It's such a cornerstone of theater, the music is so damn good. Somehow I expected it to be from like the 1800s
Was it seriously? I thought it was like, from the 1700s (I know next to nothing about Phantom of the Opera).
yep, first stage play was 1985. The plot is based on a book from 1910, but the music was all original composition. Same guy who did Cats
Some of you didn’t grow up overheating to the point of nausea in a dodge grand caravan while your mom fucking BLASTED Andrew Lloyd Weber’s latest drop and it shows.
(Okay, so it's based on a story that was serialized in 1909, so...it's kind of old?)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor is an old song that this is a cover of, so I guess there's that. I think it also seems old because "Phantom of the Opera" is such an old timey sounding name. I guess if it's based on an old book, maybe they were referencing stuff that was even earlier...
I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
