Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
HopeChanged
Stand-by Joined: 10/2/10
#1Most 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?
#2Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Posted: 10/7/10 at 6:47pmRagtime, Parade, The Light in the Piazza, Caroline or Change
#2Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
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
#3Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Posted: 10/7/10 at 6:54pmSpring Awakening and The Last Five Years
#4Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Posted: 10/7/10 at 6:57pmBilly Elliot and Spring Awakening
#5Most 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.
#6Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Posted: 10/7/10 at 7:17pmRagtime, Piazza, Grey Gardens
blocked: logan2, Diamonds3, Hamilton22
#7Most 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
#8Most 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"
#9Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Posted: 10/7/10 at 8:31pmPiazza. Period.
garyl
Understudy Joined: 7/12/07
#10Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Posted: 10/7/10 at 8:38pmGrey Gardens period
madlibrarian
Broadway Star Joined: 8/15/06
#11Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:06pmTwo Michel Legrand scores: Amour (Broadway) and Marguerite (London).
#12Most 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
#13Most 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.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#14Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
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.
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#15Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Posted: 10/7/10 at 9:38pmSecret Garden.
#16Most 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
AwesomeDanny
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/30/09
#17Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
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.
#18Most 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!)
grandpianoalex
Stand-by Joined: 2/15/10
#19Most 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.
#20Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Posted: 10/7/10 at 11:57pmThe Last Five Years.
#21Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Posted: 10/8/10 at 12:14amThe overture of Piazza alone wins this prize...
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#22Most 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
chewy5000
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
#23Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
Posted: 10/8/10 at 2:00amTitanic for sure
#24Most beautiful musical scores composed within past 20 years
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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