Friday, December 30, 2005

Chipmunks reborn.

Have you heard this atrocity?

It was on the radio. My lip curled immediately.

Seasons of Love (Gomi's Lair Radio Edit)
Seasons of Love (Gomi's Lair Radio Edit) - RENT soundtrack

This iteration of the song never played in the movie, yet it is part of the "soundtrack."

An unnecessary "dance" remix of a song that was better left alone.

Is this a cover? I asked. As it droned on, the chipmunk'd yet unmistakeable voice of Jesse L. Martin came through. I felt ill.

The voices of the cast were pitched, at least 1.5X their original speed to achieve 120 some odd beats per minute. Utterly insane. Ridiculous.

Whoever is on watch over Jonathan Larsen's body of work, has surely fallen dead or rolling in dough.