Whats Your Favorite Chord/Harmony in a Musical??? — Page 3

Raúl and Amy do this FABULOUS harmony during Johnny Can't Decide when they sing, "Can he settle down/and still not drown? Johnny can't deciiiiiiide" OMG, I have to rewind it every single time. I can't go without hearing it more than once! Also, in Finale from Les Mis, when Fantine and Eponine sing, "Take my hand, and lead me to salvation". GAH!

There are so many I agree with on this thread, but I just wanted to throw some new ones in there.

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I've always just loved the huge chorus harmonies suck as:
No One Mourns The Wicked (Finale Reprise)-GOOD NEWS! Good news....
All huge Les Misérables harmonies.
Thank Goodness-The last couple of lines.
I adore the urchins harmonies in Little Shop-but I prefer the original off-broadway cast recording.
The harmonies in Wonderful are really neat.
I just love the big chorus harmonies because sometimes they are just completely powerful and moving, and I have often been struck to tears by flawless harmonies.

Also, this is not a Broadway song, but does anyone else adore the ending of the church song Jubilate Deo? "WE REJOICE IN GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!" They always do it at one of the churches in my town with a GIGANTIC choir. I've heard it three times and it's made my eyes water up completely all three times!

One I love because I just performed it on Sunday

Poor Baby when all the wives are singing acapella
especially the last chord they all end on "GOLIATH!"
Clashy Clash then resolves....:::ahhhhhh::::

I played Sarah it was fantastico!

top 3 EVER:

By My Side from GODSPELL
All of the nun music - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - it makes me cry
Overture del donna - NINE...amazing

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Two words.... SIDE and SHOW

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i agree with you wendy! the harmony at the end of "follow your heart" where it goes..."laughter and GLAAAAADness" is so amazing! my eyes tear up everytime i hear it!

- "That's the Way It Happens" (State Fair) The fairtones have some really crazy fun harmonies in there.
- "The Next 10 Minutes" (L5Y) particularly the "I do" section
- "People Like Us" (Wild Party [LaChiusa]) The ending (starting from "people like us, we slip by through the cracks...")
- "How the Other Half Lives" (TMM) As Miss Dorothy sings "Layaway to buy my clothes", Millie has this harmony that I am in love with on "So I can buy my clothes"
- "Stay (reprise)/Under Your Spell (reprise)" (Buffy: Once More with Feeling) I know, I know. It doesn't really count. But if you heard it, you'd understand why it's on the list. AMAZING.
- "Make Me Happy" (The Wild Party [Lippa]) OH MY LORD THIS IS INCREDIBLE. "In my hands salvation is nearing, steering me for permanent pain..." It's so good that it makes me twitch.
- "Pray" (OOTI) Ti Moune and Mama Euralie's duet parts
- "What Is This Feeling?" (Wicked) I don't know why, but this is my favorite song from the entire damn musical. Call me crazy, but I love it.
- "I Will Never Leave You" (Sideshow) The end of it
- "I Still Believe" (Miss Saigon) The counter-melody, and then the last line "...until we die!" AH!
- "I Wish I Could Go Back to College" (Avenue Q) Particularly the "Sitting in the computer lounge..." section, and not just because I am currently sitting in a computer lounge at 2am avoiding the papers that I have to do by 8am.
- "As Long as You're Mine" (Wicked) The part "...and see how bright we shine. Follow the moonlight..." etc.

These are not technically 'harmonies' or 'chords', but they are still fabulous:
- "Wick" (Secret Garden) The part about "Come a mild day..."
- "Winter's on the Wing" (Secret Garden) "And you'll be here to see it..." etc.
Maybe it's just because John Cameron Mitchell's voice has the power to melt me, but I love them.

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As much as I HATE wicked, reading flowery friend's choices, I actually had to add one from WICKED to mine.

FOR GOOD - when the two girls start singing together. Last year I musically directed a dinner theatre cabaret type thing and a few girls sand that - it was such a joy to teach them to song and play it on the piano. Now THAT is a good song, no doubt about it.

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JOURNEY ON from RAGIME ... especially at the end when father, mother, and tateh all sing together

QUINTET from WEST SIDE STORY ... so powerful and groundbreaking

ONE HAND ONE HEART from WEST SIDE STORY ... eargasmic

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The first thing that came to mind was A New Brain. That whole score is full of wonderful arrangements. Perhaps my fave is in the final song - I feel so much spring.........