Warriors

Bonkers film, so a really exciting prospect for adapting especially if it keeps the aesthetic. I can remember it being around at the dawn of home video and seeing the trailer many times, until I finally got around to watching it. I remember it being quite emo, which I hope LMM gets hold of and underpins the hard gang elements (they look more like glam rockers lol) with the futility of the gang life.

32 people in the cast, to be revealed.

2LP vinyl set on pre-order, so we can estimate the whole album to clock in at 1h40, less than Hamilton (which had to be on 4LPs!!)

So excited to have a new musical concept album to obsess about; these things place the music truly at the forefront and LMM would've definitely been my pick for a The Warriors musical, though I hadn't ever thought I needed one

Time for a re-watch it seems

Still can’t find a record shop in nyc committing to stocking the vinyl of this…crazy.

I can order it from LMM’s online store and send it to my friend in Brooklyn, so we have a solution, its just frustrating that I can’t just go into a shop and buy it. (not even his own Fathers!!!).

Enjoyed it! I love the eclectic musical styles and I think it shows a great variety. I can imagine it on stage.

I posted on the other thread this morning. Not for me I'm afraid. Just listened to a few seconds of many of the songs and didn't enjoy it at all.

I love the music but I agree with max I think it's very produced. Atmos mix has lovely dynamics but the normal stereo mix is pretty compressed and because of the busy arrangement unfortunately it turns to noise. I think it shines when it sounds like a proper rock musical band rather than electronic production and instrumentation.

I suppose another criticism but this is more on LMM's writing style and it being a fairly short concept album is that it's pretty relentless, there's no underscoring or instrumental it's basically relentless singing. I still hold Evita up as the highest standard of musical concept album and listening to this I felt much the same as I listen to that but I think there needs to be time for the audience to listen to music without singing and wind down the tension because unlike Evita I started to get tired, as it constantly felt high-stakes at all times and when that's the case you lose the idea of what "high-stakes" is.

I don't like Hamilton particularly but I'll happily hum you most of the themes but the only ones I really remember for this are the roll call and the "Warriors come out to play" motif. I suspect if this were to be staged they'll add some extra songs and theme repetitions to pad it out to a two hour runtime.

But even though those criticisms sound pretty big, I think this is really great. I think everyone is seriously pulling their weight and I love Amber Gray in this. I wish Lauryn Hill was around more as another character rather than just being Cyrus and dying after a few minutes (same kind be said for the stars that are the voices of the suburbs) as I could listen to her all day, though I do understand due to scheduling conflicts her vocal was recorded remotely (and it kind of sounds like it)

I’m not sure that musical theatre composer Lin Manuel Miranda is in any way comparable to R Kelly…musically…in his life…career. It’s such a wacky thing to say!
It’s like comparing Jimmy Saville to Greg James because they are both DJ’s!

I am finding Warriors a bit more female heavy than I was expecting but it’ll sink in.

It's funny how the way we consume things has changed so much - and things out of the artist's control might swing our perception wildly; even as we get to consume their artistic product of their blood, sweat, and tears...for free! (Artist: "Aargh" - until/unless they make a million on the live show).

I changed my view about the sound quality and listenability of 'The Warriors' after swapping to a different computer (though I appreciate your view on how this has been produced and the positive/negative effects).

My listening was on YouTube, thinking it would probably be a bad idea I'd abandon, what with annoying Ads interrupting between videos. As it turned out I clicked to mute if an Ad came up and that short break gave a little time to think over the previous section of story, and have a breather from relentless full-on sound. Surprisingly, I think that quirk improved the listening experience. 

I wonder what else will eke out this material for a full-length show - if that's the plan. I enjoyed it a lot, but didn't crave much more of it. Dialogue could just dissipate its effectiveness, and a subplot doesn't seem right when it's largely from the Warriors pov. Does it run 80 mins as the New York Times says?  If so, it's not too far short of a full evening once an interval is in; or it's straight-through without breaking the tension. I think the latter might be it.