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re: In the meantime, 'The Lion King' Musical Becomes Most Successful Box Office Production Ever

Posted by:	Chromolume 11:52 pm EST 11/24/14
In reply to:	re: In the meantime, 'The Lion King' Musical Becomes Most Successful Box Office Production Ever - JohnPopa 08:32 pm EST 11/24/14

It's not a bad score on its own terms - there are catchy tunes, and the African music is evocative - but it's not an "active" score IMO. Most of the songs stop the show cold instead of propelling the drama (a song like "I Just Can't Wait To be King" even gets its own special set design, instead of being integrated in any conceivable way into the actual scene at hand), and much of the music acts more as a film soundtrack would - enhancing the visual element of the show, but not moving anything forward. Certainly not an unenjoyable listen, but it doesn't really do much to musicalize the (paper thin) story - it just adds atmosphere.

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