closet musicals geek

[orangerful]

I'm in the mood for showtunes. I don't know why. I wanted to listen to the 'Last Unicorn' soundtrack in the car today, so I found it on my iPod (I LOVE my new iPod Classic that AD got me, I can fit EVERYTHING on there). Anyway, after I listened to that, I wanted some Disney songs, but I only had the Enchanted soundtrack (I'm currently ripping the rest of my Disney CDs as I type this). Ended up listening to the Buffy musical. Just found my 'Wicked' mp3s saved to a random folder on here too. So I'll be singing like a fool as I drive to work tomorrow.

I've always had a soft spot for musicals. Maybe it's because I grew up right when Disney was making their big comeback with 'Little Mermaid'. Maybe it's because my parent's let me watch 'Funny Things Happened on the way to the Forum' when I was little even though half the jokes went over my head. Or maybe it was that live performance of 'Phantom of the Opera' I saw at the Kennedy Center or the PBS airing of 'Into the Woods'...

Some of my favorite Disney songs are not the top songs. I LOVE the soundtrack to 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' even though it's not the strongest Disney animated movie. It would have been awesome had they not pretended it was a kids movie and just made a mature animated feature. It's the cheesy Gargoyles that really throw the thing off. But the MUSIC - it's so Broadway. So HUGE and INTENSE. And that note that Clopin hits in the opening songs...you know the one, that final, really insanely high note-for-a-dude (DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME!") gives me goosebumps every time (oh heck, I'm getting them typing this!!!). And the really creepy "Hellfire" song that Frollo sings. Yeah, so not a kids movie.

'Hercules' doesn't get much love either, but 'I Won't Say I'm In Love' will always be one of my favorite songs. Meg was an awesome character. I liked the movie mostly because it didn't take itself seriously.

And now I'm putting 'Beauty and the Beast' into iTunes...I can't deny that score is fantastic. The vocals, the lyrics...ah...yeah I'm going to be having a Disney-geek drive into work tomorrow. I hope it's sunny. I like singing in the sunshine.

man, now I want to find my 'Forum' CD...I do love this new iPod and the fact that i can take things out of Shuffle mode. I feel like I should just rip EVERYTHING now so I have it at my fingertips at all times...

So, anyone here into musical? Even movie versions count! Disney or otherwise. Andrew Lloyd Webber? Sondheim? Or do you just stick with Disney?

Comments

[jellibean.livejournal.com]

I love musicals! My dad did theater in college and after he moved to TN, and I of course LOVED all those Disney movies. The Hercules soundtrack is amazing... I did theater in high school, too. I was in Oklahoma!, Crazy For You, and 42nd Street. We were all really into Rent back then, too--I've got the OBC AND the movie soundtrack. I used to see as many musicals as I could in high school, too--I've seen Cats (twice--once on Broadway, which was unbelievable), Lion King, Phantom, Aida, Into the Woods, Fiddler on the Roof, and a few others. I'm dying to see Rent and Wicked. Man, now I need to make a musicals playlist... ;)

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I wish that Broadway would do the thing the Metropolitan Opera House is doing, where they have a deal with the movie theaters and you can watch a live broadcast. That would be awesome. There are SO many musical I would see that way. I'd love to see Lion King - just the photos of that are amazing. And 'Into the Woods' is one of my all time favorites.

Did you sing in the musicals??? I convinced my high school to do 'Forum' for my Senior year and it was so much fun. I was too shy to perform anything, but I watched from the wings. Looking back, I can't believe we got away with such a risque musical!

[jellibean.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I sang in the musicals. I hated singing auditions--I really only wanted to do the shows for the dancing, and singing auditions were the hell I had to go through to get a dancing part. But I ended up having a minor role in 42nd Street and was mic'ed for it, so I must not be an AWFUL singer. ^_^

I think my dad was in "Forum" when he was in college--he absolutely loves that show. I've never seen it, though. We had to get approval from the Sisters to do our shows--they thought that Ado Annie from "Oklahoma!" was racy! I'm sure they almost died when Irene sang "Naughty Baby" in "Crazy For You." We always had to tone down some stuff so that we didn't offend anyone.

[faeriesfolly.livejournal.com]

Adding to the musicals love. :D I just love singing along, or when we actually got to do musicals in school. I hope our local theater does into the woods.
I love everything from hair, jesus christ superstar, rocky horror, little shop or horrors, to les mis (omg master of the house makes me so happy), phantom, evita, camelot, etc, etc. I just love 'em. Quirky, serious, or whatever. Haha.
My iPod is mostly musicals.
(Excuse weird caps, spelling and punctuation. On my phone.)

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

OMG LITTLE SHOP! I need to find my CD and rip that.

My mom doesn't like Les Miz so I've never actually seen/heard any of it beyond clips on TV haha. I know I'd probably love it, but I really want to see it before I listen.

[faeriesfolly.livejournal.com]

Awww yeah. You should. I prefer a couple songs just from having to sing them, but master of the house stands so well on its own that it will always be my favorite. As a whole, Les Mis isn't one of my favs.

[ekaterin24.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, you are so *young*! When you mention Disney, Sondheim, and not a word about Rodgers & Hammerstein! OMG South Pacific has one of the best sets of songs EVER, even the "minor" ones like "Twin Soliloquies". And The Sound of Music, The King and I...

Yes, I'm a huge musicals fan. And I do love Sondheim, Webber & Rice (I grew up when Jesus Christ Superstar was the breakout musical) And yeah, so many great Disney songs. I adore The Little Mermaid and then there are some lovely ones in Beauty and the Beast. Not to mention some of the really old songs like "Whistle While You Work".

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Ack, I forgot R&H! Actually, my R&H knowledge is not what it used to be. I've seen 'King & I' and 'Oklahoma'...somehow I've never seen 'Sound of Music' - I KNOW! WTF! Just never happened. You know what I love though? Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance w/ Kevin Kline, Linda Rondstadt and Rex Smith. LOOOOOOOOVE!

And I love classic Disney too. I've got a few "Best Of" albums on my computer. Maybe with all the re-releases coming up for blu-ray, they will put out new editions of the soundtracks.

[faeriesfolly.livejournal.com]

R&H Cinderella is also one of my FAVS. :D