One of the defining moments in Tom Hooper‘s Les Misérables is when the cast sings the iconic song that ends the first act of the musical, One Day More. It brings all characters of the musical together into one unit on stage and does so and then some when it is performed in the movie.
After seeing the film a little while back, my immediate thought was that Universal really missed some opportunities with their marketing. Sure you have to get to people not that familiar with the musical to get on board and invest the 2.5 hours the movie runs, however if you want to get the diehards (and there are a ton of them around the world), just put the major numbers out there for the internet to swallow up and pass around.
They teased it very successfully with Anne Hathaway in the first trailer, however now somewhere in Spain, someone decided it would be a good idea to release the sequence for One Day More.
Brilliant.
Check it out below and while it is pretty damn great, I can’t stress to you enough how much better it plays on the big screen within the flow of the movie.
Still it is pretty fun to watch an icon be redefined.
Related – EXCLUSIVE – Stream The FULL Motion Picture Soundtrack For Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables
About the Film Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption–a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.
Les Misérables, the musical epic stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen.
Les Misérables opens December 25th all over the place.
Even though the movie doesn’t open for a few days still and the soundtrack isn’t dropping until December 29th, we have managed to get our hands on a copy of the FULL Motion Picture Soundtrack for Tom Hooper‘s brilliantly done Les Misérables starring Hugh Jackman, Oscar® winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Helena Bonham Carter.
The film is very different than anything ever made for the big screen. It has transcended the issues that have plagued musicals to the big screen projects for decades and created an intimacy with both the subject and the music that we never realized was lacking and quite frankly after seeing this film, the musical will never be the same again – both in a good and bad way. The result is a soundtrack that might not be what you expect.
With a musical, the songs will translate well onto the recording as the actor’s job is to merely sing the perfect song and let that be the thing that builds the emotion. With Hooper’s film, this soundtrack doesn’t seem as majestic as the previous Broadway, Toronto, London versions. While that might seem a little bit off, it makes a ton more sense after you have seen the film as you get to connect the nuance and the powerhouse acting the film brought with how the music was portrayed. In my opinion, and with all due respect to the musical of which I am a huge fan of, the medium of film allowed a more proper rendition of the songs with power and emphasis on the story.
At any rate, enough blabbing from me.
Behold, the majesty of the Official Motion Picture Soundtrack for Les Misérables. It goes on sale December 29th and I am more than certain that you are going to, like myself, pick up a copy or two after hearing it below.
It’s too bad it’s only 20 tracks because there were plenty of songs in the movie that were great and I would have loved to see on here (I am looking at you Gavroche and your infectious Little People).
Here is the full soundtrack with the songs combined together into one long stream:
Here are the songs streamed independently.1. Look Down – Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe & The Convicts
2. The Bishop – Colm Wilkinson
3. Valjean’s Soliloquy – Hugh Jackman
4. At the End of the Day – Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, The Factory Girls & Les Misérables Cast
5. I Dreamed a Dream – Anne Hathaway
6. The Confrontation – Hugh Jackman & Russell Crowe
7. Castle On a Cloud – Isabelle Allen
8. Master of the House – Sacha Baron Cohen & Helena Bonham Carter
9. Suddenly – Hugh Jackman
10. Stars – Russell Crowe
11. ABC Cafe / Red And Black – Eddie Redmayne, Les Misérables Cast & Aaron Tviet
12. In My Life / A Heart Full of Love – Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne & Samantha Barks
13. On My Own – Samantha Barks
14. One Day More – Les Misérables Cast
15. Drink With Me – Eddie Redmayne, Daniel Huttlestone & Les Misérables Cast
16. Bring Him Home – Hugh Jackman
17. The Final Battle – Les Misérables Cast
18. Javert’s Suicide – Russell Crowe
19. Empty Chairs At Empty Tables – Eddie Redmayne
20. Epilogue – Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne, Anne Hathaway, Colm Wilkinson & Les Misérables Cast
Word has been overwhelmingly positive for Tom Hooper‘s Les Misérables starring Hugh Jackman, Oscar® winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Helena Bonham Carter.
