Favorite Scores since 2000
Favorite Scores since 2000
#1Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 12:45am
The post about Best Score made me wonder what people's favorite scores are in this millennium thus far. As a musician, listening for overall musical and lyrical contribution to the production, I am listing my top ten here (Including Broadway only):
1. The Light In The Piazza (2005)
2. The Scottsboro Boys (2011)
3. The Bridges of Madison County (2014)
4. The Full Monty (2001)
5. Fun Home (2015)
6. Grey Gardens (2007)
7. The Visit (2015)
8. Amour (2003)
9. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005)
10. (Tie) Aida (2000)/Taboo (2004)
#2Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 12:59am
Aw Broadway only? But some of my favorites are off-broadway.
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#2Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 1:05am
In no order... New "Broadway" scores since 2000.
These scores I love in their entirety, not just certain songs.
Kinky Boots
Wicked
Aida
The Bridges of Madison County
Spring Awakening
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Hairspray
The Book of Mormon
In the Heights
Billy Elliot
Memphis
#3Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 1:08am
The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hairspray, Wicked, The Light in the Piazza, Legally Blonde, Spring Awakening, In the Heights, Next to Normal, Book of Mormon, Matilda, Kinky Boots, Bridges of Madison County, Fun Home, Hamilton
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#4Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 1:09am
1. Fun Home
2. The Book of Mormon
3. Matilda
4. Hairspray
5. Spring Awakening
6. Caroline or Change
7. The Light in the Piazza
8. The Producers
9. Passing Strange
10. Grey Gardens/The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
RingOfKeys2
Understudy Joined: 5/18/15
#5Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 1:14am
In my opinion, The Scottsboro Boys is the most well-crafted score of the 2000's. The fact that it lost Best Score to The Book of Mormon is stupid. Kander and Ebb should have been recognized for one of their best works.
#6Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 1:20am
I agree - the year where we all knew Mormon was gonna win most stuff, I REALLY thought Score would go to Scottsboro. It is unbelievable that it didn't. That Scottsboro Boys score is nearly flawless and I also thought the show should've won a bunch of other Tonys that year too.
Fantod
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
#7Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 1:44am
In order:
10. If/Then
The score was the best part of it. A touch bland, but well put together and melodic.
9. Spamalot
Fun and classic Broadway. I love The Song That Goes Like This
8. Hairspray
See above. You Can't Stop The Beat brightens my day.
7. Wicked
If the whole score were as strong as the mini overture, it would be #2 on my list, but the whole score is pretty fun, with great torch songs and a very touching finale.
6. Next to Normal
Searching, searing, and soaring. It's also not particularly distinguished and the show plays better in the theatre than on disc.
5. A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
A fun pastiche of Gilbert and Sullivan. Though it never reaches the brilliance of those it tries to imitate, the result is a collection of delightful music hall songs.
4. The Wild Party
A lot of it is grating on the ears, but the score is rip-roaring and crazy (and crazy fun). People Like Us is beautiful.
3. The Scottsboro Boys
Though nowhere near as consistent as Kander and Ebb's other scores, it has many stand out songs, including the opening and closing. Go Back Home is a great song as well.
2. A Year With Frog and Toad
This may seem a bit odd, but I really love this score. Smooth jazz without an ounce of cynicism, it's great to listen to with a cup of coffee. Give it a try if you haven't heard it yet.
1. The Visit
More of a cohesive score than a collection of songs, it's really quite a feat. Though dense, it's so so good.
#8Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 1:50am
The Full Monty
The Light in the Piazza
Grey Gardens
Next to Normal
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The Bridges of Madison County
The Visit
Probably my main favorites, but there are many others that I enjoy.
Updated On: 5/28/15 at 01:50 AM
#9Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 1:57am
Next to Normal, Fun Home, Wicked, Matilda...
Man, this is difficult. Most of my favorite scores are from the 90's.
