You’d suppose Andrew Lloyd Webber can be feeling the stress of getting to craft King Charles’ coronation music — however the dude is fairly relaxed … hilariously so, in reality.

The Broadway legend — answerable for the numbers heard in “Cats,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and others — dished to WaPo in regards to the Royal task he agreed to a few month in the past … particularly, composing THE musical piece that’ll be taking part in whereas KC will get topped in Might.

It is fairly the duty, and but … ALW sounds tremendous chill about it. His interview right here makes it appear to be the gig is simply one other day within the workplace. He says, “I’ve written numerous choral music. [M]y father was a really distinguished church organist and choirmaster and the choral custom shouldn’t be one thing that’s new to me in a means, as a result of it’s been there all my life.” In different phrases, he is been there … completed that. Now, he is simply doing it for the King.

As WaPo notes, Lloyd Webber’s truly considerably aware of Charles — having met and visited with him on a handful of events previously. He tells this humorous anecdote, kinda poking enjoyable on the King’s vanilla demeanor/pursuits … and what HRH is keen about.

ALW says, “The wonderful thing about Charles is that he has an excellent love of actually numerous causes which might be somewhat bit retro. He cares very deeply about all types of fairly attention-grabbing issues.”

The man provides this … “I imply, like, three or 4 years earlier than lockdown, I acquired a name from him saying may I come round to satisfy him at Lancaster Home fairly urgently, as a result of he’d had an thought. What it was that he was frightened about was the truth that there wasn’t sufficient entry for younger folks to go and learn to play the church organ.”

As for the precise music itself that he is placing collectively … the deets are out. It is a 3-minute tune set to the melody of Psalm 98, which is able to embody the lyrics/chorus that reads, “O sing to the Lord a brand new music.” Lloyd Webber’s anticipated to place his personal spin on it, although.

ALW’s heading to London quickly to check the audio at Westminster Abbey, the place the ceremony will go down. Charles could also be combating pop acts, however he is acquired the classics locked down.