A soundtrack is essential to any movie, music is used in various ways by a director - to portray emotion, create and introduce relationships and to also make references to the time period. The latter being a very distinguished element since it ends up fully spattered with blood many times throughout the movie. Lovett is the business partner and accomplice of barber/ serial killer Sweeney Todd; in some versions, she is also his lover. His garments all have been through a distressing process, creating a wrinkled and stained appearance.

Judge Turpin, played by Edward Lyndeck, sings a romantic duet, “Pretty Women”, with Sweeney about his pretty ward whom he intends to marry, Johanna (also Sweeney’s daughter). Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street featured costumes that were incredibly styled and different than the Crinoline time period in which the film is supposedly set. The Significance and Perception of the Visual Style of Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a Movie by Tim Burton.

The Interactive Oral session held in class helped me develop a deep understanding of the play and its themes. Patti LuPone has played the role on two occasions: in concert (2000 and 2001) and on Broadway (2005). Costumes are an excellent means of exposing the difference in social classes, where people had to either wear worn out and recycled clothes or have a shiny cravat and top hat if they were wealthy. Sweeney Todd would definitely be the definition of reckless, and homicidal while we’re on at it, so in a way it makes sense to give him a leather jacket.

Her new dress reflects her new social standing and shows that she is gaining wealth and is now “successful.The music is among the most strikingly masterful aspects of this play as a whole, and makes the viewing experience enjoyable and thrilling throughout.

I really felt he needed some heavyweight to his feet like he was dragging weight, and his boots are quite heavy and have nails around the outside of the sole on top”, says Colleen to USA Today. This is evidenced by the following: first, on two occasions in Sondheim's musical, Sweeney refers to Mrs. The film’s costumes, designed by Oscar winner and frequent Tim Burton collaborator Colleen Atwood, feature a dark, dreary palette (making the blood stand out that much more) and a very stylized take on Victorian clothing.

Every single detail in the costumes works within the period and status of each character, creating another magnificent work of art by the outstanding Colleen Atwood. Whether he's hitting the open road, camping beneath the stars, or exploring the great outdoors, he cherishes every moment of his outdoor escapades. The fabric this dress is made of looks lush and expensive, which would be accurate considering that her adoptive care-giver is a well-known judge. Written around 431 BCE, the playwright, Euripides was only awarded third place out of three at the annual Athenian Dionysia festival.