I don't think it would be a cast recording and a soundtrack I think it would just be a cast recording. A soundtrack usually implies that there was some sort of pre recorded music involved. But, that isn't the case with Rent on Broadway. They just filmed and recored the cast on stage doing the show. Now, had the cast gone into the studio to record vocals to go with what was going to be seen on film then that might be a different story.
I would like a recording of the Rent cast that is live. I think it was the German production that recorded their album a la Passing Strange or Brooklyn did on Broadway. They had fans in the theatre who cheered etc when they were recording and you are able to hear them on the cd.
"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear"
Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll
I'm going to try to rip the audio from it when the DVD comes out. So if anyone wants it PM me NOW with the name RENT CR & I will return the them when I get it done.
I thought I read somewhere that they did "sweeten" some of the vocals in post production, so not all the vocals are truly "live", but I guess if there was one released, I would include it as a "Live Cast Album" in my collection.
audio is already floating around if you know where to look.
"Sometimes on the strip, the dreams you come in with, ain't the dreams you leave with" ~Rock of Ages
"I'm a butterfly, trivial and small, and in the greater scheme of things, I don't mean much at all." ~The Story of My Life
"Forget Regret, or life is yours to miss." ~Rent
every cast member i've talked with has said to me "just wait for the dvd". i would assume that means it's a go.
"Sometimes on the strip, the dreams you come in with, ain't the dreams you leave with" ~Rock of Ages
"I'm a butterfly, trivial and small, and in the greater scheme of things, I don't mean much at all." ~The Story of My Life
"Forget Regret, or life is yours to miss." ~Rent
I'm just saying... just because the cast has been told there will be a DVD, and even that seems sketchy because "just wait" is not a clear answer, that doesn't mean the money will come through or that Sony is even interested in putting forth the cost for a DVD release. It still might depend on the box office numbers. I'd love for it to be released, but I'm not seeing anything official. Updated On: 9/28/08 at 11:25 PM
yes, they are filming a new documentary. we were told that by the people who were filming it during the last week of the show. no one seems to know the exact release date. i've heard everything from it will be out for christmas to it will be out in march and everything in between. january would make the most sense to coincide with the tour.
"Sometimes on the strip, the dreams you come in with, ain't the dreams you leave with" ~Rock of Ages
"I'm a butterfly, trivial and small, and in the greater scheme of things, I don't mean much at all." ~The Story of My Life
"Forget Regret, or life is yours to miss." ~Rent