Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Stand-by Joined: 10/2/10
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#1
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?
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#2
Posted: 10/7/10 at 6:47pmRagtime, Parade, The Light in the Piazza, Caroline or Change
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#2
Posted: 10/7/10 at 6:49pmYa know, I looked at the title of this thread, and the first thought in my head was NEXT TO NORMAL
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#3
Posted: 10/7/10 at 6:54pmSpring Awakening and The Last Five Years
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#4
Posted: 10/7/10 at 6:57pmBilly Elliot and Spring Awakening
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#5
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.
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#6
Posted: 10/7/10 at 7:17pmRagtime, Piazza, Grey Gardens
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Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#7
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
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#8
Posted: 10/7/10 at 7:33pm
Wicked
Hairspray
Rent
Young Frankenstein (in SOME places)
Piazza
Maybe "catchy" can substitute for "beautiful"
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#9
Posted: 10/7/10 at 8:31pmPiazza. Period.
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#10
Posted: 10/7/10 at 8:38pmGrey Gardens period
Broadway Star Joined: 8/15/06
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#11
Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:06pmTwo Michel Legrand scores: Amour (Broadway) and Marguerite (London).
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#12
Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:16pm
My top 3:
1. next to normal
2. Rent
3. Spring Awakening
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#13
Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:19pm
I agree with the PIazza, Ragtime and Grey Gardens trio.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#14
Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:31pmI 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.
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#15
Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:38pmSecret Garden.
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#16
Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:56pm
Ragtime
Parade
The Light in the Piazza
Grey Gardens
The Secret Garden
Titanic
Passion
Sunset Boulevard
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#17
Posted: 10/7/10 at 10:37pmAdding 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.
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#18
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!)
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#19
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.
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#20
Posted: 10/7/10 at 11:57pmThe Last Five Years.
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#21
Posted: 10/8/10 at 12:14amThe overture of Piazza alone wins this prize...
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#22
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
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#23
Posted: 10/8/10 at 2:00amTitanic for sure
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years#24
Posted: 10/8/10 at 12:01pmI agree about Piazza and Ragtime, in that order. everythingISpossible, you are so, so right about the overture of Piazza. Absolutely gorgeous.
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