FLOYD COLLINS Original Broadway Cast Recording Thread- Page 2

[rburton66]

Posted: 8/12/25 at 6:49pm

halfhourcheckwithmerman said: "(Very mad he didn't get a Tony for this ---Buena Vista was wonderful, but the arrangements were so close to the album that it just confirms to me that the Tony voters truly do not know what orchestration is.)"

 

I keep a Spotify playlist of personal favorites from each of the Tony Award nominees for Best Orchestrations, and if I could upvote your assessment a thousand times I would.

[halfhourcheckwithmerman]

Posted: 8/12/25 at 6:56pm

Wonderful playlist!

I also thought Aronson's orchestrations for MAYBE HAPPY ENDING were exquisite; add him to the very small category of composers who can orchestrate their own music effectively. 

This FLOYD COLLINS album has been on repeat almost non-stop for me this past week. "The Call" especially --- I think that taking "It Moves" out of that long number, and putting it in the second act instead, did a huge favor to both "The Call" and "It Moves."