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Miss Saigon: Complete Symphonic Recording [SOUNDTRACK]
 
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Miss Saigon: Complete Symphonic Recording [SOUNDTRACK] [CD]

Peter Cousens, Kevin Gray, Charles Azulay, Joanna Ampil, Hinton Battle, et al. | Format: Audio CD
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  • Performer: Joanna Ampil, Peter Cousens, Kevin Gray, Hinton Battle
  • Orchestra: Broadway Cast, Orchestra
  • Conductor: David Charles Abell
  • Composer: Claude-Michel Schönberg
  • Audio CD (25 Sep 1995)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: CD
  • Label: First Night Records
  • ASIN: B000008146
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 45,580 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I would give this album ten stars if I could. 'Miss Saigon' is possibly the best musical written of the last twenty years, it's a beautiful love story between a Vietnamese bargirl named Kim who is forced into prostitution and an American Marine named Chris during the last few weeks of the Vietnam War. Joanna Ampil, a former unknown, sings the role of Kim with a fierce passion and underlying tenderness, she is just brilliant. Wait till you hear her sing 'I Still Believe' and "I'd Give My Life for You', I promise you will want to play them over and over again!!

Peter Cousens sings Chris very well but I think he is somewhat undershadowed by Joanna Ampil, whose voice blew me away. Hinton Battle is on fine form as Chris' best friend John, and arguably his finest moment is the fabulous stirring anthem 'Bui-Doi', backed by a male gospel choir. Ruthie Henshall is also brilliant (as she usually is) as Chris' wife Ellen. She portrays a woman trying to come to terms with her husband's past really well and you will also be blown away by her singing, especially on 'I Still Believe' and the moving "Now That I've Seen Her." Kevin Gray sleazes up his role of the Engineer to perfection. Listen to 'The American Dream' to hear what I mean.

I can't express how much I love this show. It definitely rivals 'Les Miserables' as my favourite musical ever! Anyone who has seen it has to agree with me how mind-blowingly great it is. So, BUY THIS CD!!!! IT'S ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!

The highlights are the showstopping opener 'Heat is on in Saigon,' the deeply moving duet 'Movie in my Mind' (by far my favourite), sung by the fabulous Gigi and Kim, the romantic 'Sun and Moon,' the gorgeous and surreal 'Dju Vui Vai' in 'The Wedding Ceremony', which is sung by all the girls, the rousing march 'Morning of the Dragon', sung by the whole company, the heartfelt duet between Kim and Ellen 'I Still Believe', the deeply stirring anthem 'Bui-Doi' about half-bred children in Vietnam, 'Kim's Nightmare', a very sad flashback when we discover how Kim and Chris were separated, and the 'Finale', when Kim sacrifices herself for her child. I swear you will have tears in your eyes when the final song is ended.

So, my last word is BUY IT, BUY IT, BUY IT!!!!!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
It's great 27 Aug 2001
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Format:Audio CD
When you are a fan of Miss Saigon, you really must hear this cd. I have known the origional soundtrack for some years now, but since this musical has more music and songs that are not on that cd, it is really great to hear the full recording, including all the missing parts. It makes the experience of the musical complete, and some of the 'extra' songs are very beautiful. The Kim on this cd sings very good and beautifully, maybe not as good as Lea Salonga (who is for me the best Kim ever), but she is very talented. As is the rest of the cast (although I think that Jonathan Price is the one and only great engineer) . Only the Chris souns a bit funny with his Australian accent and he sings not always that good, but it will do. So if you want to hear the best performers, you must hear the original soundtrack, but if you are a real fan of Miss Saigon, you defenitly must hear this cd too.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is a wonderful CD with the entire score and the best cast members from around the world.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
10 times better than the Original Cast Album
My only issue with this is that during Why God Why it sounds like Chris is saying "withfor" instead of "before," but other than that it is a fantastic recording.
Published 20 months ago by Joseph Visaggi
miss saigon
I ordered the cast version of Miss Saigon CD for my husband's birthday. It arrived within 2 days and I was happy. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2010 by Mrs. F. G. Farnworth
The Best
This is simply the best version of Miss Saigon, brings the show vividly back to life in all it's splendor,the performance is faultless. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2009 by aka.ben
Absolutely Fantastic
Don't even think of buying one of 'Highlight' CD's as there's not even one song on here deserves to be missed out. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2004 by Paul Slocombe
WOW!
I recently saw Miss Saigon on it's UK tour and i think it's amazing (so amazing i'm going to see it again). Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2003 by Simon Paul
Excellent!
This CD is absolutely brilliant! Joanna Ampil is excellent as Kim and sounds brilliant throughout the whole show (as always - if u get a chance to see her in the UK tour - GO!)! Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2002
Excellent!
I love this Cd! Joanna Ampil is fabulous, as is Peter Cousins and Ruthie Henshall. The best cast recording in my opinion, also the truest to cast performance. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2000
Fantastic
Ruthie Henshall and Joanna Ampil play the two main parts brilliantly, and the stunning song I Still Believe is so passionate, as is I'd Give My Life for You.

Damian Thomas

Published on 13 July 2000
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