Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

#1

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 6:42pm

I am familiar with many older musicals, but – having just discovered the music of “Next to Normal” and fallen in love with it – I want to find whatever else exists in terms of gorgeous contemporary Broadway music. Which musical scores do you find most beautiful/moving/goosebump-inducing? Ones you can’t imagine living without?

#2

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 6:47pm

Ragtime, Parade, The Light in the Piazza, Caroline or Change

#3

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 6:49pm

Ya know, I looked at the title of this thread, and the first thought in my head was NEXT TO NORMAL

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#4

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 6:54pm

Spring Awakening and The Last Five Years

#5

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 6:57pm

Billy Elliot and Spring Awakening

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#6

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 7:01pm

Oh, does Miss Saigon count?

Sunset Boulevard too.

And I know it's not Broadway (yet) but Love Never Dies.

#7

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 7:17pm

Ragtime, Piazza, Grey Gardens

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#8

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 7:19pm

Miss Saigon
A New Brain
Parade
Rent
Caroline, or Change
The Secret Garden
Titanic
Ragtime
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Passion
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Sunset Boulevard
Tommy
Jane Eyre
Once On This Island
A Christmas Carol
The Light in the Piazza
Billy Elliot
Marie Christine
The Wild Party (LaChiusa)
Wicked
Bombay Dreams
The Pirate Queen
Zorro (London)
In the Heights

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#9

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 7:33pm

Wicked
Hairspray
Rent
Young Frankenstein (in SOME places)
Piazza

Maybe "catchy" can substitute for "beautiful"

#10

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 8:31pm

Piazza. Period.

#11

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 8:38pm

Grey Gardens period

#12

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:06pm

Two Michel Legrand scores: Amour (Broadway) and Marguerite (London).

#13

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:16pm

My top 3:

1. next to normal

2. Rent

3. Spring Awakening

#14

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:19pm

I agree with the PIazza, Ragtime and Grey Gardens trio.

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#15

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:31pm

I think that the scores of "Titanic," "Side Show," "Steel Pier," and "The Dead" (unfortunately not recorded) were quite good. And I know I'm in the minority in liking "Whistle Down the Wind." (This is probably the only score of the last 20 years I actually listen to!) "Hairspray," "Spamalot," and "Altar Boyz" were also fun.

#16

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:38pm

Secret Garden.

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#17

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:56pm

Ragtime
Parade
The Light in the Piazza
Grey Gardens
The Secret Garden
Titanic
Passion
Sunset Boulevard

#18

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 10:37pm

Adding to the love of Piazza, Grey Gardens, and Ragtime. It's such a shame that none of those shows won the Tonys for Best Musical in their respective years. Passion also has such a beautiful score. I have to round out my top five with Songs For a New World.

#19

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 11:02pm

[Title of Show]
Everyday Rapture (both on stage and the Cast Album, although it seems very out of place)
Gypsy
Les Miserables (only the actual 'named' songs. not the sung dialouge in between - I don't know the actual music term for that...aria?...just made a fool of myself sayin that! haha)
Little Shop Of Horrors
Sister Act - Soon-to-be-Broadway!
Sweeney Todd
The Producers
Wicked

but my all time favourite score, ever is The Lord Of The Rings Musical, even if it is for the one song " Wonder". It did very well in the West End but i think it flopped on Broadway (didn't research that, don't quote me!)

#20

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 11:55pm

^past 20 years. lol.
I don't think Gypsy, Little Shop, Sweeney Todd, and Les Miserables make the cut.

#21

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/7/10 at 11:57pm

The Last Five Years.

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#22

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/8/10 at 12:14am

The overture of Piazza alone wins this prize...

#23

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/8/10 at 12:20am

Umm , no, Lord of the Rings never had to go as far as Broadway to flop. It died in Toronto and had a quasi resurection on the West End.

Agree w Parade and Assasins and most of Grey Gardens

#24

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/8/10 at 2:00am

Titanic for sure

#25

Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years

Posted: 10/8/10 at 12:01pm

I agree about Piazza and Ragtime, in that order. everythingISpossible, you are so, so right about the overture of Piazza. Absolutely gorgeous.