The idea was suggested by the film’s musical team as a way of modernizing music.
Ariana Grandewhich interprets Glindain the film Wickedrejected the idea of transforming music Popular in a hip-hop version, according to the composer Stephen Schwartz. The idea was suggested by the film’s musical team as a way to modernize the rhythm, but Grande made it clear that she preferred to maintain the essence of the character.
In an interview with the Los Angeles TimesSchwartz recalled the conversation:
In the spirit of being open to new things for the film, my music team and I thought, let’s revamp the rhythm. Maybe, I don’t know, give it a hip-hop touch. Ariana replied: ‘No way, don’t do that. I want to be Glinda, not Ariana Grande playing Glinda.’
Despite the refusal to transform Popular In something closer to her musical career, Ariana accepted another suggestion from Schwartz: a new vocal ending for the song. “Ariana was a little hesitant at first”said the composer. “But I told her that if I had thought about it at the time of the original show, it would be like this. When she understood that this change came from the essence of the character, she accepted it.”
Additionally, the director of photography Alice Brooks revealed details about how the scene Popular was filmed. “That was the first song we recorded”Brooks said.
We wanted a huge, grand number, but we were in a cramped dorm, our smallest setting by far. Suddenly I thought: the sun must always rise for Glinda and set for Elphaba. Defying Gravity It’s a long sunset, while Popular It’s a long sunrise.
To achieve this effect, they installed a skylight in the dorm dome.
Source: Rollingstone

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