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Director Jon M. Chu discusses the fan reaction to the sound in the 'Wicked' trailer, explaining his philosophy that musicals should feel alive and present with integrated sound effects from the choreography and environment.
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00:00What is this feeling, the sound effects?
00:02Dear Melinda, you are just too good
00:05How do you stand it? I don't think I could
00:07Yes
00:07Some people, there's a little bit of backlash, which should be a compliment
00:11That's a testament to the sound design we were talking about earlier
00:13Yes, yes
00:13What do you have to say to the fans that want more sound effects, like they're watching a scene from
00:17the film?
00:17Oh, I don't disagree with that, I'm down
00:19But I did promise Stephen Schwartz that I would let him do the album
00:22And I would stay out of how, by telling him how to do that
00:25And he would stay out of the movie and he'd let me to do things
00:28So we have our respective areas of interpretation
00:30True professional
00:31Thank you
00:35To me, musicals need to feel alive and they need to feel present
00:38And I love the rhythmic nature of the choreography
00:41I mean, I think that that's really fun
00:43That music and movement is a part of the music itself
00:48Especially in this, where the music kind of already existed
00:51That it's inspired by the rhythms and the lyricism of the actual music
00:56So I love including that stuff
00:58Some music writers like to keep it very clean and sound like an album
01:02And I just, while I respect that
01:04For me personally, I like it when it feels like it's in the room
01:08And we try to do that as much as possible
01:10Well, these things are sent to try us
01:19So...
01:19So...
01:19So...
01:19So...
01:20So...
01:20That is so...
01:20But you know theenth century
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