I need Steven Schwartz to release a two hour video breaking down every single theme and how it works into the score. Ive been listening to Wicked since it came out and i need to know the genius of it all
@@bopis123saw this and totally fell in love with him!! He was so generous while explaining where his ideas came from and how they ended up in the show. IMHO it shows true genius and amazing character to give credit where it’s due 💚💖
I mean, you’re right, it’s awesome-but I’d kind of expect any serious composer of orchestrated music to have this kind of basic knowledge (yes, even musical theater).
Schwartz also composed the music for a quite obscure show called Schikaneder about the creation of the Magic Flute. There he wove Mozart beautifully into his score.
He just explained first inversion chords and how they are used to keep the music going because of how they don’t feel a set resolution due to it not being a root position chord
@@vialvorg4678 Well he said he "stole it from Beethoven", in jest of course but I think the OP was just appreciating that he explained the roots of his own compositions and the influence he had from the classics.
@@hotdog1214 That is true, but like this is literally fundamental knowledge for music. So I just think it’s funny as someone who absolutely loves music theory and how composers think through stuff. I believe the music in Wicked is absolutely incredible. So I love to just hear that it’s such a simple fundamental thing he uses to create the power of the music.
I had some contact w Stephen working in the musical of the Prince of Egypt. Just before COVID hit. I reached out to see if he might zoom into my sons music class where they were studying Gravity for GCSE. He was absolutely charming, deeply engaged with a bunch of 16 year olds and massively inspiring. A real mentsch and ... what a composer / writer.
I am SO grateful the team adding in that "unlimited" part at the end of Defying Gravity and let us sit with our feelings for a bit after the final vocal notes. That literal space between the song and credits was so great to bask in the glory of this incredible masterpiece
This definitely feels like an adaptation that took advantage of its new medium. Now they can match the visuals to the spectacle being sung about. I had high expectations on Defying Gravity and that moment in the movie blew me away.
Some major works of amazing composer Stephen Schwartz: Godspell (1971) - music & lyrics Pippin (1972) - music & lyrics Disney's Pocahontas (1995) - lyrics Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - lyrics The Prince of Egypt (1998) - music & lyrics Wicked (2003) - music & lyrics Disney's Enchanted (2007) - lyrics He's been awarded Academy Awards (Pocahontas, Prince of Egypt), Grammy Awards (Prince of Egypt, Wicked), Drama Desk Award (Wicked), and Kennedy Center Honors (2015).
He's also done some assignment work abroad. For Vienna he developed a gem of a musical called Schikaneder, directed by no other than Trevor Nunn. This Score is hauntingly beautiful. It's only available in German though.
I absolutely love hearing Wicked with a full orchestra, I love a pit orchestra as much as the next person but hearing it with no restraints and with AS MUCH LOW BRASS as possible. Absolutely fantastic
I was lucky enough to attend one of his talks about how he developed the songs for Wicked. He performed some early iterations of "The Wizard and I" as an example, and seeing how much and often he changed the whole song, basically, made me appreciate his work even more. He always tries to find a way to make each song the best it could be. Nothing but admiration for this man's work ethic.
That last scene of the movie was so moving that everybody in the cinema just sat there in awe with big sparkly eyes and open mouths. It was absolutely magical and felt AMAZING!!! What a masterpiece, I am so happy this lovely gentleman took on to adjust the music to the cinematic experience, it’s soooooo worth it!!! THANK YOU MR SCHWARTZ 💚🩷
this is literally the best song, the best musical, and now the best movie... watching that ending on the movie theater was unforgetable... I got chills just by remembering it... this man is a genius!
I adore composer commentary videos like these. He articulates his music to us so invitingly too. You just wanna hang out with him all day to talk about his music! Thank you for doing this 😊
In what way is he explaining his commentary? It's not just score sheet analysis, right? What's the fancy term for when a composer talks about the music from a narrative standpoint and how the chords and every other musical technique comes into that?
