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Robert Lopez Biography

Songwriter

Robert Lopez, born on February 23, 1975, is a renowned songwriter known for his unique musical style and profound lyrical content. He has made significant contributions to musical theater and film music.

Feels Writing Kind Persons States Fun Lucky Anxiety Seeking Relaxed Happy Go Lucky

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“I only like to write shows that I feel like no one has seen before.”

Feels Writing Shows

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“I like to think my sense of humor is sort of smart and dumb at the same time. I like to work on multiple levels - smart and dumb, funny and sad, profound and mundane, cynical and hopeful.”

Thinking Levels Smart Profound Dumb Hopeful Sense Of Humor Cynical Multiple Mundane

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“I think one of my favorite productions ever was Sondheims Assassins at the Roundabout in 2004. Beyond brilliant.”

Thinking My Favorite Productions Brilliant Assassins Sondheim

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“Whenever Disney asks if you want to do a fairy tale musical, you say yes.”

Ifs Want Asks Musical Tales Fairy Fairy Tale

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“Every time I see a film or TV show, I think about how that composer made those choices and how that director envisioned music and how that could work onstage or in a film and how you could support that even further by putting lyrics to it.”

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“It's very hard to go from the intense self-criticism you need to have during previews to all of a sudden letting go of it and trying to enjoy the moment, but I'm doing my best and I'm finally beginning to relax a little bit.”

Trying Moments Enjoy Letting Go Intense Relax

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“If you're doing a musical, you should be out to give the audience something special, emotional, an uplifting feeling, something that stays with them.”

Giving Feelings Audience Special Emotional Musical Uplifting

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“I'm not an advocate of true rhymes, I don't think. I think that everyone who writes musical theater needs to know how to do true rhymes, because that's the tradition of it, but I do think that in order for the art form to grow, it's important to not let tradition get in the way of innovation. There's all kinds of reasons not to use true rhyme in a lyric, like with off-color humor.”

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“Filipino pride. I'm so excited, I'm just sending love to the Philippines. I know they've had a tough year and I just send out my feelings to them.”

Knows Years Feelings Pride Tough Excited Philippines Filipino

Author:Robert Lopez

About the Author

Born: February 23, 1975
Known for: Songwriter
Quotes: 10

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