Wicked sound clips in German

#1

Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/17/07 at 5:18pm

I'm not the largest Wicked fan, but I did come across these sound clips of the German Wicked cast (opening next month). They sound great! And Willemijn Verkaik blows Idina Menzel out of the water (also not a large Idina fan, sorry guys).

Here's the link! Scroll down and click the arrows for clips of "One Short Day," "For Good," and "Defying Gravity."

http://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals/wicked-die-hexen-von-oz/wicked-die-hexen-von-oz.html

Just thought some might enjoy it :)

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#2

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/17/07 at 5:24pm

very cool! thanx for posting... i agree, "And Willemijn Verkaik blows Idina Menzel out of the water"

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#3

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/17/07 at 5:32pm

I like Idina more.

#4

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/17/07 at 5:37pm

Neat!

One day I'm going to figure out what my fixation is with cast recordings in German.

#5

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/17/07 at 5:49pm

The Elphaba is definitely very good.
She does bring that Idina quality to the vocals which IMO, no one really has, since Idina was playing the part.

#6

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/17/07 at 6:19pm

She sounds great! Great vocals.

...though in my opinion anyone's better than Idina..

#7

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/17/07 at 6:34pm

^ I agree. She's extremely overrated.

I think the German cast sounds fantastic so far, and I'd love to hear everything else!

#8

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Posted: 10/17/07 at 8:38pm

Very pretty!

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#9

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/17/07 at 9:12pm

I find it interesting that they used the original Broadway cast recording background tracks/orchestra instead of recording a real German orchestra for their own version. One thing that I've always admired about European cast recordings is that they always have such excellent musicality, especially the orchestras. One of my favorite recordings is the German "Beauty and the Beast" - amazing orchestra, and not the Broadway players, either.

Great voices, nonetheless!

#10

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/17/07 at 9:42pm

I love the movie trailer (kinotrailer) with the green clouds over German landmarks

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re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/17/07 at 10:06pm

WOW! I can't imagine what it must be like to sit in that audience, listening and watching and KNOWING what they're saying! So entertaining to hear them squeeze in syllables. And to hear an "ooo" sound where your ear has been trained to hear and "aah"

#12

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/17/07 at 10:23pm

Is there a way I can get a recording of this cast? Or are these clips only for promotional use?

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#13

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/17/07 at 10:41pm

Thanks for posting.

Yup, the Elphaba is amazing!

#14

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Posted: 10/18/07 at 1:34am

And to think that some people were like, "Nooo, 'For Good' will sound so angry and harsh in German!"

#15

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Posted: 10/18/07 at 2:35am

I love German showtunes. It's such a clear, direct, and frankly, unmusical language, and I love the way it turns out.

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re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/18/07 at 8:23am

It's also really nice to hear a healthy sound coming from the Elphaba, instead of a strained "I'm dying" sound that can often come from American singers. No human being should ever have to sit up there and sing those notes, anyway, but it sounds very clean and healthy to me, which I really appreciate. (Of course, we all know that singing in the recording studio, and doing it in a heavy costume while being nervous 15 feet above the stage are two very different things!)

#17

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/18/07 at 12:37pm

"I love the movie trailer (kinotrailer) with the green clouds over German landmarks."

Did I miss the movie trailer? I don't read German but I searched for "kinotrailer" on the page and didn't find it.

This is an excellent find!! Thanks for sharing it.

Here's my contribution:
Video of Japanese Wicked

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#18

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/18/07 at 1:23pm

man. They sound great too. Why don't we get more people like that in our versions?

I like the editing on the trailer too.

#19

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Posted: 10/18/07 at 6:53pm

German musical theatre is incredible. It sounds wonderful.

Ja, Willemijn ist besser! :) I thought Idina was a good actress in the role, but she screamed her way through the show. It's nice to hear someone singing the role.

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#20

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/18/07 at 7:29pm

is it just me, or did it sound like they were speaking english at the end of one short day? when it is supposed to be "just 2 friends, 2 good friends..." it sounded like they were saying, "hand in hand, arm in arm"

#21

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/18/07 at 10:30pm

Thanks for the German sound clips and the Japanese video clip. I enjoyed both.

#22

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Posted: 10/18/07 at 10:36pm

wow! I was really impressed with the defying gravity clip!

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#23

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Posted: 10/18/07 at 11:28pm

I love hearing cast albums in other languages... thanks for the post

#24

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Posted: 10/19/07 at 12:35am

is it just me, or did it sound like they were speaking english at the end of one short day? when it is supposed to be "just 2 friends, 2 good friends..." it sounded like they were saying, "hand in hand, arm in arm"

That's because that's what they were saying. German and English are more similar than you might think.

#25

re: Wicked sound clips in German

Posted: 10/21/07 at 6:36am

Concerning the orchestrations:
Those clips are for promotional use only... they were recorded shortly after the cast was announced.
For the cast recording they'll probably make a new version!

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