EATING
RAOUL
When I saw the film,
Eating Raoul, aside from finding it hilarious,
I also found that, to use an expression, it sang.
So a delight it was when Paul Bartel asked if I'd
be interested in musicalizing it for the stage.
Boyd Graham was a
fellow I’d recently met at the BMI Musical
Theatre Workshop whom I knew had the perfect turn
of mind for the lyrics. Together we looked at the
film and we were off. During the whole process,
Boyd's contribution was immeasurable and his observations,
a riot.
For me, writing the
score was an exercise in diversity with one constant.
Because the background and nature of the characters
were so wildly different, it was necessary to jump
from Swing to Latin, to Broadway, to opera, et.
al., often mixing two or more together. Keeping
such an eclectic score under control was a built-in
challenge.
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