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03-02-2019, 05:49 AM
This is a special fanmade compilation that has made the rounds in the musical theatre circle a few times. I did not compile it, but have not seen it on here and thought it might be a welcome addition! It contains many of these tracks, as well as both the music for both of the endings, and extras.
Notes on the Film
The album was originally released on CD, cassette tape, vinyl record, and it's now available digitally. Several singles were issued, including two different remixes of "Dentist" ("Edit" and "Dub") and at least three variations of "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space."
In addition to outright omitting "Suppertime II" and Miles Goodman's orchestral score, there are drastic musical and lyrical deviations in every song except "Da-Doo." The reprise of "Somewhere That's Green" was not included in the theatrical cut and would have seemed out of place on the album, but they included a severely truncated chorus version of "Don't Feed the Plants."
Robby Merkin, who orchestrated the original Off-Broadway production, pulled double, triple and quadruple duty, receiving a variety of credits on the album and overseeing the production in England.
Lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken were tied up with other projects and had no direct involvement. Menken was taken aback when Miles Goodman was nominated for a "best original score" Golden Globe, and he made it a point to compose future film and TV scores for his works, though (like director Frank Oz himself) Menken was not asked to participate in the creation of "The Director's Cut."
At least three additional songs were recorded for use in the film but have never seen the light of day: "Your Day Begins Tonight", "Crystal, Ronnette & Chiffon" (each composed and recorded for potential use during the end credits), and Levi Stubbs' rendition of "Bad" (which was replaced by "Mean Green Mother" after the film's production was well underway). Additionally, a radically different version of "Some Fun Now" was recorded by the cast as a demo, and other demos may exist for "A Salute to Vegetables" and "Thundercrash" (which was ultimately replaced by "Some Fun Now").
In addition to omitting Suppertime II and the (originally deleted) reprise of Somewhere That's Green, virtually every song deviates from the versions featured in the film. Here's a rundown of the notable differences:
Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) begins with ominous narration by Bill Mitchell, as opposed to the comical narration by Stan Jones that opens the film.
It's Michelle Weeks (Ronette) who sings the opening solo in Skid Row (Downtown) (leading to persistent rumors that she dubbed actress Bertice Reading in the film), Donny Gerrard sings most of the male lines, and there are other vocal inconsistencies throughout the song.
Grow For Me has a shorter intro and is missing mid-section orchestrations where Seymour realizes that Twoey wants blood.
Somewhere That's Green is missing the instrumental bridge during Audrey's fantasy sequence ( where she waters the plants, interacts with animated birds and hosts a Tupperware party). Additionally, Ellen Greene shot the monologue which is featured in the musical, but it only exists in the workprint.
Some Fun Now includes additional verses ("Pop Quiz!") and the interlude features a calypso version of the melody from the Ya Never Know, which this song was derived from.
Dentist! features different voices for the patients, some alternate takes from Steve Martin, and there's a different segue to the line "Oh, mama!" Additionally the alternate single edit includes sound FX, dialogue and the line "He's strictly a medical mess!," which is absent from all other versions of the song.
Feed Me (Git It) is missing huge chunks of dialogue, as well as Audrey II's lines when Seymour begins to sing ("Lighten up," "Tell it to the marines," etc.).
Suddenly, Seymour is missing the minute-long orchestral outro.
Suppertime is shorter than the version in the film, the orchestration is a little different and it's missing many of the Greek chorus's continued insistences to "Come on, come on..."
The Meek Shall Inherit begins with a different underscore and includes a lengthy midsection in which Seymour struggles with his newfound fame and debates with himself as to whether or not to destroy Audrey II. An elaborate fantasy sequence was shot to accompany this scene, but it was cut from the film.
Mean Green Mother From Outerspace begins differently, features some different orchestrations, includes additional/alternate verses and ends similarly to the director's cut version.
Finale (Don't Feed The Plants) is missing Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon's opening verses, as well as the expanded instrumental sequences which are included in the director's cut. It's hacked down to a 90 second track which just features the chorus.
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So I present:
Little Shop of Horrors (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [The Legacy Collection]
Disc One: The Complete Soundtrack and Score
Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)
Audrey's Theme
Skid Row (Downtown)
No Customers
Da-Doo (Total Eclipse of the Sun)
Strange and Interesting Plant
Grow for Me
WSKID Radio / Da-Doo (Reprise)
Somewhere That's Green
Some Fun Now
Dentist!
Somewhere That's Green (Interlude)
Feed Me (Git It)
Chop It Up / Feed Me (Reprise)
Suddenly Seymour
Suppertime
The Meek Shall Inherit
Suddenly Seymour (Reprise)
Will You Have Me? (Dialogue)
A Hard Bargain
Suppertime (Reprise)
Somewhere That's Green (Reprise) / Goodbye Audrey
Mean Green Mother from Outer Space
Finale (Don't Feed the Plants)
Seymour the Hero / Happy Ending
End Title Montage
Disc Two: The Supplemental Material
Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) [Album Version]
Skid Row (Downtown) [Film Version]
Grow for Me (Album Version)
Audrey's Soliloquy (Dialogue from Workprint)
Somewhere That's Green (Album Version)
Some Fun Now (Final Film Version)
Dentist! (Album Version)
Feed Me (Git It) [Album Version]
Suddenly Seymour (Single Mix)
Suppertime (Album Version)
The Meek Shall Inherit (Album Version)
The Meek Shall Inherit (Final Film Version)
Will You Have Me? / Suddenly Seymour (Reprise) [Alternate Dialogue from Workprint]
Somewhere That's Green (Reprise) / Goodbye Audrey [Alternate Workprint Mix]
Mean Green Mother from Outer Space (Final Film Version)
Mean Green Mother from Outer Space (Live at the Academy Awards, 1987)
Finale (Don't Feed the Plants) [Album Version]
Finale (Don't Feed the Plants) [Complete Workprint Version]
Dentist! (Single Version)
Dentist! (Dub / Instrumental Version)
Original Theatrical Trailer
Little Shop Medley (Live at the New York Film Festival, 2013)
Crystal, Ronnette & Chiffon (Original Demo for Film Version)
Bad (Original Demo for Film Version)
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