Everytime I listen to this I think about ways I'd arrange the songs for a horror musical movie version of this mixing both elements of the 1988 version and the revival. For the opening I imagine it starting with the ominous music showing the school before it opens looking alone and scary. Then the upbeat bass and drums from the 1988 version starts it shows the kids running into the school when the upbeat music starts. They hassling to get to class and getting ready for gym. Throughout the song you can see kids being mean and rude to carrie. For the most part its styled like a workout video taking place in a gym class then they bring the boys and girls together to play volley ball and its this epic dance sequence where they also play. They hit the ball at carrie and she drops it restarting the game and everyone picks at her. This is when the song slows down like the revival and carrie says her prayer. After the slow's somedays, I'd like it to get darker and then a keychange and back to an upbeat chorus where they all break out into groups and do their own things (girls gossiping, boys playing basket ball, girls running around the gym, etc and carrie trying to fit into the scene. The song ends with the bell ringing and they go into the showers
I love what the 2012 revival did to this song. It's much more fitting considering how dark the story is, and it sounds really good. But I also like this original version, and how you can just TELL it was made in the 80s. The instrumental, the costumes, the dancing. I love it all.
this doesn't fit the theme of the musical at all, and the revival definitely improved this song, but holy shit, without the context of the musical this shit slaps
The theme of the musical is a teen drama, not a horror or thriller musical. I don't get why it doesn't fit when it's perfectly suit the overall tone of the musical.
I love how the verses avalanche and overlap and intensify, but the revival set the tone better. There's actually a video of a tech rehearsal with the cast in just their regular rehearsal dance clothes, and it actually works so much better than the weird toga look they had going on.
@@hanonondricek411 The original sets the tone well to be honest, even more than the dry revival. Carrie The musical was meant to be a vapid upbeat musical clashing with gothic elements here and there. You can see the whole world settings in the original with stark difference of old school gothic thriller and dashing avant garde (with surprisingly deep undertone that is not in your face). Also what's wrong with toga? they are very fun design for an abstract sets and everything else you'd expect from RSC.
@@keetard I totally understand the different tack of the original, and this is totally the perfect opening number. It's an embarrassment of campy riches, and thoroughly entertaining. My impression regarding "tone" is the choreographer and director had two completely different shows in mind, and while both are entertaining in their own right and could have done amazing things with contrast, they did not seem to find any commonality of thru-line. So the mood whiplash of magnificently-directed operatic musical child abuse segueing into the cardboard cheese of "Don't Waste the Moon" goes off the rails. In my opinion, the show works better as a moderately-sized musical that can be staged by talented regional theaters instead of a high-power dance piece with plot-critical 10-minute ballet sequences. But I also agree if the RSC/Broadway version was staged properly nowadays with canny director/choreographer synergy and a book update - perhaps with a bit of Brechtian self-realization (like Xanadu), it could be a huge hit.
@@keetard your description is all over the place, kind of like the original musical lol. It's fine to enjoy it (I love 80s camp) but let's not lie - this version is a mess
The 2012 did some improvement on the story, but seriously it lacked the grand orchestra and other instruments, the arrangement is also very bland, light and sounds so awfully dated though it has been only 10 years while the 1988 arrangment still sounds fresh despite its heavily 80s style.
@@clarelabellerose Ikr? The lyrics is also very "deep teen drama" try hard that it's just ridiculous. Also don't get me started on how they tried so hard to shove "don't bully" PSA into a weird musical about girl killing her classmates after getting bullied then get stabbed by her mom.
