Wicked's music producer Greg Wells talks film adaptation | The Zak Kuhn Show

[@adamwcunningham]

How this video has less than 500 views after 3 weeks baffles me. This is a real talk! Thank you guys!!

[@thezakkuhnshow]

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[@paulwhittemore4309]

I can assure Mr. Wells that the music sounds INCREDIBLE. I'm thrilled that they hewed so closely to the original arrangements but beefed them up with a huge orchestra.

[@thezakkuhnshow]

I agree! Thanks for watching!!!

[@dakotasalazar]

I was googling who played the drums on the soundtrack and when I found Greg's name in the credits, I was blown away that he did sooo much more than just track the amazing drum performances. Subsequently did a youtube search of his name, hoping to find footage of him playing, and ended up watching this whole interview instead. Greg is a very unique musician, and well spoken in his stories and explanations! Great questions on your end too, Zak 🙌🏼

[@thezakkuhnshow]

Thanks for watching!!! Pumped you found it my man!

[@JamFactoryUK]

This is an amazing personal insight. I’m a huge fan of Greg. Thank you for asking great questions.

[@thezakkuhnshow]

Thanks for watching! So glad you dug it!

[@eschirtz]

Phenomenal interview, thanks for sharing this!

[@thezakkuhnshow]

Glad you found it! Thanks for watching!

[@maicon.93]

what strikes me the most, is how EVERY SINGLE person involved in this project is SO passionate about it... the dedication each one put into this is what made this movie so perfect, and the success it is... really inspiring hearing they talk about their art

[@thezakkuhnshow]

Yes!!! So true!

[@DHWOO]

The bass slides he talks about around 1:10:40 - never noticed before, like he said! They sound awesome.

[@thezakkuhnshow]

So cool right??? I love that moment now!

[@maicon.93]

this interview was very interesting!

[@thezakkuhnshow]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@thomasfreeman2679]

Interesting to hear the metal background. Since I first heard this score and the drum sound (Defying Gravity especially) I thought it sounded like the massiveness of Metallica’s S&M 😂

[@thezakkuhnshow]

There ya go! Good ear! Thanks for watching! 🙌

[@christhechive]

I’m a huge fan of Greg Wells and hearing the level of his contribution to this only adds to my respect for him. I just watched the film today. In the theatre I saw it in, the balance between the voices and music was so off. The voices were very dry and very out front, therefore exposing the extreme autotune (I guess that’s to be expected these days) the 2 lead voices phasing sometimes when singing the same note, because they were tuned so exactly. The band and orchestra were so in the background, completely disempowering them. It really spoilt it for me. I’m guessing this was an imbalance in the speakers in the theatre.

[@thezakkuhnshow]

Sorry you experienced it like that. Hope you dug the interview!