I’m not a musical nerd (siapa yang bilang gitu anj), the only musical references I have and genuinely like are only 2 ; Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Phantom of The Opera (2004).
The past few days, I have been reminiscing about my love for Sweeney Todd, singing to the songs, lalu mendadak ingin nonton lagi. Setelah kayaknya gue nonton itu udah puluhan kali diulang terus.
Kenapa gue akhirnya post di sini. Karena gue merasa semua orang harus tau soal Sweeney Todd (in case any of you haven’t). Karena ini keren banget. Gue kayaknya terakhir suka banget dan obsessing over this musical jaman kuliah dulu, lalu gue nonton lagi and even better, I start to understand the complexity from a different lens.
Pada akhirnya… The songs! Guys… mau menangis.
Tentu aja, karena lagi-lagi gue bukan musical nerd, gue bisa ketemu Sweeney Todd ini dari remake film-nya, yang disutradarai Tim Burton (and again, Tim Burton + Johnny Depp, what not to like?).
Di jaman itu, gue lagi suka-sukanya nulis cerita horor/thriller pembunuhan gore. Jadi waktu nonton film ini yang konsepnya dark, depresif dan gore, gue merasa, inilah genree-ku. Dan gue ngerasa lagi-lagi Tim Burton adalah orang yang paling tepat untuk remake musical ini jadi film. Siapa lagi? Siapa lagi selain Tim Burton yang bisa translate tema depresif musical ini ke dalam film? Pake darah sambel ABC?
Terus kemarin gue nemu Sweeney Todd diremake lagi sama New York Philharmonic (musical concert-ish?). Keren sekali, you guys should watch.
Jujur gue nggak ngerti dialognya sama sekali dan ga ada subtitle, karena siapa yang bisa bikin subtitle aksen british cepet dan sambil nyanyi? jadi gue nonton sambil baca script, namun intinya dari performance ini keren banget waktu mereka bawain lagu-lagunya (that’s the point of a musical concert?).
I personally think the music is genius. (and I personally am no one, nor understand about this kinda thing, but I think Sondheim is a genius).
Tapi tetap gue akan suggest untuk orang nonton versi filmnya Tim Burton. Johnny Depp + Helena Bonham Carter + Alan Rickman… keren banget T.T
And why do I think Helena Bonham Carter is hot as hell?
Gue mau ngelist lagunya, most to least favourite, klik linknya akan nyambung ke youtube ya guys biar kalian tau gimana kerennya lagu-lagu ini :
Pretty Woman -> such a beautiful song, sung by two men, one is prepared to kill the other. You can also find the Barbra Streisand version
Not While I’m Around -> this one is weird, whenever I sing this song, I feel like I wanna cry. Sang by the kid to Mrs. Lovett who saved him. So naive and trusting.
Barber and His Wife -> the tragic story told by Sweeney Todd, about the lost of a wife he loves so dearly
Poor Thing -> story of the barber and his wife, told by Mrs. Lovett
My Friends -> weird attachment Todd has with his knives as a barber
The Worst Pies in London -> funny and unhinged
Johanna -> tbh I hate this young guy in the musical. But songs ok lah, especially the version sung by Sweeney Todd
By The Sea -> funny and a bit out of place
Sisanya ku tidak terlalu suka.
P.s. Btw, gue kan kemarin cari-cari ada nggak ya performance musical Sweeney Todd di Indo. Nggak ada.. mesti ke amerika dulu apa gua? ada gila2nya ya. FYI INI KENAPA SAYA MAU JADI ORANG KAYA YA.
Oke sekian guys.
Bye.
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