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Girl... what?!? I was giving it a chance but once we got to the popular slander, it was BYE 👋

My fav songs were the wizard and i and defying gravity, when i listened closer they sound the same. Ive never seen or heard the music or musical, but this does make me curious about it. My last fav is what is this feeling

totally disagree about imbalance of storyline to run time,. To me it moved and told the story much better than the stage musical.

orchestra on Broadway 23. Orhcestra in noviie 80

We created a video discussing the trailer music and it possibly incorporating Krypto’s whistle. What do you think? th-cam.com/users/shorts8nMozrYHWU4?si=0vAyKe7dk-nfpV-O

Thank you. Really. Thank you.

First Time here. I enjoyed your analysis that was music-centric and looked at all the aspects of the production underlying the trailer!

52:22 I think you’re putting a little TOO much weight on the songs to do all the storytelling and discrediting the dialogue and story in between the songs or during the song breaks. Sure, if you only listened to the album without watching the movie, I can see why you wouldn’t buy their friendship.. but you did watch the movie are there was plenty that happened between them that showed why they’d be friends and how they’d gotten so close so quickly. Their dance at the Ozdust alone was so intimate with nearly no dialogue from anybody in the room, and yet you can feel their entire relationship shifting. It’s a musical, but a film too. There are many ways to convey relationships progressing outside of lyrical content, the body language of these characters was a huge factor. Think about the moment when Elphaba cries during their dance and Glinda wipes her tears and signals that it’s ok or when Elphaba winks at Glinda to comfort her during their goodbye in Defying Gravity (both improvised moments), it’s these raw and very small moments that show us they’re true friends. Neither of them necessarily need any major incentive to be friends, they just both needed to realize that they were never enemies. Their relationship is transformative, not transactional. That’s what I love about it. I hope my comment helps you see the film a little differently.

51:56 I’d disagree on the losing sight of Elphaba because the prophecy itself is foreshadowing the end of Act 1 and Elphaba’s role in it. “In Oz’s darkest hour Though we can not say when There will come one with a power to read The Grimmerie again And Oz, which had been sad and blah Once more will sing a joyous Ah!” This served as the passing of the torch from Idina to Cynthia as Elphaba, but I also feel like it reinforced that even though Elphaba and Glinda’s goodbye was bittersweet, Elphaba was triumphant and joyous with her decision.

You forgot "Superman Returns" which borrowed the theme and more. Other than that, perfect analysis. I also like the fact your a classical musician, seeing things in a perspective the average screenwriter doesn't. ♥

You are so good looking it hurts... Great reaction <3

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Great analysis! 100% agree with you on that the state of the world today means that many of us have a profound yearning for hope, even without really realising it. The cynical would say that’s just nostalgia. I genuinely believe it is something more powerful, even more primal. ❤️🚀

Well shit man you did a SUPERJob On the theme for Superman 1976 Christopher Reeve 💪👏👏.

The film title isn’t even in the teaser trailer. And it doesn’t need to be.

Off topic but your lighting is some of the best I've seen on youtube in quite a while.

The electric guitar theme reminds me of Joe Satriani.

Correction..the Willaims theme has been inseparable from Reeve's Superman. I've been a Superman fan for for 48 years..and I think the Zimmer MOS score is far better..and it didn't have any of the Williams theme in it..at all.. And there was nothing cynical in Snyders Superman movies. The general audience liked those movies. And Man of Steel wasn't dark..previous versions were just extremely light..Which many Superman comics are not. Snyders take on Superman was so optimistic that it helped many people overcome depression and suicilal thoughts .

For popular i feel like thats kinda the point, Elphaba doesnt view them as friends yet but Glinda shoving her views in her face to try and make up to her in her own way, doesnt mean its the best way, and after that we do get the sad song showing elphabas actual thought process, she really wasnt mentally there during popular and moreso in her head and in alot of worry

Teaser trailers are my jam because they typically feature music in a more prominent way, and are more focused on the overall vibe of the film over the plot. Really interesting to see this iconic theme re-used in a way that makes a statement about how the upcoming film will depict the Superman mythos.

loved your insights on + critiques of this soundtrack !! i also felt super confused when it seemed like a song ended and a new scene was occurring but the song would come back again, like i thought we were done dancing through life 😭

Fantastic and thoughtful review and reaction. Subscribed and so happy to have found your beautiful playing!

These comments LOL

Terrible react, complains about everything

Ngl his critiques sucked

i hope you get credits (if not royalties) when someone plays your arrangement of a song!

I think Elphaba and Glinda’s feelings in One Short Day make sense on a lot of levels. First of all, on a more literal level - for Elphaba, the place is *green* and no one judges her for her color, which is what she’s wanted all along. For Glinda, she’s painted as someone who’s ambitious and status-oriented, and you can think of the Emerald City as THE glamorous big city in their world. Second, like everyone else in Oz, they’ve already grown up idolizing the Wizard and the Emerald City so of course it’s meaningful (this is also shown in Elphaba’s childhood at the beginning of the movie). Third, I think it depicts a pretty relatable/common feeling for anyone who feels stuck in a smaller town and who finally gets to visit this big city that is bustling with possibility, diversity, culture, etc. And I think the aspirations to “get out there” and be in the center of society are also believably shared by both Elphaba and Glinda at this point in the story. And another point on their friendship - I do think they bond on this day for all the reasons I mentioned, but I also think we’re meant to understand that some time has passed since Popular and they’ve already just developed a friendship as classmates and roommates. Yes, part of me would love to get more scenes (apparently some school friendship stuff was in the script but cut), but I also think Cynthia and Ariana do a really good job communicating their friendship just through their body language and chemistry from Popular onwards. Like I buy them as people that get along really well now. And if you think about their characters, their wants and insecurities, I think it makes a lot of sense that they’d be friends once they’re able to really see each other. I mean even when they loathe each other, there’s an admiration there. So we’ve been building from the start, not just in this song. Also they’re each other’s only real friend that we know of, of course they’re best friends lol. School life is just like that. PS: Sorry for writing a whole ted talk lmao

