New Notre Dame de Paris Squidoo lens

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Esmeralda's White Costume, Notre Dame de Paris, picture iamge

Esmeralda’s White Costume, Notre Dame de Paris

It’s been a while since I have made a new Notre Dame de Paris Lens. This time it’s on Esmeralda white costume. I’m not sure if this costume is as polarizing as her green one. But I like it. I found it odd that with how over-the-top the Italian performance is that the white costume is so simple.

Weirder still, I find the World Tour cast choice odd. There is is like two versions of this costume but the dancers where a version that look the costume you seem in practically in every other version.

anyway enjoy

http://www.squidoo.com/esmeralda-white-dress

Ad for the 2013 Concerts

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfIyr03BM94

So these concerts have been in happening in Kiev, Moscow, and St Petersburg for the past 3 years. They have only happen outside these cities twice, in Paris and Beirut.  And while is this great, I think it’s unfair they keep occurring in mostly the same three cities. I know it comes down to the person organizing and to get it other locationa mean someone has to make it happen. But still Notre Dame de Paris seem to be popular world-wide and it’s unfair to the fan who can’t make it to those locations. I hope there more concerts in other places,  hopefully in either Montreal or New York City (both are “close” to me ^_~).

But where would like you to see the Notre Dame de Paris Concert Tour?

Video Ad for NDdP

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This a Japanese Ad for Notre Dame de Paris.  The World Tour Cast will perform in Tokyo   from Feb 27th to March 17th. THis is the first time the show will be performed in Japan.

The cast mixing in this ad is weird. They play audio of Bruno Pelletier and Garou singing in English and yet they show footage of the 2005 Asian Tour cast. Both Matt Laurent and Richard Charest were in the 2005 Asian Tour and are in the World Tour Cast.  It just seem like false advertising to not showcase the cast that people are paying to see.

Notre Dame de Paris World Tour Videos

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The Age of the Cathedrals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeu8qJsTTUE

The Refugees
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sESZ9SzZ3s0

Bohomienne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWMvNbx_tgI

Feast of Fools
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UcNWyuFck

 

 

Belle and Final Fantasy IX

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The first time I heard Belle from Notre Dame de Paris one of my first thoughts was “This sounds like a piece of music from Final Fantasy IX.” Now at the risk of sounding like a “gamer” (which I’m really not), Final Fantasy IX is one of my favorite games ever. The piece of music from the game that sounds like Belle is called “Freya’s Theme. ”

Now it’s only in the beginning of each that they sound similar. For first 7 seconds of each they really sound alike. They both have the same rhythms, beats and tone. But Belle’s tempo is much slower and the use of instruments is different. Belle uses guitars and Freya’s Theme uses what sounds like a harpsichord (I think). In any case, both pieces use strings.

Maybe it’s because I love Final Fantasy IX so much that helped me gravitate to Belle and Notre Dame de Paris. But they’re are both great pieces of music. Also bells are important item during the part where this music play in Final Fantasy IX. Coincidence? Oh, I think not.

Well actually I do. But isn’t that kind of cool. But then again the game does look to European history and style so they are more than likely refefencing the same  music roots. But it’s worth noting that in Japanese the main character’s name is “Jitan” which is how the Japanese spell Gitan meaning Gyspy. So I suppose it’s possible that the production team took inspiration for Notre Dame de Paris as the Final Fantasy IX was being made right after the musical came out in Paris. Though I really doubt that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBXeXBpTVOk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ6yqiVOHT0

Music by  Richard Cocciante and Nobuo Uematsu

Asian Tour Picture Valentine’s Day Edition

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Some background; When I was sorting out the pictures from the Asian Tour  I decided to make a sexy/romantic folder which I put into folder 20. It’s an accident that this folder coincides with Valentine’s day, but it seems appropriate doesn’t it?