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− | |introduction = ''' I'll Do Anything ''' is | + | |introduction = ''' I'll Do Anything ''' is an unreleased soundtrack for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'll_Do_Anything I'll Do Anything], with songs written by [[Prince]]. The album features eight tracks sung by actors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Brooks Albert Brooks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman Tracey Ullman], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Kavner Julie Kavner], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittni_Wright Whittni Wright] (all of whom had a part in the movie) and by singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Etheridge Melissa Etheridge]. |
− | + | The project began when [[Prince]] was approached in 1992 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] to write original songs for his planned movie musical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'll_Do_Anything I'll Do Anything]. [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_King Carole King] and [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor Sinead O'Connor] were also asked to contribute. [[Prince]] wrote and recorded ten new songs between mid-late March 1992 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota and mid-April 1992, in Australia while on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]: [[I'll Do Anything]], [[Make Believe]], [[My Little Pill]], [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]], [[Poor Little Bastard]], [[The Rest Of My Life]], [[There Is Lonely]], [[Be My Mirror]], [[Wow-2|Wow]] and [[I Can't Love U Anymore]]. An eleventh track, [[Empty Room]] was pulled from the vault and also considdered, but was not rerecorded for the project. | |
− | The project began when [[Prince]] was approached in 1992 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] to write original songs for his planned movie musical. [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_King Carole King] and [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor Sinead O'Connor] were also asked to contribute. [[Prince]] wrote and recorded ten new songs between mid-late March 1992 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota and mid-April 1992, in Australia while on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]: [[I'll Do Anything]], [[Make Believe]], [[My Little Pill]], [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]], [[Poor Little Bastard]], [[The Rest Of My Life]], [[There Is Lonely]], [[Be My Mirror]], [[Wow-2|Wow]] and [[I Can't Love U Anymore]]. [[Empty Room]] was pulled from the vault and | + | |
− | Of | + | Of the proposed songs, eight were considered for the movie and were subsequently re-recorded by the cast and unidentified musicians for the soundtrack and musical scenes: [[Wow-2|Wow]], [[Make Believe]], [[My Little Pill]], [[There Is Lonely]], [[Be My Mirror]], [[I Can't Love U Anymore]], [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]], [[I'll Do Anything]]. |
− | [[Wow-2|Wow]] was re-recorded by the ensemble cast for the movie, basically as a solo vocal performance by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman Tracey Ullman] (who also sings lead on [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]]) and was weaved into the movie at six different points during a rough cut of the movie. [[Make Believe]] was re-recorded both by actor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte] and by the ensemble cast for the movie, and | + | [[Wow-2|Wow]] was re-recorded by the ensemble cast for the movie, basically as a solo vocal performance by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman Tracey Ullman] (who also sings lead on [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]]) and was weaved into the movie at six different points during a rough cut of the movie. [[Make Believe]] was re-recorded both by actor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte] and by the ensemble cast for the movie, and in the movie at three different points during a rough cut of it. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Nolte Nick Nolte] also re-recorded [[Be My Mirror]] as a duet with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittni_Wright Whittni Wright] who played the role of his young daughter in the movie. [[My Little Pill]] was sung by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Kavner Julie Kavner], as was an early version of [[I Can't Love U Anymore]]. After a first test screening and sub-par reactions to her vocals, a second version of [[I Can't Love U Anymore]] was made with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Etheridge Melissa Etheridge]. [[There Is Lonely]] and [[I'll Do Anything]] were sung by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Brooks Albert Brooks]. [[Prince]] was not involved in the re-recording sessions, which also comprised a medley of some of the songs and a track called DNG Groove (containing no input by [[Prince]]), which was placed as an intro for [[I Can't Love U Anymore]]. Two other songs without [[Prince]] input ("''This Lonely Life''" by [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor Sinead O'Connor] and "''You Are The Best''" by [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_King Carole King]) also appeared in the first cuts of the movie but were not planned for the soundtrack album. |
+ | After different test-screenings, and overwhelmingly negative reactions to the music, all production numbers from the film were cut, and the proposed album was canceled. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Brooks James L. Brooks] shot new scenes and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'll_Do_Anything I'll Do Anything] was released in 1994 as a satirical comedy-drama film and not a musical. Despite the new editing, the film was a commercial and critical failure. None of the songs [[Prince ]] wrote specifically for the movie were used in the film or the released original motion picture score, which is made of four instrumentals composed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer Hans Zimmer] and a track ("''You Are The Best''") written by [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_King Carole King] and sung by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittni_Wright Whittni Wright]. | ||
− | + | None of the re-recorded [[Prince]] tracks by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'll_Do_Anything I'll Do Anything] cast saw the light of the day. [[Prince]] would later release his own versions of some of the songs planned for this project: | |
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− | None of the re-recorded [[Prince]] tracks by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'll_Do_Anything I'll Do Anything] cast saw the light of the day. [[Prince]] | + | |
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* [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]] would be used for another soundtrack, [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] in 1996. Another version, sung by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] would be included on her [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] album, produced by [[Prince]] and released by [[NPG Records]]. | * [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]] would be used for another soundtrack, [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] in 1996. Another version, sung by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] would be included on her [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] album, produced by [[Prince]] and released by [[NPG Records]]. | ||
* [[My Little Pill]] and [[There Is Lonely]] would be included in [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]], as was [[The Rest Of My Life]]. | * [[My Little Pill]] and [[There Is Lonely]] would be included in [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]], as was [[The Rest Of My Life]]. | ||
− | * In 1995, [[Prince]] made a video for [[Video: Empty Room|Empty Room]] | + | * In 1995, [[Prince]] made a video for [[Video: Empty Room|Empty Room]], which was not ecorded for the film, but offered for considdrantion. A live version recorded during a soundcheck in 2002 was released as a download by the [[NPG Music Club]] and later included on the [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]] album. A rehearsal take with [[3rdEyeGirl]] was streamed on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams#Empty_Room_Rehearsal_.28Audio_Video.29|YouTube]] in 2014. |
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− | The 1992 version of | + | The 1992 version of [[Be My Mirror]], [[Wow-2|Wow]], [[I Can't Love U Anymore]], [[I'll Do Anything]], [[Make Believe]], and [[Poor Little Bastard]] remain unreleased. |
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