@ They’re not even showing the score in the video. He’s commenting on the motifs in a very accessible way for anyone to enjoy and promote the movie. I’m sure there’s a score analysis on TH-cam somewhere out there.
@@FLOWERSANDSUNSHINE22 he also explains why he uses them, to convey evil, happiness etc. for those of us who appreciate the consideration put into his music but haven't the faintest what the technicalities of it all mean. I appreciated him covering all bases.
I don't study music, but I felt every note of what this man was putting across in this song. A truly wonderful piece of musical story telling that absolutely everyone can appreciate.
Picture this: two decades after being unjustly snubbed at the Tonys, WICKED ends up sweeping all the Oscars two years in a row. Oh, that would be such a fantastic long-awaited retribution for this great man.
I'm not familiar with many theatre productions but what could have possibly won over this? I didn't listen to theatre growing up but even I knew what Popular and Defying Gravity were as a grade schooler
Terrific musician. Gifted composer. Truly a generous and unpretentious guy in person. I had the great joy to work with him via my community chorus about 15 years ago and his encouragement toward young and amateur musicians was so wonderful.
Thank you. Many people don’t realise how powerful music is when telling a story. I would often talk about Schwartz when teaching composition to my students.
I literally have not been able to stop thinking about this movie since I saw it 2 days ago. “What Is This Feeling” will probably be living rent-free in my head indefinitely, and the only reason “Defying Gravity” won’t be is because it already lived rent-free in my head for over a month before the movie came out. Am I obsessed? I think I might be obsessed. 😅
You are a musical genius and we all are lucky to be alive during your time. I can’t even begin to wrap my head around this kind of music coming out of my brain. Could listen to you talk on this for forever
Omg! The Beethoven explanation was so amazing, because I love that open and sentimental aspect, but being a non-musical person, I didn’t know why I loved it. I could never have put it into words. Same with the over the rainbow and flying part.
i mean, he also used the word skybird. that whole song makes no sense, to be honest. how are all of the examples in the verses similes of who can say if i've been changed for the better?? . . . . then again, it's all in which label is able to persist and there are precious few at ease with moral ambiguities are brilliant, so i just do not know what to think about him as a lyricist.
Schwartz is a legend, no wonder Wicked is one of the top rated musicals of all time! Such a genius. The film is incredible, a must-see! Can't wait for part 2!
He’s dead on about the moving nature of 3rds in the bass…there’s something about the *personality* of a chord being represented by the lowest note. You can’t overdo it because it’ll become predictable and lose its impact but if you know where to place something like that, it hits like a ton of bricks. An interesting exception where they *totally* overdid it, but it still works, is the song “Betterman” by Pearl Jam. Every chord in the verse has the 3rd in the bass and it adds a ton of emotional impact.
I truly don’t know what he was talking about for half of this… but somehow… he makes it make sense? This is everything I needed and more. Stephen!!!!!!!!!! ABSOLUTE legend. I’d like to just be in the room while he’s cooking on the keys. AHHHH thank you
@FreakieFan that's not correct. Open chords have the same notes but they are spaced out in different positions than normal. He's a famous successful and skilled composer. He knows what open chords are. The way I see open chords used a lot is when the left hand has the third so you can't tell what the chord is by the right hand alone.
The Magic Show was the first Broadway show i ever saw and loved the music. That was 50 years ago. He has been writing great music for a long time. Terrific songwriter.
Yes, because at 8 notes, you have to license the original work, and the Wizard of Oz®/OTR copyright owners don't want to do that. MGM and its assignee's did not allow the "farm girl" character in Wicked to be named Dorothy, nor name the dog Toto. It the stage script shes "that wretched little farm girl and her dog, Dodo."
Tbh I struggled with the added "unlimited" sequence at the end of DG but hearing actual Steven Schwartz play it and sing it and justify it... I'm sold.
