''Wuthering Heights'' is a modern-day adaptation of

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's classic 1847 novel that aired on

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in 2003 and was later released on DVD. It stars Erika Christensen, Mike Vogel, Christopher Masterson, Katherine Heigl, John Doe and

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. The screenplay was by Max Enscoe and Annie deYoung, from an original screenplay by Jim Steinman and Patricia Knop. Although set in California, the filming location was

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. The

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was Jim Steinman. It features his song "The Future Ain't What It Used to Be", which originally appeared on ''

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'', the

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he wrote and produced for Pandora's Box. ''Wuthering Heights'' is one of Steinman's favourite books, and it was the inspiration for his song "

It's All Coming Back to Me Now "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is a power ballad written by Jim Steinman. According to Steinman, the song was inspired by ''Wuthering Heights'', and was an attempt to write "the most passionate, romantic song" he could ever create. ''The Sunda ...

Plot summary

Cast

* Erika Christensen as Cate **

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as Young Cate/Cate's Daughter * Mike Vogel as Heath ** Adam Taylor Gordon as Young Heath * Christopher Kennedy Masterson as

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* Johnny Whitworth as Hendrix **

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as Young Hendrix * Katherine M. Heigl as Isabel Linton * John Doe as Earnshaw *

as Raquelle

Soundtrack album

The original soundtrack album (produced by Steinman, except where indicated below) was co-released by

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and the MTV Original Movies label in November 2003. The track list is: *"Prelude: The Future Ain't What It Used to Be" (Jim Steinman) ::''Vocals by Erika Christensen'' (a capella) *"

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/Steinman) ::''Vocals by Erika Christensen and Mike Vogel'' ::Co-produced by

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and Jeff Bova ::Arranged by Steinman and Bova *"I Will Crumble" (Hewitt Huntwork) ::''Vocals by Erika Christensen and Mike Vogel'' ::Vocal tracks produced by Steinman and Rinkoff ::Instrumental track produced and arranged by Bova *"If It Ain't Broke (Break It)" (Steinman) ::''Vocals by Mike Vogel'' ::Co-produced by Rinkoff, Bova and Pat Thrall ::Arranged by Steinman and Bova ::Guitars: Thrall ::Drums: Sammy Merendino *"Shine" (Huntwork) ::''Vocals by Mike Vogel'' ::Produced by Steinman and Rinkoff ::Guitars: Huntwork *"The Future Ain't What It Used To Be" (Steinman) ::''Vocals by Erika Christensen'' ::Co-produced by Rinkoff ::Piano: Roy Bittan "If It Ain't Broke (Break It)" and "The Future Ain't What It Used to Be" were both recorded by Meat Loaf for his 2006 album '' Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose''. The latter had previously appeared on the Steinman-produced 1989

'', by '' Pandora's Box''. "More" was originally written and recorded for The Sisters of Mercy's 1990 album '' Vision Thing''.

Personnel

* Soundtrack Produced by Jim Steinman * Music Supervisor: Amy Rosen * Recorded and Mixed by:

* Production coordinator for Jim Steinman Productions: Don Ketteler * Recorded and mixed at The Hit Factory, Bovaland and Dome Logic (NYC) * Mastered at The Hit Factory by Tony Gillis

Production notes

This movie was filmed in Puerto Rico.

References

External links

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Official site
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