FAVOURITE SOUNDTRACK OR CAST ALBUM

[karl]

What are you favourite albums from shows & movies?

Off the top of my head mine are;-

High Society
Les Miserables
Dirty Dancing
Chess

We can return to this as and when we think of more.

[paul jh]

Show/Musical:

Mr Wonderful
Bye Bye Birdie
Dreamgirls
The Pajama Game
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Film:

Picnic
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Two for the Road
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Hatari!

(actually anything by Henry Mancini could be on my list)

[mariana44]

I have loads--and loads---

My favourite has to be "Carousel" , the National Theatre version, from 1984, with Joanna Riding as Julie, Katrina Murphy as Carrie, and Michael Hayden as Billy. it has so much more than is on the Film soundtrack. And all 3 have great voices.

I also love the version with Barbara Cok, as Julie, Sarar Brightman as Carrie--but I was not so keen on Samuael Ramey who played Billy--at least i think he was in that one--I also think this is the one where they sing "The Carousel Waltz" with lyrics !

And also the Japanese soundtrack--although it does sound Bizzarre-especially singing, "When I marry Mr Snow", as it is all in Japanese--until they come to Mr Snow. which is in English.

[Eman]

Geez, there is so many that I love but in no particular order:

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat (Jason Donovan as Joseph or the Original 1968 London cast)
Evita (Original 70's cast with Tony Christie)
Jesus Christ Superstar
Pippin
Wicked
The Wiz
Man From La Mancha
Phantom of the Opera
Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde
Mamma Mia
Saturday Night Fever (LOL..I'm a 70's child what can I say)

[ROBERT M.]

My two favourite movie soundtracks are South Pacific ..............and Carousel

[cyp21]

Get Carter - Roy Budd
Dead Calm - Graeme Revell
The Shining - Wendy Carlos
Frantic - Ennio Morricone
Living Daylights - John Barry
Outland - Jerry Goldsmith
The Abandoned - Alfons Conde
Tailor Of Panama - Shaun Davey
One Night Stand - Mike Figgis
Where Eagles Dare - Ron Goodwin
Jesse Stone Stone Cold - Jeff Beal (If anyone has this for sale i would be interested at a decent price)
When The Whales Came - Christopher Gunning

[mariana44]

I also love Evita-has to be my favourite LLoyd Webber musical-probably the USA cast rcording with Mandy patinkin and Patti Lupone is my favourite---but I have never come across the one with Tony Christie--was it a studio album ?

[karl]

Yes it was a studio concept album Marian, I have it in my collection.

[Sandra]

SO many but Evita has to be my favourite too.
Also : Phantom Of The Opera and Les Miserables.

Films include: The Eddie Duchin Story.
Camelot.
Pal Joey.
Love Me Or Leave Me.
Glenn Miller Story.
High Society.
South Pacific.
The King and I.

[mariana44]

How did I miss that "Evita"--who played the part of Evita--i thought I had all the recordings of "Evita !

[Eman]

Mariana, here's what's on my album. Of course I was 12 at the time I bought it. I thought I was all artsy listening to it..LOL Little did I know I would grow to love it!!

Julie Covington - Eva Perón
Paul Jones - Juan Perón
C.T. Wilkinson - Che Guevara
Tony Christie - Agustin Magaldi
Barbara Dickson - Mistress
Mike Smith - Dolan Getta
Mike d'Abo - Getta's sidekick
Christopher Neil - Eva Perón Fund Manager

[jon]

Never been a fan of musicals as a genre as such, though I like songs from musicals on their own. Les Miserables and High Society are two musicals I like.

Film music has more appeal: I like the music from "Jurassic Park" (the first film in the trilogy) and I also love the score to a 1970 horror film "Blood on Satan's Claw" composed by Marc Wilkinson, though the music is difficult to obtain commercially.

[mariana44]

Thanks Eman-I will check that out.

[Eman]

Mariana, stay away with the one with David Essex as Che.. that one is a stinker.. are real stinker!! I like David Essex as a pop star but not in musicals.

[mariana44]

I already have that one--it is the original with Elaine Paige--I do not much like David Essex singing--but I do like him sing "Oh what a circus".

Well I have tracked the other one down on Amazon, and ordered from the new and used section at a bargain price-less than £5.00 including PP.

But here is a strange thing. I went downstairs to feed the dogs,and as I switched on the radio in the kitchen Julie Covington was singing "Don't cry for me Argentina"-I could not believe my ears !!!