While the Oscar talk around “Les Miserables” has pretty much stalled apart from the very, very good chance that Anne Hathaway will walk away with the trophy for her performance of “I Dreamed A Dream,” the tremendous fan base have helped push the musical to over $350 million worldwide. Even more, the soundtrack is the second biggest seller of 2013 (behind “Pitch Perfect“) moving 245,000 units already, with these kinds of numbers not matched on the charts since 2003. And so it’s no surprise that the folks behind the film are going to take another bite at the apple.
A new, double-disc, expanded-edition soundtrack is on the way, and it will feature a staggering 22 songs not on the current release. But it’s not just craven commercialism that’s prompting the new CD. “Post-production on the Les Miserables film was extremely tight, with recording of the orchestra, final edit and sound mix having to be completed in only a few weeks,” producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh said. “There was only enough time to remix a limited number of tracks so that at least a highlights album could be released for the fans before Christmas.”
Coming with additional photos and production notes as well, the expanded edition soundtrack is currently slated for a March 18th release in the U.K. and March 19th in the U.S. Full tracklist below. [BBC/Film Music Reporter]
“Les Miserables” Soundtrack Deluxe Edition Trackinglisting
Disc 1:
1. Look Down – Hugh Jackman / Russell Crowe / Convicts
2. The Bishop – Colm Wilkinson
3. Valjean’s Soliloquy – Hugh Jackman
4. At The End Of The Day – Hugh Jackman / Anne Hathaway / Factory Girls / Cast
5. The Docks (Lovely Ladies) – Anne Hathaway / Cast
6. I Dreamed A Dream – Anne Hathaway
7. Fantine’s Arrest – Anne Hathaway / Hugh Jackman / Russell Crowe
8. Who Am I? – Hugh Jackman
9. Fantine’s Death – Anne Hathaway / Hugh Jackman
10. The Confrontation – Hugh Jackman / Russell Crowe
11. Castle On A Cloud – Isabelle Allen
12. Master Of The House – Sacha Baron Cohen / Helena Bonham Carter / Cast
13. The Bargain – Isabelle Allen / Hugh Jackman / Helena Bonham Carter / Sacha Baron Cohen
14. Suddenly – Hugh Jackman
15. The Convent – Hugh Jackman / Cast
16. Stars – Russell Crowe
17. Paris / Look Down – Daniel Huttlestone / Aaron Tveit / Eddie Redmayne / Students / Cast
18. The Robbery – Sacha Baron Cohen / Helena Bonham Carter / Hugh Jackman / Samantha Barks / Russell Crowe / Cast
19. ABC Café / Red & Black – Eddie Redmayne / Aaron Tveit / Students
20. In My Life – Amanda Seyfried / Eddie Redmayne / Samantha Barks / Hugh Jackman
21. A Heart Full Of Love – Eddie Redmayne / Amanda Seyfried / Samantha Barks
22. On My Own – Samantha Barks
23. One Day More – Cast
Disc 2:
1. Do You Hear The People Sing? – Aaron Tveit / Eddie Redmayne / Students / Cast
2. Building The Barricade – Aaron Tveit / Eddie Redmayne / Russell Crowe / Students / Cast
3. Javert At The Barricade – Russell Crowe / Aaron Tveit / Daniel Huttlestone / Students
4. The First Attack – Eddie Redmayne / Hadley Fraser / Students
5. Little Fall Of Rain – Eddie Redmayne / Samantha Barks
6. Drink With Me – Aaron Tveit / Eddie Redmayne / Daniel Huttlestone / Students
7. Bring Him Home – Hugh Jackman
8. The Death Of Gavroche – Aaron Tveit / Daniel Huttlestone / Students
9. The Final Battle – Aaron Tveit / Hadley Fraser / Students
10. The Sewers – Sacha Baron Cohen / Hugh Jackman
11. Javert’s Suicide – Russell Crowe
12. Turning – Cast
13. Empty Chairs At Empty Tables – Eddie Redmayne
14. A Heart Full Of Love Reprise – Amanda Seyfried / Hugh Jackman / Eddie Redmayne / Patrick Godfrey
15. Valjean’s Confession – Hugh Jackman / Eddie Redmayne
16. Suddenly Reprise – Eddie Redmayne / Amanda Seyfried
17. The Wedding – Sacha Baron Cohen / Helena Bonham Carter / Eddie Redmayne / Cast
18. Beggars At The Feast – Sacha Baron Cohen / Helena Bonham Carter
19. Epilogue – Cast