lament in EVITA was live as she talk/sung it unlike what is on the film soundtrack. Also that little bit after "Don't Cry For Me..." where she sings "just listen to that the voice of Argentina, we are adored, we are loved" sounds like it was sung on the set.

[Rosalind]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#7

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:33pm

In Across the Universe they were singing live.

"Just remembering you've had an 'and' when you're back to 'or' Makes the or mean more, than it did before..."

[jpbran]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#8

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:34pm

Another reason Is that one 5-minute number can be made up of dozens if not hundreds of takes and camera angles, shot over multiple days. Not only the energy levels, but also the variations in sound levels for each shot, outside noises, equipment sounds, etc.

[mattrob]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#9

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:54pm

De-Lovely was done live.

[Nonfreak]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#10

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:56pm

they did NOT sing live in Across the Universe, I worked on it. I t was prerecorded.

[best12bars]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#11

Posted: 12/24/07 at 12:56pm

I just posted about this in the "sound quality on Sweeney CD" thread.

All of Rex Harrison's singing in the film "My Fair Lady" was done live.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#12

Posted: 12/24/07 at 1:07pm

Susane Stromen said in the commentary "Because they could all sing well, we filmed everything live. After the fact, we decided whether we should use the soundtrack or the live."

Also.... I could tell "Miss Baltimore Crabs" was because of the way she said souflees (sp?). It was different in the cd then on the movie. Yes, I'm very observant.

He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.

[stella985]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#13

Posted: 12/24/07 at 1:07pm

Parislover87- yes, Barbra always preferred to sing live for the camera instead of lip syncing.

[amoni]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#14

Posted: 12/24/07 at 1:09pm

"All of Rex Harrison's singing in the film "My Fair Lady" was done live"

What singing?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#15

Posted: 12/24/07 at 1:18pm

I believe the singing in The Fantasticks was live.

[IdinaBellFoster]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#16

Posted: 12/24/07 at 1:24pm

Lorrell's "Lorrell Loves Jimmy" was sung live during Dreamgirls.

Anika Noni Rose insisted.

"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards

[thibodeaux]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#17

Posted: 12/24/07 at 1:53pm

some of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" was live...

'Tear Me Down' was live
and maybe 'Angry Inch'?

whatever and ever amen - ben folds five

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#18

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:04pm

90% of Across the Universe was sung live.

Akiva

[thejcm]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#19

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:09pm

All of the vocals in Hedwig and the Angry Inch were live. Just the music was pre-recorded.

ETA: With the exception of Tommy's (Michael Pitt's) singing, which was actually done by Stephen Trask.

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Updated On: 12/24/07 at 02:09 PM

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#20

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:15pm

SpellingBeeFan4Ever, Miss Baltimore Crabs was not sung live in the movie, it was just recorded differently multiple times.

I think Sweeney Todd was the first movie-musical I've seen in awhile that wasn't distracting because of the lip-synching- it was done very well.

"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster. "Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#21

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:20pm

Lets hope Kerry Butler isnt EVER in a movie musical. She can't lipsync. Period.

He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.

[MungoGypsy8232]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#22

Posted: 12/24/07 at 2:38pm

ummm, okay SpellingBeeFan4Ever? Kerry Butler can just sing live in a movie musical?

[Rosalind]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#23

Posted: 12/24/07 at 3:11pm

Kiva: I ALREADY SAID THAT. HONESTLY.

"Just remembering you've had an 'and' when you're back to 'or' Makes the or mean more, than it did before..."

[jpbran]

re: Live singing in movie musicals#24

Posted: 12/24/07 at 3:31pm

Across the Universe??? Cant remember the vocals in the movie too clearly, but on the CD, the vocals sound more digitally sweetened than just about any other in my recent memory...

That's one I NEVER would has suspected being "live on set."
Updated On: 12/26/07 at 03:31 PM