STEWART COPELAND

UK article:
http://www.wharf.co.uk/2009/03/ben-hur- ... ill-o.html

The Stewarty paragraph:
[quote]"There are all kinds of elements in there - the operatic music specially written by Stewart Copeland, the spectacle moments like the chariot race, and the emotional pull of the story.[/quote]


Other comments I like:

[quote]"But we're not trying to create realism. It's a contemporary vision rooted in the historical."[/quote]

Which is good since killing off some of the actors would really piss off the union.


[quote]The story of Ben Hur is set at the time of Jesus and for added authenticity the production will be in Latin and Aramaic, not languages commonly used in any of the countries the tour will visit.[/quote]

Oh, bless.

Thanks for the update.

[quote]The story of Ben Hur is set at the time of Jesus and for added authenticity the production will be in Latin and Aramaic, not languages commonly used in any of the countries the tour will visit.[/quote]

There aren't many countries that regularly use Latin or Aramaic these days. None use Latin (save Vatican City at times) and Aramaic is a minority language in a handful of Middle Eastern countries.

If they really wanted to be authentic, they would use Greek instead of Latin since that was the language of the educated and elite in Roman Palestine and the rest of the Eastern Mediterranean. The New Testament was written down in Greek first, not Latin.[/quote]

hahah, perhaps this endeavor could be incorporated albeit inappropriately anachronistic...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw

[quote]If they really wanted to be authentic, they would use Greek instead of Latin since that was the language of the educated and elite in Roman Palestine and the rest of the Eastern Mediterranean. The New Testament was written down in Greek first, not Latin[/quote]

God, I love you people.

..Or Aramaic, from which we got the Greek translations...
Sorry - Catholic fookin' know-it-all input. Need more coffee!