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To Write A Musical (Part Two) « Jeremy Writes A Musical — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:58:47 +0000

[...] I touched on this in my previous part. [...]

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:23:28 +0000

Ah, I see. Thanks Elaine!

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To Write A Musical (Part Two) « Random Musings — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:21:47 +0000

[...] I touched on this in my previous part. [...]

By: Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:13:29 +0000

All the best. I did it once (not the music but conceptualising the plot and writing the script). I’m not sure the memory was entirely pleasant. And the final product was quite different from my original vision! :p

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:54:09 +0000

Cool! Do share with me one day. I’m also busy thinking of good storylines these few days…

By: LF

LF — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:38:57 +0000

Hey, now that you’ve posted this, it’s got my brain juices working for a storyline. =)

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:46:10 +0000

Yes, good point. The story is the most important of all. If the story is weak, then everything else is just fluff.

Being the type of person that I am, I would probably go for something that has to do more with love and romance. I don’t think I’d want to venture into thrillers or tragedies. (Tragedies don’t make for good musicals, in my opinion.)

Yes, you are very right. Adaptations are not only the easiest way to do it, but they are also one of the safest ways to do it. That’s why many legendary musicals were adaptations themselves, e.g. My Fair Lady, Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, etc.

By: LF

LF — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:57:31 +0000

well, I guess, the most important thing is to get the storyline out first. A romance? Thriller? Tragedy? Comedy? Biography? etc. Where are the twists?

As practice, maybe 1 of the easiest way to do it would be an adaptation.