CINDERELLA'S CASTLE DEMO SONGS Reaction - Ep. 59 of Musicals I Know Nothing About

Reacting to the Cinderella's Castle Demo Songs to be reminded of how painful it will be having to wait for this show to finally come out.
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[@dooplets._.5776]

I'm a very new starkid fan so this is the first time I've been around for the announcement of a show and the hype couldn't be more real

[@niamhbradyhalmschlag5168]

Welcome to the madness 😇

[@Barbara2.0]

I feel that!

[@connorbingham4764]

That was me with black Friday,

[@hufflepuffwannabe]

This makes me so happy to read 🥹

[@applepie6871]

"Comedy or tragedy, will it ever after happily?" Is such an intriguing line, especially if you consider the history of Starkid endings. Will they keep up the trend of tragic endings they've done though Hatchetfield or will they do something different now that they're doing something else?

[@adamdavis1648]

And from what I've seen and heard, it seems like most of their pre-Hatchetfield stuff had either happy or bittersweet endings and Hatchetfield was actually a substantial tonal shift for them. Also, I think one of the Lang brothers said on a livestream that Cinderella's Castle is meant to have a similar vibe and tone to 80s cult hit fantasy movies like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.

[@StarM-jq1gv]

@@adamdavis1648 I feel like they're gonna either sacrifice Cinderella at the end or town's people are gonna sacrifice themselves for her. Trappings of Starlight felt that way to me

[@adamdavis1648]

@@StarM-jq1gv Interesting theory.

[@NataliaNal]

I love how Jeff repurposed the "One Foot In The Grave" demo from Nightmare Time for "Step On Your Grave" here, cause that way we still get to hear it in canon somewhere

[@peanuttheelephant330]

They mentioned on the reveal stream for these that the queen referenced in Ash to Ash is the Fairy queen of sweet dreams and Facade is sung by the 3 trolls. Also they are planning a series set in this new world if people enjoy Cinderella's Castle so the opening song Castle on a Hill was written as more of a theme song for the series kinda like Nightmare Time's theme.

[@Amy-kv2zw]

They were super cagey about who sings Trappings of Starlight, so I think that might be sung by the ghost of her mom. The whole "you can't see my fury but i'm furious for you" and "my love will be fierce/your love will be missed" sounds like a protective mother who's separated from her daughter. Also, those notes. That's gotta be a female voice

[@Barbara2.0]

I like that idea. "You can't see my fury but I'm furious for you" hits so hard though

[@prestonarce2007]

I was hoping it was crumb or Hop-a-lot singing at the death bed of the other, and they didn't reveal who sing it to avoid massive spoilers

[@hazelflwrs]

your excitement is so real!! jeff really kicked it out of the park with the songs we’ve heard so far, i can’t wait to see the actual show & all the other songs that he has been cooking 🤩

[@Its_hatchetfield]

This is the first time I was able to back one of their kickstarters and these songs are making me so much more excited about being able to see this show live!! I don't think I'm ready haha

[@elizabethk007]

This is the first Starkid kickstarter I’ve been able to participate in. Excited to see how it turns out!

[@StarM-jq1gv]

Actually Nick mentioned during Trappings Of Starlight it's actually a song for character we do not know yet because of spoilers he never mentioned this character before but you can clearly see there ARE more characters in the trailer.

[@grace5033]

3:06 "A queen and her vanity, a beast and his agony" are referring to Snow White and Beauty and the Beast respectively (I do remember on one of the other livestreams they talked about how this show was going to be the start of a new series, so maybe that's a hint for what other stories are coming next???) Also "Facade" is the stepsisters, not Cinderella

[@Barbara2.0]

Ooooooh I didn't know it's gonna be a series, that's very interesting...

[@tinywitchfrogs_]

Yes ! they said they wanted to futureproof the song for whatever stories they do next with the lands that are, castle on a hill being kind of an anime opening, more akin to the nightmare time theme song

[@krissmith800]

Yes, they said if this goes over well, there is potential for other similar stories in the future. That is why my theory is Cinderella's Castle refers to the iconic symbol of Disney (Cinderella's Castle is predominant at Disney World and at the beginning of many Disney movies). There are also possible allusions to Robin Hood and Sword and the Stone among others I probably missed.

[@krissmith800]

@@tinywitchfrogs_ Right. I think the fandom raising around half a million dollars proves they are excited for this show and any possible future endeavors in this universe. 🙂

[@grace5033]

@@Barbara2.0 Yep! The livestreams are still up on their channel, I suggest watching them for any additional information!

[@KingQueerio]

OMG FACADEEEEE!! i cant wait for Lauren, Mariah and Angela to KILL that song!!! its gonna be in my top 5 songs for sure!!

[@KingQueerio]

Also to go on that The Trolls wear other peoples skin to blend in with the town (:

[@krissmith800]

I agree that some of the terms are not accidental. Ember and the allusions to fire (Cinder-ella Ashmore) connects her to her mom who was burned at the stake for witchcraft. Starlight and everything makes me think of the Fairy Queen of Sweet Dreams. You dream at night under the stars that you can wish upon. It makes me think about the song in the cartoon version of Cinderella when she sings, "A dream is a wish your heart makes/When you're fast asleep . . . " Just saying.

[@donkfail1]

I liked your take on why it's Cinderella's castle. This from someone who haven't heard the songs: (I want to wait to hear them in the show.) But what if Cinderella isn't all benevolent after marrying the prince? He doesn't seem the brightest individual. She can probably manipulate him, making the castle and throne really hers. (Maybe I'm just obsessed with my favourite characters turning bad after Chastity in NPMD...) And thinking about it, he's only the prince and not the king. Who is actually in charge? Is there a queen or king?

