Favorite ALW Score? — Page 2
#27
Posted: 7/22/05 at 5:37am
Woman in White - probably because I saw it a few weeks ago and it's still very fresh in my mind
By Jeeves - it's very unlike the clichéd 'Lloyd Webber' fare and fits the show and the characters perfectly.
The Beautiful Game - I think it's something you have to see the whole show to apprecaite, it's very downbeat and understated, but the emotional climax in the finale got me every time...
By Jeeves - it's very unlike the clichéd 'Lloyd Webber' fare and fits the show and the characters perfectly.
The Beautiful Game - I think it's something you have to see the whole show to apprecaite, it's very downbeat and understated, but the emotional climax in the finale got me every time...
Updated On: 7/22/05 at 05:37 AM
#28
Posted: 7/22/05 at 6:44am
SUNSET BOULEVARD.
Then THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
CATS
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
Then THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
CATS
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
#29
Posted: 7/22/05 at 8:14am
1. Evita
2. Sunset BLVD
3. Woman in White
4. Song and Dance
2. Sunset BLVD
3. Woman in White
4. Song and Dance
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#30
Posted: 7/22/05 at 9:59am
- Woman in White
- The Beautiful Game
- Phantom (OLC)
- The Beautiful Game
- Phantom (OLC)
#31
Posted: 7/22/05 at 10:05am
The Woman in White
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To Kill A Mockingbird
#32
Posted: 7/22/05 at 10:10am
The Beautiful Game, hands down......
it's one of the few I believe you can hear the music and
"get it"
The Woman in White
JCS
Whistle Down the Wind
Evita
(did somebody actually say Cats? Ugh........)
it's one of the few I believe you can hear the music and
"get it"
The Woman in White
JCS
Whistle Down the Wind
Evita
(did somebody actually say Cats? Ugh........)
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#33
Posted: 7/22/05 at 10:20am
Phantom
Sunset Boulevard
Woman In White
Evita
I've never seen Cats and am set to see a Regional Theatre Production of it next week. To be honest, I'm afraid :0)
Sunset Boulevard
Woman In White
Evita
I've never seen Cats and am set to see a Regional Theatre Production of it next week. To be honest, I'm afraid :0)
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#34
Posted: 7/22/05 at 10:38am
Evita
Phantom
Sunset
Beautiful Game (the music to this is incredible!)
Woman in White
Phantom
Sunset
Beautiful Game (the music to this is incredible!)
Woman in White
#35
Posted: 7/22/05 at 10:53am
Evita and Superstar, well half of Superstar. The second half always bores me. Like much of Sunset. I need to get Woman in White as I have heard good buzz about its score.
And sometimes when I'm in a weird mood, I dance the opening number from Cats in my Cats shirt I got from a buck. I'm so odd.
And sometimes when I'm in a weird mood, I dance the opening number from Cats in my Cats shirt I got from a buck. I'm so odd.
#36
Posted: 7/22/05 at 11:01am
I personally don't see how Sunset Boulevard or Aspects of Love can even be considered for best score. If the SCORE covers the entire show - all music -- both of those shows have SO much repetition in their melodies and recitative to make the full CDs almost unlistenable. Yes, I'd agree both have some fantastic songs, but as a full score, I don't think either of them ranks up there with JCS or Evita. Phantom has similar problems of repeated melodies, but it's not the recitative that does it, so to me that's a bit more acceptable.
I was glad to see he fixed the problem in the last three shows to some extent, though Whistle Down the Wind also has problems (but some of my favorite individual songs). Beautiful Game and Woman in White are both pretty good, though they both took a long time to grow on me - not something I think a good score should have to do since in the theater you hear it once.
Oh, Joseph and Song and Dance aren't bad either, though I don't think they live up to JCS or Evita.
Notice I didn't mention Cats or Starlight Express. At least I can say each has a couple of good songs (I judge a score by how much of it I'll put on my iPod, each of those got maybe five tracks, as opposed to JCS and Evita which are both on in full.)
I think ALW can write some fantastic songs -- but other than the two shows mentioned, I don't think any of his FULL scores work on the level of Sondheim, Lerner and Lowe, Loesser, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Ebb.....
I was glad to see he fixed the problem in the last three shows to some extent, though Whistle Down the Wind also has problems (but some of my favorite individual songs). Beautiful Game and Woman in White are both pretty good, though they both took a long time to grow on me - not something I think a good score should have to do since in the theater you hear it once.
Oh, Joseph and Song and Dance aren't bad either, though I don't think they live up to JCS or Evita.
Notice I didn't mention Cats or Starlight Express. At least I can say each has a couple of good songs (I judge a score by how much of it I'll put on my iPod, each of those got maybe five tracks, as opposed to JCS and Evita which are both on in full.)
I think ALW can write some fantastic songs -- but other than the two shows mentioned, I don't think any of his FULL scores work on the level of Sondheim, Lerner and Lowe, Loesser, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Ebb.....
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#38
Posted: 7/22/05 at 11:48am
Anyone notice that Tire Track and Broken Hearts from Whistle is really English Girls from Song and Dance?
#40
Posted: 7/22/05 at 12:44pm
JOSEPH is a lot of fun,
but I'll have to go with EVITA.
but I'll have to go with EVITA.
#41
Posted: 7/22/05 at 12:57pm
"If the SCORE covers the entire show - all music -- both of those shows have SO much repetition in their melodies and recitative to make the full CDs almost unlistenable."
Phantom is the worst culprit in that respect. Only three new songs are introduced in the second act and the repeated melodies are used seemingly at random.
Aspects is my personal favorite.
Phantom is the worst culprit in that respect. Only three new songs are introduced in the second act and the repeated melodies are used seemingly at random.
Aspects is my personal favorite.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
Updated On: 7/22/05 at 12:57 PM
#42
Posted: 7/22/05 at 12:58pm
I actually like Phantom the best...followed closely by Joesph.
What the puck?!
#43
Posted: 7/22/05 at 1:11pm
Not that I'm the biggest advocate of Phantom, but there are more than two melodies introduced in the second act...
Masquerade
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Twisted Every Way
Past the Point of No Return
Down Once More -- well some of it...
But you can also look at some older scores where the majority of new material does come in the first act with reprises and only a handful of new songs in the second act.
It's not like Aspects and Sunset where the SAME recitative is repeated ad nauseum through the whole show
Masquerade
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Twisted Every Way
Past the Point of No Return
Down Once More -- well some of it...
But you can also look at some older scores where the majority of new material does come in the first act with reprises and only a handful of new songs in the second act.
It's not like Aspects and Sunset where the SAME recitative is repeated ad nauseum through the whole show
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#44
Posted: 7/22/05 at 1:13pm
JCS...Altho I might be biased as I'm in it right now lol :)
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#45
Posted: 7/22/05 at 1:25pm
Sorry, I edited my post. THREE new songs are introduced in the second act of Phantom - Masquerade, Wishing You Would Somehow Stop Again, and Past the Point of No Refund. The others are recycled variations of previously introduced music.
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#46
Posted: 7/22/05 at 1:43pm
Evita, definately. I find the Evita score to be the most powerful and original.. or maybe I'm biased. Either way.
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