The Sound Of Music - 12

Act 12. Scene 1.

EXT. Somewhere in an Ibiza party. We find Maria sprawled out there cosying up with a young boyfriend. Both are very stoned. A miserable looking Captain von Trapp spots Maria and walks timidly up in her direction. Maria is too stoned and too engrossed to recognise him. She notices him only when the  hapless Captain trips on some stones at which she, alas , bursts into much laughter .

CAPTAIN : " Maria .....!"

MARIA (still blank) : "Hey ! Do i , like , know you Grampa ?"

CAPTAIN : " I , er , ....."

BOYFRIEND : " Now go away, old man. Go on. Get!"

Captain von Trapp tries to protest  but the loud techno music completely drowns him out. The Boyfriend advances towards him. The good Captain beats a hasty retreat. 

Finally he turns towards the camera and breaks into The Sound Of Music title track. 

Does the good Captain look and sound bitter ? Umm,yes, he fairly does. Could it be inferred that he is an ardent fan of the Ibiza scene ? Umm , no , it fairly couldn't.

"Their thrills are alive with the sound of music

A sound that will split a thousand ears.

The pills fill their heart with the sound of music.

My heart wants to fling out every song that it hears.

My heart wants to beat shit outta that lad

And swing him from the trees.

My heart wants to fry them both like Mac fries

Served with cheese.

They laugh like schmucks when i trip and fall over

Stones on my way.

They swing through the night like jackasses learning to bray

I'll go to the hills for my heart is lonely.

I know that i must first hit the provisions store.

My heart has been messed with The Sound Of Music.

And oh boy , was it a bore !"

Act 12. Scene 2.

INT. The war against global warming and environmental degradation looks conclusively lost. We are deep inside a little bunker in Berlin with Herr Furher in retreat. With him are his mistress named Eva Braun and his dog named something else. The dog is howling away in front of a gramaphone horn.

EVA : " I thought i heard the sound of music"

HITLER : "That's the dog trying to imitate his master's voice."

EVA (despondent) : " Oh mein Furher are we quite trapped in here?"

HITLER (angry) : " Vat ! Did you mention Trapp ? Eva , you are all Braun and no brain."

EVA : " Shakespeare ? "

In response , Hitler takes his pistol and shoots her.

Then he shoots himself.

After that , the dog shoots itself. 
But only with a camera.

The image becomes a major record label logo.

(To not be continued)

Act 12

The Sound Of Music - 10

Act 10. Scene 1. 

INTERIOR. At the concert hall where the get-away has been planned . Uncle Max has lined up the children on stage. Orders from the highest echelons notwithstanding , the program manager is not exactly happy at the prospect of having the von Trapp children sing again.

MANAGER : " Look here , can we at least have fewer of them ? It's bad enough having to listen to an adult von Trapp ..."

MAX : " It's Captain von Trapp's arrangement. And you do know that no less a person than the Furher himself wants the Captain to sing."

MANAGER : " Yes , i know. Still and all , i mean it's a nervous strain for someone such as I used as I am to agreeable chamber music . . . "

MAX : " Ah , chamber music ! I'm sure , old chap , that the Furher will be able to arrange for that - though i wouldn't bet on the 'agreeable' bit there. . ."

Act 10. Scene 2.
INTERIOR . Concert hall. The von Trapp family performs Climb Every Mountain

" Climb every mountain
But do mind that toe !
Follow every blog for
The right boots to go.

(Three of the children walk out offstage)

Climb every mountain
But mind every scream !
Follow every regimen
For calf-muscles like a dream.

A dream that will need
All the protein you can give.
And plenty of stupid exercise
For as long as you live


(The other children go offstage , leaving the Captain and Maria on it)

Climb every mountain
Ford every stream.
Make sure you can swim first
Or it'd all be a bad,bad dream.

A dream that will breed
All the hydrophobia it can give
And a marked disinclination to bathe
For as long as you live

(Maria goes offstage , leaving only the Captain on stage)

You can climb every mountain
But i must go check on the wife
You can follow me on Twitter
Every day of your silly life. "
(The Captain goes off stage)


Act 10. Scene 3.
INTERIOR . The concert hall. The Nazi generals in the audience are with Max.

GENERAL 1 : " Himmel , and to think we forced him to sing !"

G2 : " Ja ! The things we subject ourselves to . . . . "

G3 : " Where have they disappeared one by one like that...?"

G4 : " Ja , they haven't run away Detweiler , have they ?"

MAX : " Oh no , that was just part of the act. They're backstage"

G5 : " And what is zis blog ? And zis Twitter he said to follow ? Is it like some closed circuit TV ?"

MAX : " Not really. On the contrary , it's very open. You see General , it's a bit like this : with CCTV you are trying to watch somebody who is usually trying to hide. With Twitter or blogs , it's somebody trying to be watched while you're usually trying to hide."