I think the MOVIE aspect , production, took away from the power of DG , the biggest song of the musical, IMHO. Overall I liked part 1 but DG did not ring the bell as it usually does so that did leave me a little disappointed..
@@darrenkrauter7628 I felt the opposite, but maybe that’s because I hold a place already for Defying Gravity the original version as a song and this was OK that this was like a movie version if that makes any sense. I know what I’m still gonna sing in the shower til the end of time, and that’s Idina’s version. Cynthia’s was special independently and I felt made me connect more to the film.
This is an incredible video. I learned tons about Schwartz's composition process and influences, and now I'm very pumped to see the movie. Wicked did its out-of-town when I was a twenty-two year-old living in San Francisco, so you can imagine how much it means to me. Well done!
Omigosh this is fascinating. I’m so glad the composers are getting their flowers because they are the true genius’s behind this production for all these years!
I absolutely LOVE that he said Db is the best key on piano!!! I thought it was just me. Schwartz is just on his own level! I just posted a rock cover of this song (the full soundtrack version with ALL original chords and key changes) IT WAS SOOO HARD!!! He's just the best. 🐐🐐🐐
I want to watch a full master class of him talking about this show's music! 0:48 🎹 Love that theme and getting to see him play it on the piano! 2:42 Beautiful! D-flat Beethoven- 3rds in the bass Cool easter egg with Somewhere Over the Rainbow!
He did exactly that in the past. There should be a video here on TH-cam talking about his writing process for Wicked, where he performs earlier versions of the songs we eventually got in the end.
You did it, Stephen! With those 3 iterations of "unlimited," you fully conveyed the freedom of flying... which is why I told my son that's my deathbed music.
Would have loved to hear him breakdown the tiny little bridge just before the Elphaba asks "are you coming?" -it's a brand new addition to the piece and it's so beautiful. Short, simple and yet it resolves so well and somehow carries such a payload of emotion. Just wow!
Absolutely amazing. Thanks for the deconstruction of this masterpiece of Broadway. This was a 2003 musical so I see it as modern 2000s 21st century Broadway. The music is powerful and expressive. I used to be mostly into old timey 20th century musicals i.e. My Fair Lady Camelot etc but this got me into today's Broadway. Wicked is the best musical of our time!!!
What an artist, what a show! Definitely appreciate the unlimited theme in the overture with what's onscreen. I saw it yesterday and i was re-living it today and i realised how beautiful it is 🌈
As someone who didn’t grow up with Wicked I am so grateful to get to experience it now via film and cant wait to see it live 😍 the score/soundtrack is too perfect so beautiful and like Stephen said unexpected! Love it so much
I don’t think he’s eligible sadly. If the Best Adaptation/Song Score category was still around, I think he’d totally win. EDIT: Schwartz and Powell ARE eligible for original score. Apparently there was enough original material to qualify for nomination. 👍
@@baritonekeith Doesn’t matter. Most of the music wasn’t written for the film, hence the “Original Score” and “Original Song” categories. Even the little bit of original music written specifically for the movie might not be enough to qualify. Hans Zimmer isn’t eligible for his score on Dune Part 2 for similar reasons.
thank you to all artists and musicians and composers to make this dream come true, it is a delight to experience it day in and day out and a gift to us all.
I've seen (read) the score to Wicked and this work is amazing. Along with the arrangers & orchestrators Stephen Schwartz has done a major work that has stood the test of time. I love all this extra info - easter eggs; tidbits - about the music from Wicked. I hope we get more!
This dude is a living legend. His work on Prince of Egypt and Hunchback of Norte Dame alone puts him in that category
Oh dang that is TALENT
And Pippin and Godspell.
@@ChrisColeChicago Gosh, Pippin is one of my all-time faves!
He also did Pocahontas!
@@alexisgarcia1344 I did not recall that. Thanks for reminding us. "You think you own whatever land you land on.....".
I need Steven Schwartz to release a two hour video breaking down every single theme and how it works into the score. Ive been listening to Wicked since it came out and i need to know the genius of it all
He did some brief explanation on some songs on the NPR Tiny Desk, wicked show!
