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Krypton Radio looks at new music additions and finds a surprise in the Brony fandom
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
We’ve heard about the Brony culture before, but for the first time Krypton Radio takes an in-depth look at what we never knew about the show, the music, and the fans.
We’re always looking for new and interesting music that fits in the genres we cater to, primarily Superhero, Comic Book, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Fantasy, and Gaming. But lately we’ve been getting suggestions for music based on a different fandom that was a little surprising. Some of the KR staffers had been bringing up songs from an animated children’s show called My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic which debuted in 2010, and admittedly an initial reaction to what looks like a little girls cartoon was that of skepticism. Although we’re hard pressed to turn down a good song, so when checking out some of the fan made music, it peaked our interest enough to look at the actual show music as well.
I agree, when someone comes to you and says I got some great music from a show featuring brightly colored talking ponies named Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie; it’s a little hard to take seriously at first. But we gave it a chance, and yes not all of the music seems appropriate for the bulk of our audience (although we’re digging the Discord EuroChoas Mix like crazy). Though during our searches on YouTube and related fan sites, we’ve come to develop an appreciation for a fanbase that has many parallels to that of mainstream Science Fiction and Fantasy. Whose fanbase’s have also suffered from ridicule and misunderstandings among some media and the public. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (MLP:FiM) while primarily aimed at young girls in the 7-10 year-old range, has drawn some attention and criticism for attracting many male adult fans, commonly known as Bronies.
Despite its origins and current target audience, the show has displayed that time and time again that it has interesting and engaging characters, humor that even adults can enjoy, and stories that help teach people of all ages important life lessons. From a musical standpoint, which is what attracted us initially, the show’s music is expertly crafted by composers Daniel Ingram and William Anderson. Rivaling and even surpassing some big-budget movie music productions for similar children’s content, with Broadway inspired musical segments of such joyful quality you can’t help but smile. The fan created music has truly blown us away on professionalism, with animated shorts, music videos, and original compositions that look as though they were from a major Hollywood studio.
During our search we came across a documentary on MLP:FiM by a YouTube user called Saberspark,which he created for a school project on the subject of deviant cultures. Saberspark does an excellent job of exploring aspects of the show’s history, characters, and fan culture. Although despite a slightly sarcasm laden fanboy defending his turf approach, the video covers important details to bring non-fans up to speed on why the show has become wildly popular and how it’s impacted pop-culture and people’s lives.
The video was published in December of 2011 and has been updated as of March 2012.
A corollary to Rule #34 is that if it exists, there is a musical of it. We’ve been to see this one, and all the rumors are true. It’s damned funny. If you are lucky enough to live in the Los Angeles area, you should come see Fellowship!
Fellowship! is the hilarious musical parody of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic Lord of the Rings.
In June of 2010, Fellowship! won the Award for Best Local Stage Production: Small Theatre at the 36th Annual Saturn Awards for its successful run at Garry Marshall’s Falcon Theatre in Burbank, CA. It was also named LA Weekly’s 2005 Musical of the Year and won Best Comedy Ensemble. (It was also nominated for Best Music Direction.) Fellowship! has been recognized by many papers in and around the LA area with such honors as Critic’s Pick, Best Bet, and Pick of the Week.
Originally performed at the historic El Portal Forum Theatre in North Hollywood, CA, Fellowship! follows all of the events from Tolkien’s epic adventure with one big difference: This time it’s funny!
You’ll see:
~ Barefooted tap-dancing Hobbits!
~ An 80s power ballad… with rocking guitar solo by the rightful heir of Gondor!
~ The Balrog, a dark creature of shadow and flame, performing his sequin-studded cabaret number!
~ And much more!
So, fly you fools… to Fellowship!
It’s FRIDAYS WITH FRODO at 8pm & 11pm
Get tickets ASAP at Tix.com or CLICK HERE to get your tickets directly.
The Cast of Fellowship!
Every Friday, April 13th-June 29th, 2012
at the Trepany House (the Steve Allen Theatre)
4773 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Gimli/Innkeeper – Lisa Fredrickson Legolas/Arwen – Kelly Holden-Bashar & Edi Patterson Pippin – Lauren Pritchard & Kelly Holden-Bashar Frodo – Cory Rouse & Brian Jones Merry/El Rond – Ryan Smith Bilbo/Boromir – Chris Tallman Sam/Balrog – Peter Allen Vogt Gandalf/Galadriel – Cedric Yarbrough Strider – Matthew Stephen Young and Mark Gagliardi
1980′s Movies Being Brought Back as Broadway Musicals – Stop the Madness!
A Random Rant by Staff Editor, PK
(Pulled and re-published, now with extended rant)
As I’m cruising the interwebs, I heard a lot of screaming and crying mixed with a bit of golf clapping. Much to my chagrin, I discovered that Broadway has broken into the 1980′s section of the net and was found pillaging old movie scripts for ideas for new shows. I pulled my web-browser over and hopped out, quickly grabbing one of the Broadway Producers by the shirt and begging him for an answer, “why are you digging up old 80′s movies for shows?” He looked at me with lifeless eyes and pointed to the wallet in my pocket, “money” he groaned like a zombie. The 80′s was a special part of my life; classic Nintendo games, the early days of hardcore movies like Die Hard, and there was just something about a cute girl with chemically irradiated big hair, Swatch Watches and neon green tube socks.
And while I respect that Hollywood has the right to occasionally dig up a good movie and remake it, I have to ask, do you think they’re going a bit far with all the remakes? For every few brand-new movies with original stories, it feels like we’re being inundated with five or six remakes every year or so. Hollywood’s brain-drained obsession with making a fast buck off established stories from 20-30 years ago, has become contagious and spread to Broadway. News has come out that Back To The Future is being strongly considered for adaptation for a Broadway musical, and that sound you just heard is BTTF fans around the world fainting. Now I know I can’t speak for all fans, but this news really just made me groan in pain.
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