Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoWhat happened to Musicals since the 80-90 era? I enjoyed Fiddler on the Roof Dr Zhivago just kind of seem no one cares anymore. Except Walk The Line. But not originals.message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down13
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareWhat happened to Musicals since the 80-90 era? I enjoyed Fiddler on the Roof Dr Zhivago just kind of seem no one cares anymore. Except Walk The Line. But not originals.Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareRaphaelSchmitz@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-213 days agoActually it’s interesting, because I guess they’re musicals, but they’re not filling them with, like, musical music anymore. Instead it’s now just pop songs, you know, standard verse-chorus pattern etc., because then it can get in the charts and make more money that way. We probably won’t get anything close to a “Poor unfortunate souls”, “Bear neccessities” or “Be prepared” ever again.
Actually it’s interesting, because I guess they’re musicals, but they’re not filling them with, like, musical music anymore.
Instead it’s now just pop songs, you know, standard verse-chorus pattern etc., because then it can get in the charts and make more money that way.
We probably won’t get anything close to a “Poor unfortunate souls”, “Bear neccessities” or “Be prepared” ever again.