John Sayles' "Baby it's You" - music intact? (1 Viewer)

[Ted Todorov]

Baby it's You is out today and I was wondering if anyone has any info on whether the soundtrack has been destroyed?

The DVD Savant has contradictory info on the subject. Has anyone seen the DVD?

Thanks,
Ted

 

[Jon Martin]

While I haven't seen the DVD, the Springsteen songs were in the original home video version, but other songs were replaced.

I would think the new DVD would be the same as the original VHS since the rights issues were apparent then.

This has always been a very confusing issue. Many people claim the Springsteen songs were never on the VHS, but they were. The problem was with other songs.

 

[Jon Hertzberg]

As Jon says, the Springsteen songs were always intact on the home video. You can read about in my blog and in the book Sayles on Sayles. Springsteen gave the production a sweetheart deal on the songs for theatrical and home video. The problem was with other songs, mostly, I believe, 60s-era pop songs.

Baby It's You article

Baby It's You/French Postcards

 

[Jon Hertzberg]

I watched an original Baby It's You trailer online, which contains several songs not on the home video version. It's not a definite indicator of what's been changed, but I think it offers some clues. I wrote about it here:
Baby It's You Missing Songs

"Shout" is listed in the credits on the DVD, but does not appear in the DVD version of the film so far as I can tell. "Surfin' Bird" appears in the DVD when Sheik shows off the Ratmobile to Jill
, but is not listed in the end credits. In the trailer, "Shout," plays over the same scene.