Mr. President, There’s an Asteroid Headed Directly For the Earth: The Musical
| Mr. President, There’s an Asteroid Headed Directly For the Earth: The Musical | |
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| Independent | |
| Released | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Length | 05:13 |
| Label | Amazon Studios |
| Producer | Rob Cantor, Rick Lax |
Mr. President, There's an Asteroid Headed Directly For the Earth: The Musical is a cancelled musical written and scripted by Rick Lax with music and lyrics composed by Rob Cantor.
Background
The musical was written and scripted in late 2011 and early 2012,[1] and pitched to Amazon Studios as a episodic online musical for Amazon Instant Video.[2] Demos from act 1 were released on Soundcloud in February 2012[1] and included on asteroidmusical.com, albeit locked behind a password.[3] After some meetings, the project ultimately went nowhere, as it required a high budget for little to no return.[4]
An outline of the four acts was recovered by SkyetheGuy, which is referred to as a "Mini Bible", most likely it is a digestible version of the entire story line for those who are working on the project.[5] In addition to this, there are also 2 scripts for Act I of the musical. The latter of which corrects a spelling error, and removes information about the website and password.[6][7]
The demos are currently archived on YouTube and tallyall.club, as well as the aforementioned Soundcloud profile.[8]
Synopsis
"In every disaster movie, some guy bursts into the Oval Office and says, "Mr. President! There's an asteroid headed directly for the earth!" This is that guy's story."
"Calvert, our geeky hero, meets Kayla at an astronomy lecture. She misread a flyer and thought it was an astrology talk. Her mistake will prove to be the most devastating event in the course of human history."[9]
The story focuses primarily Calvert, who meets his love-interest Kayla, after an astronomy lecture. They go on a date, fall in love, and their love inadvertently causes an asteroid to head directly towards the Earth. Meanwhile Vice President Fullbag, Calvert's boss, is doing everything in his power to sway the voters and win the upcoming election, and prevent the asteroid from hitting Earth. There is also a sub-plot of Calvert's co-worker and best friend Rajesh, who is also trying to find love by pestering his co-worker Rita.
Track listing
| # | Title | Writers | Lead Singers | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overture" | Rob Cantor | Rob Cantor | 1:41 |
| 2. | "At the Club" | Rob Cantor | Rob Cantor | 0:28 |
| 3. | "Waiting" | Rob Cantor | Rob Cantor | 2:13 |
| 4. | "At the Club (Reprise)" | Rob Cantor | Rob Cantor | 0:49 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://soundcloud.com/robcantor Rob Cantor. SoundCloud. Archived on Archive.org. Accessed 26th July 2024.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120512085327/http://studios.amazon.com/projects/9984 Mr. President, There’s an Asteroid Headed Directly For the Earth: The Musical. Rick Lax, Rob Cantor. Amazon Studios. Archived on Archive.org. Accessed 26th July 2024.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190415000000*/asteroidmusical.com Archive.org snapshot of the asteroidmusical.com website. Accessed 17th April 2022.
- ↑ Catching Up With Rob Cantor. Hidden in the Sand.
- ↑ https://www.skyetheguy.com/DoubleOOP/MrPresidentMiniBible.pdf Mr President Mini Bible. SkyeTheGuy.
- ↑ https://www.skyetheguy.com/DoubleOOP/MrPresidentActI.pdf Mr President There's An Asteroid Headed Directly For The Earth: The Musical. Act I Script (Version 1). Rick Lax, Rob Cantor. Hosted by SkyeTheGuy. Accessed 17th April 2022.
- ↑ https://www.skyetheguy.com/DoubleOOP/MrPresident1of4.pdf Mr President There's An Asteroid Headed Directly For The Earth: The Musical. Act I Script (Version 2). Rick Lax, Rob Cantor. Hosted by SkyeTheGuy. Accessed 17th April 2022.
- ↑ https://tallyall.club/0:/members/Rob%20Cantor/Asteroid%20Musical/ Tallyall.club. Asteroid Musical. Scripts and songs from Act 1. Accessed 17th April 2022.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120512085327/http://studios.amazon.com/projects/9984 Archived Amazon Studios page for Mr President There's An Asteroid Headed Directly For The Earth: The Musical. Archive.org. Accessed 17th April 2022.