Les Misérables: The Motion Picture Soundtrack

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And yet… sometimes the Devil has the best tunes. The Thenardiers might be filthy crooks, but this is such a fun, naughty, raucous number – after a string of sad ones – that we’re more than happy to spend a bit more time in their company. Here we learn how they scam all their customers, and get a glimpse into the unhappy married life of Madame Thenardier, but at least we get a party along the way. “The Waltz of Treachery” The final concert was filmed and broadcast live to cinemas on 2 December and has since been released on home video and album, with a tour planned. [121] Original French Version– This song did not appear on the recording, but was a part of the stage show in slightly longer form.

Only three years after the original run closed, Les Misérables began a return to Broadway on 9 November 2006 at the Broadhurst Theatre for a limited run that was subsequently made open-ended.In this haunting number, which uses the same melody as “Lovely Ladies”, women recall the “children of the barricade” going off to fight for a new world – and dying for it instead. Nothing will ever change, they lament. The use of a familiar tune emphasises that feeling. “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” A moment of calm amidst the fighting. In this gentle, evocative song, the rebels raise their glasses to happier times, and wonder what it will mean if they lose their lives to this cause. Marius also wonders if he can go on without Cosette. “Bring Him Home” Daughter of the Thénardiers, Éponine, now a ragged street waif and a thief like her father, secretly loves Marius.

Tongue, Cassie (18 May 2015). "Les Misérables is heading to Brisbane!". aussietheatre. Yes, it’s “On My Own” again – although this time it’s just a riff as part of Valjean unburdening himself to Marius, confessing that he’s a convict on the run and that he must now leave Cosette for good. It brings our story full circle, as Valjean finally claims that old identity. Javert's Suicide" is the second and last chief song performed solely by Javert. It is preceded by a repeat of the beginning of "The Confrontation" theme (which is sometimes cut from recordings or incorporated into "The Sewers"), in which Valjean asks Javert for one hour to bring Marius to a hospital, a request to which Javert, this time, agrees. After Valjean leaves, Javert contemplates the paradox of hunting the man who has spared him his life; he proceeds to jump to his death in the river. The song is instrumentally an exact reprise of Valjean's Soliloquy, though sung by Javert with changed lyrics. Part of an instrumental from Stars is heard at the end of song as he is falling. Find sources: "Les Misérables"musical– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Original French Version– This song appeared at the end of Donnez, donnez (Give, Give) on the recording, but also existed in the stage show. Original French Version– This song did not appear, but identical music sections were present in a former exchange between Marius and the Gillenormands in the stage show. Rue Plumet– In My Life", referred to on most recordings as simply "In My Life", is among the better-known songs from the musical. It largely involves a duet between Cosette and Valjean, though Marius and Éponine also sing near the end. In the Original London recording alone, it plays alongside a Cosette solo, "I Saw Him Once", ( Te souviens-tu du premier jour? in the original 1980 French production) cut out of all other recordings. Marius, beset with survivor’s guilt, surveys the empty tables at the ABC Café where his comrades used to sit. What, he asks, was their sacrifice for? It’s the lowest moment of the show: a shattering personal loss, as well as the end of their revolutionary dreams. “Every Day” Les Misérables was originally released as a French-language concept album in 1980, [1] and the first musical-stage adaptation of Les Misérables was presented at the Palais des Sports in September. [2]

Enjolras repeats the bridge melody of "I Dreamed a Dream" with Marius singing the countermelody. (E♭ major) Billington, Michael (21 September 2010). "Twenty-five years on, they ask me if I was wrong about Les Misérables ..." London: The Guardian Newspaper Online . Retrieved 31 January 2013. Parisian Revival Version– This song is known as Souviens-toi des jours passés (Remember the Past Days). Parisian Revival Version– This song is known as J'avais rêvé d'une autre vie (I Had Dreamed of Another Life) but had somewhat different lyrics to the original version. Uhoh. Marius isn’t the only one scoping out Valjean and Cosette’s house: Eponine meets Thenardier and his gang, planning to rob them. Eponine’s scream scares them away – but also makes Valjean think it’s time to run again. “One Day More”Clements, Carly-Ann. "Les Mis: Everything you need to know". Official London Theatre. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020 . Retrieved 5 July 2020. In July 2023, it was announced that a new concert production would embark on a world tour from September 2024 and visit over 15 countries. The tour will have a brand new design and include several special guests performing at various points. The tour will also run into the show's 40th anniversary in October 2025. [124] Other concert performances [ edit ] the young daughter of the sinister Thénardiers who was pampered and spoiled as a child but grows up to be ragged in Paris. She secretly loves Marius, however he is truly oblivious

This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 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.

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Parisian Revival Version– This song is known as Ouverture (Overture) and Le bagne: pitié, pitié (The Prison: Mercy, mercy). The Committee Office, House of Commons. "House of Commons – Culture, Media and Sport – Minutes of Evidence". publications.parliament.uk . Retrieved 23 January 2010. BWW News Desk. "LES MISERABLES UK And Ireland Tour Announced". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved 27 February 2018. LesMiserables' tour". broadwayacrossamerica.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010 . Retrieved 2 January 2011. [ failed verification] The examples and perspective in this article may not include all significant viewpoints. Please improve the article or discuss the issue. ( March 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)