Reel Change: The Movie Musical (Part II)

Today's Reel Change concludes our delightful dive into the history of the Movie Musical. We continue our travel backwards in time, as we step song by song down memory lane. We hope today's selections (by no means intended as an exhaustive 'greatest of' list) spark joy in the way only great movie musicals can.

Join us and be prepared - you may find yourself suddenly and uncontrollably bursting into song.

[Note: This 2-part podcast focuses on songs from live-action Movie Musicals. A future Reel Change will cover the wonderful tradition of music from Animated Musicals].

Listen to Reel Change: The Movie Musical (Part II) 

Today's Selections:

Little Shop of Horrors

“Little Shop of Horrors” (music: Alan Menken, lyrics: Howard Ashman)

Annie

“Maybe” (music: Charles Strouse, lyrics: Martin Charnin)

Grease

“You’re the One that I Want” (John Farrar)

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

“Pure Imagination” (Leslie Bricusse / Anthony Newley)

Hello Dolly

“It Only Takes a Moment” (Jerry Herman)

The Sound of Music

“The Sound of Music” (music: Richard Rodgers, lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein)

Mary Poppins

“A Spoonful of Sugar” (Richard Sherman / Robert Sherman)

The Music Man

“Marian the Librarian” (Meredith Wilson)

West Side Story

“Something’s Coming” (music: Leonard Bernstein, lyrics: Stephen Sondheim)

Carousel

“If I Loved You” (music: Richard Rodgers, lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein)

Calamity Jane

“The Deadwood Stage” (music: Sammy Fain, lyrics: Paul Francis Webster)

Singin' in the Rain

“Singin' in the Rain” (music: Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics: Arthur Freed)

Annie Get Your Gun

“They Say It's Wonderful” (Irving Berlin)

Meet Me in St. Louis

“The Boy Next Door” (Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane)

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