Saturday, December 21, 2019

First Date - Indicated Sounds for Piano Conductor, Keys 2 & 3


All the Patches in Keys books [remember K2 is also Guitar 2, K3 is also Reeds]

1. The One
Piano/Conductor: Piano, RH The One Guitar (transpose 8vb)/LH Synth Bass (OD Rhodes) Split, RH The One Guitar E5 and above, Piano D#5 and below Split
K2: [Electric guitar]
K3: Overdriven Rhodes w/dly, Warm Pad, Marcato Strings, Modern Stg pad

2. First Impressions
Piano/Conductor: Piano, Organ (Leslie On and Off at specific points)
K2: [Electric guitar]
K3: [Bari sax]

3. Bailout #1 - use Track or
Piano/Conductor: Trans Synth
K2: RH/LH split -RH 80s Orchestra Hit – above C3 “Circuit Dialogue” transpose 8va/LH Synth Bass – sounds 8vb
K3: Synth Strings + 8vb

4. The Girl For You
Piano/Conductor: Piano, Harp, Celeste, Piano Bandoneon, Harpsichord
K2: Big Strings (both hands), Xylophone/banjo split, Brass, Xylophone, Chamber String Ensemble, Pipe Organ, Glock (sounds 8va)/Warm Strings split, Pizz Strings, Vibes/Marcato Strings split, Banjo/Brass split
K3: [Clarinet]

4a. The Girl For You Playoff
Piano/Conductor: Piano
K2: Banjo/Tuba split
K3: [Clarinet]

5. The Awkward Pause
Piano/Conductor: RH 12 String Patch F1 to ---/LH Crotales – sounds +4 octaves C0-Bb0
K2: [Acoustic Guitar]
K3: [Awkward Flute][seriously, that’s what’s indicated]

5a. Blaze
Piano/Conductor: Harpsichord
K2: Xylophone
K3: [Flute]

5b. Lauren’s Entrance #1
Piano/Conductor: Vibes
K2: Tacet
K3: Tacet

5c. Gabe Entrance #1
Piano/Conductor: Clav (sounds 8vb)
K2: Bright Stage Rhodes
K3: Tacet

6. Allison’s Theme #1
Piano/Conductor: Piano, Harp (Sounds 15vb), Piano
K2: Harp, Glock (sounds 8va)/Celeste (sounds 8va) split , Warm Strings
K3: [Flute]

7. The WWW is Forever
Piano/Conductor: Piano, Pizz Stgs
K2: Pizz Strings, Strings, Piatti, Timp roll/hit/”boing”, m. 51 gunshot “whiz by”, Typewriter 1/Computer Keyboard split, Typewriter 2/Computer Keyboard Split
Harp triggers m 96-102, C6 Harp gliss
K3: [Soprano Sax]

7a. The Touch
Piano/Conductor: Piano
K2: Tacet
K3: Tacet

8. Can’t Help But Love Me (Slow Jam)
Piano/Conductor: MKSensation Players EP (Piano 1 + Dyno & EP2 w/chorus + Warm Pad)
K2: Sine Wave Lead (w/20% Portamento), (Omnisphere): Super Classic Bells, MASSIVE:Moog on Tape - Moog slide, Octave Strings, Synth Brass
K3: Tacet

8A. Lauren’s Entrance #2
Piano/Conductor: Vibes
K2: Tacet
K3: Tacet

9. Bailout #2 track or
Piano/Conductor: Trans Synth
K2: RH/LH split -RH 80s Orchestra Hit – above C3 “Circuit Dialogue” transpose 8va/LH Synth Bass – sounds 8vb
K3: Synth Strings + 8vb

9A. Lauren’s Entrance #3
Piano/Conductor: Vibes
K2: Tacet
K3: Tacet

10. Safer
Piano/Conductor: Piano
K2: [Acoustic Guitar]
K3: Omnisphere - Resonant chill (sounding 8va), Synth strings (sounding 8va)

11. I’d Order Love
Piano/Conductor: Piano
K2: Vibes, Farfisa Organ, Strings + 8vb
K3: [Tenor Sax]

11a. Gabe’s Entrance #2
Piano/Conductor: Clav (sounds 8vb)
K2: Tacet
K3: Tacet

12. Allison’s Theme #2
Piano/Conductor: Piano, Harp, Piano
K2: Glock (sounds 8va)/Celeste (sounds 8va) split, Warm Strings, Harp + Harpsichord (sounds 8vb)/Pizz Strings split
K3: [Flute]

