I would assume that whomever he works with will be more promotionally ready if in fact he is going to tour.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Belinda Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 9:01 AM To: npny@lists.panix.com Subject: Re: NPNY: The Music Of Happy Feet... That's a cool story. I'm glad he participated. ~Belinda <Moderator: Yeah I was extremely surprised to read such a thing. Especially when WB is involved. I wonder if this means futre WB work is coming down the line... -Derek> On 11/12/06, Derek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just pulled section where they talk about them music. For the full > article > go to: > http://torontosun.com/Entertainment/Movies/2006/11/12/2326589-sun.html > > Happy Feet is dense with pop music, from Beatles (Golden Slumbers sung by > k.d. lang), Queen (Somebody To Love, sung by Wood's female lead Brittany > Murphy) and Beach Boys tunes, to bits of Sir Mix-a-lot, Prince, and the > Brand New Heavies' Jump N Move, with a chorus of divas that includes Patti > LaBelle, Fantasia Barrino and Pink. > > "We spent a lot of time talking about music," says Miller. "We went for > iconic music, from having to differentiate between the penguins by giving > each one a song specific to themselves. Who's more iconic than Elvis, for > example, or Prince?" > > In fact, Miller scored a bit of a coup with the artist formerly known as > 'The Artist Formerly Known As ...' The songs Sign Of The Times and Kiss > both > had their lyrics rewritten, with rare permission by the artist. "Prince > never changes the lyrics to his songs, and Gary LeMel (from Warner Music) > said 'If he ever saw the movie, he'd see it was appropriate.' They went to > Minneapolis, showed him the movie, and apparently he picked up his guitar, > started strumming and said 'Give me two weeks.' And he not only let us > change the lyrics, but he gave us this beautiful song, The Song Of The > Heart, for the end. And I thought 'Wow, he likes the movie!' " ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
