Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
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#1Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 10:00am
Hooper was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 starting at about 7:40 in the link below. Don't know how long it will be up. It's basically about the process of filming, singing live, spoken dialogue, new song/music by the same composer. The cast isn't mentioned except a short blurb about Jackman. Very interesting.
Hooper Interview
Updated On: 1/6/12 at 10:00 AM
JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#2Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 10:57amA new song? Eh.. Gotta get that Oscar nom, I guess.
Fan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
#2Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 10:59amYeah, I think most movie musicals do that these days, for the hopeful Oscar nod for Best Original Song, as none of the others are eligible. At least it's by the same composer.
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#3Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 11:03am
For a new director of a movie musical, Tom Hooper sounds like he is very much on top of how such an iconic work ("part of the global conversation" as he puts it) can translate effectively to the film medium.
I am excited about how he is approaching the "sung-through with spoken lines" format ( doing some initial work with Hugh), how he is rationalizing why live singing cum acting could be the more effective way of delivering the musical score, and the whole process of film-making which he believes will translate into a new visual and listening experience, compared to what a fan has had with the stage production.
And he talks of a new song and new music being composed by Claude Michel Schonberg 
#4Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 11:53am
New song usually = deleted song.
Wonder which one?
(Please be "Little People." A thoroughly shortened "Castle on a Cloud" would do as well)
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/17/07
#5Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 3:21pmOh my gosh that link scared me. I thought Zooey Deschanel got cast in the film! Yes there is a fate worse than Swift!
#6Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 3:25pmIf they sing live...they are going to have a real problem with Swift.
#7Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 4:09pm
I'd MUCH rather see Zooey Deschanel as Eponine than Taylor Swift.
Of course, I'd rather see the corpse of Ethel Merman in the role before Taylor Swift too, so I'm not sure how much that says.
#8Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 5:00pm
The new song could be "I Saw Him Once"?
Or it could be just that, new. Schönberg is a composer I greatly admire.
#9Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 7:48pm
I imagine it'll be a song played over the end credits, so they won't be cutting anything out of the score to make room for it. It'll just be something for the audience to listen to while they're getting their coats and purses.
#10Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 7:55pm
"I imagine it'll be a song played over the end credits, so they won't be cutting anything out of the score to make room for it. It'll just be something for the audience to listen to while they're getting their coats and purses."
Or they could do something similar to what EVITA did with "You Must Love Me" and write a new song to be part of the plot?
Updated On: 1/6/12 at 07:55 PM
#11Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 8:09pmWhat does a song from a different movie based on a different musical directed by a different director have to do with it?
#12Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 8:11pm
Because "You Must Love Me" was written for the movie as well. I'd like to think they'll have the song playing during the credits, just like songs in Phantom, Hairspray, and Chicago. did.
Updated On: 1/6/12 at 08:11 PM
#13Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 8:17pmYes, Patronus, keep up. We're discussing some musical films that have a new song in the credits Vs. Something like EVITA which has a new song as part of the plot.
#14Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 8:28pm
I assure you, I've kept up. The way that you phrased your post on Evita is as if you're replying to a question that was never asked.
The fact that Evita did it has absolutely no relevance in whether the Les Miserables film will or not.
Personally, I don't think a song over the credits of Les Miserables would be a great fit. I could see them possibly giving the Thenardiers a new song though.
#15Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 8:38pmPatronus, other people seem to be getting it, perhaps it's just you?
#16Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 8:42pm
I think you're confusing "not getting it" with pointing out that it's an irrelevant statement. Two completely different things. You may find that people don't always agree with you. It happens.
Either way...as long as they don't write some new song for Taylor Swift to suffer through I'm sure it'll be fine.
#17Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/6/12 at 8:45pmHow is it an irrelevant statement when I've already explained the fact that we're discussing the treatment of other musical theatre pieces on film?
#18Tom Hooper Radio Interview on Les Mis
Posted: 1/7/12 at 2:00am
Maybe the new song will be what was originally intended for "Bring Him Home"--Valjean angsty over the loss of Cosette to Marius.
That was replaced with Valjean praying for Marius' safe return after Caird suggested the melody was very prayer-like.
At any rate, I still say they should have Enjolras do an interpretive tap dance atop the barricades of freedom and have Cammack make a cameo. He'd make a fabulous Bamatabois.
Kidding, kidding.
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