Art, artists and the age of Youtube composers | Benj Pasek & Justin Paul | TEDxBroadway

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  • Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
  • Benj Pasek and Justin Paul talk about being composers in the age of RUclips. They also perform a song from an upcoming show, and talk about why the online formats are great, but not quite enough.
    Benj Pasek & Justin Paul are the Tony-nominated songwriters of the Broadway musical, A Christmas Story. Their score for the show received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Music. They are also the composers behind the Off-Broadway musical Dogfight, a Best New Musical nominee for the Drama League, Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle awards.
    Benj Pasek & Justin Paul are the Tony-nominated songwriters of the Broadway musical, A Christmas Story. Their score for the show received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Music. They are also the composers behind the Off-Broadway musical Dogfight, a Best New Musical nominee for the Drama League, Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle awards.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

Комментарии • 47

  • @yechi13
    @yechi13 7 лет назад +127

    And now they have 9 Tony nominations

    • @danielleaparis
      @danielleaparis 6 лет назад +10

      Now they have a Tony, an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and recently received 2 nominations for the 2018 Grammy Awards in March. They also have another Golden Globe nomination for "This is Me" from the Greatest Showman for best original song.

    • @Nazaba09
      @Nazaba09 5 лет назад +2

      Funny story: I met Justin and benj last year promoting ‘dear Evan hansen’. I cried like a baby telling them how much I loved ‘the greatest showman’ but I Also told them I was happy they won the oscar but it was for the wrong song. They both nodded in agreement. 😂

  • @TheHManShow
    @TheHManShow 7 лет назад +40

    I met Justin, his wife and 1 year old daughter on the subway when I was living in New York. As a songwriter and script writer for musicals myself it was so wonderful to meet this accomplished guy. Also one of the sweetest guys ever. Plus he told me it doesn't matter how well you can play the piano but how well you can write a catchy tune and compelling words

  • @kimberlyluu245
    @kimberlyluu245 6 лет назад +33

    THIS IS HOW IT STARTED

  • @danica789
    @danica789 6 лет назад +28

    This duo is a blessing to the world!!

    • @PaolaRL
      @PaolaRL 6 лет назад

      d a n i that’s so true!!!

  • @fiflag
    @fiflag 5 лет назад +7

    These two are wonderful. Their musicals are some of my favorite things ever. I love Dear Evan Hansen, Dogfight, and The Greatest Showman so much. These two are some of my biggest idols.

  • @alexeidarling
    @alexeidarling 6 лет назад +5

    So I've been a fan since...I want to say late 2006 when I saw that video of Shoshana Bean singing Ready To Be Loved, and the one thing that still makes me smile after all this time is how they finish each other's sentences.

  • @katherinelei6688
    @katherinelei6688 6 лет назад +15

    FUTURE EGOTs. I'M CALLING IT!!!!!

  • @ashlynsmith7755
    @ashlynsmith7755 9 лет назад +9

    One of my favorite talks of the entire day!

  • @sarahparsons4314
    @sarahparsons4314 7 лет назад +10

    I can't believe this only has 4K views!! They are so amazing

  • @AmmilyJackson
    @AmmilyJackson 6 лет назад +5

    You both are amazing! I follow you from the greatest showman. Every song you've write emotional,and remarkable.Thank you for created magic works.

  • @cherylhuang1140
    @cherylhuang1140 6 лет назад +8

    OMG people should see this! these two guys are totally amazing.
    I love all the songs from The Greatest Showman, and Dear Evan Hansen.
    And two days ago I just found out that the song 'Get Back Up Again' from Trolls is their song too!

    • @michaelwilliamybarra2409
      @michaelwilliamybarra2409 6 лет назад

      They also done a musical adaptation of the movie Dogfight, and they even wrote the lyrics for the songs in La La Land!

  • @jilllster4054
    @jilllster4054 6 лет назад +2

    My god they are so successful now. Proud of these guys!

  • @PatrickRamseymusic
    @PatrickRamseymusic 7 лет назад +28

    I'm looking forward to your movie 'The Greatest Showman' with Hugh Jackman.

