"I knew some of the songs, obviously... so I had to admit to him that I'd never seen the musical." - John Powell discussing his unique perspective on scoring the film.
"It's about learning the 'Wicked' language, but then applying that to cinema." - Powell explains how he approached adapting the score for the film.
"The grammar of [Schwartz's] harmonic language was very sophisticated... still an extremely tight harmonically, emotionally-strung set of cordal and melodic leaps." - Powell emphasizes the complexity of Schwartz's musical structure.
"Powell thinks of the film version of 'Wicked' as an emotional reaction to the memory of the Broadway musical... giving him freedom to play with the existing material." - Highlighting Powell's approach to the music.
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