Welcome to the Work in Progress, Harvest moon Magical Melody: The Musical!
Magical Melody is not the best game in the Harvest Moon series to turn into a musical, but the one I was inspired by. Plus, it is the most musical. What you will be reading is not a fictional story comparable to other works on this site, but a work in progress of a real musical script. Whether or not it will actually be turned into real production is uncertain.
As you read through the script and lyrics, please keep in mind this is a romantic comedey aimed at pleasing any age range including children, as the game was. It is silly and light hearted. It differs slightly from the game, and focuses more on the romance portion than the farming portion, since there are only so many fsongs you can make about farming before you lose any sense of a plot line. Please keep an open mind and review with suggestions and support; I am very excited about this project!
Thank you, and enjoy Act one: Scene i
(SCENE: The Main Character, a girl named Tina, is illuminated by a spotlight in the middle of the stage. The curtain is drawn behind her. She is reading from a brochure.)
Tina: The Exciting Ranch Plan. We are looking for ranchers. Would you like to work in Flower Bud Village? Buy some of our beautiful property and live a warm and rewarding ranch lifestyle! The Mayor of Flower Bed Village.
(The Exciting Ranch Plan starts playing as the curtain opens, revealing the cast. They are excited and cherry. The backdrop is Flower Bed Village, decorated with bright colors and and losts of green.)
Cast: I see you've found the Exciting Ranch Plan! I see you've found the Exciting Ranch Plan!
Welcome to Flower Bed Village, a blossom of a town! Pick one of three plots of land, it's no money down!
Just write your name on the line, right there now sign! You have a nice new abode, furnished without strife.
Congrats on starting your new, exciting ranch life!
(Singing stops, and cherry music plays as the cast exits the stage as Tina walks into her new house. On cue, Ellen walks back on stage and knocks on the door as her music starts playing, beginning the first of many short song snippets introducing characters. At the knock, Tina opens the door, and Ellen, with dog, starts to sing.)
Ellen: Hello I'm Ellen.
I work at the Blue Sky Ranch love looking after animals. I also like to bake sweet confections,
So here is a dog! It was born on the Blue Sky Ranch which again's over there.
And if you wouldn't care; please take, the, dog!
(Ellen leaves, and Tina and the dog enter the house again. Bob appears and knocks on her door as his music starts, ans starts singing when Tina opens the door.)
Bob: Good Morning I'm Bob.
When I'm not delivering produce, I'm digging stuff up in a cave or two
And now I'm here to inform you, how to use your shipping box
When you have products you wish to sell, just throw them there, and then wait awhile
You'll have your money in the morning.
(Bob leaves, an Tina shuts the door just as Carl arrives. As his music plays, he knocks on the door, and sings as Tina again opens it.)
Carl: Hello I'm Carl.
I used to tend the counter at the local bar
But my real dream was to one day open my own cafe
Which I did. It's called Cafe Callaway
But advertising's not why I came.
Would you mind donating an egg for the festival?
(Carl leaves, Tina closes the door, You can see she is getting a big tired of this, her hand not leaving the doorknob as she waits for the next one to knock on her; which happens to be Basil.)
Basil: Hello I'm Basil.
A wandering botanist. Spending my hours between the cavern and Sunny Lake.
It's a pleasure to meet you, Just wanted to say hello.
(Basil leaves, and Tina shuts the door, again not letting her hand off the knob. Meanwhile, the father-daughter pair Ann and Micheal approach before one of them knocks.)
Anne: Good day I'm Ann
I'm here today with my dad.
Micheal: I'm Micheal.
Ann: We own the junk shop by town
I like inventing, in the back room or digging and exploring caves.
Micheal: I'm worried she's gonna get hurt one day.
Ann: I hope you visit one day!
(The two leave, and as Tina closes the door she leans against the door. When Blue knocks, she sighs, pauses a moment, and opens the door as the music suddenly stops.)
Blue: Hey. I'm Blue, cousin Ellen may have come already. I spend most of my daylight hours at the Blue Sky Ranch, and take farm work very seriously... Have a lot of people come over already? (Tina nods) Follow me. You've yet to meet everyone. Pop Hank told me show you around. (another short pause) So, are you enjoying your new exciting ranch life?
I'm sorry, this is very much a rough draft, so you are seeing the ugly bare basics. Please help me make this less embarrassing to look at! Also, Basil's song... that is very much under construction. Thank you for reading.
