Timeless - aesthetically - poignant music document

On December 20, 1981 Theatre (Tony Award = theater equivalent of the Oscar) is on Broadway at the Imperial premiered the musical Dreamgirls and already in the following year on 13 Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre nominated, of which it could finally win six. Action and music playing 1962-1974 Music piece are the history of the Detroit record label Universal (Tamla) Motown Records and their protagonists as "The Shirelles", "The Supremes", "The Temptations", "The Jackson 5", Smokey Robinson among others ajar. After a Grammy in 1983 (Best Musical Show Album) and 1522 versions the final curtain falls in New York City for by Henry Krieger (music) and Tom Eyen (lyrics) written songs ....

.... A quarter century after its premiere, almost to the day (15.12.2006) present DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, the long overdue film version, which will also come up with a number of award nominations and awards. The MusicCD the soundtrack waiting opposite the musical version with three "new" songs, which were also composed by Henry Krieger and were for an Academy Award (Oscar) 2007 in the category "Best Song", with a total of 5 proposals, nominated: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles' Pops "lists" (Track 17) was published before the film's release, an international charts success for the former Destiny Child, on the text they had even cooperated. The equally soulful "Patience" (12) is performed by the Trio Eddie Murphy, Anika Noni Rose (Tony Award winner 2004) and Keith Robinson. "Love You I Do" (5) is one of the film songs of "American Idol" finalist Jennifer Hudson, with its incredibly powerful and theatrical voice at "The Future Is not What it Used to Be" already Meat Loaf on his album " Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose had "trumps. For their performance of the film character Effie White, is on the Supremes member Florence Ballard (1943-1976) and the soul singer Etta James ajar, the strong-voiced actress won the Golden Globe and Oscar in 2007 for best supporting actor. With "I Want You Baby" (6), "I Am Changing" (13), "One Night Only" (15) and "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (10) that in 1982 the Version of "Broadway Effie" Jennifer Holiday came in the top of the US charts, further evidence of Miss Hudsons are artistic skills. Best Supporting Actor also nominated for an Oscar was Eddie Murphy although empty out but may as James 'Thunder' Early and his contributions, both examples of a musical transition are also convincing. While the soul black "Cadillac Car" (3) a kitschy white mainstream version will follow, bringing the initially moderately put forward "Meant You No Harm / Jimmy's Rap" (14) at the same time a "back to the roots" and a taste of the emerging hip-hop. His allusion payola "Fake Your Way To The Top" is an excellent reminiscence to the "Godfather of Soul" James Brown (1933-2006). While "Move" (1) not least can boast a quite original character because of Hudson's voice is in the other songs of the "Dreamettes", ie "Dreamgirls" (8, 19), "One Night Only" and "Hard To Say Goodbye "(18) the dilutive commercialization for disco sound of the 70s significantly. The faces Oscar winner (as Ray Charles Best Actor 2004) Eric Marlon Bishop alias Jamie Foxx with the R & B numbers "Steppin 'To The Bad Side" (4) and the duet sung with Beyoncé "When I First Saw You" (20 ) again his vocal skills to the test. In addition to the presented in harmonious antiphonal several protagonists "Family" (7) provides the theatrical "It's All Over" (9), except for a dramatic Sangesstreit between divas Hudson and Beyoncé, another tour de force of the Oscar winner.

As "excellent" Soundtrack of an equally poignant film and timeless aesthetic musicals AudioCD "Dreamgirls" is a piece of musical history. 5 stars Amazon.