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| re: Orchestra size vs. Orchestra volume | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 07:45 pm EDT 04/12/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Orchestra size vs. Orchestra volume - EvFoDr 06:15 pm EDT 04/12/21 | |
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| The very opening music, including Raoul's section, is played on synth, live. After that, the "Overture" (the chandelier rising) is prerecorded. The first time the orchestra plays live, as far as I know, is when the chorus starts in during Hannibal ("With feasting and dancing and song.") I don't think that's anywhere close to 20 mins. Other shows that start with pre-taped music include Avenue Q (the "title song" is purely on video) and Kinky Boots (the "Price And Son" theme). I think originally the film music that opened Evita was also originally prerecorded, though I don't know if that's been true for every major production. The original version of Working also started with a rhythmic montage of job-related sounds, which segued into the live band for the start of the singing. Those who know Bernstein's Mass well will also know that the music at the top was originally played as a quadrophonic recording - the first live playing being the guitar chord for "Simple Song." |
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| PHANTOM opening | |
| Posted by: reed23 10:18 pm EDT 04/12/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Orchestra size vs. Orchestra volume - Chromolume 07:45 pm EDT 04/12/21 | |
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| You might well be right about the synth in the auction.... it was decades ago that I sat that night in the Majestic pit next to the keyboard, so my memory may be playing tricks on me – my takeaway all these years was my surprise and amusement that the very stirring scoring of the chandelier rise was unaccompanied by any live musicians, who continued to kill time until the flashback started. | |
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| re: Orchestra size vs. Orchestra volume | |
| Posted by: ravnquest1 08:45 pm EDT 04/12/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Orchestra size vs. Orchestra volume - Chromolume 07:45 pm EDT 04/12/21 | |
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| With the original backing track, the first half the overture was completely pre-recorded and the live pit played with the track for the second half. I have no idea what it is now after the new tracks were swapped in around 2008. When they recorded the new title song track they intentionally pre-recorded more instruments so they could continue cutting back on live players. The orchestra is drowned in so much reverb it's hard to tell what is live and what is not, or if there are extra sweetener tracks like there were in Vegas. The practically no-brass orchestration used by the non-replica US/UK tour and the recent world tour is likely what London is getting, and it sounds terrible, IMO | |
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