I would watch every second
LOL! It’s like 3 worn-out Disney themes over. And over. And over. And over.
@@bopis123saw this and totally fell in love with him!! He was so generous while explaining where his ideas came from and how they ended up in the show.
IMHO it shows true genius and amazing character to give credit where it’s due 💚💖
@@MondoMiamiBait.
He truly is holding space for defying gravity, love that for him
😭
💀
And feeling power in that
i didnt know this was happening
I caaaaan’t! 😂😂🤣
I love how he referenced Beethoven; the respect and knowledge he has of classical music definitely translates into his own genius!
I mean, you’re right, it’s awesome-but I’d kind of expect any serious composer of orchestrated music to have this kind of basic knowledge (yes, even musical theater).
Schwartz also composed the music for a quite obscure show called Schikaneder about the creation of the Magic Flute. There he wove Mozart beautifully into his score.
He just explained first inversion chords and how they are used to keep the music going because of how they don’t feel a set resolution due to it not being a root position chord
@@vialvorg4678 Well he said he "stole it from Beethoven", in jest of course but I think the OP was just appreciating that he explained the roots of his own compositions and the influence he had from the classics.
@@hotdog1214 That is true, but like this is literally fundamental knowledge for music. So I just think it’s funny as someone who absolutely loves music theory and how composers think through stuff. I believe the music in Wicked is absolutely incredible. So I love to just hear that it’s such a simple fundamental thing he uses to create the power of the music.
That "unlimited" part is so mind-blowing!! 😩🙌🏼
seriously
Yeah, I had no idea!!
😭😭😭
I had some contact w Stephen working in the musical of the Prince of Egypt.
Just before COVID hit.
I reached out to see if he might zoom into my sons music class where they were studying Gravity for GCSE. He was absolutely charming, deeply engaged with a bunch of 16 year olds and massively inspiring.
A real mentsch and ... what a composer / writer.
How lovely
Actually in German it's spelled 'Mensch' (human).
I am SO grateful the team adding in that "unlimited" part at the end of Defying Gravity and let us sit with our feelings for a bit after the final vocal notes. That literal space between the song and credits was so great to bask in the glory of this incredible masterpiece
It felt as if there's no place like home
Yaaas ! Unlimiiiiited 🎶
This definitely feels like an adaptation that took advantage of its new medium. Now they can match the visuals to the spectacle being sung about. I had high expectations on Defying Gravity and that moment in the movie blew me away.
Agreed, it was so different that I wasn’t sure, but now I’m glad they differentiated the two in a meaningful way.
Couldn’t stop the tears!
I want to watch the last 15 minutes of that move a million more times.
Some major works of amazing composer Stephen Schwartz:
Godspell (1971) - music & lyrics
Pippin (1972) - music & lyrics
Disney's Pocahontas (1995) - lyrics
Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - lyrics
The Prince of Egypt (1998) - music & lyrics
Wicked (2003) - music & lyrics
Disney's Enchanted (2007) - lyrics
He's been awarded Academy Awards (Pocahontas, Prince of Egypt), Grammy Awards (Prince of Egypt, Wicked), Drama Desk Award (Wicked), and Kennedy Center Honors (2015).
He also wrote the musical "Children of Eden." It's one of mine and my husband's favorites.
He's also done some assignment work abroad. For Vienna he developed a gem of a musical called Schikaneder, directed by no other than Trevor Nunn. This Score is hauntingly beautiful. It's only available in German though.
He also did DisEnchanted I think
He also did Anastasia!
@@ellenkuang8853That was Stephen Flaherty
I absolutely love hearing Wicked with a full orchestra, I love a pit orchestra as much as the next person but hearing it with no restraints and with AS MUCH LOW BRASS as possible. Absolutely fantastic
Las trompas volando arriba con los contrapuntos pfffffff
Yes, but hearing it in the theatre with the orchestra LIVE under the stage will always be the most magical way to do so
@@graavy100%
Chills!