G1 : " Zat's very clever. You are a smart man , Detweiler."

MAX : " But i still get only three scenes in this movie. And these were my last words"

G1 : " How right you are , Detweiler... ! "

---- G1 takes out a gun and shoots Max Detweiler dead ----

GENERALS 2-5 (shocked) " Vat ! Gott in Himmel ! "

G1 : " This schwein fooled us ! The von Trapps have escaped !"

G2-5 (shocked) : " Vat ! Gott in Himmel ! How do you know ? "

G1 : " Because Captain von Trapp has tweeted about it. Look !"

Waves his iPhone at them and shows them the tweet

G2-5 (shocked) " Vat ! Gott in Himmel ! "

(To be continued)

The Sound Of Music - 9

Act 9. Scene 1.
INTERIOR  The von Trapp mansion. The Nazi generals pay a visit to the Captain.

GENERAL 1 : “Captain, please reconsider your decision.”
GENERAL 2 : “ We want you singing again. Herr Furher wants it.”
CAPTAIN (pleased) : “ Ah ! A fan is he ? Good ! He can visit my website for a chance to win an autographed picture.” (then remembers himself – continues a trifle wistfully) “ No , but my decision is final. No more singing , gentlemen”
GENERAL 3 : “ In that case Captain , please visit our offices for a chance to man our check posts 24/7 and hand out cards , chocolates and roses to everyone.”
CAPTAIN (wincing) : “ Chocolates ? And roses ? Er , what colour ?”
GENERAL 3 : “Red”

Captain von Trapp throws up.

GENERAL 4 : “ And of course you will go through some rather thorny training before that”
Cracks his knuckles menacingly
CAPTAIN : “ Are you threatening me ? Remember I have served my country with distinction”
GENERAL 5 : “ Now please serve us some coffee with haste”

Act 9. Scene 2.
INTERIOR The von Trapp mansion. That same evening. The Captain and Maria confer

MARIA : “ We must get out of here. It’s too unsafe”
CAPTAIN : “Yes. Although my heart bleeds at the thought of leaving my dear homeland.”
MARIA (eyes a stain on his shirt) : “ Gosh ! is that blood ?”
CAPTAIN (sheepishly) : “ Er, no . Spot of coffee actually. They didn’t like what i had served . . .”
MARIA : “And socking it right back is obviously not your cup of tea”

CAPTAIN : " One has to swallow one's pride sometimes"

MARIA (aside) : " To think i've swallowed so much more . . . Oh , i can't wait to spit out this wimp."


Act 9. Scene 3.
INTERIOR  The von Trapp mansion.  Captain and Maria are with Max Detweiler ("Uncle Max" )

MAX: “ Finally ! How many scenes do I have ?”
CAPTAIN : “ One. Possibly two at most”
MAX : “ Can’t you make it  three ?”
CAPTAIN : “ No way”
MARIA : “ Now look guys , can we cut to the chase please !
CAPTAIN : “ Let's not even have one. Relying on you,Max ”
MAX : “ No worries , old chap. I have a concert all lined up. After you perform and allay their fears , we keep them occupied with the rest of the show . That’s when you make a quick escape”
CAPTAIN : “ Oh good , I can sing again” (adds hastily) “ Only to fool the generals of course , dear”
MAX : “ So what song do you intend to perform ? ”
MARIA : “ I thought Climb Every Mountain perhaps…? ”
MAX : “ Hmm. Yeesss…. you’ll have to climb a few. Wear sensible shoes and stock up on food"

( To be continued)

The Sound Of Music - 7

Act 7. Scene 1.

Houston ! We have a situation ! Because even as the Party have decided that Captain von Trapp must sing the world into Utopia , the good captain himself has taken the momentous decision to abandon singing for the sake of his great love for wild-chick Maria. We find the two of them in

EXTERIOR. Summer pavilion in the von Trapp premises. (Yes , again. This is a low budget remake)

CAPTAIN : " How i love you"

MARIA : "Shakespeare ?"

CAPTAIN : " No , my own words."

MARIA : " Hmm, i thought so..."

Sees that the Captain looks hurt

MARIA (speaks kindly) : " Come on Captain ! Let's sing a duet together. It's alright. One more song can't harm anybody."

CAPTAIN (cheers up) : " Yes , it can be my swan song"

MARIA (mutters under her breath) : " Sounds about apt for a lame duck"

They duet to Something Good , standing there in the soft blue late evening light

(yes , again , low budget , etc)

Maria:

Perhaps i had a wicked childhood
Perhaps i had a tripped out youth
But whenever weed or speed wouldn't last
There was always a heroin moment to shoot

Here you are now, standing there, nearly not boring me
Whether or not you should
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good

Nothing comes from your singing
Nothing ever could

So whatever was in my youth or childhood
I've now done something good

I've stopped your singing , dude !


