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FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#75re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 1:34pmEven "Broadway geniuses" are liable to criticism, and people are entitled to their opinions.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#76re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 1:41pm
allofmylife, that makes no sense. For one, I wasn't criticizing Marc's work, I was criticizing the actors. And why is it "cretinous"? Because God forbid I criticize the Hairspray soundtrack, right? So you can either learn to deal with my opinion (which I will continue to post), or don't read it and shut up.
Now, back to the soundtrack...
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#77re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 1:50pm
wizard-
Even though I disagree with you about the soundtrack itself...
you can either learn to deal with my opinion (which I will continue to post), or don't read it and shut up.
Good for you.
#78re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 1:58pmlove
singingbackup
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/06
#79re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 2:11pmOh Mr. S...with a tear in my eye and two holes in my shirt caused by two er*ct n*pples, i have just finished listening to your incredible work. Now I need a minute before I can get up out of my chair.
#80re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 2:13pm
I have some love, if that's all right with the bitchier queens? ^_^
The orchestrations are KILLER. I particularly loved 'I Can Hear The Bells', 'Timeless To Me', and 'You Can't Stop The Beat'. I also swear each incarnation of 'Ladies Choice' gets better and better, even though you guys must have stopped working on it quite a while ago. O_o
I was kinda concerned I wouldn't enjoy John Travolta or Amanda Bynes, but they're both fine. Yes, Amanda's no Kerry Butler, but that doesn't mean she's bad by any means.
I think I get what people are yapping about when they go "OMG, Zac Efron's voice is sooooooooo computerised". But uh... guys? I think that's just his voice. :P He sounds the same in the tiny snippets he sings in 'High School Musical', and as they were happy to replace him for most of that, I'm fairly confident they wouldn't have bothered computerising just a few lines. :P He sounds great. And looks great. And I'm going to stop there befoe I get inappropriate. 
Oh, I love Brittany Snow! I wish she had more to do, she's so cute in her bitchiness. :3
I especially love all three of the new songs.
Criticisms? Sure, I have a couple. Queen Latifah is a great singer, but I miss the serious WALLOP Mary Bond Davis packed. 
Actually, that's all I have in the way of criticisms at this time. I'll come up with more if you like, but I just love this recording. I thiiiiink I may prefer it to the OBCR. The fuller orchestrations are wonderful, the new songs are so much fun, and on a personal level I prefer Nikki to Marissa. If that's okay. ^_^
#81re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 2:18pm
"Without Love" has been played non-stop since I first heard it. It's simply perfect. Zac is beyond adorable as is the rest of the cast.
Amazing.
#82re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 2:22pm
I think I get what people are yapping about when they go "OMG, Zac Efron's voice is sooooooooo computerised". But uh... guys? I think that's just his voice. :P He sounds the same in the tiny snippets he sings in 'High School Musical', and as they were happy to replace him for most of that, I'm fairly confident they wouldn't have bothered computerising just a few lines. :P
No one's voice sounds like AutoTune.
#83re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 2:25pm
Sir, are you directly accusing Marc Shaiman of being a liar? Because I believe you are. He's stated several times that the cast have not needed or used any computer enhancement, and I have no particular reason to not trust him. And it'd be really nice if people climbed down from their "It's all TOTALLY computer enhanced, 'cos I knooooow what that sounds liiiiiike!" high-horses. It's a tad repetitive now.
#84re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 2:28pmI love the fuller orchestrations especially during YCSTB. All of the songs are amazing! Updated On: 7/9/07 at 02:28 PM
#85re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 2:44pm
I had a horrible thought last night
are you guys using headphones to listen or are you listening over little computer speakers. If you are listinging over laptop speakers and such I'm going to have to kill myself, so let me know
and, even though I don't need to say this, I am happy to. Zac Efron, besides being a wonderful singer, surprisingly good actor, stunning to look at and a simply sweet kid, sings with a fantastic pitch center. Whoever thinks they are "hearing" AutoTune (which, by the way, is an awfully outdated software) is simply full of you know what. He or she is entitled to their opinion, but a fact is a fact, and you are hearing it from the horse's mouth.
I'd work on any musical project Zac is doing, gladly and with total pleasure.
Marc
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#86re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 2:47pm
Good point, Shaiman.