Nothing like here with full orchestra in a theater Live 😁😁😁🎭🎭🎵🎼
I was lucky enough to attend one of his talks about how he developed the songs for Wicked. He performed some early iterations of "The Wizard and I" as an example, and seeing how much and often he changed the whole song, basically, made me appreciate his work even more. He always tries to find a way to make each song the best it could be. Nothing but admiration for this man's work ethic.
YES! I love how he changed Beautiful City from Godspell in the revival and slowed it down.
are there any recordings of this talk? i desperately need to see this
I'm crying. And dying from this. Can you please do this for EVERY SINGLE SONG, Stephen!?!? My gosh I didn't know I needed this.
Stephen Schwartz is A LEGEND!
I never knew about the Somewhere Over The Rainbow thing with Unlimited, that's crazyyyyy
I’m such a music freak and Wicked Nerd and I can’t believe I missed it!!!! It’s amazing!
AND...you can only use 7 notes before it becomes a copyright infringement..I believe. (on any song..)
@@ttee6041 you miss it because it's not there.
@@rellenozLol, are you deaf?
@ttee6041 Also when Glinda sings, "Can't i make you understand," it's the, "Follow the yellow brick road, " melody.
As someone who grew up with a pianist as a dad (who has now passed away), I loved watching this so much 🥹
That last scene of the movie was so moving that everybody in the cinema just sat there in awe with big sparkly eyes and open mouths. It was absolutely magical and felt AMAZING!!! What a masterpiece, I am so happy this lovely gentleman took on to adjust the music to the cinematic experience, it’s soooooo worth it!!! THANK YOU MR SCHWARTZ 💚🩷
this is literally the best song, the best musical, and now the best movie... watching that ending on the movie theater was unforgetable... I got chills just by remembering it... this man is a genius!
I adore composer commentary videos like these. He articulates his music to us so invitingly too. You just wanna hang out with him all day to talk about his music! Thank you for doing this 😊
In what way is he explaining his commentary? It's not just score sheet analysis, right? What's the fancy term for when a composer talks about the music from a narrative standpoint and how the chords and every other musical technique comes into that?
@ They’re not even showing the score in the video. He’s commenting on the motifs in a very accessible way for anyone to enjoy and promote the movie. I’m sure there’s a score analysis on TH-cam somewhere out there.
@@ameliawalker1046 He is referring to chords and usage of them (major, minor, diminished, open, etc.) Music theory.
There are too few of those videos out there!
@@FLOWERSANDSUNSHINE22 he also explains why he uses them, to convey evil, happiness etc. for those of us who appreciate the consideration put into his music but haven't the faintest what the technicalities of it all mean. I appreciated him covering all bases.
I don't study music, but I felt every note of what this man was putting across in this song. A truly wonderful piece of musical story telling that absolutely everyone can appreciate.
I love how the opening song No one Mourns The Wicked, connects to final song Defying Gravity
Picture this: two decades after being unjustly snubbed at the Tonys, WICKED ends up sweeping all the Oscars two years in a row. Oh, that would be such a fantastic long-awaited retribution for this great man.
I had the same exact thought!!!
I'm not familiar with many theatre productions but what could have possibly won over this? I didn't listen to theatre growing up but even I knew what Popular and Defying Gravity were as a grade schooler
@@mvdum29 Avenue Q won almost everything that year.
how inspiring!!!!!! we need composers to break down their works more, just to thoroughly understand their approach to writing, that's so cool!!!!
Terrific musician. Gifted composer. Truly a generous and unpretentious guy in person. I had the great joy to work with him via my community chorus about 15 years ago and his encouragement toward young and amateur musicians was so wonderful.
Thank you. Many people don’t realise how powerful music is when telling a story. I would often talk about Schwartz when teaching composition to my students.
So lucky to be alive and to have this song and music in my lifetime.
