Harry Potter The Musical
As I mentioned in the previous post, I’m participating in game here at the Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference called the Ultimate Write-Off, in which you write some thing on the spot from a given topic within 20-40 minutes. In the previous post, it was a poem. The other night, it was dialogue in the style of a randomly selected writer (Tennessee Williams). Last night, it was descriptive prose about food (Fannie Flagg was our judge):
Tonight, we had to write a musical number in 30 minutes from a musical based on a book of our choice (we had to pick from a list). I went with Harry Potter (seemed an easy option to me). Here you go (much more entertaining if you could have seen me unabashedly singing this when I have no singing voice at all):
EDITED: Here are links to the SBWC website or SB Channels that have the footage of me performing this song in the contest.
Harry Potter - The Musical.
opening number: “He Lives”
one man is on the stage (dedalus diggle), while owls fly about.
owls everywhere
owls everywhere
not a drop of moonlight
but owls in the air
what is so important
what can have been done
(he reaches and takes a letter from an owl, reads it, and gasps)
HE LIVES!
HE LIVES!
(villagers pour onto the stage, singing)
Did you hear? Did you hear? Did you hear–
He lives!
Did you hear? Did you hear? Did you hear–
He lives!
Tell us, tell us, tell us!
What can have been done!
(Dedalus sings)
The darkest of the wizard world
the darkest in the land
he tried to kill that little boy
with an evil wave of wand
He snuck into the Potter’s house
James tried to save his wife
But he-e who must not be named
Quickly took their lives
(villagers)
Oh-h-h-h-h, JAMES!!!!
Oh-h-h-h-h, LILY!!!!
(Dedalus)
Yes, their deaths are certain
Yes, it is so sad
But listen to what happened next
(sing slowly) It’s the opposite of bad
(slow again) Tell us, tell us, tell us, what can have been done?
HE LIVES!
HE LIVES!
Little Harry Potter
Sleeping in his crib
He-e who must not be named
Like Matt Lauer, was glib
His phoenix feather core wand
swept over the boy
(speak, not sing) and then, he spoke those eeeevil words
(whisper) avada. kevadra.
(villagers)
Oh-h-h-h-h-h, AVADA!!!!
Oh-h-h-h-h-h, KEVADRA!!!!
(Dedalus)
But listen to what happens next
It isn’t what you fear
The spell turned on the caster
Why, we are not clear
But little Harry Potter
Sleeps safe and sound
And he-e who must not be named
is vanquished and unfound
(villagers)
Hooray, vanquished!
Hooray, unfound!
Har-ry (bum-bum)!!
Pot-ter (bum-bum)!!
Cheers
to
the Boy
Who
Lived!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You know the wizard world very well.
I enjoyed it. However, it would have been great as a video with you sing.
I agree with Aunt Lois - if not video, at least the audio!! This was so funny though, I could actually picture it. Well, it’s only a matter of time before there really is a Harry Potter musical. Are you as excited as I am about the theme park opening?
i also agree that there should have been at least a video or an audio! i really enjoyed it though!! i could imagine it very well! that would be really awesome if they did a harry potter musical!! if they can do an opera about global warming than they certaintly can do a musical about harry potter!!!
Yes, I agree: great as this is in textual form, you should have done this as a show for us. After all, you have the technical skill. Sadly, I lack this. I’d need my kids to film me and show me how to post it, and they’d be far too horrified.
It’s fantastic. And I love you for the Matt Lauer reference.
Oh I agree with your other comments–add audio/video! Please!
It’s true: anything can be turned into a musical.
Nice work! Love the Lauer reference.
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That was marvelous! Well done.