september themes
Yes, you read correctly! Two themes to kickstart the community with. One is Legendary Musical Movies with 20 options to choose from, and the other is a mirror theme, in fact Lovechild Mirror. Please read the rules carefully before posting. These themes are for September but you can go ahead and post the apps already.
RULES
♥ Please hold your application if there are already 5 applications for the day. You will have time to post these, they'll be up whole September.
♥ Note that for the themes you have to vote on 4 unstamped applications. This is very important for the stamping. Be considerate and vote on others since they have voted on you.
♥ Please vote only for the pre-selected options in the Legendary Musical Movies theme!! I know there are some missing, but I had to make a cut since there are just too many options. I've added some info and links for reference and for fun.
♥ For Lovechild Mirror theme feel free to vote for anybody. The stamps will be custom-made.
♥ Please remember that you're allowed to have only one open application at a time.
♥ To do the themes you need to have a regular stamp.
LOVECHILD MIRROR APPLICATION
❀ LOVECHILD MIRROR APPLICATION
Name:
Age:
Previously stamped as:
Do you want a mother and a father, or don't care (2 moms/2 dads)?
. . . . . . . . .
PICTURES
Please provide at least one good picture that shows your face:
. . . . . . . . .
Last, please provide a link to FOUR most recent applications you've voted on:
ONE TWO THREE FOUR
LEGENDARY MUSICAL MOVIES APPLICATION
♦ LEGENDARY MUSICAL MOVIES THEME
Name:
Previously stamped as:
. . . . . . . . .
THE STORY
So it appears this is a movie about you. Describe you as the main protagonist, and your posse:
Describe the location or surroundings of the story. What's the weather like? What time of day is it? Is it a city, a wonderland, under the sea? Be creative:
Do you have a nemesis, and what is he/they like?
Essentially, what is the story about?
And what happens in the end? Do the lovers finally get each other, does someone die, or does everyone live happily ever after?
. . . . . . . . .
FINE TUNING
What kind of main theme would the movie have? Feel free to link to a song on youtube or any other website, but try to avoid songs from the musicals in the stamping list.
Please tick [x] the words that appeal to you in terms of your musical movie. If there are some words that don't suit you at all, mark them with [o]
[ ] comedy
[ ] orchestral music
[ ] dancing
[ ] rock music
[ ] satire
[ ] fashion
[ ] love story
[ ] spiritual
[ ] modern
[ ] adventure
[ ] classy
[ ] money
[ ] historical costumes
[ ] political
[ ] on stage
[ ] animation
[ ] exotic
[ ] big band music
[ ] abstract
[ ] colorful
[ ] provocative
[ ] sensual
[ ] fighting
[ ] fantasy
. . . . . . . . .
Last, please provide a link to FOUR most recent applications you've voted on:
ONE TWO THREE FOUR
VOTERS!! The options for this theme are http://community.livejournal.com/musiclegendrate/7679.html">here!
STAMPS FOR LEGENDARY MUSICAL MOVIES THEME
Cabaret is a 1972 American musical film directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey. The film is set in Berlin during the Weimar Republic in 1931, under the ominous presence of the growing Nazi Party. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Cats is a 1998 direct-to-video film of the long-running West End production of Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. Lloyd Webber himself personally oversaw orchestration for the film and called on Gillian Lynne, the original show's choreographer, to personally train the cast for the film. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Chicago is a 2002 American film adaptation of the satirical stage musical Chicago, the film explores the themes of celebrity and scandal in Jazz age Chicago. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Dancer in the Dark is a Danish drama and musical film released in 2000. It was directed by Lars von Trier and stars Icelandic singer Björk. The film is set in the state of Washington in 1964 and focuses on Selma Ježková (Björk), a Czech immigrant who has moved to the United States with her son, Gene Ježek. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Fame is a 1980 American musical film conceived and produced by David De Silva, directed by Alan Parker, and written by Christopher Gore. The film follows a group of students through their studies at the New York High School of Performing Arts. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
"Grease is the word!" Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta rock it up as an unlikely high school couple - she, the preppy goody two shoes, he, the wise-cracking rebel. Grease is a 1978 film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs' and Warren Casey's musical, Grease. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Hair is a 1979 film adaptation of the 1968 Broadway musical of the same title about a Vietnam war draftee who meets and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to the army induction center. The hippies introduce him to their environment of marijuana, LSD, and unorthodox relationships. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Mary Poppins is a 1964 musical film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, produced by Walt Disney, and based on the Mary Poppins books series by P. L. Travers with illustrations by Mary Shepard. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Australian/American/British musical-romantic drama film by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth and on the Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata. It tells the story of a young British poet/writer, Christian (Ewan McGregor), who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman). more...
