What would you say is the most HAUNTING score written for a musical?
This past two weeks I have seen some very haunting shows, which prompted the question.
My vote is for CATS.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
I hate "The Dark I Know Well." It's like an outtake from CAMP or HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL.
I would have to agree with both THE SECRET GARDEN and CATS.
Despite the shortcomings of the score as a whole, I would say that overall, SUNSET BOULEVARD is very haunting. Segments of TELL ME ON A SUNDAY are haunting as well. BLOOD BROTHERS is haunting, and so is NINE.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."-Charlie Manson
I totally got the chills the first time i heard "if you could see her" from Cabaret (this was the movie)... I wasn't expecting the line at the end, and being a nice jewish girl, it shocked me that such terrible propaganda could make its way into the Kit Kat Klub...
"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear"
Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll
Spring Awakening. I found that entire show to be so haunting in every way. I had dreams with the cast members for weeks, and no, they weren't the kind of dreams your thinking of.
I have several names, one is Julian2. I am also The Opps Girl. But cross me, and I become Bitch Dooku!
For me Sppring Awakening's score is the absolute opposite of haunting...the tone is too pop for it to really haunt I think.
Passion is very haunting, and definitely parts of Ragtime.
"We don't value the lily less for not being made of flint and built to last. Life's bounty is in it's flow, later is too late. Where is the song when it's been sung, the dance when it's been danced? It's only we humans who want to own the future too."
- Tom Stoppard, Shipwreck