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Song-And-Dance Man Steve Rogers To Croon The Tunes Of Alan Menken?
Beaks here...
Remember when we found out Steve Rogers was going to start out touring with the USO in CAPTAIN AMERICA: FIRST AVENGER, and we all got giddy at the idea of Chris Evans channeling his inner James Cagney? Well, while we still don't know precisely what Rogers will be doing to entertain the troops, Badass Digest's Devin Faraci has learned that Academy Award-winning tunesmith might be working up an new song or two for the film.
This is certainly an unexpected turn of events, and suggests that Marvel Studios might be taking a run at next year's Original Song Oscar - which, as an unabashed fan of superheroes and musical theater (so long as treacherous ariel stunts endangering the lives of performers and audience members alike isn't involved), would delight me to no end. That said, Faraci's source seems unsure how Menken is involved (he could just be advising on the music), so let's keep our enthusiasm tempered, okay?
Head over to Badass Digest for the full story! And check out the below embed for Menken at his very best!
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This is a joke, right?
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if you can, somehow watch Jamie Kennedys documentary called "Hecklers"... Faraci appears in it and I swear to you, YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE HOW MUCH OF A DOUCHEBAG HE IS I hate fat people who make money off the internet...
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...doesn't excite or infuriate me.
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which is the first time i've said that in regards to captain america
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. . . that this will be the type of movie that people will initially think is great, but upon further contemplation, will realize it sucks. I felt that way about "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
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Feb. 5, 2011, 8:18 p.m. CST
". . . that this will be the type of movie that people will initially think is great, but upon further contemplation, will realize it sucks."
by yourSTEPDADDY
are we talking about Spiderman, Spiderman 2, X-Men, and X-Men 2? because I have come to realize that
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These are the superhero flicks that I find myself watching year after year: Superman The Movie and Superman 2 Superman Returns Spiderman 2 Batman and Batman Returns Batman Begins and Dark Knight Iron Man X-Men doesn't really hold my interest.
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Feb. 5, 2011, 8:36 p.m. CST
I enjoy Menkin's work, but it hasn't hit the peaks it once did...
by Chewtoy
... Since Howard Ashman died. He hasn't been paired with a lyricist that good since. Still, I love "Yankee Doodle Dandy", so if Menkin can resurrect the spirit of Cohan, then it's all good.
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Feb. 5, 2011, 8:38 p.m. CST
i would say batman and batman returns has grown only more awesome over time
by stu_pickles
it just isn't fair that batman has four good movies. and most probably a fifth coming in 2014 or some ridiculous amount of time we will be forced to wait
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Seriously. If you've ever seen film footage of the old USO tour shows - it's perfect. I hope they don't do it for total laughs, but as a "GOOD SHOW" - simply because, WWII USO tours were pretty damn great. And if you think about the musical numbers in THE ROCKETEER - they were pretty sweet. This literally keeps sounding like my fetish dream. LOVE IT!
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Gotta hate something different, huh?
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I remember how the internet was abuzz with how wonderful that jazzy show-stopper was.
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unless you got your tickets today...when they went on sale...forget it....all sold out i believe this was a record man, i miss the days when we decided the night before to go...stood in line for a half hour...and got right in
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It's an interesting sign....to go full out and do a USO showtune thing for the troops. Give the piece period weight. Even though Menken has not scored music of the quality of the Ashman/Menken scores, he still is a wonderful tune smith.As for Little Shop of Horrors, this is my favorite piece from it ( and probably one of my all time favorite duets), and I remember, and it still strikes me to this day, when Ellen Green first starts to sing, "Man that little girl has great pipes", and I mean it in both ways it can be taken.
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It was Howard Ashman who died, not Menken.
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Um... Um...
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the Captain America dance topped off with the U.S. soldiers laughing and making fun of the Kirby/Simon costume.
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Feb. 6, 2011, 12:20 a.m. CST
Iron Man 2 had the hero on stage surrounded by dancing girls...
by Chewtoy
...and that was actually pretty cool and perfectly in character. I'm content to wait and see what the scene actually is before getting all worked up about it.
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So I have faith in this
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is not the way to describe my thoughts of Evans channeling Cagney. Dread is more apt. There is a high potential for camp with this movie as it is, and adding musical numbers only makes the margin of error smaller. As long as its brief and done for the purpose of establishing the period and context of the war, fine.
