RE: Shaw, I enjoyed it, too, and agree that there was more to chew on in the portion on Cabaret, and not just because I have an uncharitable tendency to enjoy any Redmayne criticism.
For a fun look at the challenges and process of writing real music for a fictional band, with a focus on Stereophonic, I recommend the latest episode of Decoder Ring: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decoder-ring/id1376577202?i=1000653374635
RE: Shaw, I enjoyed it, too, and agree that there was more to chew on in the portion on Cabaret, and not just because I have an uncharitable tendency to enjoy any Redmayne criticism. For a fun look at the challenges and process of writing real music for a fictional band, with a focus on Stereophonic, I recommend the latest episode of Decoder Ring: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decoder-ring/id1376577202?i=1000653374635