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Looking for a radio commercial circa 1994 for Les Miserables

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There were a series of radio spots (three that I remember) which ran on NYC stations around 1994 for Les Miserables. The spots contained the tag line "The voice of angels can be heard". I've searched the web for evidence of them but have been unsuccessful. The spots were great and I would love to hear them again. I worked at a station at the time but never made a copy for myself. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
 
Stinkin' masterpieces. IIRC, we used to rotate a bunch of them featuring various songs (maybe up to 7 cuts?). They were hauntingly beautiful, I wish I kept the reels myself. Weren't they from some production house out of NYC with a memorably old-fashioned logo?

While I never made a lot of money as a "Creative Services Director," at least I got to see Les Miz twice, Riverdance thrice, and Miss Saigon out of it.

You know it's good production (or at least good music and voicework) when you can still hear the spots in your head all these years later. My faves:
"Do you hear the people sing..." ("Tomorrow Comes")
"On My Own" - Wasn't that Lea Salonga?
 
Yes, they were masterpieces. And if I recall correctly, they were about 90 seconds long. I can still hear the vo guy's intro to one of the spots, "From a battlefield in France... a prayer rises to Heaven". Then about a minute of "Bring him home". The vo tag line was always the same, "Les Miserables .The voice of angels can be heard". There were other spots, too, that followed the same structure. Wish I knew who produced these things.
 
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