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Everytime I listen to this I think about ways I'd arrange the songs for a horror musical movie version of this mixing both elements of the 1988 version and the revival. For the opening I imagine it starting with the ominous music showing the school before it opens looking alone and scary. Then the upbeat bass and drums from the 1988 version starts it shows the kids running into the school when the upbeat music starts. They hassling to get to class and getting ready for gym. Throughout the song you can see kids being mean and rude to carrie. For the most part its styled like a workout video taking place in a gym class then they bring the boys and girls together to play volley ball and its this epic dance sequence where they also play. They hit the ball at carrie and she drops it restarting the game and everyone picks at her. This is when the song slows down like the revival and carrie says her prayer. After the slow's somedays, I'd like it to get darker and then a keychange and back to an upbeat chorus where they all break out into groups and do their own things (girls gossiping, boys playing basket ball, girls running around the gym, etc and carrie trying to fit into the scene. The song ends with the bell ringing and they go into the showers
I’m actually currently working on a screenplay for this!
@@multifanderisverycrafty Thats so cool!
I love what the 2012 revival did to this song. It's much more fitting considering how dark the story is, and it sounds really good. But I also like this original version, and how you can just TELL it was made in the 80s. The instrumental, the costumes, the dancing. I love it all.
Workout jam from now until forever. I am legit thinking of choreographing a warm up to this.
The size of the orchestra sounds superb.
i honestly love the vibe of this version more than the revival’s... it’s so catchy and good
Compared to the revival this is HILARIOUS
No this is real deal, the definitive version.
@@fatak5106 periodddd
this slaps
You can definitely tell this was written by Michael Gore. You can sing the melody to “Fame” and it works over this track.
I like the metaphor. I wish the workout element was still in the new one but I understand that it's dated
It is actually, Carrie gets made fun of when she misses the ball while doing p.e
You can tell this is from the 80s 😂
this doesn't fit the theme of the musical at all, and the revival definitely improved this song, but holy shit, without the context of the musical this shit slaps
The theme of the musical is a teen drama, not a horror or thriller musical. I don't get why it doesn't fit when it's perfectly suit the overall tone of the musical.
I love how the verses avalanche and overlap and intensify, but the revival set the tone better. There's actually a video of a tech rehearsal with the cast in just their regular rehearsal dance clothes, and it actually works so much better than the weird toga look they had going on.
@@hanonondricek411 The original sets the tone well to be honest, even more than the dry revival. Carrie The musical was meant to be a vapid upbeat musical clashing with gothic elements here and there. You can see the whole world settings in the original with stark difference of old school gothic thriller and dashing avant garde (with surprisingly deep undertone that is not in your face).
Also what's wrong with toga? they are very fun design for an abstract sets and everything else you'd expect from RSC.
@@keetard I totally understand the different tack of the original, and this is totally the perfect opening number. It's an embarrassment of campy riches, and thoroughly entertaining.
My impression regarding "tone" is the choreographer and director had two completely different shows in mind, and while both are entertaining in their own right and could have done amazing things with contrast, they did not seem to find any commonality of thru-line. So the mood whiplash of magnificently-directed operatic musical child abuse segueing into the cardboard cheese of "Don't Waste the Moon" goes off the rails.
In my opinion, the show works better as a moderately-sized musical that can be staged by talented regional theaters instead of a high-power dance piece with plot-critical 10-minute ballet sequences. But I also agree if the RSC/Broadway version was staged properly nowadays with canny director/choreographer synergy and a book update - perhaps with a bit of Brechtian self-realization (like Xanadu), it could be a huge hit.
@@keetard your description is all over the place, kind of like the original musical lol. It's fine to enjoy it (I love 80s camp) but let's not lie - this version is a mess
The 2012 did some improvement on the story, but seriously it lacked the grand orchestra and other instruments, the arrangement is also very bland, light and sounds so awfully dated though it has been only 10 years while the 1988 arrangment still sounds fresh despite its heavily 80s style.
@@clarelabellerose Ikr? The lyrics is also very "deep teen drama" try hard that it's just ridiculous. Also don't get me started on how they tried so hard to shove "don't bully" PSA into a weird musical about girl killing her classmates after getting bullied then get stabbed by her mom.
well now i understand why it didn't last long on Broadway
oh no what is going on here
A mess of togas and headbands 😭
here the video:ruclips.net/video/Xl2XHVxJrYM/видео.html
I really think the revival was better
Who came here because of Riverdale?
Wow this kinda sucks