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OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
#25re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 12:52am
Joel Schumaker was also the one that wanted rubber nipples on Batman's Suit. I don't always trust his opinion.
And I was just putting in my 2 cents. I prefer the OLC, but I can understand how others can like the movie soundtrack as I clearly stated.
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#26re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 1:01am
KJisgroovy: What does one's taste in PHANTOM versions have to do with one's age? Some prefer the film version to the stage version, so that merits a "Oh, the youth of today..." comment? Something tells me that you're not too much older than myself.
Part of the reason I may enjoy the film soundtrack more is because when I was a child, I listened to the PHANTOM OLC recording constantly for around a year and half. I grew so tired of it that I started to confuse my boredom with the recording with my opinion of the actual show. It wasn;t until the film version that I really saw what drew me to PHANTOM in the first place.
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#27re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 1:10amOk, I realized I did start to ramble, and missed the point of the question. So my answer is this: if one has the movie soundtrack, listen to the OLC (or vice versa) and just see what you think (e.g. listen to clips). There is nothing written anywhere that says you cannot like BOTH the OLC and movie soundtrack.
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wickedrentq
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#28re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 1:18am
Thanks kaboodles 
Munk, I wouldn't even bother. There's no need to make comments like that when people are admitting this is their personal preference, not a debate about which is "better."
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#29re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 1:18am
Oops. That's just something I say. Like "oh jeez." or "Well I'll be!" I've lost hope for the youth of america... is just something I say when the kids at the high school I work at do something crazy... I didn't mean it as a sweeping comment on the ACTUAL youth of America. I didn't mean it to be mean, or whatever... I just meant... "Oh my goodness... that's crazy!"
Munk... I get what you're saying... and that totally makes sense. I guess I feel the opposite... I listened to it so much when I was younger... listening to it now... it's like visiting an old friend... true... a friend I don't much care for any more... but it brings back memories. Obviously. Just my opinion.
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#30re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 1:18amUM. Triple Post... What?
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#31re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 1:18am
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#32re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 1:24am
Overall I would say the OLC. One of the biggest reasons is Rosemary Ashe! I LOVE her as Carlotta and she really steals the show! I don't find the woman on the soundtrack close to her. Maybe it has to do with the fact that Carlotta is done by two actresses on the CD.
Butler and Crawford have such different voices, but I'd probably rather listen to Butler.
Rossum and Brightman are very similar, but I feel that Rossum has more emotion in her songs, but very similar.
Both Raoul's are great.
The OLC has a better Firman and Andre. But the Soundtrack has better orchestrations, especially the overture. So I think they are both very close and I own and Love them both.
BUT overall I say the OLC.
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#33re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 1:26am
Odd, I would say Rossum and Brightman are the most different. Oh well.
And great point about the orchestra and orchestrations on the soundtrack!
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#34re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 1:39amWell, there are differences between their voices, but I guess I didn't think they were as big as the two Phantom's. Overall I like Rossum's voice better, but Brightman did better on the high notes.
#35re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 3:13am
I don’t think the soundtrack is really any more or less complete then the OLC. The playing time of the 2 disc OLC is shorter then the 2 disc soundtrack, but the soundtrack still has a lot of missing musical material that the OLC has intact as well as the other way around. The "Hannibal" sequence is most complete on the movie soundtrack, the OLC has the musical version of "Little Lotte" vs. the spoken version on the soundtrack. The OLC has the complete title track and the soundtrack has a few lines missing, but then the soundtrack, again, has a more complete "I'll Muto".
It's the second disc on the soundtrack that includes more material written for the film and omits some great musical moments from the second act of the show like the gorgeous "Entr'acte", and the second notes scene as well as the rehearsal for "Don Juan" and "Wandering Child/Bravo, Bravo" which was cut from the film and its soundtrack and replaced with music. The soundtrack then includes "Madame Giry's Tale", "Journey to the Cemetery", "Learn to Be Lonely", and the biggest mistake in my opinion which was transforming a section of "Twisted Every Way" into rhyming dialogue instead of retaining the raptures melody. As a matter of fact all the rhyming dialogue irks me. So, while the movie soundtrack has a longer running time the OLC still includes more musical material from the actual show that you won't find on the soundtrack. My solution is just to have both, but as I said before if I had to pick one it would be the OLC.
#36re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 3:20am
I have both and prefer the OLC better, simply because it has all the music on it, wheras the movie soundtrack has songs and verses cut here and there.
I do like the movie soundtrack though, has more of a rock music feel to it.
#37re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 7:17amI would buy both. I don't exactly love Sarah Brightman's voice, but I LOVE Emmy's. Unlike most people I think she has a lovely voice, but I prefer Crawford over Butler. Gerard looks better, but doesn't have the voice.
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#38re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 7:32am
OLC hands down. I can not STAND Butler, especially when compared to MC.
The orchestrations and actual music sounds better, more full and realized on the movie soundtrack.
I adore Emmy & patrick, but Butler ruins it.
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#39re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 9:50am
Can I choose the OCC instead? I think it has to be my favorite. It's only a highlights album, but the lyrics are the updated versions, and I prefer Rebecca Caine's voice to Sarah Brightman's.
And if you love the movie orchestrations but can't stand the untrained voices of the two leads, you can always buy one of the foreign language recordings of the 2004 soundtrack. It's the same orchestrations, only with different vocalists dubbed over.
#40re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 9:56am
i have the utmost respect for MC. I think he did a fantastic job as phantom. however, I did like butler a bit more in the film.
As for Rossum and Brightman...Sarah's voice is definatly more developed and confident than Emmys. From the comparison, I think Sarah wins, but I did love Emmy in the movie.
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#41re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 10:33am
I can't stand the film soundtrack because it's WAY TOO SLOW and depressingly boring as a result of its terrible tempos... except for Masquerade, which is jarringly too fast. The bad musical direction ruins this recording for me.
So I prefer the OLC... even though it has its flaws as well (Brightman's performance, for one---Boy, did she improved years later!).
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#42re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 11:24am
Here are a couple more things I do think the movie sountrack did better: Patrick Wilson was excellent. I do think I prefer him to Steve Barton, though I like Barton a lot too.
While I do like both Carlottas I think in some ways I like Margaret Preece's (film version) just as much, if not better. I feel that she goes a bit more "over the top," which is what the whole role is about, e.g. in "Think of Me."
What I would love is to hear more versions from around the world, besides the OLC and Canadian cast (for now I rely on youtube.com clips).
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#43re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 3:26pm
I love how there are comments about "Oh, they would've been booed offstage" because rock music was totally around in 19th century France. Hmm.
But I like the movie soundtrack. I've never heard the OLC all the way through. What I have heard, though, I didn't like.
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#44re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 3:44pmOLC. Although Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford may not be the best, they certainly beat out Emmy Rossum (who sounds like a fire alarm perpetually going off) and Gerard Butler (who just sounds like torture). I'd say the supporting cast on the soundtrack is half-decent, Patrick Wilson is good but he doesn't compare to Steve Barton. Plus the OLC gives you more of a feel for the actual show rather than the movie.
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#45re: OLC Phantom or Movie Soundtrack?
Posted: 5/30/06 at 3:45pmI actually agree with munkustrap178...I loved Gerald Butler on the recording. It had a rawness to it that I liked.
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