Tag: Jim Steinman
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Jim Steinman’s Bat out of Hell–The Musical: “Heaven Can Wait”
With the Lost being tortured by her father downstairs, Raven heads out to her balcony to sing her showcase song. The song opens with a modified, simpler version of the piano line from the original recording with a sort of flute-like synthesizer line. Christina Bennington’s vocal glides in on top and gets joined by some…
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Jim Steinman’s Bat out of Hell–The Musical: “In the Land of the Pig, the Butcher is King”
In performances in the last few years, this song is removed. I don’t know if the entire scene in which it appears is removed, but frankly I think the show would make far more sense without it. Falco is torturing captured members of the Lost in his search for Strat, seeking revenge for Raven’s kidnapping,…
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Jim Steinman’s Bat out of Hell–The Musical: “Bat out of Hell”
Strat convinces Raven to agree to come with him for one night. (There is no explanation that I see for why it’s only one night.) Just as they’ve come to the agreement, Zahara bursts into Raven’s room, warning that Falco is coming and Strat has to get away. The lovers escape to where Jagwire is…
