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Character writing is easier than you think - Calxiyn Cares Too Much shares a secret character writing technique she learned from one of her professors that you can use for ANY kind of Storytelling, not just musical theatre! Let's chat about writing, talk about what problems you guys are having, and strategies that have worked for you!
I Know Why Disney's 'I Want' Songs Suck Now...: youtu.be/Xj5EABqBb-Y?si=1LBFKjrKpeilX1Nv
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Character writing is easier than you think - Calxiyn Cares Too Much shares a secret character writing technique she learned from one of her professors that you can use for ANY kind of Storytelling, not just musical theatre! Let's chat about writing, talk about what problems you guys are having, and strategies that have worked for you!
I Know Why Disney's 'I Want' Songs Suck Now...: youtu.be/Xj5EABqBb-Y?si=1LBFKjrKpeilX1Nv
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![At All Costs Is Worse Than You Think [Wish Song Analysis]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q3s4w2pex8c/mqdefault.jpg "At All Costs Is Worse Than You Think [Wish Song Analysis]
At All Costs is considered one of the best songs in Disneys Wish... but Calxiyn thinks its the absolute WORST. Why is this the worst song in the movie despite sounding the prettiest? How does it fail as a duet and as a musical theatre song? How did this song and Wish as a whole end up this way? This Video Essay will break down the instrumentation, rhythm, rhyme structure, characterization, and provide an in-depth analysis of the lyrics line by line - and showcasing how BETTER SONGS accomplished what Wish never could!
00:00 - Why At All Costs is a disaster when it comes to musical theatre storytelling
3:57 - Why this instrumentation is so generic and lifeless
9:38 - Verse 1 (Magnifcio): This verse fails on every single level
16:57 - When CAN you have characters singing in the void?
35:27 - Chorus: This chorus does not capture the heart and soul of the song at all
45:24 - Verse 2 (Asha): Is the worst thing anyone has ever written
51:52 - Why this Bridge FAILS at being a bridge
57:23 - THIS MAKES ME FURIOUS: WHY THIS SONG FAILED, THE LESSON YOU NEED TO HEAR
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Calxiyn Cares Too Much is a professional musical theatre performer and songwriter who makes video essays about Disney Animated Movies from the Walt Disney Company. This video essays breaks down At All Costs and how it fails from a songwriting perspective, and provides a comparison between Wish and other animated movie musicals such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame from the Disney Renaissance. This video will talk about the soulless death of the Disney movie musical, what is happening to Disney movies in the present day, why Disney songs suck so bad lately, and who or what is responsible for this downfall. Calxiyn Cares Too Much also provides her own rewrite suggestions for how to fix plot, characterization, and stakes for the movie, as well as how to rewrite the song itself.
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