Johnny Unusual
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Numbersdome: A Fight To the Bitter West End!
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Violentvixen
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Everybody to the Stars
The Star Trek one is delightful though.
Also damn Chicago versus Les Mis right out the gate
The Star Trek one is delightful though.
Also damn Chicago versus Les Mis right out the gate
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Razzle Report
Oof. Tough matchups this round. After a lot of thought, I’m going with Everybody Dazzle.
This number gives a great example of why I think Chicago is one of the two or three best movie musicals of all time. The way the movie cuts back and forth between “real life” and the heightened, “show” version of events is something that a stage production couldn’t do, and it’s never used to better effect than in a number about turning a trial into an all but literal circus. Also, although Richard Gere’s voice (while perfectly fine) isn’t in the same league as the voices of Billy Flynns like Joel Grey or Jesse L. Martin, the way he acts during his numbers is absolutely top notch. I absolutely adore the little moment when he and the chorus turn the line “they’ll let you get away with murder” into a brief, chilling reminder of what’s really at stake here.
This number gives a great example of why I think Chicago is one of the two or three best movie musicals of all time. The way the movie cuts back and forth between “real life” and the heightened, “show” version of events is something that a stage production couldn’t do, and it’s never used to better effect than in a number about turning a trial into an all but literal circus. Also, although Richard Gere’s voice (while perfectly fine) isn’t in the same league as the voices of Billy Flynns like Joel Grey or Jesse L. Martin, the way he acts during his numbers is absolutely top notch. I absolutely adore the little moment when he and the chorus turn the line “they’ll let you get away with murder” into a brief, chilling reminder of what’s really at stake here.
Everybody to Chicago
Chicago is up there with 1961 West Side Story and South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut as one of my top 3 movie musicals all time, and you articulated why better than I ever could.
But maybe don’t all take the Dan Ryan at the same time, OK?
Have you seen the recent Spielberg version of West Side Story? If so, what did you think?
Johnny Unusual
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Strong Bad deletes the comp-e-ti-tion and Les Misérables is actually feeling pretty good about all this.
Match 7
First, it’s a match up of pre-existing songs. We have the lesser-known standard “The Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful” as used in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights. I can’t actually find the song’s origins, @Torzelbaum , but I did find that covers by Bing Crosby and Dean Martin. Against it is @Kishi ‘s pick from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off with “Danke Schoen ~ Twist and Shout”. Apparently, it was Matthew Broderick’s idea to have Ferris singing Danke Schoen in the shower in an earlier scene, feeling his character would want a bit of rehearsal.
Match 8
No real theme for the next song except they both slap. First another @Torzelbaum pick "Yakko’s Universe" from Animaniacs. The song is an original piece but the basic idea is very much inspired by The Galaxy Song from Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life as well as having a similar metre, albeit much, much faster. Against it is @RT-55J ’s pick of "With Cat-like Tread" from the Pirates of Penzance. Though not as parodied as Modern-Major General, it certainly left an impact, including the composition being heavily lifted for Hail Hail the Gang’s All Here.
With Cat-Like Tread - The Pirates of Penzance
First, it’s a match up of pre-existing songs. We have the lesser-known standard “The Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful” as used in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights. I can’t actually find the song’s origins, @Torzelbaum , but I did find that covers by Bing Crosby and Dean Martin. Against it is @Kishi ‘s pick from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off with “Danke Schoen ~ Twist and Shout”. Apparently, it was Matthew Broderick’s idea to have Ferris singing Danke Schoen in the shower in an earlier scene, feeling his character would want a bit of rehearsal.
Match 8
No real theme for the next song except they both slap. First another @Torzelbaum pick "Yakko’s Universe" from Animaniacs. The song is an original piece but the basic idea is very much inspired by The Galaxy Song from Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life as well as having a similar metre, albeit much, much faster. Against it is @RT-55J ’s pick of "With Cat-like Tread" from the Pirates of Penzance. Though not as parodied as Modern-Major General, it certainly left an impact, including the composition being heavily lifted for Hail Hail the Gang’s All Here.
With Cat-Like Tread - The Pirates of Penzance
I watched that version of America and was pleasantly surprised by how well it adapted the number for modern sensebilities. Have yet to watch the whole film.
Anyways, Yakko in Tights
Violentvixen
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The Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful
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Yakko’s Universe
From what I can find The Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful was composed by Dana Suesse with lyrics by Billy Rose and Irving Kahal. It was created for the 1936 stage production, Billy Rose's Cafe Mañana (Revue?) - which was performed in Fort Worth for the Texas Centennial Celebration.