Captain :
For here you are , standing there , laughing at me
Whether or not you should

Maria :
So whatever was in my youth or childhood
I have now done something good
I've stopped your singing , dude !

Maria & The Captain :
Nothing comes from singing
Nothing ever could

Maria :
So whatever was my youth

Captain :
Or childhood

Maria :
I sure have done something . . .

Maria & The Captain :
Something good !

Captain :
I've stopped singing , which is good !

Maria :
Yes , you've stopped singing , dude !

(To be continued)

The Sound Of Music - 6

Act 6. Scene 1.

Nazi party headquarters in the newly captured Vienna. High powered conference on. The generals hold animated policy discussions.

General 1 : This Anshluss is Herr Furher's gift to the Fatherland

General 2 : My own father would have preferred beer .....

General 3 : We'll shower our people and all of humanity with love.

General 4 : We'll gift chocolates and Danke cards to all in peace.

General 5 : Our checkposts will hand out red roses with a smile.

General 1 : But achtung ! What of the environment ? And global warming ?

General 2 : And what of poverty ,malnutrition and disease in the Third World ?

General 3 : Ja ! Herr Furher is worrying himself sick over those issues

General 4: We must solve them !

General 5 : And soon !

All : But how ?

They all stand up and sing solemnly , in realisation of the fact that they are hopelessly clueless on the technical apects of these problems

How do you solve the problem of malaria ?

How do you treat a crowd when they're trodden so down ?

How do you heal malnourished victims of diarrhea ?

With a whaddyacallit ? A whatchyamightcallit ? A noun . . . ?

How do you solve the problem of global warming ?

How do you catch carbon emissions and pin them down ?

How do you find a word that means organic farming ?

In a dictionary ! A dictionary ! A good dictionary in town !

Then silence again - until inspiration strikes.

General 1 : I know how ! We put Captain von Trapp in charge ! He will vanquish pollution and poverty with a blitzkrieg of song

General 2 : He'll sing sweetly to the poor and the sick until they are healed

General 3 : Yes , after all "if music be the food of love , play on"

General 4 : Eh ? What ? What ?

General 3 : That was Shakespeare .

General 4 : Oh i see . Did they starve him in Auschwitz ?

General 3 : Not sure - but we need the sound of music around here.

General 5 (slight dismay) : The Sound Of Music ? But the fraulein dragged me along to watch it last year and i hated the movie !

General 2 : Who cares about that !

All : Ja, who cares ! General von Trapp it is - so finally , we have found some use for his infernal singing and for his flowery verse

General 5 (Secret Aside) : Mein Gott ! it couldn't get verse than ze Sound Of Music

(to be continued)

The Sound Of Music - 5

ACT 5. Scene 1.

EXTERIOR . Summer pavilion in the von Trapp premises. There we find Liesl and Rolf

ROLF : " I am 17 , going on 18 . . . "

LIESL : " Darling ! But age has nothing to do with true love"

ROLF : " I was talking about the number of people I am helping to send to the concentration camps this month. And now shall we get down to business ?

ACT 5. Scene 2.

INTERIOR . Inside Maria's bedroom in the von Trapp mansion. 
A drenched-to-the-bone Liesl sneaks in through the window.

MARIA (startled) : " What ! What the hell is all this ? "

LIESL : " Oh , i was meeting my boyfriend. Rolf ? I think you know him .. . "

MARIA : " I couldn't care less who you were meeting. All I care about right now is that you dry yourself , change and mop my floor. And , like , now ! "

LIESL (mutters under her breath) : " Bitch !"

Comes back changed.Proceeds to mop the place. Sullen and resentful

LIESL : " You're such a bitter old person. Is there anything you like at all ? "

MARIA : " I like a lot of things , you know, like . . ."

LIESL (cuts her off) : " Hey Sis ! No one wants to know , OK ?"

MARIA : "Oh but i'll sing it off anyway as its such a swell old hit"

Launches into "My Favourite Things"

Acid drops in high doses and whisky for a pittance

Bright Ecstacy pills and a good Coke remittance

Wild techno parties that fly with the moon on their wings

These are a few of my favourite things.

Cream coloured Tony-ies and crisp toy boy poodles

Dark skinned tattoo artists drawing naughty doodles

Cool flirty evenings and hot one-night flings

These are a few of my favourite things.

Girls in thin dresses flaunting their whiplashes

Mountains of money and million dollar bashes

100 Carat diamonds that melt into rings

These are a few of my favourite things.

When a bad trip bites

When von Trapp sings

When I'm feeling sad

I simply remember my favourite things

And then I dont feel so bad.

