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.
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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 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. 😅
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
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
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.
@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.
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!
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.
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.
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 💚🩷
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 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.
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 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. 🐐🐐🐐
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 🌈
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!
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!
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!
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
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.
So cool in this song at the end how all the melodies emoting the different experiences of Elphiba’s escape play together at once!! In every event people experience it so differently.
@@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 like how it breaks away from the key a lot (Db Major home base) to use all these transitional parts (like the B natural chords, I think there's a few augmented chords/sharp 5's as well, some flat 11's too) and it has some chromatic parts but it never loses that catchiness and somehow there are also like 6 motifs crammed in it too. It's probably the most delicately composed piece I've heard in a Musical. It just lets you sit outside the comfort zone before slamming us back into the key/Broadway sound with the chorus. Some very satisfying resolutions/cadences as well. Very artistic and fitting for Elphaba.
It's so interesting hearing him talk about his music! But pleaaaaaaaase give this man a grand piano for these videos! Also I was completely mind blown that the first 7 notes of the Unlimited melody is the same as Somewhere Over the Rainbow! Never noticed that before!
5:06 Spot on! I love using the 3rd in the bass rather than the 1st too. Learnt that from playing in my gospel church band. It just add that extra later of emotion ❤🎹 Loving all of this ❤️🙏🏾✨
Oh what I would give just to live in his mind for a moment - to see how genius sees and feels this world of music! It's like a universe I so want to get into but can only stand outside of the door. What a gift he is to mankind!
Schwartz really crafts his scores full of thematic musical material and it's SOO DELICIOUS to HEAR!!! Usually in the form of reprises - See Pippin with Corner of the Sky, or Prince of Egypt with Deliver Us
I’m loving this song right now! I don’t really care for modern musicals, and I’ve always found the original cast a little tough on the ears, even if the song is very catchy. I think the movie version really brings out the magic in this song. Looking forward to seeing it!
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.
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
That "unlimited" part is so mind-blowing!! 😩🙌🏼
seriously
Yeah, I had no idea!!
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.
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.
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 🎶
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
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.
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 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.
how inspiring!!!!!! we need composers to break down their works more, just to thoroughly understand their approach to writing, that's so cool!!!!
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. 😅
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.
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.
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!
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.
One of the all time greats. His lyricism in Wicked and Hunchback is just stunning.
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.
As someone who grew up with a pianist as a dad (who has now passed away), I loved watching this so much 🥹
I just love it when geniuses grace us with their presence 💚🎀
I love how the opening song No one Mourns The Wicked, connects to final song Defying Gravity
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.
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.
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
"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.
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.
❤
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
This guy needs to do a live album of him playing/singing the soundtrack like this; it’s amazing
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!
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 💚🩷
Never noticed it was the same first 7 notes as over the rainbow - so clever!!
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’ve been taking the lyrics from this song and really holding space for them and finding power in that
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.
Stephen Schwartz somehow quietly killing it as one of the greatest composers of all time
Bringing back the original theme of wicked and evil at the end was GENIUUUSSS
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
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?
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 love Stephen Schwartz so much! Thank you for your gift to all of us
Oh I got shivers listening to him walk about his craft and the motives behind it
What a true gift Stephen has all blessed us with His talent will never be matched.
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 🌈
Please do more of these with other composers, it was beyond captivating
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ YOU ARE PURE GENIUS. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world 😭😭😭😭
I could listen to him talk and explain forever. How inspiring it must have felt to learn/work from/with him!
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!
What a legend.
I was almost sobbing during that song. 😭 It just feels *so* powerful
The whole score/soundtrack gives me chills I love it
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!
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💚🖤
I could hear him talk all day
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!
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
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
what an absolute master!! It was fun to see his short cameo :)
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.
So cool in this song at the end how all the melodies emoting the different experiences of Elphiba’s escape play together at once!! In every event people experience it so differently.
Thank you for sharing this. Wicked moves me to tears nearly at every note! I get it. Thank you for that.
Love this breakdown of how he creates certain sounds to evoke feelings. Incredible talent!!
he seems like such a nice guy. i could listen to him for hours!!!
Thank you so much for some incredible music making and great to see you are using the Kawai ES920. ☺
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.
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.
This is my favorite song of all time. I’ve loved it since seeing the musical for the first time 2006. Thank you for this masterpiece 🥹
I dont think society has quite come around to how much of a genius this man is.
Steven is a music legend for real!!!!
0:49 soul had left body
WOW- That was INSIGHTFUL!! What a masterpiece!! 👍🏻👀🙏🏻 ✨Thank you for sharing, Stephen Schwartz- just played it on the piano today!!
Stephen Schwartz is an American icon. I'm so glad this film will get him even greater worldwide acclaim, which he so richly deserves.
Was awesome to watch how he translated his passion and knowledge into what we know today!
I like how it breaks away from the key a lot (Db Major home base) to use all these transitional parts (like the B natural chords, I think there's a few augmented chords/sharp 5's as well, some flat 11's too) and it has some chromatic parts but it never loses that catchiness and somehow there are also like 6 motifs crammed in it too. It's probably the most delicately composed piece I've heard in a Musical. It just lets you sit outside the comfort zone before slamming us back into the key/Broadway sound with the chorus. Some very satisfying resolutions/cadences as well. Very artistic and fitting for Elphaba.
That Unlimited bit is absolute genius honestly. I love that
how ridiculously talented someone can be oh my gosh
It's so interesting hearing him talk about his music! But pleaaaaaaaase give this man a grand piano for these videos!
Also I was completely mind blown that the first 7 notes of the Unlimited melody is the same as Somewhere Over the Rainbow! Never noticed that before!
Thank you for this! Love to see composers give us some breakdown of their songs.
The flying sequence and added orchestration is amazing!
I love love love him and his music !!
goosebumps with those first defying gravity chords !
5:06 Spot on! I love using the 3rd in the bass rather than the 1st too. Learnt that from playing in my gospel church band. It just add that extra later of emotion ❤🎹 Loving all of this ❤️🙏🏾✨
I mean, brilliant beyond belief! Had me bawling in the theater! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Master class lectures!!!
Please, please keep them coming!!!
This man single-handedly saved my life
Oh what I would give just to live in his mind for a moment - to see how genius sees and feels this world of music! It's like a universe I so want to get into but can only stand outside of the door. What a gift he is to mankind!
Schwartz really crafts his scores full of thematic musical material and it's SOO DELICIOUS to HEAR!!! Usually in the form of reprises - See Pippin with Corner of the Sky, or Prince of Egypt with Deliver Us
Thank you for this video - I loved it and am always inspired hearing about composers creating
I’m loving this song right now! I don’t really care for modern musicals, and I’ve always found the original cast a little tough on the ears, even if the song is very catchy. I think the movie version really brings out the magic in this song. Looking forward to seeing it!
I want more of him breaking down his genius!!
The opening fanfare made my lil French horn playing heart almost cry. Those horns hitting bass notes 🖤🖤🖤 so many goosebumps that whole movie
What a legend and what a masterpiece of a musical film. Absolutely breathtaking.
thank you so much this was so enjoyable to hear and watch some of your creative inspiration! I lvoe how he drew inspo from Originals like Beethoven