For the most part I was pleased with the orchestrations, especially the beginning and ending numbers. Also appreciated the nod to the original 1939 Wizard of Oz with the inclusion of those first notes of "Ding, Dong, The Witch is Dead" into NOMTW. They gave "I'm Not That Girl" the pacing it needed, and Cynthia's rendition made me emotional.

A lot here I don't necessarily agree with, HOWEVER I 100% agree with your comment about "Defying Gravity" and have been describing it this way almost verbatim when discussing the film with friends: I was so struck by how Elphaba seemed to be having these thoughts/realizations in the moment. It felt utterly spontaneous and didn't feel like she was just "singing lyrics."

dude what... DISLIKED

Watching it a second time Saturday, I agree that some of the breaking up could have been reduced. For example, Dear Ol Shiz could have started while she was floating in on the boat. I didn't need to see her luggage or her conversation with her parents. Some of it is to lay groundwork that's completely missed in the Broadway production. Overall they can't be too fantastical or magical because Oz has, for the most part, lost it's magic. Everything is now very steampunk mechanical giving the illusion of magic. Same with the lighting... there is a desert less than a mile away from the school. While I don't think it's perfect, it's close.

For good actually appeared a couple of times and I’m sure fans will have caught that even if is only 2 bars of music I.e. when their hands touched at Ozdust. The movie is as good as it gets and some of the point here I would disagreed. Who to empathise with is pretty obvious in the show. Great reaction video though 👍🏼

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WHAT AN AWFULL ASS REVIEW

lots of strong feelings on this movie haha

20:37 Ironic take for me - I personally was hoping they didn’t strip away that 2003 contemporary sound. I knew they’d turn it down to meld it with a more modern, cinematic feel, but I love those keys in The Wizard and I. They definitely toned them down, especially during the “And one day he’ll say to me…” section, and I wish they hadn’t! But of course, I understand why…

i think if you watched jon chu break down the library scene you'd change your mind.

I keep having to tell myself that everyone is entitled to their opinion as I watch this video. 😂 But I will say that the reason I buy their friendship is because the Ozdust scene was so intimate. And, ultimately, friendship is a decision. So when Glinda says, "Now that we're friends..." there's no reason not to buy it because Glinda and Elphaba have BOTH decided they're going to be friends. It's as simple as that. Lmao.

the music alone and the music within the context of the film are two completely different things that I feel you don’t fully understand how to differentiate

47:00 Would you say that the song was... holding space? 😅💚🩷

I think you're great, but I ireally wish you would have listened to the whole songs. Skipping the whole first half of the Defying Graivty climax is crazy, for instance.

Very nice reaction 😊 The lyrics of the songs are really good and understanding them will make the movie better 😁.

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I HATE the drum driven aspect of the music. So sad it wasn’t dispensed with for the film. Makes it sound like an 80s cartoon.

It is a film, not a concert, so it's going to be longer than the musical pieces alone. And, I can see where it may appear to break up the flow of some musical pieces; however, I did not see that as a major flaw.

Cellist reacts…..points out editing

I love all your musical points and ear for the instruments and vocals! However, I respectfully have completely different opinions than you on many points you brought up in the movie. (Such as there being too many montages, friendship being too sudden for Glinda/elphaba, etc) Tbh, at times as you were describing I’m like ‘how is THIS what he took this away from the movie???’ overall though, great video!

Was just thinking there was some similarity between this and interstellar (just as pirates of the carribean and gladiator have melodies in common) but thought I might be making connections where there weren't any. So glad to see you agreed with me! Great content, hope to see you do more like this. Will watch your wicked one next as I've just finished that too!

I enjoyed your breakdown on the soundtrack of Wicked the movie. I all ready seen it twice, and quite enjoyed it. I saw the 2008 Broadway version of the musical. 5th row center, didn't enjoy the musical version. The pacing seemed off to me, Jon Chu's storying telling was better. Your take on the dynamics between Glinda and Elphaba's relationship rolled out differently at times. But both singers formed a unique connection that transfesr from the screen to the audience. Waiting to get the soundtrack for Christmas here, yay!

All the songs were literally a part of the story and movie. I'm not sure why you think the songs felt like separate stories from the overall story. All your critiques are quite strange and just plain incorrect. Like the Wizard and I scenes were not a montage like you said they were. It was happening in real time, without multiple scenes pieced together. And you contradicted yourself when you said you wanted to see an actual drummer playing the drums in Dancing Through Life (which would never make sense in this scene because they're in a library with no musical instruments), and then you said it would be cool to see Fiyero showing the students what life can be like with flair. These two ideas cannot happen simultaneously because it would make no sense at all. And I would argue he actually does show the students what life can be like with flair: he gets all the students to dance in the library, to stop reading, and to not be quiet in the library. I recommend watching the movie again. And again. And again. Because I don't think you analyzed the movie correctly.