Free Streaming of Book of Mormon Cast Album — Page 3

I think by now im on my 12th listen to "Joseph Smith American Moses" and i cannot stop laughing! Easily my favorite moment in this show.

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Awww, I love this. The music isn't particularly original, but the nod to Wicked in You and Me (But Mostly Me) is hilarious. I was half asleep when I saw the show (jet lag) and I totally missed this song.

I still don't get why people like Turn It Off though.

Is the reprise of Hasa Diga Eebowai still in the show and they decided not to record it or did they cut it?

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I'm just disappointed Rema Webb's "Circle of Life" isn't on the recording.

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"Is the reprise of Hasa Diga Eebowai still in the show and they decided not to record it or did they cut it?"

It's still in the show. They just didn't record it- or any of the few other little reprises of songs in the show.

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Genghis Khan.

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Edited because I totally misread the above question.

Updated On: 5/9/11 at 11:19 PM

Funny, because I love BOM and have seen it twice, but I didn't fully appreciate the score until just now, hearing it all again! Wonderful...can't wait to play it in my car and sing along, especially on an otherwise bad day!

Aside from the language in Hasa Diga Eebowai, Joseph Smith American Moses, and (to a lesser extent) Making Things Up Again, I'm surprised by how tame the lyrics actually are. And I say that as a Mormon who went on a mission myself (just like Will Swenson!). The parts that made me blush had nothing to do with anti-religious statementsl they were the parts with the shocking language. You know the parts I mean.

Having not seen the show, I did note some inconsistencies which I'm sure are there for dramatic effect. For example, LDS missionaries receive the locations of their missions months before attending the Missionary Training Center; pairs of missionaries are referred to as companions, not brothers; they rotate to new companions every few months rather than serving together for the full two years.

But aside from that nit-picking, I'm really impressed with the quality of the score. The music is fantastic. I can't believe so many critics dismissed it as a bit of a weak link in the show. I can't help but wonder if that's just because the book is so funny - not unlike the dismissals of Sondheim's score for Forum. I've only listened through it once, but the melodies are definitely staying with me.

Thanks for clarifying. On the cast album I heard the - was it the mission president? - say "your missionary brother." Other than that, though, they really dug deep and nailed some beliefs a lot of Mormons don't even know they "believe."

I wanted to not like it (because of Wonderland...whoops), but this is too good!

Byywal88 - YES!!! Not only do I love the music, but the fact Jackson County, Missouri is mentioned will have me cheering in the theatre on Saturday (Kansas Citian ya know).