View a clip on YouTube?
My Fair Lady is a 1964 musical film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical, My Fair Lady, based on the film adaptation of the stage play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 British musical comedy film that parodies science fiction and horror films.[1] Still in limited release nearly 34 years after its premiere, it has the longest-running theatrical release in film history.[2][3] It gained notoriety as a midnight movie in 1977 when audiences began participating with the film in theaters across the United States. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated by visits to a local discothèque. While in the disco, Tony is the king, and the visits help him to temporarily forget the reality of his life: a dead-end job, clashes with his unsupportive and squabbling parents, racial tensions in the local community, and his associations with a gang of dead-beat friends. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly also providing the choreography. It offers a comic depiction of Hollywood's transition from silent films to "talkies." The movie is frequently described as one of the best musicals ever made,[1] topping the AFI's 100 Years of Musicals list, and ranking fifth in its updated list of the greatest American films in 2007. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is a 1965 musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews in the lead role. The film is based on the Broadway musical The Sound of Music. more...
Note: I couldn't find any good clips from the movie :( But I trust most people have seen it since it's such a classic. If you find a good video, let me know!
Pink Floyd The Wall is a 1982 musical film by British director Alan Parker based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album The Wall. The screenplay was written by Pink Floyd vocalist and bassist Roger Waters. The film is highly metaphorical and is rich in symbolic imagery and sound. It features very little dialogue and is mainly driven by Pink Floyd's music. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
The Wiz is a musical by Charlie Smalls, later adapted by William F. Brown as a book. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. more...
View a clip on Dailymotion?
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical-fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.[1] The film stars Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan, with Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charles Grapewin, Clara Blandick, and the Singer Midgets as the Munchkins. more...
Note: Same as with Sound of Music :( Couldn't find a clip
Tommy is a 1975 musical film, based on The Who's 1969 rock opera album musical Tommy. It was directed by Ken Russell and featured a star-studded cast, including the band members themselves (most notably, lead singer Roger Daltrey plays the title role). more...
View a clip on YouTube?
West Side Story is a 1961 American film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. It is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, which itself was adapted from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Yellow Submarine is a 1968 animated feature film based on the music of the Beatles. It is also the title for the soundtrack album to the feature film, released as part of the Beatles' music catalogue. The Beatles themselves appear only in the closing scene of the film, with the Beatles characters in the film voiced by other actors. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
RULES
♥ Please hold your application if there are already 5 applications for the day. You will have time to post these, they'll be up whole September.
♥ Note that for the themes you have to vote on 4 unstamped applications. This is very important for the stamping. Be considerate and vote on others since they have voted on you.
♥ Please vote only for the pre-selected options in the Legendary Musical Movies theme!! I know there are some missing, but I had to make a cut since there are just too many options. I've added some info and links for reference and for fun.
♥ For Lovechild Mirror theme feel free to vote for anybody. The stamps will be custom-made.
♥ Please remember that you're allowed to have only one open application at a time.
♥ To do the themes you need to have a regular stamp.
LOVECHILD MIRROR APPLICATION
❀ LOVECHILD MIRROR APPLICATION
Name:
Age:
Previously stamped as:
Do you want a mother and a father, or don't care (2 moms/2 dads)?
. . . . . . . . .
PICTURES
Please provide at least one good picture that shows your face:
. . . . . . . . .
Last, please provide a link to FOUR most recent applications you've voted on:
ONE TWO THREE FOUR
LEGENDARY MUSICAL MOVIES APPLICATION
♦ LEGENDARY MUSICAL MOVIES THEME
Name:
Previously stamped as:
. . . . . . . . .
THE STORY
So it appears this is a movie about you. Describe you as the main protagonist, and your posse:
Describe the location or surroundings of the story. What's the weather like? What time of day is it? Is it a city, a wonderland, under the sea? Be creative:
Do you have a nemesis, and what is he/they like?
Essentially, what is the story about?
And what happens in the end? Do the lovers finally get each other, does someone die, or does everyone live happily ever after?
. . . . . . . . .
FINE TUNING
What kind of main theme would the movie have? Feel free to link to a song on youtube or any other website, but try to avoid songs from the musicals in the stamping list.
Please tick [x] the words that appeal to you in terms of your musical movie. If there are some words that don't suit you at all, mark them with [o]
[ ] comedy
[ ] orchestral music
[ ] dancing
[ ] rock music
[ ] satire
[ ] fashion
[ ] love story
[ ] spiritual
[ ] modern
[ ] adventure
[ ] classy
[ ] money
[ ] historical costumes
[ ] political
[ ] on stage
[ ] animation
[ ] exotic
[ ] big band music
[ ] abstract
[ ] colorful
[ ] provocative
[ ] sensual
[ ] fighting
[ ] fantasy
. . . . . . . . .
