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 | Title : Chicago (The Miramax Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Author : Various Artists
Release Date : 20030114
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
The movie version of Kander and Ebb's Chicago was long in the making, but it's well worth the wait. Director Rob Marshall's main change was to turn the classic musical numbers into fantasy sequences, but of course this isn't obvious on CD. Most importantly, the arrangements are bursting with life while being true to the show's spirit, and the casting is simply inspired. Catherine Zeta-Jones actually started her career on the British boards (she was in The Pajama Game and 42nd Street), so her turn as slinky Velma Kelly isn't that surprising; Renée Zellweger as Roxie Hart is more of a leftfield choice, but she shows she can handle the singing demands with pizzazz. The real revelation may well be rapper Queen Latifah, who belts out 'When You're Good to Mama' with a marvelous affinity for the material. OK, so the R&B reprise of 'Cell Block Tango/He Had It Coming' by Queen Latifah, Macy Gray, and Lil' Kim fails to convince, while Anastacia's 'Love Is a Crime' is just blah (rest easy, purists, it's over the end credits). On the other hand, the CD provides two bonuses: 'Class,' which was cut from the movie, and 'I Move On,' a great duet written by Kander and Ebb for the final cut. It's really easy to mess up film adaptations of Broadway shows. Happily, Chicago proves it can be done right. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Buyer Reviews :
As far as Broadway musical recordings go, it doesn't get much better than this-- and it's only a movie soundtrack! The entire album is filled with performers who sound like they were born for the stage. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger and Richard Gere all shine in every track. Zeta-Jones and Zellweger are also outstanding on a duet 'I Move On', which is not part of the original Broadway score, but was recorded especially for the movie in hopes of gaining a Best Original Song Oscar nomination. There is one track 'Class' which was cut out of the film, and features Zeta-Jones and Queen Latifah. From what I've heard, test audiences didn't care for it. It is a shame, because it's Queen Latifah's best track from the film. Speaking of Latifah, she and Lil Kim and Macy Gray do their own hip-hop version of 'Cell Block Tango', which was thankfully left out of the movie and closing credits altogether. It is my only tiny criticism of the album. Overall, an outstanding album. If you loved the movie, you will LOVE this soundtrack even more. Highly recommended.
(by adgal74)
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