The Most Haunting Score?

[CapnHook]

The Most Haunting Score?#1

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:08pm

What would you say is the most HAUNTING score written for a musical?

This past two weeks I have seen some very haunting shows, which prompted the question.

My vote is for CATS.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[FutureAladdinOnB'Way]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#2

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

Haunting as in bad? or as in gives you chills?

[BDavis0092]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#2

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

The Phantom score gives me the chills.

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[mmajer]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#3

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:18pm

Secret.Garden. chills all over....mmmmm...Rebecca Luker can sing me the phone book and I'll die a happy man.

[evadiva]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#4

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:24pm

Floyd Collins

[CompletlyNakedStatue]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#5

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:25pm

Yes, I'd also agree with Floyd Collins.

[sondhead]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#6

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:26pm

Secret Garden hands down.

[SNLMedia]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#7

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:26pm

I think most of the Spring Awakening score is quite haunting. Especially "Those You've Known", "The Dark I Know Well", and "Whispering".

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[theaterdude87]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#8

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:33pm

SA or Side Show.

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[husk_charmer]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#9

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:33pm

Either "Secret Gardens" or parts of "Ragtime"

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[munkustrap178]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#10

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:34pm

I hate "The Dark I Know Well." It's like an outtake from CAMP or HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL.


I would have to agree with both THE SECRET GARDEN and CATS.

Despite the shortcomings of the score as a whole, I would say that overall, SUNSET BOULEVARD is very haunting. Segments of TELL ME ON A SUNDAY are haunting as well. BLOOD BROTHERS is haunting, and so is NINE.

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[songanddanceman2]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#11

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:38pm

I honestly have to say about half the score of carrie , its some of the most haunting genuine theatre music ive ever heard.

Eve was Weak,Open Your Heart,I remember how those boys could dance, evening Prayers etc

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[ashbash1990]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#12

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:45pm

I totally got the chills the first time i heard "if you could see her" from Cabaret (this was the movie)... I wasn't expecting the line at the end, and being a nice jewish girl, it shocked me that such terrible propaganda could make its way into the Kit Kat Klub...

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[LoringsGuy]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#13

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:50pm

Secret Garden is the first score that came to mind. Glad to see several other people agree!

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[CurtainPullDowner]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#14

Posted: 3/11/07 at 11:53pm

PASSION

[winston89]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#15

Posted: 3/12/07 at 12:00am

Eiather Phantom or Sweeney.

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[Fenchurch]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#16

Posted: 3/12/07 at 12:31am

Light in the Piazza, a lot of Adam Guettel's music falls into that category for me.

Also songs like Autumn from Titanic, and a lot of the score from Nine, especially Unusual Way and My Husband Makes Movies

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[Julian2]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#17

Posted: 3/12/07 at 12:53am

Spring Awakening. I found that entire show to be so haunting in every way. I had dreams with the cast members for weeks, and no, they weren't the kind of dreams your thinking of.

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[Lavieboheme3090]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#18

Posted: 3/12/07 at 12:55am

Nine.

[CurtainPullDowner]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#19

Posted: 3/12/07 at 12:56am

Again.
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[aspiringactress]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#20

Posted: 3/12/07 at 12:56am

For me Sppring Awakening's score is the absolute opposite of haunting...the tone is too pop for it to really haunt I think.

Passion is very haunting, and definitely parts of Ragtime.

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[jpbran]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#21

Posted: 3/12/07 at 1:04am

Cats? Really?

I'd say Last 5 Years or Secret Garden, Cabaret or Spring Awakening... Ooh, and also Light in the Piazza.

[CurtainPullDowner]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#22

Posted: 3/12/07 at 1:06am

PASSION

[commasplice]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#23

Posted: 3/12/07 at 1:43am

Definitely Passion.

[CurtainPullDowner]

re: The Most Haunting Score?#24

Posted: 3/12/07 at 1:46am

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