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Jack Feldman > Newsies: The Musical - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Audio CD

:: Walt Disney Records :: Released: 1992-03-31

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Newsies: The Musical - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Summary Newsies is Disney's 1992 return to that rarest form of film, the live-action musical. With original music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Jack Feldman, the music tells the story of the 1899 New York City newsboy rebellion against newspaper kings William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. The film was dead on arrival and played in some lucky local cinemas for two weeks. This was sad news, considering that it could have been the beginning of a whole new musical generation. The music of Newsies has since gained a following and has a timeless appeal, joining the roots of a great Broadway musical while attempting to fit the songs to their era. Despite the 1990s production, we are expected to believe the songs might have been sung by newsboys in the 1890s. We don't, of course -- the songs are too elaborate and pop driven (it is also likely that a newsboy who was more melodic than a hum or whistle would have been put in his place if the newsies are as rough as this film would have us believe). It works as a timeless piece, though, because it is a mixture of then and now -- while the arrangements are cheerfully old-fashioned, you can almost picture Nsync filling in for the vocalists who are comprised of trained singers and actors, including the great Welsh actor Christian Bale (American Psycho). Bale plays Jack Kelly, the leader of the rebellion, and was confident enough to lend his own vocals. It was a smart move, as he brings the ballad "Santa Fe" to stunning highs. It is not the only high on this album, which is charged with circus level excitement throughout. It is astounding that, in a film consumed with grand musical ambition, not one of the songs was selected for an Academy Award nomination. The film itself is worthy of a second chance. -All Music Guide

Newsies: The Musical - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Track Listing:

Prologue
Santa Fe
My Lovey-Dovey Baby
Fightin' Irish: Strike Action
The World I Will Know
Escape from Snyder
Seize the Day
King of New York
High Times, Hard Times
Seize the Day (Chorale)
Santa Fe (Reprise)
Rooftop
Once and for All
The World Will Know (Reprise)
Carrying the Banner (Finale)

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UPC: 050086083220
Binding: Audio CD
Studio: Walt Disney Records
Release Date: 1992-03-31
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