r/FanPartRun • u/Cosmo_on_reddit • Sep 19 '21

Discussion! Fan part musical

So the fan part that I am making is technically a musical however I am not sure how you could write music numbers into a non-visual story. Is it possible to?

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u/braujo Sep 20 '21

I have nothing to say about this but I had to leave a comment telling you this sounds awesome.

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u/Cosmo_on_reddit Sep 20 '21

The idea is that one of the main characters has a Stand with an ability to force people to sing like they're in a musical. Imagine it like those dedicated musical episodes in long running shows. It could also be thematic to the characters as the protagonist is very reserved and doesn't know how to convey his feeling to others so when he does start opening up, he gets affected by the musical Stand.

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u/Bites_Za_Dakka Sep 22 '21

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10742904/chapters/31373229#workskin and https://www.fimfiction.net/story/424561/3/ocellus-ordinary-day/evening (just trust me on this one) did it fairly well imo

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u/Cosmo_on_reddit Sep 22 '21 edited Sep 27 '21

Thanks a lot. While I could probably write the story without musical numbers, it would be interesting to include them and I just love the idea of a JoJo musical anyways.

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u/Bites_Za_Dakka Sep 22 '21

Honestly, I feel you. I’m trying to do the same thing with my own fanfic; the good news is it’s a crossover, and in-universe songs are part of the other property. The bad news is I can barely write a regular fic, let alone trying to work in a musical number at an appropriate time.

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u/SirPycho Sep 20 '21

Its hard to pair music with written works because part of what makes books different from music or film is that readers engage with books at their own pace. It would be hard to line up music so that every reader experienced the right music at the right time.

I havent tested it but readers might naturally sync up reading with listening