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Rent (2005 Movie Soundtrack)
Warner Bros / Wea Product Details |
1. Seasons of Love
2. Rent
3. You'll See
4. One Song Glory
5. Light My Candle
6. Today 4 U
7. Tango: Maureen
8. Life Support
9. Out Tonight
10. Another Day
11. Will I
12. Santa Fe
13. I'll Cover You
14. Over The Moon
15. La Vie Boheme
16. I Should Tell You
17. La Vie Boheme B
18. Seasons of Love B
19. Take Me or Leave Me
20. Without You
21. I'll Cover You Reprise
22. Halloween
23. Goodbye Love
24. What You Own
25. Finale A
26. Your Eyes
27. Finale B
28. Love Heals
Amazon.com
It's not that surprising that Rent, a successful musical with a strong youth following, would have transferred from the New York stage to film. What is remarkable is that the material has aged very well and that most of the original cast have made the trip to the silver screen. This is no small feat since nearly ten years have elapsed since the show's Off-Broadway debut and the film's release. When it opened in 1996, Jonathan Larson's rock musical based on neobohemian life in the gritty East Village felt a bit hackneyed at times; now, Rent feels more like a Broadway fantasy about life on the edge, and that new element actually works in the show's favor. The two cast additions--Rosario Dawson (replacing Daphne Rubin-Vega as Mimi) and Tracie Thomas (replacing Fredi Walker as Joanne)--act well and with emotion, but aren't quite powerful enough. They are eclipsed by vets such as Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and Taye Diggs, who of course had the chance to perfect their roles on stage and can also be heard on the original cast recording. It's a pleasure to hear these stalwarts New York performers strut their stuff again. This soundtrack will please the show's fans, and probably attract new ones. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Album Description
One of the longest-running shows (since 1996) in the history of Broadway, and one of its most beloved, RENT was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and four Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Based on Puccini's classic opera "La Boheme," Jonathan Larson's revolutionary rock opera tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic in New York's gritty East Village. Now the powerful musical marks its 10th year on stage by coming to the big screen, accompanied by RENT The Motion Picture Soundtrack, produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, Alanis Morissette).
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Rent (2005 Movie Soundtrack)
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2005-09-27)
- Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
- Label: Warner Bros / Wea
- Format: Soundtrack
- Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 179 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #2395
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Rent Soundtrack 2009-05-23
Comment: I ordered this for one of my grandaughters at her request. The transaction was perfect, and the soundtrack was exactly what she wanted. Anything that makes one of my teenage grandaughters happy is bound to be worth buying.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Excellent can't stop listening to it!! 2008-05-24
Comment: This cd is wonderful has all the songs from the film version of RENT and is a pleasure to listen to. Will no doubt please any rent fan!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Spellbinding. 2008-04-19
Comment: Just proves you don't have to be Hannah Montana to have hit songs.
Stand outs:
"Another Day"
"I'll Cover You (Reprise)"
"Tango: Maureen"
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Amazing music; must not mind obscenity 2008-02-12
Comment: The music and all of the voices are superb and incredibly catchy. The story is touching and profound. However, you do have to bear in mind that these are bohemian artists of New York, whose lives are shaped by AIDS. If that lifestyle bothers you, this celebration of said lifestyle isn't for you.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: One of the all time greatest musicals 2008-02-11
Comment: Though this is different than the Broadway edition, it still proves to be one of the greatest musicals of all time. This two disc set comes with not only the songs from the musical/dvd, but with the deleted songs (seen only in the deleted scenes) and a bonus track.
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