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the scene will end in an ambush/attack by the Nazis/Hydra. There could be some dramatic contrast there as well as showing the enemies ruthlessness. Given the stills weve seen showing the uso costumed Cap looking somewhat battle damaged, I think this is possible. Regardless, I dont want to see Cap singin' and dancin'.
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Feb. 6, 2011, 1:36 a.m. CST
And now folks, here's the Captain with "I got Wings on my Head"
by Monkeybrains
Hit it Boys <p> Da-da da-da da dum <p> "I've been thingin', while you've been drinkin', that I've got wings on my head"
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Feb. 6, 2011, 3:44 a.m. CST
Maybe someone else will sing the song(s) while Cap performs some feats of strength for the troops
by 3D-Man
That could work.
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They have clearly said that once it was clear Cap was going to be a one-of-a-kind super-soldier, the powers-that-be decide that combat is too risky and he should be used to sell bonds and perform in the USO. The idea of the super-soldier being reduced to a dancing (and singing) propagandist monkey is perfect. It goes against everything Steve Rogers wanted to do for his country and is a complete waste of a unique resource. It will make it all that much enjoyable when he finally goes off-reservation to fight. As long as he's singing something appropriate to the era and venue and not something like "Super-Soldier of Love", I'm all for it... especially if he's not even a very good singer. (Does the serum improve your pitch too?)
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Feb. 6, 2011, 7:44 a.m. CST
I think later we're going to look back on this part of the movie...
by Immortal_Fish
...and all agree that it was the worst part of an otherwise decent movie.
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They're hard to pull off and often they take the audience right out of the film. However, when done right they can be a fun reminder that films used to have some vaudeville in their DNA. It's interesting to think that audiences from fifty years ago wouldn't blink an eye at a song and dance number in the middle of a non-musical, but these days it's considered strange.
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you are thinking of howard ashman.
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Any word if Michael "Lost" Giacchino has been given scoring duties on this movie? He denied rumors of it a few weeks ago, but I guessed it was probably because several composers were in the running and awaiting a verdict. Giacchino has already proven he can do military adventure music - Medal of Honor series anyone? - and given Johnston's description of an Indiana Jones-y flick, I think Giacchino would be PERFECT.
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Damn I love Little Shop Of Horrors. And that song is so fucking badass it's scary. Gotta go to Youtube and see if the alternate ending is there (don't have the original DVD so I've never seen it :( )
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That song is perfect, and era-appropriate. Hope its included in this scene, somehow.
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Feb. 6, 2011, 11:18 a.m. CST
Has anyone involved in the film said anything about Cap singing and dancing?
by Chewtoy
If not, why jump to that conclusion? USO shows have featured comedians, musicians, actors, athletes, magicians... It's not like they all come out and do a tap number while belting out a show tune. Having a USO show opens up the likelihood of there being a musical number, but says nothing about Chris Evans' role in it. And as for it likely being the worst part of the film, I don't feel that way about the musical part of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, although I'm sure that fans would have flipped out if they had heard that Spielberg had worked a full Busby Berkeley musical number into the sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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Little Shop was Menken at his best. Really? Over Beauty and the Beast. An animated film that was actually nominated for Best Picture when there was no Animated category? Little Shop is good don't get me wrong, but nothing compared to the music of Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. And although Ashman was a phenomenal Lyricist, I push you to look at the score and listen to the songs from Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame. Matched up with Stephen Schwartz, the created amazing powerful songs.
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Why not just use actual old songs from the time period, a la Temple of Doom? What's the point of making up a soundalike (at best)? Weird stuff like this (and the no Nazis) has me wondering about this motion picture.
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Feb. 6, 2011, 9:01 p.m. CST
Hehehehe. They're going for "Third Movie Gay" right off the bat?
by Subtitles_Off
Once you've put Chris Evans' head on a high school kid's body, you might as well Glee it all up.
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I would absolutely die and go to geek heaven if that USO show had this song: WHEN CAPTAIN AMERICA THROWS HIS MIGHTY SHIELD, all those to chose to oppose his shield must yield! If he's led to a fight and a duel is due, then the red and white and the blue’ll come through when Captain America throws his mighty shield!!!!!_____http://homepage.mac.com/jjbeach/einheri/music/cap.html
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