One of the all time greats. His lyricism in Wicked and Hunchback is just stunning.
fun fact, he didn't write the iconic riff at the end "oh oh oh------", it was 100% Idina's idea
Yes, and she borrowed it from one of Celine Dion’s riffs from All By Myself
@@lonellfletcherOMG you are SO RIGHT! Just went back and listened!!!! Celine created this riff and rocks it!!!
@@lonellfletcher its even in the same key / same notes in the riff...
@@lonellfletcher And?
He said in another interview that the ‘oh’ part was his most famous part he’s ever written.
Stephen Schwartz somehow quietly killing it as one of the greatest composers of all time
I literally have not been able to stop thinking about this movie since I saw it 2 days ago. “What Is This Feeling” will probably be living rent-free in my head indefinitely, and the only reason “Defying Gravity” won’t be is because it already lived rent-free in my head for over a month before the movie came out. Am I obsessed? I think I might be obsessed. 😅
Just revisit Hamilton and you’ll get it evicted promptly
The nod to Somewhere over the Rainbow is a beautiful touch. I like to think Elpheba is alluding to Dorothy without even knowing it.
One of my inspirations for almost 2 decades.
This is the content i want, please have him talk about each song.
You are a musical genius and we all are lucky to be alive during your time. I can’t even begin to wrap my head around this kind of music coming out of my brain. Could listen to you talk on this for forever
This guy needs to do a live album of him playing/singing the soundtrack like this; it’s amazing
Schwartz is a musical genius
Yes, he is. While we are celebrating the Wicked movie finally made and released, let's also give kudos to Godspell and Pippin!
He is a genius
Omg! The Beethoven explanation was so amazing, because I love that open and sentimental aspect, but being a non-musical person, I didn’t know why I loved it. I could never have put it into words. Same with the over the rainbow and flying part.
"since folks here, to an absurd degree / seem fixated on my verdigris"
Give this man all the Tonys
Oh, wow, did he say that? That's classic him -- this kind of sound play is all over they wicked songs, aren't they?
And yet, he's inexplicably only received an honorary Tony--an absurd travesty.
@@hoyageorgeThat’s insane!! At least he’s got three Oscars. 👍👍
i mean, he also used the word skybird. that whole song makes no sense, to be honest. how are all of the examples in the verses similes of who can say if i've been changed for the better?? . . . . then again, it's all in which label is able to persist and there are precious few at ease with moral ambiguities are brilliant, so i just do not know what to think about him as a lyricist.
Schwartz is a legend, no wonder Wicked is one of the top rated musicals of all time! Such a genius. The film is incredible, a must-see! Can't wait for part 2!
He’s written so much great music and lyrics. Children of Eden is fantastic and one of my favorites, though not as well known by many.
❤
He’s dead on about the moving nature of 3rds in the bass…there’s something about the *personality* of a chord being represented by the lowest note. You can’t overdo it because it’ll become predictable and lose its impact but if you know where to place something like that, it hits like a ton of bricks. An interesting exception where they *totally* overdid it, but it still works, is the song “Betterman” by Pearl Jam. Every chord in the verse has the 3rd in the bass and it adds a ton of emotional impact.
I truly don’t know what he was talking about for half of this… but somehow… he makes it make sense? This is everything I needed and more. Stephen!!!!!!!!!! ABSOLUTE legend. I’d like to just be in the room while he’s cooking on the keys. AHHHH thank you
I completely agree open chords are more emotional. I also use them in my compositions for this reason. Loved listening to him speak about his music.
Theyre not open chords though. Open chords dont have a third, and all his examples here have the third in them, just in the bass
@FreakieFan that's not correct. Open chords have the same notes but they are spaced out in different positions than normal. He's a famous successful and skilled composer. He knows what open chords are. The way I see open chords used a lot is when the left hand has the third so you can't tell what the chord is by the right hand alone.
