Man of La Mancha (1973 Movie Soundtrack)
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Edition: Music CDAudio: English (Original Language)
Format: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2005-04-12
Music Label: Varese Sarabande
Soundtracks:
- Overture
- Man Of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)
- It's All The Same
- Dulcinea
- I'm Only Thinking Of Him
- I Really Like Him
- Medley: Barber's Song/Golden Helmet Of Mambrino
- Little Bird, Little Bird
- The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
- The Dubbing
- Medley: Life As It Really Is (Soliloquy)/Man Of La Mancha (Reprise) (I, Don Quixote)
- Aldonza
- A Little Gossip
- Medley: Dulcinea (Reprise)/The Impossible Dream (Reprise) (The Quest)/Man Of La Mancha (Reprise) (I, Don Quixote)
- The Impossible Dream (The Quest)/Finale
Music reviews of Man of La Mancha (1973 Movie Soundtrack)
Music Review: It Reached the Unreachable Star
Rating: 5 Stars
I will be entirely honest: I hate the original Broadway cast album. I bought this one because I already owned the original cast, and, quite frankly, I didn't feel it was up to par with this version. First off, James Coco is a definite improvement to the high, nasally, and extremely obnoxious shrieking of the Sancho in the original cast. Secondly, Man of la Mancha is not, has never been, and will never be The Phantom of the Opera. The intent is not, in fact, to "wow" people with the amazing, perfect pitch and quality of the singers. The point is to draw you into the story and teach you something. Aldonza should not have an operatic voice. Sophia Loren acheives a far more impacting and touching performance with her rough, uncultered singing because a "kitchen slut" would not have a trained voice. Period. Comparing the versions of "Aldonza" between the original Broadway cast and the movie soundtrack, the movie leaves the original in the dust. I have never once cried during the original version of that song. Every time I hear it on the movie soundtrack, I'm in tears. Loren sells me like none other, especially in the reprise of "Dulcinea." And, personally, O'Toole or whoever it was who actually sang as Don Quixote, sounds more like an old man than the singer in the original. The movie seems more real.
And, let's be honest, it's worth just about anything you could pay just for the "Life As It Is" speech. I don't care who you are, that speech is amazing. I just don't understand how anyone could hear that speech and NOT be breathless. O'Toole shines in that speech, and any soundtrack that doesn't include it isn't complete. And it really is worth buying the CD for that track alone.
Maybe I am mad to love this version, but who knows where madness truly lies? I cannont say enough about this soundtrack. I love it. It gives me chills, and if Broadway Purists want to knock it, that's fine. They're missing out on the incredible experience of amazing versions of, "Aldonza," "Man of la Mancha," and, most importantly..."Life As It Is."
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