Not All Who Wander Are Lost

 

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what she says: i'm fine
what she means: i wouldn't say i have a "favorite cast recording of les mis" per se. i'm definitely partial to the 25th anniversary concert cast, but if you're listening to that recording you have to suffer through nick jonas's marius. same with the 2012 movie. overall the vocal performances are stunning, despite the shitty cinematography, but russell crowe's singing voice and, to a certain extent, hugh jackman's, keep me from calling the soundtrack my favorite. not to mention that a good deal of the musical numbers are missing from every recording but the complete symphonic one. sort of off the subject, but it's a great idea to listen to the songs in the original french; it's a beautiful sounding album even if you don't speak the language. all in all, though, the ideal cast would be one frankensteined together from the original london cast, complete symphonic recording, 25th anniversary concert, and 2012 movie, so sometimes i'll listen to a playlist with my favorite performances of each number. however, that can be a jarring listening experience, so in my opinion it's better just to pick the cast with what you think is the best overall sound, even if the individual performers aren't the most outstanding.

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