Video Game Musicals

[Oak2]

Posted: 6/12/18 at 9:55pm

The hype and excitement of E3 this week has had me in that kind of mood to enjoy one of my other loves in life - video games - and got me to thinking - there's been a lot of great musicals done by adapting all sorts of media - but to my knowledge there hasn't yet been an attempt to adapt a video game's story. I could see certain games possibly working either as a commercial endeavor, artistic, or both - some games really do have complex and beautiful stories that could lend themselves to a good musical. Is there a reason nobody's really tried, or, if they have, been successful? Do you think there's something about video games that would lend it impossible to create a decent musical adaptation? Or if you think it would work or just want to dream, what kind of video game would you love to see get the musical treatment? 

 

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 6/12/18 at 10:08pm

Oh Lawd, SUCH a can of worms type of question for me!

Yo, I just had a brilliant idea: can we organize a Broadway Stars Play Smash Bros. fundraiser?!

[Oak2]

Posted: 6/12/18 at 10:14pm

Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "Oh Lawd, SUCH a can of worms type of question for me!

Yo, I just had a brilliant idea: can we organize a Broadway Stars Play Smash Bros. fundraiser?!

"

That image is Fire Emblem Heroes isn't it? Though Fire Emblem is a series I think that would make a really good and entertaining musical!  And I agree - seeing Stars play Smash or Mario Party or anything like that would be a blast. And now I'm wondering who Sutton Foster would main....

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 6/12/18 at 10:19pm

Very close- it's Fire Emblem Warriors for the Nintendo Switch!

And hail to the yes...the Fire Emblem series has developed characters, an intricate plot, and a prebuilt orchestral score- it's already leaps and bounds ahead of most musicals these days!

Dude, have you got connections? Because I've got a few connections. Lol. We should totally make this tournament happen! Sutton Foster would strike me as a Zelda or maybe even Pikachu.

[Oak2]

Posted: 6/12/18 at 10:24pm

Ah right. I always mix the two up. But yeah, it has a lot of story that could be expanded on. Really a lot of games, but especially rpg's, have enough lore and worldbuilding that a decent show could be made out of them. Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Fallout, Legend of Zelda (though Zelda would be pretty tricky - we've seen before what we can get when we try to actually give Link a voice...). And many more.

And alas I don't have connections. I wish I did because this would be fun! For some reason I'm not sure if the actual audiences cross over too much though, which I guess would explain why it hasn't been done. Still, would be neat to try at least. And yeah I can see Sutton as either of those - maybe a Jigglypuff too. Heck, all the divas should main Jigglypuff. 

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 6/12/18 at 11:56pm

Legend of Zelda could be a fun musical if done exactly right.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 6/13/18 at 12:04am

Look into Claudio Quest from NYMF 2015. Fabulously fun.

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 6/13/18 at 1:26am

Look no further than the Life Is Strange series. With some imagination, it could work wonders as a musical or a straight play on stage. I also recommend trying out a game called Three Fourths Home. I love its writing, and can totally see it as a straight play in an Off Broadway house.

Updated On: 6/13/18 at 01:26 AM

[Bwayfan292]

Posted: 6/13/18 at 1:32am

While the story isnt that great, I would love to see a personal favorite on the stage. The just cause series. Specifically, Just cause 3. I would love to see the sets on that wow. But it would flop lmao

[Bwayfan292]

Posted: 6/13/18 at 1:35am

Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "Very close- it's Fire Emblem Warriors for the Nintendo Switch!

And hail to the yes...the Fire Emblem series has developed characters, an intricate plot, and a prebuilt orchestral score- it's already leaps and bounds ahead of most musicals these days!

Dude, have you got connections? Because I've got a few connections. Lol. We should totally make this tournament happen! Sutton Foster would strike me as a Zelda or maybe even Pikachu."

Hate to double post, but i can see sutton being the classic Villager lol!!

[gypsy101]

Posted: 6/13/18 at 2:17am

i would like a Final Fantasy musical written by Nobuo Uematsu, and I think a Kingdom Hearts musical could be fun if Disney was involved!

[Loopin’theloop]

Posted: 6/13/18 at 7:58am

Super Mario Bros would make a great musical comedy. I don’t think we need another Spongebob but out of all the major video game properties, I could see that one working.

The issue is, will the video game audience really want to see their favourite characters singing and dancing?

I could see an arena style tour, in the same style as Batman Live not necessarily a musical

[MrsSallyAdams]

Posted: 6/13/18 at 8:39am

I did some research on this once and found a few attempts. There's been a Pokémon musical (co-starring Andrew Rannells!), a Mega Man rock opera and a Dragon Quest ballet. None were particularly successful but you can watch them online for ideas.