Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] Update on Midnight Oil Musical

Glitch sena.reisenweaver at verizon.net
Sun Feb 22 16:27:39 MST 2004


Matthew,
That's too bad the project has been stopped by the powers that be.  Would
you be willing to share it in its current form? I think I probably asked you
this the first time round and you said no, but just in case that's changed,
I'd be interested in reading it. :-)
-GB


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got robot car your job will disappear
it's called the politics of a brand new year
some say that's progress i say that's cruel

--midnight oil
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> G'day all,
> 
> Some of you may remember quite some months back (I
> think it was about May last year) when I last
> discussed this project.
> 
> If you don't, or you have joined the powderworks
> since, then let me refresh your memory: I was working
> on a musical based upon, and using, the songs of
> Midnight Oil.
> 
> Well, about a month back, I decided that the script
> was in a presentable state and took the idea to
> Midnight Oil's licensing department.
> 
> Last week, I received the following reply:
> 
>> Dear Matthew
>> 
>> Thank you for providing further details on the
>> musical you have been working
>> on.   We appreciate that you have put a great deal of
>> thought into your
>> project and that you have a true passion for Midnight
>> Oil's music.
>> Unfortunately however Matthew, we cannot endorse this
>> project.  The band
>> insist on creative control over the use of their
>> songs and a musical is not
>> part of Midnight Oil's future plans.
>> 
>> No doubt we'll see your name in lights one day
> though!
>> 
>> Best wishes
>> 
>> 
>> A***** B******
>> Licensing Department
>> Midnight Oil Enterprises Pty Ltd.
> 
> In other words, no.
> 
> My apologies to those who were looking forward to
> this. As you can probably understand, I am pretty
> disappointed about this decision.
> 
> God bless,
> 
> Matthew Wightwick.
> 
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