Defying Gravity (Commentary)

Текст песни Cynthia Erivo - Defying Gravity (Commentary)

It was really special, actually. And when I approached, at first
I didn't know how much I could make it my own. I was very okay with
Being as Bible as possible. So whatever was written was what I was
Willing to sing. But when I got there, both Stephens, Stephen Oremus
And Stephen Schwartz, let me sing. They were just like, you sing it
How you feel it should be sung. And there is what we call the war
Cry at the end. And they were like, make it your own. Do whatever
You want to do with that. And there's just something really thrilling
About hearing that version now. And that being sort of like cemented
For me when I've been singing the other version, Idina's version
For years. And to know that the
Connection is there is really special

She brings a ferocity to Elphaba and a depth to the character that is
Beautifully expressed in everything she does, but I think very
Strongly in Defying Gravity. Also, it's the last song in a movie
And therefore, you need to feel not just that the act of a show is
Coming to an end, but a whole movie is coming to an end
And therefore, there are sequences put in at the end to
Kind of sum up the whole movie. And that required writing
Some stuff that would allow that to happen, which I found
Very exciting. And I really love how it's turned out

We wanted it to be different than, you know, we wanted it to be
Unique to her. It was very important that Cynthia get to really
That final cry needed to be from this primal place. And boy
It was so emotional to hear it in the studio. When we all just
Went, well, that's it. I mean, that's, you're never going to
It was one of the most powerful moments I've ever had on the show
To get to hear that final moment in such a new and thrilling way