Initial screenings have been received well. Coupled with a nicely done campaign that gave us a teaser trailer, the tv spots, some great posters, a pretty glorious photospread in Vogue, next up we have another TV spot that has been playing in high rotation lately. There is nothing really new with it as it just seems to be a much shorter version of the international trailer that dropped awhile back.
Still it is pretty to watch and you know that this film is a big one for me. Check it out below and stay tuned for our ongoing coverage.
Les Misérables opens December 25th.
About the Film Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) is directing Les Misérables, an adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo‘s classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) seeks his redemption. Alain Boublil adapted his own work with Claude-Michel Schonberg, who also wrote the stage musical, Herbert Kretzmer and William Nicholson. The film also stars Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddie Redmayne and will hit theaters everywhere on December 25th, Christmas Day, this winter.
With Skyfall now over and that being the big blockbuster that studios with Christmas movies have been waiting for, the marketing barrage for this movies can begin. First one out of the gate is the one to beat with Universal Studios’ Les Misérables.
We have been given a great look at how Tom Hooper‘s Les Misérables starring Hugh Jackman, Oscar® winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Helena Bonham Carter is coming along through the teaser trailer, the tv spots, and the posters. And if you are not all in, I really don’t know what’s wrong with you as the film is shaping up to be the one to beat this holiday season.
An Oscar run is definitely not out of the question and with it comes the multi-faceted promotional campaigns. As part of this marketing push, Les Misérables has landed a pretty sweet multi-page spread in Vogue shot by the one and only Annie Leibovitz and yes, they do look fantastic and fabulous all rolled into one.
Check them all out below (and remember to click on them to make them all huge and stuff).
Les Misérables opens December 25th.
About the Film Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) is directing Les Misérables, an adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo‘s classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) seeks his redemption. Alain Boublil adapted his own work with Claude-Michel Schonberg, who also wrote the stage musical, Herbert Kretzmer and William Nicholson. The film also stars Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddie Redmayne and will hit theaters everywhere on December 25th, Christmas Day, this winter.
After the teaser, the tv spots, and some posters, we now get a new trailer out of the for Tom Hooper‘s Les Misérables starring Hugh Jackman, Oscar® winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Helena Bonham Carter which has just dropped over in the UK and man is it a doozy.
There is a ton of singing that we have not seen yet and quite frankly all of it looks great. We also see pretty much everyone in the cast this time around which is new. We also get to see the story played out a lot more, well the first act of the musical anyways.
A couple of parts gave me shivers watching the musical come alive on screen so well. There is quite a bit going on here so I would suggest you just watch the trailer below.
Les Misérables opens December 25th.
About the Film Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) is directing Les Misérables, an adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo‘s classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) seeks his redemption. Alain Boublil adapted his own work with Claude-Michel Schonberg, who also wrote the stage musical, Herbert Kretzmer and William Nicholson. The film also stars Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddie Redmayne and will hit theaters everywhere on December 25th, Christmas Day, this winter.
Les Misérables is one of the movies for me. The first part of my life was spent in musical theatre and I have seen the musical version of this story 8 times in 4 countries. It is for that reason that I may have a more critical eye when it comes to this particular film adaptation.
It seems that Tom Hooper has a huge hit on his hands as the footage we have seen so far in the trailers already dropped are fantastic. So far Universal Studios has also done an excellent job of promoting this film with the plethora of images, posters and then that series of characters that have dropped over the past few weeks.
Now we have two TV spots that have just been released and I just have two words…
Goosebumps.
I am ALL in with this film as it seems to be on the right track and done no wrong by me.
Check out the 90 seconds and 30 seconds TV Spots below and let me know what you think.
Les Misérables opens December 25th and stars Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sacha Baron Cohen
About the Film Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) is directing Les Misérables, an adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo‘s classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) seeks his redemption. Alain Boublil adapted his own work with Claude-Michel Schonberg, who also wrote the stage musical, Herbert Kretzmer and William Nicholson. The film also stars Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddie Redmayne and will hit theaters everywhere on December 25th, Christmas Day, this winter.
