| re: Was Sondheim referencing Annie's 'Tomorrow' in 'Worst Pies in London'? | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 12:55 pm EDT 03/24/24 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 12:39 pm EDT 03/24/24 | |
| In reply to: Was Sondheim referencing Annie's 'Tomorrow' in 'Worst Pies in London'? - DistantDrumming 02:14 am EDT 03/24/24 | |
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| My gut feeling is that doing that would have been highly unusual and out of step with the way he worked in general. When he did quote other melodies, it seems to me there was always a clear connection to the given circumstances of the song. But what on earth does "Tomorrow" have to do with Mrs. Lovett at that moment? (And no, let's not go all David Benkof and grab at straws). Are there any examples in any of his shows where he quotes something that doesn't fit the specifics of the context? Offhand, I can only think of two direct Broadway-related quotes - one, the use of "Some Enchanted Evening" as an example of "hummable melody" in "Opening Doors," and the other is the song "More" from Dick Tracy, which in of itself is a Gershwin pastiche using quotes from a number of their songs. I will also say that I don't believe that "No One Is Alone" deliberately quotes "The Candyman" - more than both songs owe their melodies to a simple use of the pentatonic scale (was it Banfield that pointed out the general connection to the pentatonic "nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah" melody that makes for a familiar childlike taunt?), and the contours start off similarly. And again, I'm not sure how we get from Willy Wonka to the themes of "No One Is Alone." |
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