Saturday, November 12, 2005
Rent: Seasons of Love
It's not that surprising that Rent, a successful musical with a strong youth following, would have transferred from the New York stage to film. What is remarkable is that the material has aged very well and that most of the original cast have made the trip to the silver screen. This is no small feat since nearly ten years have elapsed since the show's Off-Broadway debut and the film's release. When it opened in 1996, Jonathan Larson's rock musical based on neobohemian life in the gritty East Village felt a bit hackneyed at times; now, Rent feels more like a Broadway fantasy about life on the edge, and that new element actually works in the show's favor. The two cast additions--Rosario Dawson (replacing Daphne Rubin-Vega as Mimi) and Tracie Thomas (replacing Fredi Walker as Joanne)--act well and with emotion, but aren't quite powerful enough. They are eclipsed by vets such as Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and Taye Diggs, who of course had the chance to perfect their roles on stage and can also be heard on the original cast recording. It's a pleasure to hear these stalwarts New York performers strut their stuff again. This soundtrack will please the show's fans, and probably attract new ones. --Elisabeth Vincentelli, Amazon.com
So it can't be that surprising that I like musicals. Broadway musicals, movie musicals, hell even random acts of singing out loud. I'm a sucker for them. Possible too many evenings watching Fred Astaire, Doris Day, and hundreds of old school musicals— where wrongs always get righted; loved can be claimed; and happiness is just a song and occasionally a dance away. Is there anything more invigorating then Gene Kelly breaking out, "Singing in the Rain"; or as heartbreaking as "Somewhere" from West Side Story? Music and lyrics can take us places that pure drama can't; and that's why great music produce great songs. Songs that inspire us, make us laugh cry, and best of all make us want to sing out loud.
Rent is the brainchild of Jonathan Larson. Jonathan was born on February 4, 1960, in White Plains, New York. He wrote, re-wrote, and worked on Rent for quite some time. He died of an aortic aneursym before Rent opened. But open it did. The music, the stories touched something in people and Rent went on to be one of the longest running shows on Broadway.
I never got to see Rent on Broadway, so I was pretty excited to hear that they were going to make a movie out of it. Yes, Hollywood has a history of screwing up great musicals, but they've also been known to occasionally do it right as well, just look at Chicago. So I was pleased to hear the pre-release version of "Seasons of Love". It's one of my favorite songs from the original soundtrack, and seems destined to remain one of my favorites from the movie soundtrack.
Album
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Song: Seasons of Love (From the Motion Picture RENT)
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Video
Yeah! A promotional video of the full song. So you can listen and watch, and hopefully get excited about the upcoming movie
Lyrics
Company :
Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
Six Hundred Minutes
Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
Moments So Dear
Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
Six Hundred Minutes
How Do you Measure - Measure A Year ?
In Daylights - In Sunsets
In Midnights - In Cups Of Coffee
In Inches - In Miles
In Laughter - In Strife
In - Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
Six Hundred Minutes
How Do You Measure
A Year In The Life
How About Love ?
How About Love ?
How About Love ?
Measure In Love
Seasons Of Love
Seasons Of Love
Soloist # 1 :
Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
Six Hundred Minutes
Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
Journeys To Plan
Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
Six Hundred Minutes
How Do You Measure The Life
Of A Women Or A Man ?
Soloist # 2 :
In Truths That She Learned
Or In Times That He Cried
In Bridges He Burned
Or The Way That She Died
All :
It's Time Now - To Sing out
Tho` The Story Never Ends
Let's Celebrate
Remember A Year In The Life of Friends
Remember The Love
Remember The Love
Remember The Love
Measure
In Love
Soloist # 1 :
Measure Measure Your Life In Love
Seasons Of Love ...
Seasons Of Love
Footnotes
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/rent/blog/
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