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rockfenris2005 01:44 pm UTC 04/23/13 |
| In reply to: | re: DOTV Broadway Actually Had A Lot Going For It - nowhere_fast 01:02 pm UTC 04/23/13 |
There is an interview with Glenn Slater (see link) the lyricist of Love Never Dies who reveals that "Devil take the hindmost" was actually written pretty later on in the process. From memory he tells the story of when Andrew wrote the tune. > > > > > > > > > > The story does destroy some of the Myth and magic of the > > > Phantom himself. > > > It makes him more human in a way.Which of course is all he > > > is but when he was just a shade your imagination could > > > fill in the blanks. > > > Saw the show in melbourne when i went down for the Elton > > > john gigs then again in sydney when i was there for the > > > Wall concerts, > > > Glad they filmed the show. > > > The title track is nice.I was a bit put out when it turned > > > up in "The beautiful game" > > > I was like,hang on, this is for POTO 2. > > > > Yes. I remember being disappointed that he'd reused it and > > that he'd gone ahead and done "The Beautiful Game" - this > > was right around the time that I became a fan of his - > > because I was really curious to see what a Phantom sequel > > would be like. And when I heard the music from "Love never > > dies", there was a lot that I liked, "The Coney Island > > Waltz", play that at full volume, "Til I hear you sing", > > which proves to me that Andrew still has it as a melodist, > > "Beneath a moonless sky", which is just electrifying, > > "Once upon another time", "Dear old friends", which is > > like the sequel's version of "Prima Donna", "The beauty > > underneath", which I think is the rockiest he's gone since > > Whistle, "Why does she love me?", "Devil take the > > hindmost", especially the quartet version, and "Love never > > dies" itself. Also love the way bits and pieces from "The > > Coney Island Waltz" turn up in other parts of the score. > > > > I think it had potential. They could have done it so that > > it wouldn't have harmed the original? I just thought the > > idea of the Phantom fleeing to America and living in > > Manhattan at the turn of the century was very intriguing > > musically and dramatically. And of course if you were the > > Phantom, of course you'd go there where they couldn't > > catch you so easily. > > > "Devil take the hindmost" is an epic tune. > For me i loved POTO the first time i heard it in the 80s > then to see it live in sydney in the mid 90s i was hooked > on the visual look of the show. > So when i heard they were doing a sequel i had high hopes > while of course wondering what story they would tell. > And like a lot of sequels while it still very enjoyable it > is not the same as the first. > | |
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