FREEZE FRAME: Andrew Lloyd Webber Unveils SCHOOL OF ROCK 360 Degree Music Video
By: Walter McBride Oct. 14, 2015
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Andrew Lloyd Webber released a fully immersive 360° music video for "You're in the Band," a musical number from his upcoming Broadway show, SCHOOL OF ROCK - THE MUSICAL, today, October 14, 2015. Shot in a real NYC classroom, this innovative 360° video produced for the Broadway production is one of the first of its kind on YouTube or Facebook. BroadwayWorld was there and has a sneak peek at the unveiling below, plus check back later for full coverage of the event and CLICK HERE for the video!
The video was designed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and SCHOOL OF ROCK book writer Julian Fellowes to take full advantage of new 360° technology and allows you to navigate all angles of the classroom for an exciting and immersive experience of the song. The 360° video accompanies a new single of "You're in the Band" produced by Lloyd Webber and legendary music producer, Rob Cavallo, to be released by Warner Bros. Records.
Andrew Lloyd Webber said, "I am proud that SCHOOL OF ROCK is not just the first musical to take this leap into the future, but that this video of 'You're in the Band' is the first time anyone has used the 360 degree medium in this way. It could open a lot of doors."
SCHOOL OF ROCK - THE MUSICAL will begin preview performances on Broadway Monday, November 9, 2015 at the Winter Garden Theatre, with an opening set for Sunday, December 6, 2015. Based on the smash hit 2003 film of the same title, SCHOOL OF ROCK - The Musical will feature music from the movie, as well as an original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, with a book by Julian Fellowes and direction by Laurence Connor (currently represented on Broadway by Les Miserables).
SCHOOL OF ROCK - THE MUSICAL follows Dewey Finn, a failed wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. Completely disinterested in academic work, Dewey decides to create his own curriculum, turning his class into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Fellowes
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