Episode Synopsis "EP 08: The Hero Complex and Yes Music Matters"

Denver and Brian dig deep into the real reason the heroes need these rings to play on. They also play a full 8-bit version of the Toadstool song, and demonstrate the importance of music in conveying the specific emotion of a character. Finally they give a short preview of the opening number, plus writer's block!

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More episodes of the podcast Let's Make A Musical

• EP 27: Studio Recordings and Publication
• EP 26: LIVE Full Read-Through of PRESS START!
• EP 25: Script Adjustments Before First Read-Through
• EP 24: The Hero Song and Sidekick Song
• Baby Update
• EP 23: 8-Bit Opening Number Goodness
• EP 22: First Draft? Done.
• EP 21: Update on Script Work
• EP 20: Working Out Scene 2
• EP 19: Let's Talk About "Tut, Tut!"
• EP 18: Short Update on Script Work
• EP 17: Rewrite, Rewrite, Rewrite
• EP 16: The Heroes' First Number
• EP 15: The Villain Song and New Sidekicks
• EP 14: A New Opening Number
• EP 13: Pop Music vs. Musical Theatre - What Happened?
• EP 12: The Pac Man Song
• EP 11: Pitching the Show to Hollywood Producer Jason Koffeman
• EP 10: Deus Ex Machina (say what?)
• EP 09: Interview with Writer & Lyricist Betina Hershey
• EP 08: The Hero Complex and Yes Music Matters
• EP 07: Scenes 1 to 15 plus a Performance of “The Final Level”
• EP 06: Writing an "I Want" Song and Musical Theatre Lyrics plus New Scenes
• EP 05: Scene Breakdown and Video Game Music
• EP 04: Creating a Protagonist and Writing for Young Actors
• EP 03: 8-bit Music, More Characters and Structure
• EP 02: Song Ideas, Opening Number and Subplot
• EP 01: What should we write about?