The INTO THE WOODS Moral Song Poll

RainbowJude · The INTO THE WOODS Moral Song Poll

A simply enough set of questions - but what always interests me is the whys.

1. Which is your favourite "moral of the story" song in Into the Woods Why?

2. Which do you think works most effectively within the scope of the narrative? Why?

3. Which of the moral songs do you like least? Why?

4. Which do you think is the least effective "moral of the story" within the scope of the narrative? Why?

5. Which would you personally like to perform - in any context? Paint us a little picture here.

Later days
David

ConverseSneaker

1. Although a difficult choice, Children Will Listen

2. I think that this is the moral that connects all of the moral songs together. Mother said straight ahead, Cinderella using her mother's advice and doing what others tell her, Rapunzel while disobeys her mother, did listen to her probably. The Baker learns from his father's mistakes and the Witch tries to teach Rapunzel not to make the same mistake as she did.

3. Giants in the sky...not really a moral song considering he doesn't learn the consquences of his actions until act 2.

4. See number three, and On the Steps of the Palace for the same reason, although I like it better

5. I already had the honor of doing I Know Things Now and No One is Alone(I was Little Red Ridinghood).

Kiwi

1. Children Will Listen and No One is Alone, because they both have great messages and are both really pretty songs.
2. um...I dunno...
3. As ConverseSneaker said, I don't think Giants in the Sky or On the Steps are that much of moral songs...
4. see 2
5. Anything sung by The Baker's Wife or Cinderella, since I'm going for one of those roles when we do ITW next year at school.

RainbowJude · Re: The INTO THE WOODS Moral Song Poll

1. Which is your favourite "moral of the story" song in Into the Woods Why? The first time I watched Into the Woods, I immediately clicked with "Giants in the Sky". I think because at that time in my life, when I was 21, I was really beginning to realize the fact that there was so much more beyond life in the town where I grew up and that I wanted it. Now that I'm a bit older, I hook onto the idea of my life now and then and what I've like about both; the idea: 'And you think of all of the things you've seen and you wish that you could live in between'. I still find it strange to go back to visit my parents and friends because often I get a sense that they don't realise that I've grown into a more complex person, 'back again only different that before'.

2. Which do you think works most effectively within the scope of the narrative? Why? Perhaps "Moments in the Woods", which is where one possibly becomes most aware of the inherent dilemma in the 'and-or-in between' continuum, I suppose, because the show has been planting the idea in the audience all the way through. I think it's really effective because it seems that the Baker's wife comes to a moment of profound personal enlightenment, with which the audience engages because she is one of the most sympathetic characters in the show. And in the midst of this "aha" moment, she gets killed. The giant steps on her. And I think that is what begins to focus the show into the moral that "no-one is alone" in a way that is more profound than that latter song itself is in expressing the sentiment.

3. Which of the moral songs do you like least? Why? I don't actively dislike any of the moral songs, but I would say that "Children Will Listen" is probably my least favourite.

4. Which do you think is the least effective "moral of the story" within the scope of the narrative? Why? For me, it's possibly "Children Will Listen" which tries to establish itself as as the über-moral of the play. But because it's placed back to back with "No-One is Alone", which seems to be the über-moral when it happens, and because there is indeed, a third ballad, "No More", just prior to "No-One is Alone", I don't think the song is as effective as it could be. It's almost a relief when the characters get back into the "Into the Woods" theme.

5. Which would you personally like to perform - in any context? Paint us a little picture here. I'll sing "Giants in the Sky" anytime, anywhere. I love that song. I made sure I had a chance to sing in in a performance project at university and just this week sang through it at the piano after I'd worked on "Bang" and "Happily Ever After" with the pianist for Marry Me a Little.

Later days
David

RainbowJude	The INTO THE WOODS Moral Song Poll A simply enough set of questions - but what always interests me is the whys. 1. Which is your favourite "moral of the story" song in Into the Woods Why? 2. Which do you think works most effectively within the scope of the narrative? Why? 3. Which of the moral songs do you like least? Why? 4. Which do you think is the least effective "moral of the story" within the scope of the narrative? Why? 5. Which would you personally like to perform - in any context? Paint us a little picture here. Later days David
ConverseSneaker	1. Although a difficult choice, Children Will Listen 2. I think that this is the moral that connects all of the moral songs together. Mother said straight ahead, Cinderella using her mother's advice and doing what others tell her, Rapunzel while disobeys her mother, did listen to her probably. The Baker learns from his father's mistakes and the Witch tries to teach Rapunzel not to make the same mistake as she did. 3. Giants in the sky...not really a moral song considering he doesn't learn the consquences of his actions until act 2. 4. See number three, and On the Steps of the Palace for the same reason, although I like it better 5. I already had the honor of doing I Know Things Now and No One is Alone(I was Little Red Ridinghood).
Kiwi	1. Children Will Listen and No One is Alone, because they both have great messages and are both really pretty songs. 2. um...I dunno... 3. As ConverseSneaker said, I don't think Giants in the Sky or On the Steps are that much of moral songs... 4. see 2 5. Anything sung by The Baker's Wife or Cinderella, since I'm going for one of those roles when we do ITW next year at school.
RainbowJude	Re: The INTO THE WOODS Moral Song Poll 1. Which is your favourite "moral of the story" song in Into the Woods Why? The first time I watched Into the Woods, I immediately clicked with "Giants in the Sky". I think because at that time in my life, when I was 21, I was really beginning to realize the fact that there was so much more beyond life in the town where I grew up and that I wanted it. Now that I'm a bit older, I hook onto the idea of my life now and then and what I've like about both; the idea: 'And you think of all of the things you've seen and you wish that you could live in between'. I still find it strange to go back to visit my parents and friends because often I get a sense that they don't realise that I've grown into a more complex person, 'back again only different that before'. 2. Which do you think works most effectively within the scope of the narrative? Why? Perhaps "Moments in the Woods", which is where one possibly becomes most aware of the inherent dilemma in the 'and-or-in between' continuum, I suppose, because the show has been planting the idea in the audience all the way through. I think it's really effective because it seems that the Baker's wife comes to a moment of profound personal enlightenment, with which the audience engages because she is one of the most sympathetic characters in the show. And in the midst of this "aha" moment, she gets killed. The giant steps on her. And I think that is what begins to focus the show into the moral that "no-one is alone" in a way that is more profound than that latter song itself is in expressing the sentiment. 3. Which of the moral songs do you like least? Why? I don't actively dislike any of the moral songs, but I would say that "Children Will Listen" is probably my least favourite. 4. Which do you think is the least effective "moral of the story" within the scope of the narrative? Why? For me, it's possibly "Children Will Listen" which tries to establish itself as as the über-moral of the play. But because it's placed back to back with "No-One is Alone", which seems to be the über-moral when it happens, and because there is indeed, a third ballad, "No More", just prior to "No-One is Alone", I don't think the song is as effective as it could be. It's almost a relief when the characters get back into the "Into the Woods" theme. 5. Which would you personally like to perform - in any context? Paint us a little picture here. I'll sing "Giants in the Sky" anytime, anywhere. I love that song. I made sure I had a chance to sing in in a performance project at university and just this week sang through it at the piano after I'd worked on "Bang" and "Happily Ever After" with the pianist for Marry Me a Little. Later days David

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