I just love it when geniuses grace us with their presence 💚🎀
The Magic Show was the first Broadway show i ever saw and loved the music. That was 50 years ago. He has been writing great music for a long time. Terrific songwriter.
It's easy to forget how much he has done. Take writing the lyrics to Pocahontas - the words for Colors of the Wind are still amazing.
Yes, The Magic Show has some great tunes!
Never noticed it was the same first 7 notes as over the rainbow - so clever!!
Yes, because at 8 notes, you have to license the original work, and the Wizard of Oz®/OTR copyright owners don't want to do that. MGM and its assignee's did not allow the "farm girl" character in Wicked to be named Dorothy, nor name the dog Toto. It the stage script shes "that wretched little farm girl and her dog, Dodo."
Tbh I struggled with the added "unlimited" sequence at the end of DG but hearing actual Steven Schwartz play it and sing it and justify it... I'm sold.
I think the MOVIE aspect , production, took away from the power of DG , the biggest song of the musical, IMHO. Overall I liked part 1 but DG did not ring the bell as it usually does so that did leave me a little disappointed..
@@darrenkrauter7628 I felt the opposite, but maybe that’s because I hold a place already for Defying Gravity the original version as a song and this was OK that this was like a movie version if that makes any sense. I know what I’m still gonna sing in the shower til the end of time, and that’s Idina’s version. Cynthia’s was special independently and I felt made me connect more to the film.
Same.
@@darrenkrauter7628 fortunately thousands of others loved it deeply and found it incredibly powerful and you can listen to the version you like.
@@darrenkrauter7628 Maybe listening to it AGAIN. Or a COUPLE MORE times.
Bringing back the original theme of wicked and evil at the end was GENIUUUSSS
This is an incredible video. I learned tons about Schwartz's composition process and influences, and now I'm very pumped to see the movie. Wicked did its out-of-town when I was a twenty-two year-old living in San Francisco, so you can imagine how much it means to me. Well done!
Absolute genius!!! Got to to meet him last week and thanked him for everything x
How awesome! I've always wanted to meet him just to thank him. Where did you get to meet him?
Omigosh this is fascinating. I’m so glad the composers are getting their flowers because they are the true genius’s behind this production for all these years!
I dont think society has quite come around to how much of a genius this man is.
I could hear him talk all day
Thank you for this video. Incredible.
I’ve been taking the lyrics from this song and really holding space for them and finding power in that
What a true gift Stephen has all blessed us with His talent will never be matched.
I love Stephen Schwartz so much! Thank you for your gift to all of us
I absolutely LOVE that he said Db is the best key on piano!!! I thought it was just me. Schwartz is just on his own level!
I just posted a rock cover of this song (the full soundtrack version with ALL original chords and key changes) IT WAS SOOO HARD!!!
He's just the best. 🐐🐐🐐
Godspell, Pippin, Wicked….he’s written and composed 3 of the best musicals ever!!!!
Might wanna also add _The Prince of Egypt_ to that list as well.
Plus Hunchback of Notre Dame - Out There is such a great song that a lot of people don't know - and don't forget writing the lyrics for Pocahontas
Pippin has always been a favorite of mine.
@@jamesrawlins735 Hellfire is bone chilling! How does Schwartz and Alan Menken make the most haunting score I've ever heard in a Disney movie!?
Agreed! Three of my Top 10 all-time favorite musicals.
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ YOU ARE PURE GENIUS. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world 😭😭😭😭
I want to watch a full master class of him talking about this show's music!
0:48 🎹 Love that theme and getting to see him play it on the piano!
2:42 Beautiful! D-flat
Beethoven- 3rds in the bass
Cool easter egg with Somewhere Over the Rainbow!
He did exactly that in the past. There should be a video here on TH-cam talking about his writing process for Wicked, where he performs earlier versions of the songs we eventually got in the end.
You did it, Stephen! With those 3 iterations of "unlimited," you fully conveyed the freedom of flying... which is why I told my son that's my deathbed music.
give this man more movies, the world needs it
A true genius!
