Martin Charnin - Annie (1999 Television Film)
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Free Music Review: The best Annie!... and not JUST because of Audra...
Hit: 5 Stars
I rushed to the store the day this CD came out because I knew my favorite singer (Audra McDonald) performs in it... and let me tell you, she is FANTASTIC! Her voice is like a choir of angels! My favorite number though is "N.Y.C." What a fun song! I just want to apologize to my mother for singing the line, "N.Y.C."--just got here this morning/Three bucks, two bags, one me," over and over... she must spite me for it :) Though Kathy Bates did not perform to a tee during the filming of the movie, her recording comes off very well. Who ever knew she could sing?
I'm a bit disappointed Kristin Chenowith's part was so miniscule, but hey, she steals every scene she's in... we don't want her to upstage Annie too much!
Go out and buy this album! You'll love it!
Free Music Review: Not bad at all
Hit: 3 Stars
Well I came across the soundtrack by accident and as I haven't actually seen the movie version (I live in the UK) I can only comment on what I hear. There are noticable changes from the stage musical as well as the original movie, as you would expect with someone like Disney getting involved, whether it is for the best I am not sure. The character Annie - played by Alicia Morton, is probably the best recorded Annie I have heard, she has a lovely voice.
Kathy Bates is not very convincing as Miss Hannigan when singing, Little Girls and to be honest I wasn't overly impressed with Alan Cumming as Warbucks.
There are a lot of dancing sequences which probably explains the lack of the full chorus of people singing in numbers.
After all that, the CD is worth getting if you liked the movie (which I probably will never be able to see over here!) or if you love the Annie story!
Happy listening
Free Music Review: Impure to the true 'ANNIE'
Hit: 4 Stars
I loved the stage musical 'ANNIE', and the Aileen Quinn movie was great. This version of the musical however seems to rushed with 'Never Fully Dressed' edited to just a few seconds! This is a great dissapointment to me that 'ANNIE' should be so condensed and deprived of it's true self. The songs 'Tomorrow' and 'Maybe' were supposed to be songs of hope. In this version they just make me want to cry. Iwas happy though, that this version had more songs from the musical than the previous Aileen Quinn version but without the great prformances I expected it is worthless. This is an o.k. version, but if you are true to the musical play and the 1982 movie version you'll be a bit dissapointed. Thanks for listening!Free Music Review: An absolutely smashing keepsake.
Hit: 5 Stars
I know there are those who will miss the big, iron-lunged Annies of recordings past who played to the second balcony; there are those who will bemoan the absence of the slurring, drunken Miss Hannigans sounding like Paul Lynde. But the rest of us can rejoice in the perfect, intimate, emotional portrayals on this fantastic recording. Every voice is spot-on; every rendition is a one-act play. This is the one for the record books.Free Music Review: Disney's Annie film is amazing!
Hit: 5 Stars
I thoroughly enjoyed the production of Annie after seeing it Sunday night. It is the best version of the show I have seen and heard. The cd and the new orchestrations are wonderful. Audra McDonald, Victor Garber and Alicia Morton are very talented singers and actors and were well cast. Alicia has a very sweet and beautiful voice and brings a sweetness and vulnerability to the role and songs I have never seen in an Annie before. Audra is great throughout, but my favorite part is when she sings the Tommorrow reprise. Garber's Something Was Missing was so touching, I thought more so than other Warbucks I have seen. I didn't know Kathy Bates could sing but she has a wonderful voice and plays a great Hannigan. Alan Cummings and Kristin Chenoweth are also great as Lily and Rooster and the orphans do well and bring good voices to their roles though they don't get much screen time. And of course Andrea McArdle's solo in NYC blew me away. Even down to the non-speaking roles this cast is flawless. This cd is a must for Annie fans! I doubt there will ever be another version of Annie done so beautifully.