Robert Bliss
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The original Candyman has an absurdly recognizable and memorable score. Too early to know about the new one.
All we know about the new one is that it’s a direct sequel to the original.The original Candyman has an absurdly recognizable and memorable score. Too early to know about the new one.
Still amazed people don’t understand this. It’s a haunt event put on by a massive theme park. They only want your money people.
Might be better in the "In Memoriam" thread over in Chit Chat.
A&D works with what they've got. The Lagoon show by design was never going to be as good as last year's. The novelty of it being the first time has worn off and we won't have nearly the same IP list as we did last year. Can you hum the Conjuring theme? If you can say yes to that, you're the outlier. Can you hum the Ghostbusters theme? I thought so. Ghostbusters, ST, and even kinda Klowns all have very recognizable tracks, and then the Monsters are the frikkin monsters. You're not gonna top that with the Candyman theme. Why not try something entirely different at that point?
This is what cracked me up at the end of last season when everyone was predicting that Universal was DEFINITIVELY do something to limit the amount of teens and young people at horror nights, because... "it was ruining the experience"
Legacy’s clues so far:
Clue 1(Maria Spes Nostra)-?
Clue 2(Fairy F)- Doctor Who(house)
Clue 3(Dinah Hayley)-?
Clue 4(San Abandon)-?
Clue 5(Tolietpaper)- Billie Eilish(lagoon)
@Legacy correct me of in wrong on the clue numbers.
I agree with @JJ591 about B&T for the Dinah Hayley clue.
I took another stab at The San Abandon clue. The song “lost in translation” came up when I looked for the clue picture. That song came out in 2016. Conjuring 2 also came out in 2016 so the clue is for the RUMOR of The Conjuring.
You’re still gatekeeping.
My grandfather was an opera singer. My mom taught music for 35 years. I started singing at 4 and performed professionally around Central Florida between 8 & 15. I’ve performed multiple times with the Voices of Liberty and the Dapper Dans, and sung with choirs throughout the US. So your experiences and understanding of music aren’t so unique that you can say “this doesn’t fit.” That’s your hang up.
A song fits a presentation at a creator’s discretion. The new Alanis Morissette musical shifts “You Oughta Know” from the POV of a girl talking to a guy, to a girl talking her ex-girlfriend who is with a guy now. “Pumped Up Kicks” is used in all sorts of media despite being about a school shooting. Damn near every ABBA song is shifted with a new meaning in Mama Mia, simply because of what’s around it (and who’s singing it). Context trumps lyrics, every time.
If the lyrics have to jive with, or neatly contrast from, a presentation—for you—then most music videos must drive you up the wall.
You know how in Beetlejuice, it takes people time to realize that they're dead? Some of the longer time HHN fandom are taking a while to realize that they've aged out of the group Universal is focusing the event towards. Just my observation.
Then why bother with properties like UCM? They’re building a while land based on something from ages ago. It isn’t the age gap; it’s what is considered appropriate content for an event called Halloween Horror Nights.
I guess next year we can see Bjork, Grimes, and/or The Knife/Fever Ray since they’re all weirdo pop artists with a tinge of creepiness to their visuals!
Then why bother with properties like UCM?
Billie Eilish is one of the biggest musical acts going presently, a Universal (employee? Independent contractor? @SeventyOne can tell you) and works horror themes heavily into her music. Being too old for her audience isn't the ONLY reason to knock against her, but it's the argument behind the argument.Then why bother with properties like UCM? They’re building a while land based on something from ages ago. It isn’t the age gap; it’s what is considered appropriate content for an event called Halloween Horror Nights.
I guess next year we can see Bjork, Grimes, and/or The Knife/Fever Ray since they’re all weirdo pop artists with a tinge of creepiness to their visuals!