how not to sell a musical
Jul. 8th, 2008 08:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
acroyeara movie version of a musical generally gives more confidence in the singing performances if you actually include singing in the commercial for it. I know you can find actors who look good. i know you can find actors who know how to talk.
but nobody goes to a musical for the spoken script.
case in point, the current TV teaser for Mamma Mia. plenty of scenes of Streep and Brosnan, ALL TALKING, while flashing through scenes of the chorus doing random stuffs to the title song (which was Abba's least successful song in America, btw). i'm not saying that nobody can sing on it - i'm saying that i don't know, and for a musical, that's a really bad way to make sure i remain apprehensive enough to not bother, particularly with so many other good movies i still need to see (like wall e, dammit).
but nobody goes to a musical for the spoken script.
case in point, the current TV teaser for Mamma Mia. plenty of scenes of Streep and Brosnan, ALL TALKING, while flashing through scenes of the chorus doing random stuffs to the title song (which was Abba's least successful song in America, btw). i'm not saying that nobody can sing on it - i'm saying that i don't know, and for a musical, that's a really bad way to make sure i remain apprehensive enough to not bother, particularly with so many other good movies i still need to see (like wall e, dammit).
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Re: Film soundtrack:
Date: 2008-07-08 04:24 pm (UTC)FWIW, I'm streaming the film soundtrack right now ... and they have keyed the songs for Meryl Streep, thus putting Pierce Brosnan's gorgeous voice at a distinct disadvantage. :-/