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!8PlduMLqfE 05/10/12(Thu)15:51 No.1847398The way I see it, there are three kinds of songs on this show:
1. Gag numbers: That'd be a good chunk of what Pinkie Pie sings, usually short - the piggie song, the Pony Pokey, Hop Skip and a Jump, Gotta Share Gotta Care. The song is usually short and serves as a joke. They don't generally advance the plot or set tone like a proper musical number does, with the possible exception being the "Singing Telegram" song.
2. Pop songs: Songs that don't really do a lot in regards to storytelling, this fits "Becoming Popular" and "Love Is in Bloom." "Becoming Popular" does fit in mechanically as it shows a progression of time, but in composition it's more similar to a pop song you'd see in some kind of Barbie movie or something. But given Rarity's character, that makes sense.
3. Musical Theatre-type songs: Score takes a lot of cues from Broadway musicals, and this songs are your traditional numbers - they establish characters, advance the plot, or set a tone. They tend to be the longest and most elaborate ones, such as Flim Flam Brothers (which introduces the characters and their machine), Winter Wrap-Up (which gives a quick run-down of how the process works), The Gala Song (sets up the characters' expectations so we can see them crashing down later), etc.
Some of the songs fit in multiple categories - "Becoming Popular" has most of the aesthetics of a pop song but does fill the functions of a musical theatre song. The Laughter Song functions as both a gag song and as a musical theatre song. |
