Adrift in Macao [Soundtrack]

Peter Melnick (Composer), Fred Lassen (Conductor, Performer), The Adrift in Macao Pit Orchestra (Performer), Alan Campbell (Performer), Elisa Van Duyne (Performer), Jonathan Rayson (Performer), Michele Ragusa (Performer), Orville Mendoza (Performer), Rachel De Benedet (Performer), Will Swenson (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Fred Lassen, The Adrift in Macao Pit Orchestra, Alan Campbell, Elisa Van Duyne, Jonathan Rayson, et al.
• Conductor: Fred Lassen
• Composer: Peter Melnick
• Audio CD (May 13, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Lml Music
• ASIN: B0017LGOY2
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,404 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Adrift in Macao/Prologue - Fred Lassen

2. Adrift in Macao/In a Foreign City

3. Adrift in Macao/Grumpy Mood

4. Adrift in Macao/Tempura's Song

5. Adrift in Macao/Mister McGuffin

6. Adrift in Macao/Pretty Moon Over Macao

7. Adrift in Macao/Mambo Malaysian

8. Adrift in Macao/Sparks

9. Adrift in Macao/Adrift in Macao

10. Adrift in Macao/So Long

11. Adrift in Macao/Rick's Song

12. Adrift in Macao/The Chase

13. Adrift in Macao/I'm Actually Irish

14. Adrift in Macao/Ticky Ticky Tock

Editorial Reviews

A zany film noir parody hearkening back to the days when leading men were hard-boiled, dames were beautiful but dangerous, and musicals were filled with tunes so playfully catchy you couldn't dislodge them from your brain if your life depended on it.

Book and lyrics by one of America's funniest playwrights, Christopher Durang (in a very, very good mood).

An original and lethally catchy score signals the arrival of gifted new musical theater composer Peter Melnick.

"The Maltese falcon mates with the loon in Adrift In Macao ... Christopher Durang's broad spoof of film noir, with a score by Peter Melnick that mambos from Kurt Weill to Carmen Miranda, is set in 1952 in the Chinese port of Macao--a sinister locale peopled by diamond smugglers, shady nightclub owners, dope aficionados, femmes fatales, and a walking, winking Asian cliché named Tempura, because he's been `battered by life.'" -- Boston Phoenix

"With a drop-dead funny book and shamefully silly lyrics by Christopher Durang and lethally catchy music by Peter Melnick, Adrift In Macao lovingly parodies the Hollywood film noir classics of the 1940s and '50s." -- BroadwayWorld.com

"[The] music hops effectively among genres, evoking period music from Kurt Weill to big bands." -- New York Times

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars off the mainland, September 9, 2008

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Eli's Commin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adrift in Macao (Audio CD)

i was delightfully shanghied to Macao and set adrift amongst a crazy cast of old and new characters belting broadway melodies across the sea. an only english speaking chanteuse serenading a nightclub of only chinese speaking patrons with a song, in english, that she does not know the words for is an idea made in musical comedy heaven. so goes a joyful romp as the self-exiles attempt to hide their pasts in a pastiche of song types and character revelations. i have only heard the score but it is so good that i cannot wait to see an actual production of this show. very fun, very singable, you'll be humming

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Adrift in Macao, July 27, 2008

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Diana - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Adrift in Macao (Audio CD)

The music is fun and the sound is nastalgic. I hope I get to see the show.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ho Hum, June 28, 2008

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This review is from: Adrift in Macao (Audio CD)

A pleasant enough diversion. I was disappointed though since I was hoping for another "Song of Singapore".