Hey so working on a new script and there's a portion of it that showcases scenes from an original musical. I'm writing the lyrics (in italics when the characters are singing) but I realize I've never actually known... do I have to write the song or actually more accurately in this case find someone to write the songs, or can I just not worry about it for now? I can just do the lyrics, right? Tune in my head, hum it to whomever asks I suppose? I don't know how to write music is why I'm asking :D
Screenwriting : Musicals! I have a logistics/formatting question. by Nick Assunto
Script Services Coordinator at Stage 32 ♦ Screenwriter, Director
6 years ago
Musicals! I have a logistics/formatting question.
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To move your efforts forward, I would write the lyrics and worry about collaborating with someone to write the full songs later.
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Chazelle asked his longtime friend to write the lyrics/music for La La Land.
Search Linda Woolverton on youtube. She's got lots of advice on writing musicals.
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Write the lyrics and don’t worry about the music or the melody. Think like a librettist, who writes the words of an opera with character and narrative in mind, then hands his or her words over to a composer who will take care of the rest. You may well be asked to hum something later. :)
I often put arrangements on the songs such as Traditional Folk,Piano and strings etc and no one who's read it has complained.Not that makes it right.I'll post a few pages of a first draft I'm writing I haven't even spell checked it but at least shows what I mean.
Finaly worked out how to share pdf.
4 images from within the same script showing how I format songs to make it clear to the reader the musical intent.
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