music inspired film second soundtrack album american singer songwriter madonna released promote accompany film film madonna starred boyfriend played title role filming complete madonna began work film soundtrack songwriter producer engineer worked producer album single vogue album recorded weeks california musically consists predominantly jazz swing pop songs tracks reflected madonna personality influenced relationship singer wanted create music fit style production film set days law enforcement sang songs accordingly areas pitched vocals notes necessary smoked cigarettes order portray vocals character singer featured duet partners songs support previous album like prayer madonna embarked section dedicated songs album critically acclaimed winning award use catholic imagery pope called boycott tour madonna performed songs album mtv_video_music_awards academy awards vogue single madonna successful releases reaching number countries critically acclaimed seen influential song video helped bring mainstream popularity second final single hit united_states united_kingdom soundtrack received mixed reviews music critics applauded numbers madonna vocals versatility deemed non film songs little value sooner later tracks went win academy award best original song commercially successful peaking number european albums national charts australia germany japan later country best selling foreign album year reached number billboard chart certified double platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa sold seven million copies worldwide background development madonna film starring new role introduced playing titular character madonna told premiere magazine initially waited film singer decided involve voluntarily pursued offered work minimum wages avoid principal photography began february ended months later filmmakers considered shooting film location chicago illinois production designer believed work better sound stages universal_studios california filming took place burbank california encouraged dozens takes scene film released united_states june highest opening weekend ninth highest grossing film number globally film received positive reviews critics roger_ebert chicago_sun-times praised paintings art direction prosthetic makeup design stating original visionary fantasies seen screen realized positive aspects hiring madonna actress film inclined develop soundtrack film studio promotional opportunity release product madonna popular recording artist benefit reason release new madonna record according author madonna 1980s record labels started release albums closely associated film gaining double promotion termed soundtracks related film shooting madonna started working soundtrack begun recording songs film sooner later lose album write develop new songs comparable style previous favor produced entire album including songs want people think musical comedy actress album stretch pop music songs different feel theatrical feel said time madonna relationship time acting recording singing stemmed album important actor lent voices songs album completed needed lead single time madonna producer decided compose new song called vogue placed final single fourth studio album like prayer ensure song fare better charts warner executives heard song decided release eventually included recording composition jazz swing pop album madonna tried recreate music period portrayed according author melodic styles complex songs madonna accustomed found difficult demanding spoke wilderness tunes saying confident justice songs kept encouraging singer recording sessions affected madonna recruited producer engineer help project create music fit style production film set days law enforcement according author madonna like icon madonna split husband singer comfortable new relationship influenced songs singer enlisted piece live band jazz musicians sessions took place los_angeles california concluded weeks songs album reflect madonna personality singing ranged rocking nature slow laid soulful vocals studied approach evident brien compared actress playing performing vocal exercise technique songs madonna pitching vocals notes necessary prevalent singing required songs setting played bass said singer character started smoking actually cigarette character smoked brien said songs nature polar opposite madonna previous release like prayer introspective composition opens sound shuffle power ballad man starts song madonna sings stalking boulevard madonna haunting vocals continue music faded songs sooner later 1930s jazz ballad piano brushed drum sounds double bass horns atmosphere nightclub song finds madonna lowest range melody shifts continuously song second single deals themes centered girl celebrates pleasures good performed comical style stemmed line film says tracy don know hit kiss following track album song spanish accent rhythm predominant madonna vocal singing backed percussion brass fifth track madonna vocals melody heard synth strings horns bass explained madonna sang guy sensitive soft chorus employs chord sequence track remember deals failed marriage penn source inspiration naming compilation album musically melancholy chords melody according compelling song madonna rolling_stone described business contains slow verse fast chorus sequence according chorus bursts life madonna clearly lyrics good guys finishing delivery topic vocals accompanied muted trumpet sounds saxophone solo second number madonna themed lyrics irony bouncy beat tap dancing instrumental break track consists chord structure tempo changes lyrical rhymes arrangement switches slow fast tempo requiring proper madonna final song lose duet torch song supplies male voice madonna sings second verse strings madonna sings duet titled following beats atop riff madonna reveals dick interesting strings brass muted horns tap dancing sequence intermediate piano solo blues effect chord sound record getting stuck heard needle drawn vinyl leading faster word dick continuously repeated main melody structure song ends sound record music player played piano recording recalled song required vogue closes album musically different rest tracks dance number consisting beat lyrically theme song talks dance form reproduced poses high fashion modelling song rap section madonna names golden era hollywood celebrities including promotion madonna performed vogue mtv_video_music_awards dancers clad 18th century inspired inspired madonna created 18th century french court sexual performance point singer flipped open large skirt allowing dancers crawl inside come