END OF ACT 5

(to be continued)

The Sound Of Music - 4

ACT 4. Scene 1.
INTERIOR . The von Trapp residence . Captain von Trapp has thrown a big party. The  Trapp children have been performing non-stop. Highlights include The Lonely Goatherd puppet show. The guests , who are already no fans of the von Trapps’ penchant for song and singing , are beginjning to look very apprehensive , especially  as there has been no sign of any refreshments

GUEST 1 : “ I think it’s about time those kids went to bed”
GUEST1’s WIFE (embarrassed) : “ Helmut ! Er , Captain , he meant the children must be tired . ."
GUEST 2: “ I say , how about turning off the music and turning on some grub ?”

ACT 4. Scene 2.
INTERIOR . Same party. Maria runs into the Captain’s ex- fiancée , the Baroness.

MARIA : “ I didn’t think I’d find you here after your break up.”
BARONESS : “Thank heavens for that break up ! Another song and my heels would have died from the sound of music ” (Eyes her sharply) “I imagine you are quite keen on him though . . .”
MARIA : “ Not really - but he could get me to Ibiza I suppose. Oh, I don’t know , It’s all so confusing”
BARONESS : “ Have a snort, that should clear your head”
MARIA : “ Can you give me some ?”
BARONESS : “ Absolutely not ! Are you crazy ? Go bum somewhere else”

ACT 4. Scene 3.
INTERIOR . Same party. Maria dances with Captain von Trapp. There’s a definite romantic tension in the air as they dance close , holding each other and  looking deep into each other’s eyes.
CAPTAIN (sings softly) : “Maria , Maria ….”
MARIA : “ Look Captain , if there is to be any possibility between us , you MUST stop singing.”
CAPTAIN (surprised , but recovers) : “ And then you’ll be mine …?”
MARIA : “ If you take me to Ibiza…”
GUEST 2 (butts into the frame) : “ Er , about that grub , if it’s not going to be ready soon ....?"


ACT 4. Scene 4. 
Same party. The children are finally about to end their performance with a last one. 

“So Long Farewell , I Hate To Say Adieu
To you , and you , and you and you and you

.............................................................................

.............................................................................
Goodbye , goodbye , goodbye”GUEST 3 : “ Goodbye ? Good riddance is more like it !”
GUEST 4 : “ Well , we don’t hate to say it at all : adieu. And no further ado please”
GUEST 5: “ Yeah , what a miserable do . . .”
GUEST 6 : “ Mein Gott ! Enough already. I’d climb every mountain to get away from here”

END OF ACT 4

(to be continued)

The Sound Of Music - 2

Act 2. Scene 1
EXT. The von Trapp villa.Maria has just arrived inside the gates. She is smoking a cigarette while walking down the drive. She surveys the place. Doesn't look impressed. Reaches the door , stubs out her cigarette on the ground and rings the bell.

BUTLER : " Hello ! You look familiar". (Examines her) "I think I've seen you in the movies. Aren't you the girl from Sound Of Music ?"
MARIA (ignores him) : " Is the Captain in ?"
BUTLER (ignores her) : " Why , yes you are ! Look, couldn't you have kept the singing down in that movie ? We're already upto our necks with that sort of thing living with the von Trapps"
MARIA (disdainfully) : " The Captain , my good man !"
BUTLER : " Go try your luck , lady. He is in the parlour with the children. (winces) Singing as usual,the lot of them"

Act 2. Scene 2
INT. The von Trapp parlour. Captain von Trapp and his children are happily and completely engrossed in their singing . Electronica-hardened , wild party chick Maria does not look too amused with these scenes of cosy domestic harmony. Then finally , and at long last , the Captain notices her.

CAPTAIN (in singsong) : " Ah ! You must be Mariaaaa , from the Abbeyyyyy . . .welcooome !"
MARIA (coolly) : " Thank you , Captain . But i wish you didn't sing at me. Why this obsession ?"
CAPTAIN (draws himself up all solemn) : " The man that hath no music in himself , Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds , Is fit for treasons , stratagems and spoils."
MARIA : " What the hell was that ?"
CAPTAIN : " Shakespeare"
MARIA : " Well , it doesn't shake me"

Abruptly turns around to face the camera and bursts into " I HAVE CONFIDENCE"

MARIA sings :

" What will this day be like I wonder.

What will my future be I wonder.

It would be so exciting to be out in Ibiza, to be free

My heart should be wildly rejoicing

But, here I am , all at sea.

I've always longed for adventure

To do the things I've never dared

But this is such a stupid venture

That’s why am I so scared

A captain with seven children

What’s more loathsome than that ?

But let them bring on all their damn music

They’ll see I’m their Grand Czaritsa

I have confidence that I’m gonna hit Ibiza
I'll make them see I have confidence in me "

END OF ACT 2