Oh I got shivers listening to him walk about his craft and the motives behind it
i love these types of videos. i’m obsessed with the soundtrack and wicked in general!
Absolutely legendary score. well done.
I could listen to him talk and explain forever. How inspiring it must have felt to learn/work from/with him!
Would have loved to hear him breakdown the tiny little bridge just before the Elphaba asks "are you coming?" -it's a brand new addition to the piece and it's so beautiful. Short, simple and yet it resolves so well and somehow carries such a payload of emotion. Just wow!
What a legend.
I was almost sobbing during that song. 😭 It just feels *so* powerful
It’s such a blessing that he is here to take on this role in this time. I love hearing him talk about the songs like this💚🖤
The whole score/soundtrack gives me chills I love it
Please do more of these with other composers, it was beyond captivating
he seems like such a nice guy. i could listen to him for hours!!!
That Unlimited bit is absolute genius honestly. I love that
Bawling my eyes out at defying gravity, not only because of Cynthia Erivo's WICKED performance, but your composition elevates the track so much.
He is an amazing gift to the world!
Absolutely amazing. Thanks for the deconstruction of this masterpiece of Broadway. This was a 2003 musical so I see it as modern 2000s 21st century Broadway. The music is powerful and expressive. I used to be mostly into old timey 20th century musicals i.e. My Fair Lady Camelot etc but this got me into today's Broadway. Wicked is the best musical of our time!!!
how ridiculously talented someone can be oh my gosh
What an artist, what a show! Definitely appreciate the unlimited theme in the overture with what's onscreen. I saw it yesterday and i was re-living it today and i realised how beautiful it is 🌈
Steven is a music legend for real!!!!
This man is a GENIUS. What a legacy.
This man single-handedly saved my life
I loved this breakdown. Such a phenomenal score 💚.
Stephen Schwartz is an American icon. I'm so glad this film will get him even greater worldwide acclaim, which he so richly deserves.
Truly one of the greats
As someone who didn’t grow up with Wicked I am so grateful to get to experience it now via film and cant wait to see it live 😍 the score/soundtrack is too perfect so beautiful and like Stephen said unexpected! Love it so much
Knew I wasn't crazy with that somewhere over the rainbow easter egg in there... absolutely beautiful having that in there had me on the beink of tears
They better give him an Oscar for Wicked
I don’t think he’s eligible sadly. If the Best Adaptation/Song Score category was still around, I think he’d totally win.
EDIT: Schwartz and Powell ARE eligible for original score. Apparently there was enough original material to qualify for nomination. 👍
Why wouldn't he be eligible?
@@baritonekeith There are no new songs and too much of the music is adapted from the original broadway show.
The music is used first time in a film, it's considered original music. And he wrote extra scoring/orchestration that's not from the broadway show
@@baritonekeith Doesn’t matter. Most of the music wasn’t written for the film, hence the “Original Score” and “Original Song” categories. Even the little bit of original music written specifically for the movie might not be enough to qualify. Hans Zimmer isn’t eligible for his score on Dune Part 2 for similar reasons.
I could listen to this guy for days
Love this breakdown of how he creates certain sounds to evoke feelings. Incredible talent!!
I want more of him breaking down his genius!!
This man makes magic with his music. Such a legend
Two words - absolute genius!
I love that he has a keyboard for ready access to demonstrate everything he's talking about. Great setup
thank you to all artists and musicians and composers to make this dream come true, it is a delight to experience it day in and day out and a gift to us all.
wow speechless this is so lovely
3:00 tritones and perfect fifths were so well used
Just him at a keyboard gives me full body chills
I've seen (read) the score to Wicked and this work is amazing. Along with the arrangers & orchestrators Stephen Schwartz has done a major work that has stood the test of time. I love all this extra info - easter eggs; tidbits - about the music from Wicked. I hope we get more!
What a legend and what a masterpiece of a musical film. Absolutely breathtaking.