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re: The problem and the solution

Posted by:	Chromolume 04:51 pm EST 11/14/14
In reply to:	The problem and the solution - ryhog 04:11 pm EST 11/14/14

Agreed. Long before the contemporary amplification style of musicals, PLAYS often had what we'd consider "sound design" - music composed (or pulled from existing sources) to underscore, or transition between scenes, in addition to sound effects, etc. I remember working with a sound design student a few years ago, on a musical, who was insanely frustrated over the fact that his "job" on the show required very little original work, and instead really just required getting a good balance of the band in the space (and basically one specially-created important sound effect). He simply wasn't prepared for the different needs of a musical, and it made for a very bad experience for him, IMO. He was dying to put his own creative stamp on the show somehow, and there just wasn't a need for it.

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