Universal's WICKED Films - News & Discussion Thread- Page 121

[QueenTwinnied]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 5:32am

John Adams said: "TheatreFan4 said: "They stupidly put it on the Score Album that releases in 2 weeks. Its out on Spotify already, but doesn't include the speech part, just the For Good reprise section."

and EricMontreal22 said:"I mean, it's not as stupid as not recording Wicked Witch of the East on the original cast album because of "spoilers" (spoilers on a cast album?) but still annoying..."

There's no question in my mind that it's all about the dinero. By putting the Finale and Glinda's speech on a separate album, "completists" will have to spend more.

There's a workaround for those who want to save some money, though, if you purchase via a digital source like Apple Music (although Apple Music really sucks lately).

When the score album is released in a couple of weeks, you can purchase the (2) tracks a-la-carte, then manually update the track numbers, album title, and artist name data to exactly match those of the "Wicked: For Good" soundtrack.

It's a tedious process but you only have to do it once, and if done correctly, the (2) tracks will merge onto the "...For Good" album with everything, all in one place.

Another option would be to hold off for the "Wicked Deluxe" album which seems almost inevitable."

Anyone who purchases two separate albums and does all this, that's a skill issue in 2025. Spotify and Apple Music are right there, get with the times. 

[QueenTwinnied]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 5:43am

joevitus said: "And why is poor Toto on a leash?"

I thought that was a pretty clear and obvious directorial choice. The second film strongly emphasized Elphaba's commitment to animal rights so leashing Toto would make her hate Dorothy even more. Elphaba probably doesn't even know what a "leash" is and would be perturbed to see a dog dragged around by one. 

Updated On: 11/26/25 at 05:43 AM

[joevitus]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 5:55am

QueenTwinnied said: "joevitus said: "And why is poor Toto on a leash?"

I thought that was a pretty clear and obvious directorial choice. The second film strongly emphasized Elphaba's commitment to animal rights so leashing Toto would make her hate Dorothy even more. Elphaba probably doesn't even know what a "leash" is and would be perturbed to see a dog dragged around by one."

The girl killed her sister and stole her sister's shoes. Not sure you can up the hatred beyond that. 

[QueenTwinnied]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 6:20am

Ok well, I apologize for giving you a very logical answer to one of the many dumb inquiries in your original post. My bad. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 10:18am

Well the witch couldn’t have been too angry at the leash since she threatens to kill Toto. 

[John Adams]

Posted: 11/26/25 at 12:05pm

QueenTwinnied said: "Anyone who purchases two separate albums and does all this, that's a skill issue in 2025. Spotify and Apple Music are right there, get with the times."

No, thanks.

Cheapest subscription plan for Spotify is $11.99/mo. For Apple Music, $10.99/mo. (Higher fees apply on subscriptions with more than (1) end-user.)

For a single user, that's $143.88/yr and $131.88/yr, respectively. Both of those monthly fees are more than the cost of purchasing a single album, that would be mine to use as many times, and for as long a period as the playable technology remains relevant (in my case, that's been decades).

At those subscription prices, I would have to consume ~10 new albums/yr to be cost effective. That's never been the case for me.

Also, after the first year, I would essentially be "renting" those same 10 albums over and over again for however many years I kept the subscription. 

No, thanks.