In Men In Tights the song was performed by Arthur Rubin & the Merry Men Singers (Steve Lively, Randy Crenshaw, Kerry Katz, Geoff Koch & Rick Logan).
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Yakko’s Universe
From what I can find The Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful was composed by Dana Suesse with lyrics by Billy Rose and Irving Kahal. It was created for the 1936 stage production, Billy Rose's Cafe Mañana (Revue?) - which was performed in Fort Worth for the Texas Centennial Celebration.
In Men In Tights the song was performed by Arthur Rubin & the Merry Men Singers (Steve Lively, Randy Crenshaw, Kerry Katz, Geoff Koch & Rick Logan).
Twist and Tread, though that scene from Ferris Bueller is hitting me a little weird because of the most recent season of True Detective.
Johnny Unusual
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Robiniacs
Johnny Unusual
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Robin Hood and Ferris Bueller are currently tied. I need a tie breaker here. Can anyone break it? @WildcatJF ?
On the other side, Yakko’s Universe gets a small win (in the grand scale)
Match 9
@Pombar asks us to “Let It Go” from Frozen. The song’s behind-the-scenes success actually changed the trajectory of the plot where the original premise was Elsa was the villain and they realizes the song is not a “villain” song. Against it is @Daikaiju ‘s “Mr. Cellophane” from Chicago. The song details the sadness of Roxie’s pathetic husband who feels completely unseen.
Mr. Cellophane - Chicago
Match 10
Next is an ALL-ME MATCH. And both are hot-blooded fighters. First is “Naatu Naatu” from the action epic RRR. Taking place in the mid-point, the two leads, who we know are secretly at odds (but unaware themselves) challenge a snobby colonialist to… A BATTLE ROYALE DANCE CONTEST! LAST MAN STANDING WINS. Against it is another fight and the last women standing are the singer, Garnet. From Steven Universe, “Stronger Than You” ends the first season is a big reveal and a fantastic final battle/fight scene that was stuck in my head for months.
Naatu Naatu - RRR
On the other side, Yakko’s Universe gets a small win (in the grand scale)
Match 9
@Pombar asks us to “Let It Go” from Frozen. The song’s behind-the-scenes success actually changed the trajectory of the plot where the original premise was Elsa was the villain and they realizes the song is not a “villain” song. Against it is @Daikaiju ‘s “Mr. Cellophane” from Chicago. The song details the sadness of Roxie’s pathetic husband who feels completely unseen.
Mr. Cellophane - Chicago
Match 10
Next is an ALL-ME MATCH. And both are hot-blooded fighters. First is “Naatu Naatu” from the action epic RRR. Taking place in the mid-point, the two leads, who we know are secretly at odds (but unaware themselves) challenge a snobby colonialist to… A BATTLE ROYALE DANCE CONTEST! LAST MAN STANDING WINS. Against it is another fight and the last women standing are the singer, Garnet. From Steven Universe, “Stronger Than You” ends the first season is a big reveal and a fantastic final battle/fight scene that was stuck in my head for months.
Naatu Naatu - RRR
Taking two songs from the very opposite ends of the emotional scale, Cellophane Naatu.
Violentvixen
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Let it Go and abstain
Idina Menzel is amazing. I loved RENT as a kid (and just realized I forgot to submit anything from it dammit) and while I disliked the character of Maureen (which you're kind of supposed to) I loved her voice and her delivery. I didn't realize Elsa was the same actress until Let It Go when she got to just belt it out and to me that really fit with the goal of the song.
One thing I set aside for this vote is the animation to focus on the song. Despite the significant mathematical breakthroughs of the movie (one selection from a conference/paper shown below, with some prototype character interaction with snow at the end), Let It Go honestly has some of the most boring animation in the movie. She's just walking on a floor rather than snow and it has the egregious error of letting Elsa's braid go through her arm right when she takes her hair down.
Idina Menzel is amazing. I loved RENT as a kid (and just realized I forgot to submit anything from it dammit) and while I disliked the character of Maureen (which you're kind of supposed to) I loved her voice and her delivery. I didn't realize Elsa was the same actress until Let It Go when she got to just belt it out and to me that really fit with the goal of the song.
One thing I set aside for this vote is the animation to focus on the song. Despite the significant mathematical breakthroughs of the movie (one selection from a conference/paper shown below, with some prototype character interaction with snow at the end), Let It Go honestly has some of the most boring animation in the movie. She's just walking on a floor rather than snow and it has the egregious error of letting Elsa's braid go through her arm right when she takes her hair down.
Johnny Unusual
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Frozen Universe
