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rockfenris2005 03:56 am UTC 12/16/09 |
| In reply to: | re: Frankenstein: The Musical - steven_stuart 09:59 pm UTC 12/15/09 |
| It’s tricky actually. If one ever got the permission to produce “Frankenstein”, they’d be in competition with “Bat out of Hell” and obviously you couldn’t use any of the songs that appear in that musical. Besides, who’d want to be in competition with “Neverland”? Before I was aware of all that, I had songs like “Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are” in another draft I did, which would be sung by Frankenstein’s Monster. So how does that make sense? Remember the Monster is comprised of various dead materials that once belonged to people and every person is unique. Trace memories are left behind. Each verse of the song is a different memory and in the instrumental sequences we see the Monster almost literally being torn apart by the ghosts of the people/materials in which he is comprised. “It’s all coming back to me now” would be sung by the Bride of Frankenstein who almost remembers Victor, which I guess is the purpose this song would serve here, but she ultimately can’t remember because she is now the monster too. “I’d do anything for love (But I won’t do that)” is the Monster pining for the unconditional love of another person. Remember there isn’t any real trick meaning to the lyric and the lyric is actually very sincere. The Monster would be noble and valiant in every way because all he wants is that one love and he would do anything for it. “Life is a lemon and I want my money back”, again, would be a song for the Monster after he escapes. Again, that chorus of ghosts of the people/materials of which he is comprised would follow him around like a Greek chorus and sing the “Defective!” lines. I could go on and on. I would love to do this one day, produce and direct and hear Jim’s music in arrangements that would be absolutely astronomical, but I have no idea if that could ever be a reality. One can dream (engine.) | |
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