I've gone down a YouTube rabbit hole of recaps of movies and shows. Most recently this led me to recaps and clips from a Fox/Netflix show called Lucifer that I hadn't heard of before.
It turned out that the lead actor, Tom Elliot, is also an accomplished musician, which they worked into the show. I found this YouTube video of his playing piano and singing
For a long time, I wasn't very sensitive to what drew other people into particular performances. I would look at what other people liked and scratch my head.
Here, though-- partly because I like the style of performance, but partly because I've learned a bit more about conveying emotions through performance -- I am totally blown away.
The Lucifer character is very complex. He is famous, powerful, and supernatural -- yet also conflicted, vulnerable, insecure, hungry for love yet fearing love, wanting to overcome his background -- and dealing with a large, dysfunctional family. It seems like a lot of the angels and demons seem to be actual siblings -- if not all of them. Their mother is a powerful, yet troubled, spirit who possesses human bodies.
Tom Elliott is so brilliant in conveying this complex character. He is really drawing me in. His performance is all the more brilliant when he plays the piano and/or sings, because he maintains the character in the music.
When he sings "Creep" it gains new depth. "I will survive" becomes an actual conversation.
Sadly, it seems that this brillian performer does not give concerts. I wish he did. I would like to go to one.
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I just saw another video where he said he wasn't playing the piano himself.
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