Threaded Order Chronological Order
| re: A Strange Loop question | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 08:56 pm EDT 06/16/22 | |
| In reply to: re: A Strange Loop question - Ann 02:50 pm EDT 06/16/22 | |
|
|
|
| And I thought the opening number was kind of classic Broadway style. I find there are some definite William Finn influences in the score. And the story (compare Usher to Gordo in A New Brain). There's something rather Falsettos-ish about that opening number, and other spots in the score as well. (And that's praise - I'm not trying to say that Jackson's work is derivative). And I think that style fits this show and there characters - in the same way that it does NOT sound right in the voices of the Peanuts characters as re-interpreted by Lippa, where it makes no sense at all. |
|
| reply to this message |
| re: A Strange Loop question | |
| Last Edit: Ann 09:24 pm EDT 06/16/22 | |
| Posted by: Ann 09:24 pm EDT 06/16/22 | |
| In reply to: re: A Strange Loop question - Chromolume 08:56 pm EDT 06/16/22 | |
|
|
|
| I am in no way a musician or even a student of music, but the score reminded me of the work of a number of modern-day young musical composers (Title of Show came to mind, even though to some, Jeff Bowen is no longer so young); there is a similar style in that group to my untrained ear. | |
| reply to this message |
| re: A Strange Loop question | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 09:32 pm EDT 06/16/22 | |
| In reply to: re: A Strange Loop question - Ann 09:24 pm EDT 06/16/22 | |
|
|
|
| Yes - I would agree. | |
| reply to this message | reply to first message |
| re: A Strange Loop question | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 09:46 pm EDT 06/16/22 | |
| In reply to: re: A Strange Loop question - Chromolume 09:32 pm EDT 06/16/22 | |
|
|
|
| I saw A Strange Loop on Fri., 5/20 -- I did like it. It's an interesting show. For some reason the score reminded me of Jonathan Larson's music, from both Rent and Tick, Tick....Boom!. I'm not sure why. | |
| reply to this message | reply to first message |
Time to render: 0.012941 seconds.