One thing is listening to the soundtrack via head-phones and via computer speakers -- even great computer speakers with a sub-woofer, etc.
mateo
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/06
#87re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 3:04pm
I am listening to it with headphones that i plug in to my comp monitor.
I dont have a stereo- so the computer is the only place I can listen to music.
"Zac is sweet as can be. He's very much just a sweet kid from California who happens to have a face that looks like it was drawn by Michelangelo, (if Michelangelo did anime)."
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
#88re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 3:09pmI listened to the recording via the speakers hooked up to my computer, and I liked what I heard. I'm expecting the actual recording by the end of the week, which I'll be able to listen to on my stereo.
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
#89re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 3:14pm
I'm just thinking of my own MacBookPro
I am the biggest Mac fan on earth, but the built in speakers on laptops really s*ck a*s. They eliminate almost all low end, I often can't even hear the bass AT ALL on many records. If I imagined people out there just using laptop speakers to listen, after projectile vomiting all over my house and pets, I would drive my car into the Pacific Ocean.
But I would have COOTIES blasting at full volume as I went under!
mateo
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/06
#90re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 3:20pm
is SUCK a bad word? :)
I may have to get a stereo- but the house I live in was built in the 50's and the walls are PAPER thin. I'm afraid the sounds of 'You Cant Stop The Beat' might drive others in my home nuts.
Is it sad that I am going to buy a widescreen tv for when the Hairspray DVD comes out- yeah a lil bit.
"Zac is sweet as can be. He's very much just a sweet kid from California who happens to have a face that looks like it was drawn by Michelangelo, (if Michelangelo did anime)."
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
Updated On: 7/9/07 at 03:20 PM
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#91re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 3:38pm
Same thing on my end, Shaiman. Huge Mac fan here -- MacBook Pro, video iPod, Apple TV and now my iPhone. I do have my MacBook Pro hooked-up to my home entertainment system via wireless AirPort, so my computer is also my stereo, et al.
#92re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 3:42pmAnd I have now used up my allocated 25 free plays on Rhapsody. I played some of the songs numerous times, but I think I played Cooties the most.
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
gumbo2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/21/05
#93re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 3:46pm
Oops...well I am listening to it via my macbook pro speakers, sorry Marc. But still I really like it, so what does that tell you? When I get the CD and can blast it in my car I guess I'll like it 10 times better, if it really sounds THAT much worse on these admittedly crappy speakers.
And I'm with you, I think Zac Efron sounds great. It's a cool sound for the character. And whil I was wary of Travolta during "Welcome to the 60s" I really loved him in "Timeless To Me." Great job on the whole thing!
#94re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 5:12pmWell, if it sounds this good through my computer headphones which are just ordinary everyday ones, and they sound great, I can only imagine how amazing it's going to sound in a Dolby Digital theater, like maybe The Ziegfeld in NYC at 10 am on July 20th 2007.
#95re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 5:31pm
Sir, are you directly accusing Marc Shaiman of being a liar?
Dude, you need to chill, and stop jumping to conclusions. Defensive much? I think so.
Never said anything about a multitude of enhancements. I'm talking only about pitch correction.
Zac Efron, besides being a wonderful singer, sings with a fantastic pitch center.
Not doubting that, Marc. He's a much better singer than people give him credit for. But, I can clearly hear instances when the notes he is hitting have been manipulated. Other than that, his vocals are among the most clear and smooth on the album. And, I am not full of you-know-what.
Not a big deal, really. Everyone does it at some point, including talented live performers like Michael Buble.
PS - I don't call it AutoTune, either. Just giving a specific name to what most recording consoles simply call 'pitch correction'.
Updated On: 7/9/07 at 05:31 PM
#96re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 5:53pmdude, you're wrong. Simple.
#97re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 5:54pmWith all due respect, I know what I'm hearing. But, it's all good. Still love your work, and the soundtrack (as I said before). Updated On: 7/9/07 at 05:54 PM
#98re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 5:55pmyou're still wrong, but thanks
#99re: FULL Film Soundtrack of HAIRSPRAY -- Now available in stream audio!
Posted: 7/9/07 at 5:58pm
I'm... If you say so.
You're welcome. <-- I mean that.
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