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#10Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:08am
These are my favorite scores of this millennium. I'm not gonna limit it to Broadway only. In chronological order:
The Last Five Years
Avenue Q
Spelling Bee
The Lord of the Rings
In the Heights
Title of Show
Next to Normal
The Story of My Life
Matilda
Scottsboro Boys
Dogfight
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Bridges of Madison County
Fun Home
The Last Ship
Ghost Quartet
Hamilton
#11Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 2:54am
The Wild Party
Caroline, or Change
The Light In The Piazza
Grey Gardens
next to normal
The Bridges of Madison County
Fun Home
Special Mentions:
Marie Christine (opened in December 1999, but was one of the nominations for score in that Tony Season)
Queen of the Mist (off-Broadway, but deserves a better run in a more commercial theatre. The score is phenomenal - "The Fall" brings me to tears)
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jessejaehoon
Chorus Member Joined: 11/16/12
#12Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 8:18am
Hamilton; Fun Home; Passing Strange; Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812; The Last Five Years; In the Heights; Matilda; The Book of Mormon; Next to Normal; The Bridges of Madison County; Ordinary Days; Ghost Quartet
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#13Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 10:20am
I'm not limiting myself to Broadway only, since many of the memorable recent scores come from Off Broadway.
Caroline, or Change
The Light in the Piazza
Queen of the Mist
Passing Strange
Giant
Adding Machine
Grey Gardens
Spring Awakening
Fun Home
James Joyce's The Dead
#14Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 10:42am
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, GREY GARDENS... those are probably the two major ones. But I have others-- FUN HOME, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, GIANT (I'm glad I wasn't the first to mention it. In my opinion, it's LaChiusa's masterpiece, so far.) and FAR FROM HEAVEN (Which I failed to recognize as an absolutely brilliant piece of theater writing until the cast album came out. It needs a new production with a new director.)
#15Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 11:17am
Just off the top of my head and in no particular order...
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Matilda
The Bridges of Madison County
Billy Elliot
Spring Awakening
Fun Home
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Updated On: 5/28/15 at 11:17 AM
#16Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 11:24am
Mine are:
- The Last Five Years (not Broadway, but it's my favorite MT score)
- Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Wicked
- Next to Normal
- Book of Mormon
- Fun Home
- Newsies
- Spring Awakening
Updated On: 5/28/15 at 11:24 AM
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#17Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 12:04pm
Spring Awakening
In the Heights
Next to Normal
Kinky Boots
The Last Ship
Women on the Verge
Catch Me If You Can
Book of Mormon
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
#18Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 12:24pm
In no particular order, except for the first one which is my favorite:
The Light in the Piazza
The Last Five Years
Kinky Boots
Fun Home
The Bridges of Madison County
In The Heights
Hamilton
Avenue Q
Finding Neverland
Hairspray
Book of Mormon
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Updated On: 5/28/15 at 12:24 PM
broadwaysfguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/14
#19Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 12:42pm
There are very few scores I love enough to listen all the way through (i mostly make playlists of favorite songs)
The best and most listenable scores (song for song) since 2000 for me are in order:
1) Aida The Musical
2) The Book of Mormon
3) Kinky Boots
4) Wicked
5) Jersey Boys
6) Title of Show
7) Newsies
Next to Normal, Avenue Q, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Hairspray all get honorable mention because i love a lot of songs from those shows but dont listen to the entire score of any of them..
Also liking Fun Home songs a lot and it was a spectacular show to see live.... sure hope they do a pro shot version....
#20Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 3:46pm
Wicked, Kinky Boots, Hairspray, Book of Mormon.
#21Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 3:58pm
Sweet Smell of Success
Bridges of Madison County
The Last Ship
Catch Me If You Can
Honorable Mentiuon: If/Then
That's all folks.
#22Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 4:04pm
Newsies, Curtains, The Drowsy Chaperone, Matilda, Kinky Boots.
#23Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 4:57pm
In no order:
1. Fun Home
2. Spelling Bee
3. Aida
4. Drowsy Chaperone
5. Catch Me If You Can
6. Hairspray
7. Matilda
8. Caroline of Change
9. Light in the Piazza
10. Billy Elliot
hanabana
Leading Actor Joined: 5/12/12
#24Favorite Scores since 2000
Posted: 5/28/15 at 5:23pm
Here are a few of my favorites (no particular order, except the first, which is my favorite):
- Catch Me If You Can
- If/Then
- Book of Mormon
- Bridges of Madison County
- Big Fish
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Next to Normal
- Ghost
- Wicked
- Honeymoon in Vegas
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