Hurry USnta The Musical Analysis
What would you do if Santa had started late in his toy-delivering duties due to oversleeping, and you will not be able receive the toys you were longing for on Christmas Day? In the musical “Hurry Up Santa!”The Musical written by Bob Kempf & Andy Philpot, five children were really looking forward to what they would be getting during Christmas Day but a disaster had struck at the north pole, Santa had overslept! News about the situation spreads around like wildfire and a news reporter named Flood Robinson uses this information to spread his hateful thoughts of Christmas to the kids around the world.While watching the musical, the tempo and the mood of the play were clearly set based on the scenes, and I had determined my definite favorite and
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For instance, during the scene with the children, the mood was very joyful with all the bright music and festive while the scenes with the elves had them scurrying around with very fast paced music playing in the background signaling that the mood had changed to a more humorous and frantic mood. The difference in music and scenery shows how the mood has changed since the frantic elves trying to get things together differed from the wonderful atmosphere set by the kids singing about their joys. This important because the shift in mood helps the audience connect with what is actually happening. In addition, the tempo was also constantly adjusted according to the scene such as when the slow tempo that had occurred when the times were gloomy since the five children wishing for Santa to be safe. This in turn transitions into the fast tempo of the scene with the elves finally fixing all of the problems and are sure that Christmas will be saved. The tempo changing with the different scenes suited the mood because the sad, gloomy scenes were accompanied by a slow tempo while the crazy, weird, and all around fun scenes had a fun tempo. This helped the play all together because it gave each scene a speed that went well with what was happening in the direct moment. From these examples, it can be said that the tempo and mood were modified to fit in with each different
For instance, during the scene with the children, the mood was very joyful with all the bright music and festive while the scenes with the elves had them scurrying around with very fast paced music playing in the background signaling that the mood had changed to a more humorous and frantic mood. The difference in music and scenery shows how the mood has changed since the frantic elves trying to get things together differed from the wonderful atmosphere set by the kids singing about their joys. This important because the shift in mood helps the audience connect with what is actually happening. In addition, the tempo was also constantly adjusted according to the scene such as when the slow tempo that had occurred when the times were gloomy since the five children wishing for Santa to be safe. This in turn transitions into the fast tempo of the scene with the elves finally fixing all of the problems and are sure that Christmas will be saved. The tempo changing with the different scenes suited the mood because the sad, gloomy scenes were accompanied by a slow tempo while the crazy, weird, and all around fun scenes had a fun tempo. This helped the play all together because it gave each scene a speed that went well with what was happening in the direct moment. From these examples, it can be said that the tempo and mood were modified to fit in with each different