[VOICE CAST] [NARRATOR: warm 1930s HUMAN MALE radio voice] [DOROTHY: young HUMAN FEMALE, innocent vintage musical voice] [SCARECROW: nervous HUMAN MALE vaudeville voice] [TIN MAN: metallic HUMAN MALE voice] [LION: booming theatrical HUMAN MALE voice] [WITCH: shrill theatrical HUMAN FEMALE voice] [WIZARD: huge distorted HUMAN MALE voice] [LEAD: aggressive modern HUMAN MALE rapper] [ENSEMBLE: eerie 1930s mixed chorus] [Keep every character radically distinct] [INTRO — DAMAGED 1930s FILM AUDIO] [Film projector] [78rpm crackle] [Detuned upright piano, celesta, strings] [NARRATOR] “Once upon a time, a girl lived beneath a very ordinary sky…” [DOROTHY — SOFTLY SUNG] ♪ Somewhere beyond all this gray There must be somewhere to go… ♪ [Wind begins] [NARRATOR] “Then the sky answered.” [CYCLONE — ORCHESTRA WARPS] [LEAD] BLACK SKY! HOUSE SHAKES! WINDOWS BEND! EVERYTHING BREAKS! [DOROTHY] Where are we going?! [NARRATOR] “Somewhere else.” [MASSIVE SUB DROP] [ACT I — ARRIVAL] [Music suddenly becomes cheerful 1930s musical] [ENSEMBLE] ♪ Wake up! Wake up! Look who's fallen from the sky! ♪ [DOROTHY] Where am I? [ENSEMBLE] ♪ Somewhere wonderful! ♪ [WITCH — DISTANT] Not for long. [RECORD SCRATCH] [LEAD] Dead witch Underneath the house Pretty little city Everybody bows Silver road shining Strange little crowd Then another woman Comes screaming through the clouds! [WITCH] Give me what belongs to me! [DOROTHY] I don't have anything! [WITCH] You do now. [SUB HIT] [CHORUS] [ENSEMBLE — CHEERFUL] ♪ FOLLOW! FOLLOW! FOLLOW THE ROAD! ♪ [LEAD] WHERE DOES IT GO?! ♪ FOLLOW! FOLLOW! DO AS YOU'RE TOLD! ♪ [LEAD] THAT'S NOT AN ANSWER! [ENSEMBLE] ♪ FOLLOW THE ROAD! ♪ [TURN TABLE SCRATCH] “FOLLOW-FOLLOW-F-F-FOLLOW—” [MASSIVE DROP] [ACT II — THE THREE] [Detuned banjo / tack piano] [SCARECROW] Got plenty of thoughts. Just can't keep them straight. [LEAD] Come along. [METALLIC PERCUSSION] [TIN MAN] Something's missing in here. [LEAD] Come along. [Low brass] [LION] I'M NOT AFRAID! [small voice] …unless something happens. [LEAD] Come the fuck on. [ENSEMBLE] ♪ Four little travelers Walking toward the light… ♪ [WITCH — WHISPER] Five. [MUSIC STOPS] [DOROTHY] Who said that? [WITCH LAUGHTER — GLITCHED] [ACT III — FOREST] [1930s orchestra becomes increasingly wrong] [Strings reverse] [Monkey-like shrieks chopped into scratches] [Huge sub pulses] [LEAD] Trees got faces Sky turned black Something with wings Coming down fast Girl gets taken Friends give chase Green fucking fire Lighting up her face! [WITCH] You wanted magic? [SUB RUMBLE] “Here it is.” [CATASTROPHIC DROP] [WITCH SECTION] [WITCH — THEATRICAL] Run little girl! Run! [DOROTHY] LET ME GO! [LEAD] Bucket tips! Water flies! [WITCH] WAIT— [GLITCH] [WITCH VOICE DISTORTS] What have you— [STATIC BLAST] [ABSOLUTE SILENCE] [SCARECROW] …well. [LION] Was that supposed to happen? [TIN MAN] Apparently. [LEAD] KEEP MOVING. [ACT IV — THE WIZARD] [Huge pipe organ] [Mechanical drums] [Film projector accelerates] [WIZARD] WHO DARES RETURN?! [LEAD] CUT THE SHIT! [SCRATCH] [DOROTHY] We did what you asked! [WIZARD] I AM THE GREAT— [CURTAIN RIPS] [SMALL HUMAN VOICE] Oh. [DEAD STOP] [LEAD] THAT'S HIM?! [SCARECROW] I expected taller. [WIZARD] Presentation is important. [MASSIVE WOMP] [LEAD] No wizard! No magic! No supernatural plan! Just smoke! Noise! Lights! And some frightened little man! [FINAL CHORUS] [ENSEMBLE] ♪ FOLLOW! FOLLOW! FOLLOW THE ROAD! ♪ [LEAD] WE ALREADY DID! ♪ FIND WHAT YOU NEED! ♪ IT WAS ALREADY THERE! Brain! [SCARECROW] Had one. Heart! [TIN MAN] Apparently. Courage! [LION] …working on it. [LEAD] AND HER?! [DOROTHY] I just want to go home. [ALL MUSIC DROPS AWAY] [FINAL ACT — HOME] [Original damaged 1930s orchestra returns] [Soft celesta] [78rpm crackle] [NARRATOR] “And after monsters, witches, false gods, and impossible roads…” “…she finally understood.” [DOROTHY] I kept looking for somewhere better. [soft pause] Maybe I just needed to know what I was leaving behind. [ENSEMBLE — DISTANT] ♪ Home… home… home… ♪ [Film begins skipping] ♪ Home-home-home-home— ♪ [SUB-BASS RISES] [LEAD] WAKE! THE FUCK! UP! [HUGE FINAL DROP] [Film projector suddenly stops] [Silence] [DOROTHY — VERY CLOSE] I'm home. [OLD RADIO STATIC] [NARRATOR] “Are you?” [LONG SILENCE] [Film projector starts again] [WITCH — VERY DISTANT] Not for long. [RECORD NEEDLE SCRATCH] [END]
