Posted: 7/16/22 at 7:40am
Good god I LOVE this. I haven't had such high hopes for a new musical in a long time... the music sounds fantastic and I love the lyrics!
Posted: 7/16/22 at 1:09pm
That's H O T and a 17 piece orchestra - Similar to Jet Set but a better song!
Posted: 7/16/22 at 1:30pm
broadwayboy223 said:
"I don't think this is THAT bad yall. It sounds like a good to a decent jazz score. Especially compared to a lot of the contemporary MT scores that have come out in the last few years. BTTF, from what I've heard, is SO mediocre and plain"
Not sure who "yall" is, since pretty much everyone who's commented either likes or loves it.
Posted: 7/16/22 at 2:07pm
broadwayboy223 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Demo recording of the title song (by Shaiman and Wittman) released today.
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Posted: 7/16/22 at 2:09pm
I thought that it was enjoyable, but did not strike me as ‘title of show’ song. I could not see it becoming a show-stopper, which I expect from most songs that are also the title of the show. I admit that I immediately think of Mame, Cabaret, Hello Dolly, Guys and Dolls, Promises Promises, Hallelujah Baby, Camelot, The Phantom of the Opera, Hair, Purlie, Company, Into the Woods, SweenwyTodd, Alexander) Hamilton, Oklahoma, even Applause, most of which were show-stopper numbers; and if I cheat, I think of Gigi, Singing in the rain, Meet Me in St. Louis
Admittedly, I also think of Sweet Charity, Annie, and Hairspray, all of which had much better songs than the title songs.
So, I am probably all wet…but that was my gut reaction.
Posted: 7/16/22 at 2:09pm
Musical theatre and Back to the Future.
Posted: 7/16/22 at 9:09pm
I enjoyed the song and I'm guessing we're going to get a very traditional Broadway score. Shaiman and Wittman have a distinct sound (as did Kander & Ebb and Rodgers & Hammerstein), so I understand the comparisons to the score from CMIYC (which I thought was dreadful and inferior to the score to Hairspray). It's a musical comedy, so I'm expecting a light-hearted show with a lot of comedic moments (an area where Borle excels) based on its film source. I just hope the score accomplishes what the show is meant to do - entertain.
Updated On: 7/16/22 at 09:09 PM
Posted: 7/16/22 at 9:18pm
It's okay. Basically it's "Jet Set" mildly remixed.
Posted: 7/21/22 at 11:05pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtE_7j0_MFM&ab_channel=tunapup1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtE_7j0_MFM&ab_channel=tunapup1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtE_7j0_MFM&ab_channel=tunapup1
Sounds fun, and I love Amber (really smart choice) , but have not been able to get this out of my mind.
Posted: 7/22/22 at 3:25am
jagman1062 said: "I enjoyed the song and I'm guessing we're going to get a very traditional Broadway score. Shaiman and Wittman have a distinct sound (as did Kander & Ebb and Rodgers & Hammerstein), so I understand the comparisons to the score from CMIYC (which I thought was dreadful and inferior to the score to Hairspray). It's a musical comedy, so I'm expecting a light-hearted show with a lot of comedic moments (an area where Borle excels) based on its film source. I just hope the score accomplishes what the show is meant to do - entertain."
Shaiman and Wittman's "distinct sound" is just 2nd rate, Kander & Ebb. 3rd rate, if I take out Hairspray and Smash.
Posted: 7/22/22 at 4:55am
I'd say that they're nothing like Kander and Ebb - and that this kind of song and mostly everything like it in Catch Me If You Can is channeling Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen's songs for Sinatra.
Posted: 7/25/22 at 11:41pm
I LOVE THIS!
Jerethan said: "I thought that it was enjoyable, but did not strike me as ‘title of show’ song. I could not see it becoming a show-stopper, which I expect from most songs that are also the title of the show."
Both Hairspray and Catch Me If You Can have close ties to 60s television. Hairspray with The Corney Collins Show, and CMIYC with 60s musical variety shows (especially, Sing Along With Mitch) and NBC's "...in living color" slogan.
Although it's much more sophisticated and fleshed out, I find this number to have a lot of similarities with TV sit-com theme songs. The lyrics don't seem to contribute to a storyline, other than to include only the specific title (like many sitcom theme songs do, also). The lyrics provoke a mood of fun and lightness like sit-com theme songs, too.
If you scrub forward to 3:12 in the video, and play through to the end, that's what (to my ears) sounds most like a TV theme song.
I'm not saying that that's their intent, but isolated from the rest of the score, and in light of the connections to 60s TV from their previous two musicals, I'm VERY interested to see how this song functions within the show.
I'm absolutely certain I'm going to purchase this as soon as it's available. LOVE IT! :)
Posted: 7/26/22 at 12:24pm
Although it's much more sophisticated and fleshed out, I find this number to have a lot of similarities with TV sit-com theme songs. The lyrics don't seem to contribute to a storyline, other than to include only the specific title (like many sitcom theme songs do, also). The lyrics provoke a mood of fun and lightness like sit-com theme songs, too.
That was my impression, too, which is why I linked the Huckleberry Hound theme
Posted: 7/26/22 at 6:03pm
I love they must have moved the show to the BIG BAND era.........
