Hi!
I just wanted to leave you an example of how will work the lyrics arrangement for Didi/Sheva musical project, which has the codename of Chelsea Musical.
From 2001, I work in the same way. But many readers doesn't understand the system I use.
So, I'll show you the keycode it'll be used for each lyric:
Main vocals
[Michael] = Michael Ballack
[Sheva] = Andriy Shevchenko
[Didi] = Didier Drogba
[John] = John Terry
[Frank] = Frank Lampard
[Petr] = Petr Čech
[Carlo] = Carlo Cudicini
[Coach] = The Coach (it was supposed to be Avram Grant inside the characters, but towards he was fired, he'll not be included until a new coach appears)
Background vocals
[Team] = Team Chorus
[Name (other name)] = One is the main vocal, but other makes the background without making a duet (e.g: [Michael (Didi)]
Vocal skills
[Duet] = A duet in harmony among the main vocals.
[Duet (Name/Name)] = Means two people makes the duet of the entire crew (e.g: [Duet (John/Frankie)]
[Canon] = One sings a verse and the other replies with delay (chain of voices)
[1 at 1] = One character sings a verse and the other replies with the following one.
[Synchro] = Two main vocals sings the part with the same voice
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Notes:
1.- When no [ ] appears after the line, means that's a solo
2.- Some songs have changed text according to gender concordance, for not losing its context
3.- My voice registering is soprano, so the duets are arranged according to my voice register... but the regie (director) can fit the duets, higher or lower according to actors' vocal register.
I'll show you an example of how it'll work:
[Michael]
Put me up, put me down
Put my feet back on the ground
Put me up, take my heart
And make me happy
[Frank]
Put me up, put me down
Put my feet back on the ground
Put me up, feel my heart
And make me happy
[Duet]
La yaa-yaa-yai Coco Jamboo yaa-yaa-yai
La yaa-yaa-yai Coco Jamboo yaa-yaa-yai
Hey-yo!
(Coco Jamboo performed by Mr.President)
Here I leave the sample of the song. Introduce the URL in WMP or Winamp:
http://files.openomy.com/public/helga-marie_ballack/cocojambooextract.mp3 or
download it directly.
I hope you understood this system...
I'm saying goodbye :D
(Btw, it'll be included in the project, but it was just an example, 'cause it'll not being the real characters)