[@Sifer94]

Oh we need a Working Boys video asap

[@Barbara2.0]

And you shall have it 😉

[@junegeeitisahardgfulmer7911]

@@Barbara2.0I’m looking forward to it!

[@Sifer94]

​@@Barbara2.0 can't wait

[@KingQueerio]

WE BACK BABYYYYY! LETS GO!!

[@BrooklynNickerson-bh2ow]

Once again a wonderful reaction from you. I was wondering if you could watch the Prince Of Egypt Broadway musical. It has some wonderful vocals and is very like the Hunchback Of Norte Dame with its choir.

[@StarM-jq1gv]

I think the whole plot will be about Ella's family, Ashmore. I also agree with how the castle was originally her family's. Also my prediction is that prince is gonna fall in love with one of the trolls (Angela) but then again n the song, "Neon" I feel like he do fall in love with Ella but who knows.

[@fizzycolalizzie]

i’m willing to bet money trappings of starlight is (at least partially) crumb singing to sir hopalot when the latter is dead or dying

[@darrencrissistotallyawesom918]

Hi, I just wanted to say that it was lovely meeting you tonight, even though I was freaking out and probably super weird. I love watching your reactions and analyses and I don't know if you've ever said where you're from, but I never expected to see you, so that was awesome! When I first saw you, I was trying to figure out who you remind me of, it took me until the break to realize that you don't remind me of anyone and that I actually know you 😅. Well not know you know you, but you know 😂 Hope you enjoyed the show as much as I did. I don't know if I'm gonna be able to speak tomorrow, but it was one of the best nights of my life ❤️ Also sorry for writing in here, if you're uncomfortable with it, just delete it or tell me and I'll do it. I just wanted to say something

[@Barbara2.0]

This is totally fine, lovely don't worry! Appreciate you taking the time to leave this message and to briefly chat this past weekend, it was so so nice meeting you ❤️

[@DaZi19]

Hey you like Greek mythology right? I'm hoping you'd react to Epic The Musical which was about Odysseus and his journey. The creator is releasing it in several parts (or sagas as they're called) and he's just released the final part of act 1 a couple weeks ago. It hasn't been brought to stage yet but it's supposed to be fully sung like Hamilton or Hadestown so you won't miss any plot and I personally think you'll have a good time reacting to the songs

[@adamdavis1648]

Have you watched either of the Starkid livestreams "A Pit Stop In Hatchetfield" or "Exploring The Lands That Are"?

[@Barbara2.0]

Not yet

[@TiaMat99]

Shout out to the person on twitter who joked the song Neon is just the Prince singing about feet.

[@wishpaw2201]

My not-so-realistic-but-somehow-still-realistic-enough hc is that 'Trappings of starlight' is a love song between Crumb and Sir Hop-A-Lot

[@KingQueerio]

Castle on the Hill is the opening number of the show (:

[@nostalgiastudios4594]

You should listen to Big Fish and Bandstand. They are some of my favorite musical theatre cast recordings!

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@Barbara 2.0 Do keep in mind that what you're hearing aren't necessarily the true versions of the songs. Aside from "Castle On The Hill," they did say that Jeff modified the lyrics of every song to hide the true nature of each song to avoid spoilers. These Demos exist to show what the songs sound like, not what they mean, because that would ruin the the story of the musical. So what you think you know about each song might be an intentional misdirect by Jeff. We won't know until we see the show and hear the true versions of the songs. Again, aside from "Castle On The Hill." Since that's the Opening Number, the actual lyrics don't spoil anything so Jeff just Demo'd that song in its entirety. Also, I think "Castle On The Hill" is going to be the Opening Ensemble Song with Jeff Blim as the Lead Singer because it sounds like the song that the Narrator would sing at the top of the show and Jeff is the Narrator and Starkid opens every show they've ever done with an Ensemble Song (aside from Ani in which the cast didn't sing). Also also, if you haven't watch the Live Streams, you should. They're great. Specifically, we need to get you to react to something they did a reading of during, I believe, the "Pitstop in Hatchefield" Live Stream. They read Four Scenes from two potential Nightmare Time 3 Episodes. The first scene is from one episode and the last three are from the same episode. There's a lot of lore drop. The first is a Bill-centric scene and reveals who the CEO of CCRP is and what CCRP stands for. The last 3 are from a Ms. Holloway Episode that reveals a bit about her backstory, specifically whom she made the "deal" with for her powers. I REALLY want to see your reactions to those, especially the Ms. Holloway ones. They didn't need to go as hard as they did when doing the "Table Read" of these scenes, but it's Starkid. Their performances were phenomenal.

[@Barbara2.0]

Nice one about the table read! I'll look into it, thank you 🙏

[@TiaMat99]

@@Barbara2.0 Friendly neighbourhood elf popping in with the timestamps. They're in this livestream: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3magoZ6mNCgpJI 1:06:25 Bottle Imps (note: this was originally supposed to take place between Forever & Always and Time Bastard) 1:57:49 Miss Holloween first part (TW vomiting, gore) Miss Holloway is such a chipper woman! 2:51:47 Miss Holloween second part (TW heartbreak) 3:50:32 Miss Holloween third part (TW gore)

[@Barbara2.0]

@TiaMat99 absolute legend!!!