| re: New Spiderman Song | |
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steven_stuart 03:36 pm UTC 09/12/10 |
| In reply to: | New Spiderman Song - Scaramouche 04:24 pm UTC 09/11/10 |
| > Any thoughts on new Spiderman song 'Boy Falls From The > Sky'? I don't think it is suitable for theatre. > Not a huge fan of U2 but they have have written some great > songs (She's A Mystery springs to mind). The songs that Bono and The Edge write are great for the U2 sound. As you know, there is a big difference between a rock concert and a musical. Jim is one of the few writers who comes up with songs that can work in both situations. > However this Spiderman song sounds like a U2 B-side, and > the Carney band performed it like a tribute act. If this > is the final arrangement then I don't think it works. If > it 'aint the final arrangement, why perform it this way? Good point. > Also from the lyrics I could hear, it sounds like someone > singing about Peter Parker rather than PP himself > singing? Another good point. > There's no hook, a riff lifted from their Batman song and > overall sounds rather bland. I agree. > I can't believe they've managed to finance this project to > the tune of $60M, yet Jim's BOOH still lurks in the > shadows. It isn't exactly lurking in the shadows but I know what you mean. The great rock impersario Michael Cohl (who tours U2 and the Stones) put up 9 million of his own money and raised the rest because he is very close to Bono. I think he made a mistake, partly because of the number of years it will take to break even with that giant budget and partly because Bono and The Edge are the wrong people to be writing a musical. They wrote "Clockwork Orange The Musical" back in 1984. It was produced at the Barbican in London by the Royal Shakespeare Company. It was an artistic and financial disaster. They should have asked Jim to write it. | |
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