dancer explained level production mtv costumes fans drama mtv idea came brien described performance moment inspired brilliance noted classic camp elevated standards future performances program later ranked billboard sixth best performance history award academy awards madonna appeared singer michael_jackson date performed sooner later according journalist madonna promised perform award sooner later nominated best original song category wore long tight white dress designed covered neck wore million worth jewelry recalled madonna appropriated mannerisms performance making tribute actress appeared onstage technical difficulty resulting microphone rising stage stage hand passing billboard ranked seventh awesome oscar performance time saying madonna gave performance took glamorous days old hollywood tour alongside madonna previous album like prayer promoted madonna concert tour visited asia north_america europe consisting dates concert divided sections inspired german film metropolis second religious themes fourth fifth encore contained sexual themes catholic imagery madonna performance like prayer based church like surroundings madonna wearing backup dancers dressed like priests concert criticized sexual content religious imagery toronto canada madonna threatened arrested pope later called boycott italian dates cancelled despite tour critical success winning creative stage production performance songs began sooner later sung atop grand piano followed madonna stood microphone sang dressed striped style playing nightclub singer near end madonna joked know pleasures good don hurt people feel better know mean final song segment following madonna danced lip dancer dressed like promotion segment brien said artistic expression madonna eye dollar section dynamic singles vogue released lead single soundtrack march deep house influenced song madonna eighth single billboard hot chart reached chart internationally vogue reached charts countries united_kingdom australia canada italy finland world best selling single selling million copies vogue continuously acclaimed release reviewers praised nature calling funky catchy song listed singer musical highlights music video vogue directed showed madonna paying homage golden era hollywood actresses shot black white video takes stylistic inspiration 1920s madonna dancers seen different choreographed scenes critics noted way madonna influence expose underground movement masses making sex gender roles ambiguous portrayal people video ranked greatest times different critic lists polls won awards mtv_video_music_awards total nominations album second single released june critical response song positive new_york_times calling calculated bid outrage enjoyed commercial success reaching italy new_zealand united_kingdom united_states peaked number week july critical reception gave favorable review book madonna writing madonna greatest musical moments praising vocal performance authors wrote book madonna companion album suited madonna questioned decision subsidiary instead independent release manila standard today denoted album surprise career decision madonna found showcased singer versatility pop personality added album able prove madonna cut things stuff writing herald gave positive review calling album excellent different madonna attempted listing songs highlights impressed madonna vocals calling sultry listing vogue remember highlights entertainment_weekly gave rating praising madonna ing new broadway vocal persona built chest voice perfectly control richer low range sounded robert_christgau village_voice said record tune pop suits madonna pedigree wit music sure knows right listed cry baby man best tracks rolling_stone gave album rating half stars positive review claiming madonna pulls brass added vogue showed singer deliver extra sal_cinquemani slant_magazine gave stars declaring proves madonna true renaissance woman according jon new_york_times madonna brought role bad girl strange settle restricted version time madonna let deal music noted madonna played strengths songs album described vocals competent felt songs required range agility madonna disposal milwaukee journal sentinel described album mixed bag period pieces cute good adding sum mannerisms allmusic critic stephen_thomas_erlewine claimed songs novelty numbers listing vogue standout track panned album saying failed sterile preserved amber quality magazine lamented june review disappointment lady stays firmly committed character original persona evolved 80s nonetheless magazine december issue madonna declared favorite record soundtrack love songs judgment based world reaction chart performance debuted number billboard week june peaking number weeks later total album remained chart weeks certified double platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa denoting shipment million copies country june entered canadian rpm albums_chart number eventually peaking number weeks later week november album spent week chart exiting number spending weeks album chart date album certified double platinum shipment copies australia album debuted number week june remained consecutive weeks total weeks chart certified platinum australian_recording_industry_association aria shipment copies entered new zealand albums chart number week june week peaked number spending total weeks chart japan madonna second number album sold estimated units year end japan gold disc awards madonna honored best album year pop female album year grand prix artist year given best selling international album best selling international artist year respectively album experienced success european markets germany topped albums chart certified gold shipping copies france album peaked number seventeen certified double gold estimated sales copies netherlands entered number week june eventually peaked number staying total nineteen weeks chart van certified album gold shipment copies swiss albums chart dated june debuted peak position number nineteen weeks certified gold shipment copies united_kingdom album debuted peaked number albums_chart week dated june soon certified double platinum british_phonographic_industry bpi denoting shipments units spain album peaked number certified double platinum shipping copies total album sold seven million copies worldwide track listing notes track list end booklet album sooner later officially titled sooner later man film credits academy_awards signifies executive producer credits personnel credits adapted album booklet charts certifications
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