Happy Tuesday! Joining the #TTT or #ThreeTuneTuesday🤘🏻, thanks to @ablaze for coming up with this amazing idea.
I was sorting out my Spotify playlists when I stumbled upon my Into The Woods favorites. If you’ve been reading my blogs, you already know how much I love theater and musicals!
Into The Woods is a musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine that combines familiar fairy tales like Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack and the Beanstalk into one story.
Just last August, I finally got to watch the Filipino adaptation of Into The Woods produced by Theatre Group Asia at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati. I’ve been wanting to see this musical for so long, and when I heard that Lea Salonga was playing The Witch plus other amazing Filipino theater actors were part of the cast, I knew I had to go.
I’ll share more about that experience in another post soon! But for now, I want to share my top three favorite songs from Into The Woods~
🎶 Prologue
The light is good
I have no fear
Nor no one should
The woods are just trees
The trees are just wood
No need to be afraid there—
This is where we’re introduced to all the main characters and their wishes. It’s quite a long opening number but I love how all the characters’ lines overlap. It sounds chaotic yet magical at the same time!! Imagine hearing it live??! Everyone’s heading into the woods for their own reason. Some to fulfill a wish, some to complete a task, and I just love how it all comes together!
🎶 I Know Things Now
Many valuable things
That I hadn't known before:
Do not put your faith
In a cape and a hood
They will not protect you
The way that they should
And take extra care with strangers—
Even flowers have their dangers
And though scary is exciting
Nice is different than good
I love how this particular song narrates Little Red Riding Hood’s story after meeting the Wolf, and how she learned her lesson. It’s such a fun and meaningful song.
🎶 Your Fault
You're the one to blame!
It's your fault!
This one's chaotic!! Mr. Baker, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Jack are all blaming each other for the chaos caused by the Giant. The song is so fast-paced and witty that I sometimes try to sing along as if I’m one of the characters arguing with them 😆
Have you watched or listened to Into The Woods? Which song is your favorite?
Loved these tunes?
If these tracks hit the right note, check out my previous TTT blogs for more music picks:
Vibing to Dua Lipa’s Songs from Radical Optimism
Meet My Workout Companion
KPop Demon Hunters Soundtrack
Perfect Duo: Kendrick Lamar and SZA
SWAG: A Mix of R&B and Indie Pop
Top Picks from Wicked
Chappell Roan on Repeat
Olivia Rodrigo Songs I’m Excited to Hear Live
Hamilton Songs
Guilty Pleasure Songs
📸 Cover Image created on Canva
Image from Into The Woods IMDb source.
I had never heard of this Into The Woods but then I recognised James Corden on your videos. So away to google I went and saw he played the Baker. Well I am so happy that you saw a local adaptation with local actors that is pretty cool!
Yes, he played as the Baker and he did a great job in the film! Thank you!! The local version made me appreciate Into The Woods more 😊
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This is my first time listening, and whoa, aren't they cool!
The arguing song is pretty funny and it made me a bit breathless, hehe
glad you liked it!
The last song makes arguing sound soooo good 😆
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