Connie and Carla

by Connie & Carla / O.s.t.

Overview

The soundtrack to Connie and Carla, the tale of two dinner theater chanteuses who must pose as drag queens after they witness a murder, plays more like an original cast recording from a revue than a typical collection of film music. Aside from Peaches & Herb's "Groove Thing," the entire soundtrack is performed by Connie and Carla (Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette), with the help from "the Belles of the Balls," the film's cast of drag queens, and Debbie Reynolds, who accompanies the duo on a medley of "I Cain't Say No/There Are Worse Things I Could Do/What I Did for Love." The soundtrack's opening cut, a medley of "Oklahoma!/Superstar/Papa, Can You Hear Me?/Memory" is especially funny, recalling not only excruciating dinner theater but Jan Hooks and Nora Dunn's Swingle Sisters routine from Saturday Night Live. Vardalos and Collette have more than decent singing voices, so the listener ends up laughing with, instead of at, their performances of "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," "Maybe This Time," and "Don't Rain on My Parade." The numbers that Connie and Carla perform on their own are less overwhelming than the ones that also feature the cast, although the rousing performance of "Mame" is quite entertaining. While the soundtrack is definitely over the top (including Randy Edelman's perky, busy "Connie and Carla Overture"), it's also a lot of fun, especially for anyone who enjoyed the movie. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	04/13/2004
Label:	Sony Music Distribution / Epic
UPC:	0827969243022

Tracks

1. Airport Medley: Oklahoma!/Superstar/Papa, Can You Hear Me?/Memory
2. Shake Your Groove Thing
3. Mame
4. Let Me Entertain You
5. Maybe This Time
6. Don't Rain on My Parade
7. Medley: I Cain't Say No/There Are Worse Things I Could Do/What I ...
8. Medley: Everything's Alright/Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
9. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
10. There Is Nothin' Like a Dame
11. Connie and Carla Overture

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Randy Edelman   Primary Artist,Conductor
Peaches & Herb   Primary Artist
Debbie Reynolds   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Elton Ahi   Engineer
Jerry Herman   Composer
Randy Edelman   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Orchestration
Fred Ebb   Composer
Jake Jackson   Scoring Crew
Marvin Hamlisch   Composer
Edward Kleban   Composer
Marilyn Bergman   Composer
Debbie Reynolds   Dialogue
Dino Fekaris   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
Kathy Nelson   Executive in Charge of Music
Tim Rice   Composer
Michel Legrand   Composer
Isobel Griffiths   Orchestra Contractor
Alan Bergman   Composer
Glen Brunman   Executive Producer
Stephen Sondheim   Composer
Paul Bogaev   Arranger,Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Bob Merrill   Composer
Freddie Perren   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Elton Farokh Ahi   Mixing,Engineer,Associate Producer
Jim Jacobs   Composer
Jill Tengan   Digital Editing
Ralph Ferraro   Orchestration
Hooshik Bayliss   Design,Photo Manipulation
Stu Balcomb   Orchestration
Warren Casey   Composer
Masaaki Saito   Scoring Crew
Toni Collette   Dialogue
Nia Vardalos   Dialogue
Harry Garfield   Executive in Charge of Music
Philip Cohen   Music Business Affairs
Andrew Lloyd Webber   Composer
John Kander   Composer