Post by Bret Walker on Sept 29, 2006 11:25:42 GMT -5
Like how I squeezed all that in the subject line?
Anyway, I'm perplexed as to why certain things were changed for the film. For example, in the Broadway recording, Maria does the bulk of the singing in "Tonight," while in the movie it's mostly Tony. Maybe Richard Beymer is a better singer than Natalie Wood, I don't know. But also, in the play they said "Womb to Tomb, Sperm to Worm." And in the movie they said "Womb to Tomb, Birth to Earth." Really, were film standards so rigid that they couldn't say SPERM??? Or was it Worm that they objected to? I don't know.
Also, the Broadway version of "America" is TONS better than the movie version, and only features the Puerto Rican women. The film featured the guys vs. the girls, with the girls saying how much they loved America and the guys saying how bad America was. Although I liked the film version better for the line "Puerto Rico, my heart's devotion, let it sink back into the ocean." That line wasn't in the Broadway version.
One other thing that strikes me, hardly ANY of the songs (in fact, NONE of the Broadway songs) feature the Puerto Rican MEN. Maybe that's why they included them in the film version of America.
And lastly, I have to say that the Broadway version of "Gee, Officer Krupke" is equally as good as the film version. But why did they change the name of the one character (the main tough guy who is slated to fight Bernardo in the rumble) from "Diesel" in the play to "Ice" in the film? Diesel's a tougher name, don't you think?
Anyway, I've been listening to this soundtrack almost non-stop all week. And it keeps getting better every single time. I particularly enjoy the symphonic dances which were included as bonus tracks.
And the reason I didn't put this post under "Reviews" is that this is more observations on the differences between the play and the movie, than a review of the soundtrack.
Anyway, I'm perplexed as to why certain things were changed for the film. For example, in the Broadway recording, Maria does the bulk of the singing in "Tonight," while in the movie it's mostly Tony. Maybe Richard Beymer is a better singer than Natalie Wood, I don't know. But also, in the play they said "Womb to Tomb, Sperm to Worm." And in the movie they said "Womb to Tomb, Birth to Earth." Really, were film standards so rigid that they couldn't say SPERM??? Or was it Worm that they objected to? I don't know.
Also, the Broadway version of "America" is TONS better than the movie version, and only features the Puerto Rican women. The film featured the guys vs. the girls, with the girls saying how much they loved America and the guys saying how bad America was. Although I liked the film version better for the line "Puerto Rico, my heart's devotion, let it sink back into the ocean." That line wasn't in the Broadway version.
One other thing that strikes me, hardly ANY of the songs (in fact, NONE of the Broadway songs) feature the Puerto Rican MEN. Maybe that's why they included them in the film version of America.
And lastly, I have to say that the Broadway version of "Gee, Officer Krupke" is equally as good as the film version. But why did they change the name of the one character (the main tough guy who is slated to fight Bernardo in the rumble) from "Diesel" in the play to "Ice" in the film? Diesel's a tougher name, don't you think?
Anyway, I've been listening to this soundtrack almost non-stop all week. And it keeps getting better every single time. I particularly enjoy the symphonic dances which were included as bonus tracks.
And the reason I didn't put this post under "Reviews" is that this is more observations on the differences between the play and the movie, than a review of the soundtrack.
