For Good Will Give Its Witches Some Wholly New Tunes

It was solely a month in the past that Wicked began taking the world by storm, and never that lengthy since we discovered its second half would now go by Wicked: For Good. Common’s not able to reveal something from the sequel, however that hasn’t stopped co-lead Cynthia Erivo from hyping up a number of the subsequent movie’s modifications, notably within the music.

At a current look on Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast, Erivo talked about her method to taking part in Elphaba, who ultimately turns into the well-known Depraved Witch. One factor she talked about was working carefully with the play and movie’s composer, Stephen Schwartz, to develop a model new track for her character. With out giving something away, she teased “even the title will transfer you. I don’t know in the event you’re prepared for it. After we filmed it, the solid and crew had been crying. […] I hope audiences are prepared—it’s a track that speaks to the guts of who Elphaba is.”

You would possibly’ve forgotten, however Schwartz mentioned in 2022 there’d be a pair of latest songs for Depraved’s second half “to satisfy the [storytelling’s] calls for.” The primary film’s music modifications primarily involved the characters or setting to account for it now not being a stage musical, however these songs had been in any other case the identical. Giving Elphaba and Glinda some new tunes retains issues contemporary for film and OG followers, and makes Depraved: For Good really feel like much more like an occasion. And it’ll additionally make these new songs engaging to belt out when the movie ultimately will get its personal sing-along version.

However Depraved: For Good wants to come back out first—and it’ll achieve this on November 21, 2025. Should you had been ready to observe the primary movie at dwelling, excellent news: it’s hitting digital on New Yr’s Eve.

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