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Watch: Lady Gaga Meets Rent in This Epic Mashup
The latest music video from the makers of #HAM4BEY.
From the minds that brought us #HAM4BEY comes the latest pop/musical theatre mashup: #GAGA4RENT.
Creator Michael Korte and arranger Jared Jenkins fused the songs of Rent with Lady Gaga (who will perform at Sunday鈥檚 Super Bowl LI Halftime Show). The video opens with the title song from Jonathan Larson鈥檚 Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical and includes nods to 鈥淟ight My Candle,鈥� 鈥淭oday 4 U,鈥� 鈥淟ife Support,鈥� 鈥淥ver the Moon,鈥� 鈥淟a Vie Boheme,鈥� and more mixed with Gaga tunes like 鈥淎lejandro,鈥� 鈥淏orn This Way,鈥� and 鈥淧aparazzi.鈥�
Korte began mashing musicals and pop stars with #HAM4BEY. 鈥淭he inspiration really came from Lin-Manuel [Miranda],鈥� says Korte. 鈥淲hen I first heard the Hamilton soundtrack, I was overcome by its stunning and relatable pop/hip-hop melodies. Somewhere in my mind I knew there must be an opportunity to mash or combine and mold or reconfigure his work with current pop hits.
鈥淥n a personal note, I鈥檓 an eclectic sweet mess of a music fanatic,鈥� continues Korte. 鈥淔or every Cynthia Erivo track I have on repeat, it's usually followed by some Chance The Rapper and then Dixie Chicks.鈥�
Still, matching mainstream artists with musicals can be a challenge. 鈥�Hamilton and Beyonc茅 was a natural fusion. Rent and Gaga almost didn鈥檛 happen,鈥� says Korte. 鈥淎ll props go to the wildly talented Jared Jenkins for his inspiring arrangement!鈥�
Korte and team have more videos planned to merge the sounds of stage and radio. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 reveal much,鈥� says Korte, 鈥渂ut we will most likely either go 鈥榞reen鈥� or go 鈥榩urple鈥�!鈥� Elphaba? Celie? Whoever it is, we鈥檙e here for it.
