Music legends Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard kindly joined the admins of the Back to the Future The Musical Fans Facebook group to have a chat and answer questions about writing the music and lyrics for Back to the Future The Musical and recording the upcoming Original Cast Recording album, which is available for pre-order now and scheduled to be released on 26th November 2021!

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00:00 Intro
00:48 What are your thoughts on finally seeing The Musical in the West End?
02:54 When was the first time you became aware of each other’s work and when did you first meet?
06:10 How did you prepare for writing for musical theatre?
09:32 Was it hard to convince Bob Gale to premiere the show in Manchester?
11:19 How do you decide when to leave something alone?
14:13 Did you find it more or less challenging to work with a smaller band for The Musical?
18:13 How early in the process did you decide to include the moment when the score and Earth Angel combine?
22:23 How many songs did you write in total which perhaps didn’t make the cut?
27:30 What can we expect from the cast album?
30:13 Will there be a vinyl or retro cassette release of the cast album?
32:03 Is there anyone you’d like to hear covering any of the songs out of The Musical?
33:41 Can you both remember the first records you bought?
36:12 How often do you hear someone singing or playing your music?
39:02 Is there anything you can tell us about the music of Back to the Future The Musical which we probably don’t already know?
42:11 Closing thoughts
43:03 Thank you, Alan and Glen!

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