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| From | "floatingunder" <Steven.Durben@cignabehavioral.com> |
| Subject | Re: Veruca Salt |
| Date | Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:59:31 -0000 |
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--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, "Jaimie Vernon"
<bullseyecanada@h...> wrote:
> AT Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:29:34 Michael wrote:
>
> > Has anyone seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
> >Danny Elfman has written 4 new songs based on the
> >original lyrics from the book.
> > All 4 songs are very cool, but the Veruca Salt song
> >is incredible. My 10 year old said it was sunshine
> >pop (he must have been reading my music magazines)
> >and it is. Very audities sounding.
>
> The movie and the tunes are worth checking out for sure. I took my
7
> year-old son and he spent the whole film telling me what
differences there
> were between the first film and the book and this version. I've
created a
> cynical monster!! :-)
>
My wife and I took my 10 year old daughter. Her very first reaction
to the opening theme music was "I don't like the music". However, she
loved the rest of the tracks during the film and yes, the Veruca Salt
song one is the best (IMO). I must be getting old per I had a hard
time making out the lyrics. The proof is that, my daughter was
singing one of the songs all day (the German kid). I thought of
audities when hearing a few of the songs too.
It's worth seeing and I largely hate remakes and loved Gene Wilder in
the original. I honestly feel the movies biggest strength over the
original is prior to meeting Wonka. For my money it captures the
warmth of the family more then the original. The Grandpa is just
wonderful...
My fav line from Wonka per the context: "Your weird!".
Ooops, I digress, back to the music.
Steve D
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