Latest / Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest / JC Chasez Reveals the Biggest Similarities and Difference Between Writing Pop and Musicals
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- 0:00Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
- 0:03Speaker 2: Former n syncer J C. Chase certainly knows how to
- 0:05Speaker 2: write a great pop song, having had a hand in
- 0:08Speaker 2: singles crafted for his own group as well as other artists,
- 0:10Speaker 2: but he's recently been trying his hand had another type
- 0:12Speaker 2: of songwriting, musical theater. He's actually written two full plays,
- 0:15Speaker 2: and while it's certainly something related to what he's done
- 0:17Speaker 2: in the past, it feels different and he's embracing that challenge.
- 0:20Speaker 2: He tells Billboard, there are similarities between writing a pop
- 0:23Speaker 2: hit and musical theater songs, and there are some very
- 0:25Speaker 2: big differences. When you're writing a single for something, it's
- 0:27Speaker 2: about what you're feeling in the moment. When you're working
- 0:29Speaker 2: on a musical, there's always a bigger picture in the
- 0:31Speaker 2: story is always driving the forest. I would say in
- 0:33Speaker 2: pop music, you can live in the moment and not
- 0:35Speaker 2: be worried about what you're singing about in terms of
- 0:37Speaker 2: if it not working with another piece the words. J C.
- 0:40Speaker 2: Chase he is still fine tuning both musicals, but hope
- 0:43Speaker 2: to have more info on his plans in the coming month.
- 0:46Speaker 1: That's Direct from Hollywood,