{"id":22689,"date":"2021-04-21T09:12:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/?p=22689"},"modified":"2021-04-21T09:12:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:12:17","slug":"obit-watch-april-21-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsfirings.com\/?p=22689","title":{"rendered":"Obit watch: April 21, 2021."},"content":{"rendered":"

Jim Steinman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He had a fascinating career, which is detailed to some extent in his Wikipedia entry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Todd Rundgren eventually agreed to produce the record, but no big label wanted it; Mr. Sonenberg often joked that he thought people were creating new record labels just for the purpose of rejecting \u201cBat Out of Hell.\u201d Eventually Cleveland International Records, a small label distributed by CBS, took a chance.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One little known fact: he was working on a “Batman” musical. A stage musical, not a movie musical. But<\/strong> there were plans for Tim Burton to direct.<\/p>\n

Steinman said about Burton and the project, “It’s more like his first two movies than any of the other movies. It’s very dark and gothic, but really wildly funny. It was my dream that he do this.”<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think a musical interlude is fitting here.<\/p>\n