Last, please provide a link to FOUR most recent applications you've voted on:
ONE TWO THREE FOUR
VOTERS!! The options for this theme are http://community.livejournal.com/musiclegendrate/7679.html">here!
STAMPS FOR LEGENDARY MUSICAL MOVIES THEME
Cabaret is a 1972 American musical film directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey. The film is set in Berlin during the Weimar Republic in 1931, under the ominous presence of the growing Nazi Party. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Cats is a 1998 direct-to-video film of the long-running West End production of Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. Lloyd Webber himself personally oversaw orchestration for the film and called on Gillian Lynne, the original show's choreographer, to personally train the cast for the film. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Chicago is a 2002 American film adaptation of the satirical stage musical Chicago, the film explores the themes of celebrity and scandal in Jazz age Chicago. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Dancer in the Dark is a Danish drama and musical film released in 2000. It was directed by Lars von Trier and stars Icelandic singer Björk. The film is set in the state of Washington in 1964 and focuses on Selma Ježková (Björk), a Czech immigrant who has moved to the United States with her son, Gene Ježek. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Fame is a 1980 American musical film conceived and produced by David De Silva, directed by Alan Parker, and written by Christopher Gore. The film follows a group of students through their studies at the New York High School of Performing Arts. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
"Grease is the word!" Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta rock it up as an unlikely high school couple - she, the preppy goody two shoes, he, the wise-cracking rebel. Grease is a 1978 film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs' and Warren Casey's musical, Grease. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Hair is a 1979 film adaptation of the 1968 Broadway musical of the same title about a Vietnam war draftee who meets and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to the army induction center. The hippies introduce him to their environment of marijuana, LSD, and unorthodox relationships. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Mary Poppins is a 1964 musical film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, produced by Walt Disney, and based on the Mary Poppins books series by P. L. Travers with illustrations by Mary Shepard. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Australian/American/British musical-romantic drama film by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth and on the Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata. It tells the story of a young British poet/writer, Christian (Ewan McGregor), who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman). more...
View a clip on YouTube?
My Fair Lady is a 1964 musical film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical, My Fair Lady, based on the film adaptation of the stage play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 British musical comedy film that parodies science fiction and horror films.[1] Still in limited release nearly 34 years after its premiere, it has the longest-running theatrical release in film history.[2][3] It gained notoriety as a midnight movie in 1977 when audiences began participating with the film in theaters across the United States. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated by visits to a local discothèque. While in the disco, Tony is the king, and the visits help him to temporarily forget the reality of his life: a dead-end job, clashes with his unsupportive and squabbling parents, racial tensions in the local community, and his associations with a gang of dead-beat friends. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly also providing the choreography. It offers a comic depiction of Hollywood's transition from silent films to "talkies." The movie is frequently described as one of the best musicals ever made,[1] topping the AFI's 100 Years of Musicals list, and ranking fifth in its updated list of the greatest American films in 2007. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is a 1965 musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews in the lead role. The film is based on the Broadway musical The Sound of Music. more...
Note: I couldn't find any good clips from the movie :( But I trust most people have seen it since it's such a classic. If you find a good video, let me know!
Pink Floyd The Wall is a 1982 musical film by British director Alan Parker based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album The Wall. The screenplay was written by Pink Floyd vocalist and bassist Roger Waters. The film is highly metaphorical and is rich in symbolic imagery and sound. It features very little dialogue and is mainly driven by Pink Floyd's music. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
The Wiz is a musical by Charlie Smalls, later adapted by William F. Brown as a book. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. more...
View a clip on Dailymotion?
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical-fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.[1] The film stars Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan, with Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charles Grapewin, Clara Blandick, and the Singer Midgets as the Munchkins. more...
Note: Same as with Sound of Music :( Couldn't find a clip
Tommy is a 1975 musical film, based on The Who's 1969 rock opera album musical Tommy. It was directed by Ken Russell and featured a star-studded cast, including the band members themselves (most notably, lead singer Roger Daltrey plays the title role). more...
View a clip on YouTube?
West Side Story is a 1961 American film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. It is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, which itself was adapted from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. more...
View a clip on YouTube?
Yellow Submarine is a 1968 animated feature film based on the music of the Beatles. It is also the title for the soundtrack album to the feature film, released as part of the Beatles' music catalogue. The Beatles themselves appear only in the closing scene of the film, with the Beatles characters in the film voiced by other actors. more...
View a clip on YouTube?