Retaining the original stage production score for the movie would be great. It had some fantastic tunes of AR to date.
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 12:55 AM, Madhavan Rajan <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iqR7tqPIaPU9UYR0rATycUdas-LwD9FO4JOO1 > > 'Bombay Dream' musical to hit big screen > > (AP) – 20 hours ago > > CANNES, France — The Indian-inspired, rags-to-riches musical "Bombay > Dreams" is about to become a major motion picture. > > Indian director Deepa Mehta, best known for her "Elements" trilogy, will > direct the movie. > > Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman, who composed the score for the original stage > production, will write new songs for the movie version. > > Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer behind such musical hits as "The Phantom > of the Opera" and "Evita," produced the stage version of the musical, which > opened in London in 2002. > > "Monsoon Wedding" screenwriter Sabrina Dhawan will write the script, the > movie's producers, Marquee Picture, said at the Cannes Film Festival. > > The movie will be shot on location in India. It has not yet been cast. > On the Net: > > - > http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en.html<http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en.html&usg=AFQjCNEe74v3xqPPblIQOnynk3VDa6OUxw> > > > > -- > Cheers, > Madhavan.R > Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate! > >
