Hmmm...
I couldn't decide whether my English prof looked more like Ryan Jahnke (see previous post) or Clay Aiken today. I think a bit of both...it's still really weird, LOL.Went into a short discussion about the quality of the new Phantom of the Opera movie with Julia (a kickass first soprano), and we both agree that the singing was not as top-notch as we had expected. For all of the hype that Emmy Rossum got for her training at the Met, I know that at least 5 sopranos - Julia included - in our 100-member college choir could give her a run for her money singing-wise. And that's only the sopranos I've heard sing solos, LOL. In support of Emmy though, I am convinced that she was told to hold back in order to sound more innocent, cause geez who would believe that a 16-year-old girl could have a full-bodied voice? (Actually, the most beautiful voice I've ever heard was of a 17-year-old first soprano in our choir, so yes, teenage girls can sound mature without sounding like they're 30.) Emmy did hit some high notes very strongly, and you just don't get strong high notes from a singer who doesn't have a strong all-around voice. For this, I'm willing to put part of the blame on Mr. Schumacher, LOL.
Especially after reading an interview with Gerry "The Phantom" Butler on how Joel Schumacher would often tell him to "Make it sexy!" Gerry would counter with, "But it's so sad!" "Yeah, I know it's sad, but make it sexy!" "But...it's so sad!" Gerry even managed to convince Joel to keep his shirt on during the scenes in Joel's original screenplay where he was supposed to go around without a shirt. *shudders at the possibility - not that Gerry looks bad shirtless, but..it's so out of character!*
Thank you, Gerry, for reining in Mr. Schumacher as much as you could. It really could have been a lot worse (*coughBatman&Robincough*).
posted by sugarfiend @ 10:39 PM
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