re: Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, question... | |
Posted by: Chromolume 11:24 pm EST 01/29/25 | |
In reply to: re: Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, question... - WaymanWong 10:57 pm EST 01/29/25 | |
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Sondheim addressed things in a similar way to Schwartz - citing the number of times you hear the refrain of "A Weekend In The Country" during that number. It's almost inevitable that that tune is literally memorable in the moment and through intermission, even if first-night audiences didn't remember it at the end of Act II lol. "Day By Day" was also a radio pop hit. Which helped its familiarity a huge amount. But I do think that "memorable"/"hummable" often does have something to do with something you literally just heard. As a music director, often when doing a show, I find that the music that sticks in my head is whatever we just played for bows or exit music. Now, sometimes that just happens to be a big hit tune from the show, and you could say, "yeah, but it's a big hit tune, of course you're going to go out humming it. But when I did Grey Gardens, the tune in my head after the show every night was "The Five-Fifteen" - not the hit tune, and not sung since early in Act I. But - it is used for the exit music. So that's what stuck with me. But Schwartz is right. Repetition makes familiarity. Even as a musician with a very good ear, I'm not sure I've ever come out of seeing a brand new show able to hum the tunes outright. But I will remember the impression of a lot of the songs. But if I see the show a few more times, or listen to the cast album, etc, yeah, I'll easily be able to remember them. I don't really know why people expect more than that. |
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