BAT BOY & LEGALLY BLONDE

They have the same composer. Larry O'Keefe wrote the music for both shows. Often times different shows by the same composer have similar sounds. I know some people will deny it, but a fair number of sondheim songs sound the same to me musically.

While some Sondheim songs are similar technically. No two of his songs are "identical."

I wouldn't say any songs from Legally Blonde and Bat Boy are identical ljay, but they do sound similar musically.

Most composers have a distinct style that they use which comes through in whatever they write (even if they try not to). You can easily identify a show's composer by hearing these tendencies or styles they use. Almost all broadway composers have something about their compositional style that makes them unique -- but also makes a lot of their works sound similar.

You can tell when a piece is written by Sondheim, Lloyd Webber, Boublil/Schoenberg, Yazbeck, Kander, etc. In the golden age the music of Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, and even George Gershwin sounded similar and was easily recognized as having their particular "sound".

Heck you can even go back to the classical period and earlier. Beethoven and Mozart had easily recognizable styles and tendencies of their own as well.

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Same composer. Was it really that hard to find?

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Buy the cd.

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Never heard of a CD, mormon?

They are similar yes, but not 100%. Having done Bat Boy, there is some similarities. But all composers have their own style and flare. O'Keefe does a lot of random key changes and also always has the people in the background doing something (which is seen in BB and LB)

the major similarity for me is "I'll eat nothing but soy... to be Legally Blonde."

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I think it's an outrage.
I hope that Mr. O'keefe sues Mr. O'keefe for plagiarism.

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