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Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.

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Harriet Craig
#25Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/25/24 at 9:49am

Sorry to lose “Long Before I Knew You” from Bells Are Ringing.

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#26Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/25/24 at 7:42pm

The King and I is a pretty perfect film adaptation, but cutting Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? (which was recorded for the soundtrack and maybe filmed but now lost) was a mistake...

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#27Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/26/24 at 11:12am

"I Have Dreamed"...is to me the most perfect R & H love song, and to have it cut from the most perfect film of The King & I was a major disappointment to me...i used to sing that song to myself dreaming of the man i wanted to have in my life..so yeah...a great loss...

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#28Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/28/24 at 11:17am

With the possible exception of Sacha Baron Cohen's performance, I don't find anything worthwhile about the Sweeney Todd adaptation, especially the way they eviscerated the score.

I mean, why even make a movie version if you need to cut so much brilliant music to make it more cinematic? I can live without "City on Fire," but cutting "Kiss Me" killed me, and eliminating "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" was unforgivable (even if Sondheim agreed).  Not to mention cutting whole verses from individual songs.  

IMO the movie was a train wreck. And casting Johnny Depp certainly didn't help. I guess Russell Crowe wasn't available?

 

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#29Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/28/24 at 11:43am

This is such a fun thread topic that reminds me of the good ole days of BWW. 

Carry on. smiley

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CarlosAlberto
#30Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/28/24 at 12:58pm

Sorry to lose “I Have Dreamed” and “My Lord and Master” from THE KING and I

sheridan
#31Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/28/24 at 3:06pm

Sorry to lose - Everything I Know from In the Heights 

Happiest to gain - My Man - Funny Girl 

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henrikegerman
#32Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/29/24 at 5:03pm

INTO THE WOODS - No More
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC - The Glamorous Life (film version)

Funny, both are about absent parents.


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