  • @Wilshaffner
    @Wilshaffner Год назад

    That is so cool to see old videos of composers sampling now full fledged musicals. I got to see Jason Robert Brown do a concert after a production of The Last Five Years and he played music from his now full musical Honeymoon in Vegas and it was so cool when it came out later to have experienced it before!

  • @TonyChungLive
    @TonyChungLive 6 лет назад +10

    Such a great partnership. Wow.

  • @itkapatanka
    @itkapatanka Год назад

    I've been in love with Benj since Ann Arbor when he played Pippin.

  • @PositiveCynic
    @PositiveCynic 6 лет назад +5

    I love them both so much. What icons.

  • @LorefeiAcabado
    @LorefeiAcabado 6 лет назад +4

    It's so nice to hear their story

  • @rikaookii
    @rikaookii 6 лет назад +3

    what a talent..love you guys

  • @cloudseeker7
    @cloudseeker7 6 лет назад +16

    "we're going to go out on a limb here..." ...BUT WHAT IF THE BRANCH SUDDENLY GIVES WAY??

  • @margicates553
    @margicates553 4 года назад +1

    ADHD theater kid here,
    Thanks for giving us hope.
    🙂

  • @celineng4935
    @celineng4935 6 лет назад +38

    haha they always interrupt each other but they seem to be fine with it :)

    • @itsrey3212
      @itsrey3212 6 лет назад +7

      Celine Ng It's like awkwardly completing each other's sentences but they're still working on it. 😂

  • @awsome6778
    @awsome6778 5 лет назад +3

    I see Pasek and Paul I click

  • @ehm2943
    @ehm2943 5 лет назад +1

    It’s been awhile since i got excited with musicals after jc superstar of andrew lloyd weber UNTIL THESE 2 KIDS STARTED WRITING REALLY GOOD MUSIC, AND I AM A CLASSICAL MUSIC LOVER,STUDENT, PLAYER AND TOTALLY ANNOYED WITH POP, hiphop, altpop, alt hiphop,whatever🤦🏻‍♀️.I am just so glad jazz came along and kids like these 2 started writing music and saving humanity like the classic masters(mozart, bach, bethoven , etc. ) composers used to do.

  • @levi5089
    @levi5089 4 года назад

    Well look how far they've come.

  • @daniellahaastrup5086
    @daniellahaastrup5086 5 лет назад +1

    Waiving Through A Window!!!

  • @DeanOlivet
    @DeanOlivet 8 лет назад +24

    A free-throw is one point, lol. PS I love you guys.

    • @ashddd
      @ashddd 6 лет назад +1

      I think they were referring to the point that most times you go to the line you shoot two :P

  • @randalllaue4042
    @randalllaue4042 7 лет назад +4

    Unbelievable!

  • @ME-qo8dh
    @ME-qo8dh 4 года назад

    They're so awkward, but in the most endearing way possible

  • @disgruntledcashier503
    @disgruntledcashier503 8 лет назад +2

    I want them to play the leads in Gutenberg The Musical

  • @adam-yk6yd
    @adam-yk6yd 4 года назад +1

    9:07 comment is interesting and prophetic when you consider that Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen would both come out in the following two years after this talk

  • @francotan502
    @francotan502 3 года назад

    They were working on Dear Evan Hansen, and then realizing that it is Broadways biggest hit right now

  • @bethofabachelor8672
    @bethofabachelor8672 7 лет назад +6

    i love this so much im

  • @RachQLD
    @RachQLD 6 лет назад +1

    Brilliant guys. Ps those chorus lyrics....my life lol

  • @Phantomnightwatcher
    @Phantomnightwatcher 6 лет назад

    Justin is so cute.

  • @katherinelei6688
    @katherinelei6688 6 лет назад +4

    Benj is my husband, that's all

  • @luisagf1385
    @luisagf1385 4 года назад

    DEH was their first show?? Whaaat

  • @coreyscott9590
    @coreyscott9590 5 лет назад +1

    um ah, yeah, so, like, um, ah, I know, right...like, awesome, right, um, yeah, yeah, so, so

  • @wilma678
    @wilma678 2 года назад

    RIP dear Evan Hansen