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Recently, my family and I went on a trip to Peru, and as part of our tour, we stopped by a luthier who makes instruments from historical Peru. One of the instruments we learned about was the Whistling Pottery, or the Whistling Jar, as coined by the archaeologists who discovered it. This instrument is made…

Good news! The witch is dead! This theme that initially feels like a lighthearted celebration quickly turns dark when we learn that this celebration, and the themes that come along with it, is a celebration of someone’s death. There are two main themes that is tied to both the No One Mourns the Wicked scene…

Yes. The flying monkeys have a theme. This plays in No One Mourns the Wicked right after the third iteration of the Witch’s Theme. Both in the musical and in the movie, this theme is played when we see flying monkeys flying (or just walking) across the screen or stage. Of course, this motif changes…

The Witch’s Theme. The first theme that we hear when the curtain rises in the famous Broadway musical Wicked, with music and lyrics written by the man himself, Stephen Schwartz. In this post, we’re going to (very) briefly break down the theory, connotations, and its uses and effects that this famous theme has throughout the…