Andrew Lloyd Webber Interview

[Caleb]

Posted: 6/25/05 at 3:15am

I came across a recent (well, not too recent, but fairly recent) radio interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber. It's pretty interesting. It includes an example of one of his most well known songs and the classical work that it was almost directly lifted from. It is a half hour long and very interesting. I hope my link works.
ALW Interview

[nmartin]

Posted: 6/25/05 at 8:39am

I don't know anything about opera, but when a friend of mine and I saw Sunset Boulevard, my friend was shocked after the first few notes because they were lifted from his favorite opera.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/25/05 at 8:43am

"Music of the Night" is lifted from BRIGADOON and LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST by Puccini.

[Flight0017]

Posted: 6/25/05 at 3:34pm

nmartin: And what opera would that be?

[nmartin]

Posted: 6/25/05 at 3:39pm

I have been trying to remember all day what he said. I can not remember. He even played it for me when we got home and the similarity was striking. It sounded far too familiar to The Greatest Star of All.
Updated On: 6/25/05 at 03:39 PM

[riv]

Posted: 6/25/05 at 3:48pm

Here we go again...