Les Misérables: The Motion Picture Soundtrack

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BWW Exclusive Interview: Ramin Karimloo on His Toronto Homecoming in LES MISERABLES in Fall of 2013 Retrieved 13 February 2013. The song was notably absent in the 2012 film adaptation, which instead contained a shorter chase-action sequence, scored primarily to "Look Down", in its place. The omission of the song allows Thénardier's character in the film to remain somewhat comical, though he is still shown in the sewers robbing dead bodies. Les Mis ends on a note of defiance: the rebels might be beaten this time, but more will follow. It’s a triumphant climactic number – hard-earned but full-throated optimism. After numerous songs about relentless, unchanging toil – tomorrow just another day of the same hardship – the show ends with the promise of something better when “tomorrow comes”. Who will join in our crusade? Generations of Les Mis audiences, inspired to fight for a fairer world. See more shows in the West End

I Dreamed a Dream" is a solo sung by Fantine during the first act and one of the play's most famous numbers. Most of the music is soft and melancholic, but towards the end becomes louder and taut with frustration and anguish as she cries aloud about the wretched state of her life and her unfair mistreatment. Original French Version– This song appeared at the end of Donnez, donnez (Give, Give) on the recording, but also existed in the stage show.Anne Hathaway parodied the song at the 83rd Academy Awards. (Hathaway would later go on to play Fantine in the 2012 film version of Les Misérables.) b While "The Death of Gavroche" is included in the student production, it was cut from the 25th Anniversary. Parisian Revival Version– This song is known as Le procès: comment faire? (The Trial– What to Do?).

Of course, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil’s stage adaptation of Victor Hugo’s seminal novel also features yearning love songs, comical gangsters, and an unforgettable prayer. It’s no wonder it’s one of the most beloved scores in musical theatre history, with breakout hits aplenty. Find out more about Les Misérables in the West End. Original French Version– This song was a part of the stage show in similar form, but was not a part of the recording. Cosette, Fantine's daughter, who is abused and mistreated by the Thénardiers but whom Valjean later adopts– she soon grows into a beautiful young woman James Fenton had written another song for Gavroche's death, called "Ten Little Bullets", using the melody of Gavroche's solo in "Look Down". [10] The song did not make it past recordings, probably not even there. Only the Broadway Revival version restarted using it in 2006.Drink with Me" is the revolutionaries' mellow song as night falls and they await their enemy's retaliation. In February 2008, Les Misérables was performed at the Bournemouth International Centre, England with a cast of West End stars accompanied by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. From 10 August to 2 December 2019, the musical was performed as a staged concert version at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End during the refurbishment of the adjacent Sondheim Theatre, where the original London production had been running and would be home to the new production from December 2019 onwards. The First National Tour opened at Boston's Shubert Theatre on 12 December 1987, and continued to play major cities until late 1991. The Second National Tour (called "The Fantine Company") opened at Los Angeles' Shubert Theatre on 1 June 1988. The production played for fourteen months then transferred to San Francisco's Curran Theatre where it enjoyed a similar run. The Third National Tour of Les Misérables (called "The Marius Company") was one of the longest running American touring musical productions. Opening on 28 November 1988, at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Florida, and closing on 23 July 2006, at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, [70] the tour ran for seventeen years and 7,061 performances. The tour played in 145 cities in 43 states. The same touring company also frequently performed in Canada, made a 1994 diversion to Singapore, and another diversion in 2002 to be the first Western musical production to visit China, opening in Shanghai's Grand Theatre for a three-week engagement.

In the film The Commitments (1991), one of the auditionees for the titular band sings "I Dreamed a Dream" as her audition song. The Broadway production opened 12 March 1987 and ran until 18 May 2003, closing after 6,680 performances. At the time of its closing, it was the second-longest-running musical in Broadway history. [8] As of 2022, it remains the sixth longest-running Broadway show. [9] The show was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, of which it won eight, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Jones, Kenneth. "Les Misérables: Les Misérables-May 15th, 1999 Dublin". whoisthatface.weebly.com. Whose Is That Face in the Shadows? . Retrieved 12 August 2016. The Bargain" and "The Waltz of Treachery" are two intertwined songs. Much of the number is often cut from recordings. The latter part of "The Waltz of Treachery" is largely instrumental. It flows directly into "Look Down".

“I Dreamed a Dream”

The original Broadway cast included Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean, David Bryant as Marius, Judy Kuhn as Cosette, Michael Maguire as Enjolras, Frances Ruffelle as Éponine, Braden Danner as Gavroche, Donna Vivino as Young Cosette, Jennifer Butt as Madame Thénardier, Leo Burmester as Thénardier, Randy Graff as Fantine, Terrence Mann as Javert, and Chrissie McDonald as Young Éponine. [40] There have been several recordings of this material, including ones by the original London cast and original Broadway cast. However, there are no recordings containing the entire performance of songs, score, and spoken parts as featured on stage; The Complete Symphonic Recording comes closest, but a pair of songs that were cut from the show following the initial London run, as well as one song only present in the Original French Concept Album, are not included.

Original French Version– The main song is called Mon prince est en chemin (My Prince is On the Way) where it is preceded by a long instrumental section. The part where Cosette is caught by Mme Thénardier is called Mam'zelle Crapaud (Miss Toad) that is added onto the end of "Castle on a Cloud" in the English version. Following another time jump, here we get an echo of the prologue’s “Look Down” refrain, again sung by a downtrodden section of this unequal society. But it’s juxtaposed by the swaggering words of street kid Gavroche, and then by the rebellious talk of students Enjolras and Marius. Welcome to the revolution! “The Robbery” Valjean is immediately arrested for stealing silver from the Bishop’s house. But at his darkest moment comes a ray of light: the Bishop, instead of pressing charges, tells the police that he had given the silver to Valjean. This moment of salvation is a musical reprieve from the punishing misery, too. “Prologue: What Have I Done?” Brantley, Ben (10 November 2006). "Didn't We Just See This Revolution?". The New York Times . Retrieved 5 March 2011.Original French Version– This song is known as La nuit de l'angoisse (The Night of Anguish), which contains much of the same musical material, appears much earlier on the concept recording, and is about the revolutionaries' lamentation of their predicament. It also includes material that would later be used in "Drink with Me". Original French Version– This song is known as L'aveu de Jean Valjean (Jean Valjean's Confession) and was much longer. It explains Valjean's motives more clearly. When Marius asks why Valjean confesses to him, Valjean explains that his conscience will not let him rest until he has done so. Valjean asks Marius if it would be better if he (Valjean) did not see Cosette again and Marius says that he thinks so. This fits much better with the description in the book. The music of "At the End of the Day" is fast and intricate, with different melodies coinciding as sung by various groups of poor women and men, female workers, solos by certain workers, and repetitious instrumentation.