The Greatest Showman soundtrack

[jo]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 8:14am

Two songs have been released by Atlantic Recors from the soundtrack of the forthcoming movie musical THE GREATEST SHOWMAN.  Musical score by Pasek&Paul.  

"The Greatest Show"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyVYXRD1Ans

With Hugh Jackman/Zac Efron/Zendaya/Keala Settle/Ensemble

 

"This Is Me"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=wEJd2RyGm8Q

With Keala Settle and Ensemble

 

 

Updated On: 10/27/17 at 08:14 AM

[jo]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 8:23am

The complete soundtrack album will be released on December 8, 2017 --

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/10/26/the-greatest-showman-soundtrack-details/

Track list :

1. The Greatest Show – Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya & The Greatest Showman Ensemble
2. A Million Dreams – Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams
3. A Million Dreams (Reprise) – Austyn Johnson, Cameron Seely
4. Come Alive – Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Daniel Everidge, Zendaya & The Greatest Showman Ensemble
5. The Other Side – Hugh Jackman & Zac Efron
6. Never Enough – Loren Allred
7. This Is Me – Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble
8. Rewrite The Stars – Zac Efron & Zendaya
9. Tightrope – Michelle Williams
10. Never Enough (Reprise) – Loren Allred
11. From Now On – Hugh Jackman & The Greatest Showman Ensemble

 

Updated On: 10/27/17 at 08:23 AM

[B.JAMES]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 11:06am

I'm literally so stoked for this.

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 11:19am

So happy to see Michelle Williams get a solo number!

[mamaleh]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 11:44am

The two songs released thus far are fantastic. My anticipation quotient for this movie has reached the stratosphere. Hugh Jackman does a thrilling job on “The Greatest Show” and most of us have already heard Keala Settle’s powerful “This Is Me.” Can’t wait to hear the rest of the soundtrack album.

[adagio]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 2:10pm

Not my cup of tea (way too poppy, feels like it should be a theme song for a Disney channel show) but I'm glad to see original musical films are making a comeback! These songs should be right up the alley of Pasek & Paul fans - I sent them my mom's way as she adored DEH.

[uncageg]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 2:58pm

I like both songs. A bit of a departure in sound but their style works with it. Like those two songs better then the entire Dear Evan Hansen score. JMO

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 3:24pm

I've liked Pasek and Paul's previous works, but I just find these songs to be hopelessly anachronistic. It reminds me of Side Show.

[Dave28282]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 3:42pm

I don't like it. It sounds a bit cheap and repetitive. Instead of creating something original, it's like they have some sort of checklist of rules they use to make things appealing to the current youth. But uninspiring and cheap to me.

Updated On: 10/27/17 at 03:42 PM

[Eboyd514]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 3:47pm

I thought these were great but I like pop showtunes. I liked these so much more then the City of Stars

[Robbie2]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 4:16pm

Eh...both songs sound identical. zzzzzzzzzz

[jo]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 8:32pm

Variety was given a chance to listen to the entire musical score -- and here they share their thoughts on the promise of this score :

http://variety.com/2017/artisans/news/songwriters-barnum-greatest-showman-1202573848/

 

[WestCoastActor/Director]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 9:04pm

Thanks for sharing the link to that Variety article. Sounds like they had more than a listen to the soundtrack. They must've seen the film.
"Among the other original songs: “The Other Side,” sung by Jackman and Zac Efron (as Phillip Carlyle, whom Barnum convinces to join his company), and “Rewrite the Stars,” a duet performed by Efron and Zendaya (as an acrobat with whom he falls in love). Both are distinguished not only by their memorable music and lyrics but by Gracey’s eye-popping staging." They referred to the staging.

[Scarlet Leigh]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 11:36pm

Keala should start dress shopping now cus she will be singing on the Oscars. Style clash or not, "This is Me" is a great stand alone song. The movie might flop but that song is gonna become an anthem for outcast, misfits, etc everywhere very easily. I can already see Jackman coming out in character to introduce the song and then her center stage belting to the rafters as 2 dozen circus performers doing their thing all around her. Oscar winner? Meh to early to call, but easy nomination.

[BOM]

Posted: 10/27/17 at 11:39pm

I loved DEH, but this just isn't doing it for me. Expected much better.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 10/28/17 at 7:49am

So wait, Rebecca Ferguson (The White Queen, Girl on a Train) is playing Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale" soprano and one of P.T. Barnum's star attractions.

Does this Rebecca Ferguson (the Swedish actress, not the British singer of the same name) sing?  Is she an impressive soprano? 

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 10/28/17 at 9:02am

uncageg said: "I like both songs. A bit of a departure in sound but their style works with it. Like those two songs better then the entire Dear Evan Hansen score. JMO"

 

Agreed. I LOVE it.

[rjm516]

Posted: 10/28/17 at 9:10am

These songs are okay but more mainstream sounding than I expected - they are definitely targeting younger markets. Completely different from what I thought this movie would be like (old school theatrical -- don't know why, that was the assumption I formed). Eager to see it but my expectations of what it'll be like are changed. For some reason I thought the film would be, I don't know, classier?  

[jo]

Posted: 10/28/17 at 1:32pm

Not totally unrelated --

The release date of THE GREATEST SHOWMAN in the USA/Canada has been moved up from December 25 to December 20, 2017!

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/?view=bydate&release=all&date=2017-12-01&showweeks=5&p=.htm

Updated On: 10/28/17 at 01:32 PM

[jo]

Posted: 10/29/17 at 1:25pm

This article gives more context to the  contemporary tone of the musical score. It was written from a set visit but published only after the first trailer came out.

https://www.bustle.com/p/the-greatest-showman-isnt-just-the-next-la-la-land-ok-67101

Interesting backdrop on THE GREATEST SHOW and a surprising reason as to how THIS IS ME came about.

[Valentina3]

Posted: 10/29/17 at 2:28pm

"Keala should start dress shopping now cus she will be singing on the Oscars."

God I hope so.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 10/29/17 at 3:22pm

a little strange they’ve moved the date so close to release

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 11/17/17 at 3:07pm

Third song released! This one is sung by Zefron and Zendaya (what a pair).

Listen!

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 11/17/17 at 4:39pm

Maybe it's just because the word "rewrite" is the main chorus, but this song sounds very familiar to Pasek and Paul's Rewrite this Story from Smash...

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 11/17/17 at 5:09pm

Have you actually compared the songs, or are you just being a smartass? They sound nothing alike.