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Roald Dahl's Matilda: The Musical [Soundtrack]


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Product details

  • Audio CD (1 Jan 2011)
  • Number of Discs: 500
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Rsc Enterprise Ltd.
  • ASIN: B009M17U24
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 433 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Miracle
2. Naughty
3. School Song
4. Pathetic
5. The Hammer
6. Loud
7. This Little Girl
8. Bruce
9. Telly
10. Entr'acte
11. When I Grow Up
12. I'm Here
13. The Smell of Rebellion
14. Quiet
15. My House
16. Revolting Children
17. When I Grow Up (Reprise)

Product Description

The fantastic Matilda - The Musical album! Own the music to this sell-out show, now running at the Cambridge Theatre in Covent Garden, London. Featuring music and lyrics from Tim Minchin, and starring Lauren Ward, Bertie Carvel and Paul Kaye! First produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in December 2010, this album was recorded in a studio by the original cast from the sensational sell-out season at The Courtyard Theatre. The CD includes a 28 page booklet with song lyrics. Track Listing: 1. Miracle (Company and Children) 2. Naughty (Matilda) 3. School Song (Company and Children) 4. Pathetic (Miss Honey) 5. The Hammer (Miss Trunchbull, Miss Honey and Children) 6. Loud (Mrs Wormwood and Rudolpho) 7. This Little Girl (Miss Honey) 8. Bruce (Children) 9. Telly (Mr Wormwood and Michael Wormwood) 10. Entr'acte (Musicians) 11. When I Grow Up (Children and Company) 12. I'm Here (Matilda and Escapologist) 13. The Smell of Rebellion (Miss Trunchbull, Miss Honey and Children) 14. Quiet (Matilda) 15. My House (Miss Honey and Matilda) 16. Revolting Children (Children and Company) 17. When I Grow Up (Reprise) (Children and Company)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A little bit naughty 16 Dec 2011
Format:Audio CD
After seeing the show on London's West End I was pleased to hear the original cast recording from the production in Stratford was very very close to what I heard on stage, maybe even better.

The score is slightly quirky and has several songs with lyrics seemingly impossible to fit into the music, but they do. And how.

The lyrics are fun and poignant and the arrangement is just complex enough to make this far more than a kids show. But then I hadn't expected anything less from Minchin. The cast is awesome. The kids are spectacular, the amazing Robert Madge of Gavroche (Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert) and Dodger (Oliver!) fame makes Nigel stand out and Matilda is impressive. But the true star of the show ofcourse can only be the cross-dressing Bertie Carvel as the hammer (and sometimes child) throwing headmistress Agatha Trunchbull.

Obviously the musical is based around Roald Dahl's children's book "Matilda".

The score opens with the wonderful "Miracle" and the birth of our protaganist Matilda. It then moves on to the uplifting "Naughty". Both songs are recurring themes for the rest of the score, which goes on to a cleverly worded ABC in the form of "School Song". Next up is the slight "Pathetic" by miss Honey which moves into our first confrontation with the Trunchbull as she explains how one gets to throw "The Hammer" for one's country, supported by the children singing latin hymns. Matilda's mother, smarting "front-bottom" and all, next explains to miss Honey how it's not about what you know but how "Loud" you can profess your ignorance. Another lament from Miss Honey about "This Little Girl" is followed by the wonderful "Bruce" whose largeness seems to be a bit like a Tardis (much roomier inside) as he devours an enormous chocolate cake. In the show it's now time for intermission followed by Matilda's dad praising the educational value of "Telly" and a musical "Entr'acte". We then move on to the next show-stopper as the kids and Miss Honey explain what they will do "When I grow Up". The moving "I'm Here" expands on Matilda's story-within-a-story about the escapologist and his acrobat wife. Then it's the Trunchbull's turn to set her nostrils to "The Smell of Rebellion". Her rage builds to a frenzy and at that point Matilda retreats into her own world where everything is "Quiet". She then wlaks home with Miss Honey who in "My House" explains a little about how she came to live in a shed. The show ends with the wonderful "Revolting Children" singing revolting songs using revolting rhymes (a nod to another Dahl work). But that's not entirely the end as the whole cast returns to the stage to sing "When I Grow Up (Reprise)". And as an added bonus keep listening after this finale to hear the Trunchbull go off in a rage.

A true classic in the making!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable CD 15 Jan 2012
By Robin
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Jolly bouncing tunes, amusing lyrics written by the great Tim Minchin and performed by an excellent cast of children and adults.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars simply amazing !! 12 Jan 2012
By tom
Format:Audio CD
a mix of beautiful emotional songs that will transport you to places in your emotions that you didn't even know existed

the musical is put together with such skill and talent and the album is no exception the talented performers show us why Matilda is such a great hit with audiences !!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Musical madness
Absolutely brilliant well worth buying if you like musicals. If you've seen the show you'll love the CD. My daughter sings the songs all the time.
Published 1 day ago by Dance crazy
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Me and my little daughter love the Musical. To have it on CD allows us to listen to it whenever we want to
Published 1 month ago by Günther Hofer
5.0 out of 5 stars Matilda the Magnificent
Brilliant! In the theatre some of the lyrics were unclear (high pitched voices) so it was great to hear the wonderful songs again. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M.E.WESTWOOD
5.0 out of 5 stars PRODUCT GOOD
Product good no problems at all very pleased, took a long time to get in the post, don't know if this is because it is a specialist product?
Published 1 month ago by Mad Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely show on cd.
So great to have this show added to my cd collection.So often some shows never get to cd,so really delighted to get this item!
Published 3 months ago by Mr Terence Flint
4.0 out of 5 stars Kids Like It
We're off to see Matilda the Musical in April and friends who have already seen recommended this CD as it contains all the music from the show. Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. J. Bexley
5.0 out of 5 stars Much Appreciated Gift
I took my grandchildren aged 8 and 6 to see this show and bought the CD as a Christmas present and understand that my granddaughter hasn't stopped singing along to it since she got... Read more
Published 3 months ago by LindaJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic music!
Fantastic music, can't wait to see the musical soon. Tim Minchin's composing is excellent and he is a genius lyricist.
Published 4 months ago by Mr C J Jowett
3.0 out of 5 stars It's okay
As it was a present the new owener was delighted - going to the show later in the year with family
Published 4 months ago by Josephine Clare
3.0 out of 5 stars Requested review
I've rated this way because I bought it as a present as requested by a grand-daughter and I've no idea on rating. Read more
Published 4 months ago by E. A. Lambert
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