Singing.
Dancing.
Pertinent Songs.
Songs are so exuberant they make the viewer (or even the character) forget about their world.
These were the four points of my musical theatre checklist. Singing. Dancing. Relevant Songs to the storyline. Escapist songs.
These four traits are evident in any musical film piece.
High School Musical
- Plenty of songs
- I'm sure there was a basketball dance in ever movie
(edit: there was a sports song in every movie)
- Characters sung about graduating...... at graduation
- Sharpay's song "Fabulous" was just that....... fabulous
The Sound of Music
- Doe, a deer a female deer, ray.......
- Not a plethora of dancing, but was present in songs such as "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"
- Children sung an over glorified goodbye to Maria ("So Long, Farewell")
- Edelweiss was a beautiful piece celebrating Cpt. Von Trapp's family and their incoming journey out of Austria. The characters were able to disconnect from their world, which was in the midst of World War II.
These four traits can be applied to any musical film. These conventions are the core traits that categorize musicals in this genre.
In my next posting, I'll explore how the film looks, and what production techniques are common for this genre.
- J
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