Stephen Sondheim slams Lady Gaga's 'Sound of Music' performance, Oscars producer slams back

[High King 640]

Sorry, but Sondheim is a genius, a great composer, and an amazing lyricist. 

His mind wasn't focused on Gaga's vocals or her image, he was focused on the performance and the theater aspect, because it's natural for him. He didn't see it the way other people did, so he couldn't appreciate it like we did.

Obviously I completely disagree with his opinion, but I know he has his reasons for not liking the performance and he's not just bashing her.

[Mast 980]

He doesn't know **** about music I see 

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​He still doesn't know **** about music. 1)He is not even one of the most "important" and "influential composers or lyricists ,he is just a good one 2)He might knows how to compose but he doesn't know what music is really about lol.Because he is clearly jealous or something.

​Um, he composed and wrote lyrics to Into The Woods, Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Gypsy, among other American classics. He has more Grammys that Gaga, has an academy award, and 8 Tony, including one for a Life Time Achievement in Theatre. Aka awards you actually had to be good to win. 

Cameron Mackintosh described Sondheim as "possibly the greatest lyricist ever." AKA the same Cameron Mackintosh that produced Anything Goes, brought Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and Les Miserables to the London stage, giving all three of world-wide acclaim and popularizing them. 

Also, not you downplaying the role of composition in music.  Obviously, YOU don't know anything about music. A majority of the emotion in music relies on its composition. Secondarily by dynamics and primarily by the tension and resolutions in the score, including key and time signatures, as well as chord progressions. Composition can even control the tone of the singer, which is probably what you're thinking is more important. But even ten, tone is greatly affected by the way the music is composed. If you have a swift and soft piece, you're not going to belt and groan the **** out of it Three Non-Blondes style, for example. In some ways, I agree with Sondheim. I don't think her performance was an travesty, but there were most definitely pockets in which Gaga didn't seem connected to the song, and overall I think she could have benefited from physical movement, as she mostly stood in place besides a few arm movement. However, I don't discredit her completely. She hit almost every note right on key, had an amazing vibrato, and used portamento ingeniously.You don't have to agree with what Sondheim says, nor does he have to like Gaga's performance. Trying to downplay his relevance and expertise when he's a billion times more respected than Gaga just because you don't agree with his criticism shows how immature and ignorant you are. 

[Mast 980]

Okay so I'm just on the first page of this thread and these comments are the travesty. Now, two of of my favorite musicals which border opera are Sweeney and Into the Woods Those of you saying he doesn't know sh*t about music save yourself the embarrassment, please. His music is INCREDIBLY hard to sing. He is well known in the musical theatre industry and it really irritates me whenever I see Little Monsters who are uncultured about music dissing classical forms of music. Think about it like this, if it wasn't for people like him Gaga would have never even had interest in musical theatre or theatrics. I see where his opinions might be biased because she is a pop star, and I disagree with him yes. But don't sit here and say he doesn't know about music when you don't even know him...

Sigh.

​This tho.

I've been in several productions of Into The Woods and "Your Fault" always trumps me. Like, how can something that sounds so simple be so hard to keep on tempo and in tune?

[Mast 980]

...........I don't know who Stephen Sondheim is.

​bye

[Mast 980]

​this was my first though but just dont give him attention, DONT COMMENT, NOTHING. FORGET IT

What's that gonna help? He's one of the most famous composers in the world if not THE mos famous.

 

Also, why would your first thought be to kill someone?  

[badgalriri 1,124]

He must be pressed or something. He doesn't know sh!t about music ( she hits the notes, control of her voice, no pitchiness, etc.), hence his focus on the theater thing and general irrelevancy of his opinion. It's like he just needs to b---h to get attention.

​ you did NOT just say stephen sondheim doesnt know **** abuot music.

[isak 170]

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​Um, he composed and wrote lyrics to Into The Woods, Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Gypsy, among other American classics. He has more Grammys that Gaga, has an academy award, and 8 Tony, including one for a Life Time Achievement in Theatre. Aka awards you actually had to be good to win. 

Cameron Mackintosh described Sondheim as "possibly the greatest lyricist ever." AKA the same Cameron Mackintosh that produced Anything Goes, brought Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and Les Miserables to the London stage, giving all three of world-wide acclaim and popularizing them. 

Also, not you downplaying the role of composition in music.  Obviously, YOU don't know anything about music. A majority of the emotion in music relies on its composition. Secondarily by dynamics and primarily by the tension and resolutions in the score, including key and time signatures, as well as chord progressions. Composition can even control the tone of the singer, which is probably what you're thinking is more important. But even ten, tone is greatly affected by the way the music is composed. If you have a swift and soft piece, you're not going to belt and groan the **** out of it Three Non-Blondes style, for example. In some ways, I agree with Sondheim. I don't think her performance was an travesty, but there were most definitely pockets in which Gaga didn't seem connected to the song, and overall I think she could have benefited from physical movement, as she mostly stood in place besides a few arm movement. However, I don't discredit her completely. She hit almost every note right on key, had an amazing vibrato, and used portamento ingeniously.You don't have to agree with what Sondheim says, nor does he have to like Gaga's performance. Trying to downplay his relevance and expertise when he's a billion times more respected than Gaga just because you don't agree with his criticism shows how immature and ignorant you are. 

​DRAG HA!!!

[Nicole 1,809]

 

The tribute was to the 50th anniversary of the Sound of Music though

​Same thing lol. The musical isn't what it is because of the third Von Trapp child lol.

[Memo 176]

 

​literally this tho

[Yves 1,891]

Well, who cares?

 

and

[Robotboy 1,700]

burn it

[QueenGadonna 298]

​bye

​hello

[Yanko 9,860]

too bad the world and julia herself (the one who matters)disagrees 

and no i didnt know who he was untill today so get that promo from gaga steve 

 

P.S into the woods is tragic 

[Yanko 9,860]

 

 

case closed, next 

[Yanko 9,860]