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Tag Archives: Pitch Perfect
Making Musicals: The Accompaniment
A lead sheet shows the essential elements of your song: lyrics, melody, and harmony. It is the basic work of a composer. The melody’s notes are written on a single staff of music, the lyric’s words are written below the … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged In Transit, Leonard Bernstein, Pitch Perfect, Stephen Sondheim
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Best of 2012: Top 10 Musical Films
It wasn’t a banner year for musical films, but there were more than enough to compose a list of the top ten movies that told their stories through fully realized song and dance moments – both the non-diegetic (musicalized dialogue) … Continue reading
Posted in Best of the Year, Reference
Tagged Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best, Carol Channing, Dolly Parton, film musical, Hank Williams, Hugh Jackman, Joyful Noise, Larger Than Life, Last Ride, Les Miserables, Lorax, Pitch Perfect, Rock of Ages, Sparkle, Step Up Revolution, Whitney Houston
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Pitch Perfect: Review Roundup
Universal has released Pitch Perfect, adapted from Mickey Rapkin’s 2008 book, to mixed but positive-leaning reviews. The creative team includes Kay Cannon (screenplay), Christopher Beck and Mark Kilian (music), Jason Moore (direction), Aakomon Jones (choreography), Julio Macat (camera), Lisa Zeno … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Shows
Tagged Anna Kendrick, book adaptation, film musical, Jason Moore, Kay Cannon, Mickey Rapkin, Pitch Perfect, Rebel Wilson
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