Bonus Episode: Les Misérables

Christopher Coleman and Helen San tackle the latest incarnation of Les Misérables by director Tom Hooper, which is currently raking in the accolades and bucks! Do they love it? Hate it? Is it getting so much praise because of what the movie offers or because of Victor Hugo's powerful story and Schönberg and Boublil's unforgettable music?

Episode Highlights:

00:30 Opening and Welcome

02:48 Our History of Musicals and Les Mis

10:00 What we were expecting from this film

11:45 Reacting to the film and it's music (spoilers)

16:15 Actor by Actor

23:47 Movie or Musical and Hiring Stars

30:24 Evaluating this as "a film"

44:07 How about the official soundtrack release?

47:05 The new song: "Suddenly"

51:26 Final thoughts and close

08:48 The score. Where's the point?

Music Selections:

00:00 "The Bishop" (Les Misérables) by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil

00:50 "At The End Of The Day" (Les Misérables) by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil

16:00 "Look Down" (Les Misérables) by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil

18:04 "Valjean's Soliloquy" (Les Misérables) by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil

21:48 "Master Of The House" (Les Misérables) by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil

24:46 "In My Life - A Heart Full Of Love" (Les Misérables) by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil

47:05 "Suddenly" (Les Misérables) by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil

52:46 "Epilogue" (Les Misérables) by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil

Additional Notes:

Watch the 25th Anniversary Concert in full on Youtube

Watch the 2000, 2-Part Series on Netflix Watch Instantly

Buy or Rent Les Miserables: The 25th Anniversary Concert [Blu-ray] (2010) from Amazon

Buy the Original Soundtrack from Les Miserables: The Musical Phenomenon at Amazon

Buy the Les Miserables Complete Symphonic Recording at Amazon

Buy the 1998 Les Miserables Blu Ray (Liam Neeson) at Amazon

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