The Most Haunting Score?

[CapnHook]

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.

[FutureAladdinOnB'Way]

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

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

[BDavis0092]

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

The Phantom score gives me the chills.

[mmajer]

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]

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

Floyd Collins

[CompletlyNakedStatue]

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

Yes, I'd also agree with Floyd Collins.

[sondhead]

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

Secret Garden hands down.

[SNLMedia]

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".

[theaterdude87]

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

SA or Side Show.

[husk_charmer]

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

Either "Secret Gardens" or parts of "Ragtime"

[munkustrap178]

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.

[songanddanceman2]

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

[ashbash1990]

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...

[LoringsGuy]

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

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

[CurtainPullDowner]

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

PASSION

[winston89]

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

Eiather Phantom or Sweeney.

[Fenchurch]

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

[Julian2]

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]

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

Nine.

[CurtainPullDowner]

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

Again.
PUT DOWN THE CAT and walk away from the computer.

[aspiringactress]

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.

[jpbran]

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]

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

PASSION

[commasplice]

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

Definitely Passion.

[CurtainPullDowner]

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

"I wish I could forget you
erase you from my mind"