13. The Things I Never Said
Piano/Conductor: Piano
K2: Solo cello
K3: [Clarinet]

14. Bailout #3 track or
Piano/Conductor: Trans Synth
K2: RH/LH split -RH 80s Orchestra Hit – above C3 “Circuit Dialogue” transpose 8va/LH Synth Bass – sounds 8vb
K3: Synth Strings + 8vb

14a. Allison’s Entrance #2
Piano/Conductor: Piano/Harp
K2: [Acoustic guitar]
K3: [Clarinet]

15. In Love With You
Piano/Conductor: Piano
K2: Bright Suitcase Rhodes, Harp, B3 316000052 (Leslie On and Off at specific points)
K3: [Bari Sax i think]

16. The Check
Piano/Conductor: Harpsichord, Piano
K2: Strings
K3: [Bari Sax]

16a. Gabe and Lauren’s Final Entrance
Piano/Conductor: Bright Stage Rhodes, Piano/Vibes
K2: Tacet
K3: Tacet

16b. First Impressions Reprise
Piano/Conductor: Piano
K2: [Electric Guitar]
K3: SAFER synth strings –sound in written octave

17. Something That Will Last
Piano/Conductor: Piano
K2: [Acoustic Guitar]
K3: Background Strings or pad

18. Bows
Piano/Conductor: Organ
K2: [Electric Guitar]
K3: [Bari Sax]

19. Playoff
Piano/Conductor: Piano
K2: Farfisa Organ
K3: [Tenor sax]


First Date MD Cheat Sheet


There are two versions of First Date available:

5 Person Cast
PRINCIPALS
1 Man
1 Woman

FEATURED
1 Woman
2 Men

CHARACTERS
Man #1 (Gabe /Reggie / Aaron's Future Son / Google Backup / Stoner Guy / Friendly Therapist)
Woman #1 (Grandma Ida / Lauren / Allison / Google Girl / Female with Megaphone / Aaron's Mother)
Man #2 (Waiter / Casey's Christian Father / Blaze / Google Backup / British Artist)
Aaron
Casey

7 Person Cast
PRINCIPALS
1 Man
1 Woman

FEATURED
2 Woman
3 Men

CHARACTERS
Man #1 (Gabe / Youtube / Stoner Guy)
Woman #1 (Grandma Ida / Lauren / Facebook / Female with Megaphone #2 / Aaron's Mother)
Man #2 (Reggie / Aaron's Future Son / Instagram / British Artist)
Woman #2 (Allison / Google Girl / Female with Megaphone #1)
Man #3 (Waiter / Casey's Christian Father / Blaze / Twitter / Friendly Therapist)
Aaron
Casey

Instrumentation:
Keyboard 1/ Piano Conductor
Keyboard 2/ Guitar 2 (Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Keyboard)
Keyboard 3/Reed (Bari Sax, Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Clarinet, Flute, Keyboard)
Bass (Electric & Acoustic)
Drums (Trap set, Timpani (E and A), Rachet, Vibraslap, bell, Agogo Bells, Triangle, Mark Tree, Wood Blocks, Sticks, Brushes, Soft Mallets)

Track Info:
R & H provides tracks for 4 songs: the HipHop section of Girl For You and Bailouts #1-3 (Bailout tracks do not have pre-recorded backing vocals, however).  There is notated Bailout music as well, if you prefer to perform the Bailouts live.

They also provide a demo recording of The World Wide Web is Forever, which is handy to have as a reference. 

Oddities:
That's Why You Love Me (uptempo punk rock) - which is on the OBC - is replaced by Can't Help But Love Me (slow jam) in the licensed material.  I have not found a good recording of this song. 

The World Wide Web is Forever is not on the OBC album, but it is in the licensed material.  In some versions it was cut and replaced by the song "Total Loser".  

Website with reviews, etc. 







Tuesday, October 29, 2019

I Lied!

After some experimentation, I've decided I like this format better.  Stay tuned for transferred content.


Friday, May 3, 2019

MT Auditions Repertoire List 2019


Here's a list of what singers were bringing to musical theatre auditions in San Antonio (they were requested to bring in music from 1990-present, most did).  Top three most done female songs were 'Live Out Loud' from a Little Princess, 'Breathe' from In the Heights and 'The Finer Things' from Jane Eyre.  The men didn't have too many repeats, except for 'What do I Need with Love' from Thoroughly Modern Millie.