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* ''Theatre/CrossRoad'' ends with a mostly TriumphantReprise of [[https://youtu.be/XxdKsvnr2yQ?si=nemRuTtLIbVZMq4h "Ancora"]], originally a solo sung by the {{Deuteragonist}}, violinist Niccolo Paganini about his doubts now that his DealWithTheDevil is reaching its conclusion (the devil, Amduscias, is the protagonist). In the end, it is bittersweet, as the crowd are asking him for an encore [[spoiler: after he's died]]. It's triumphant because it's focusing on the emotions of those touched by his music, rather than those who denounce him as a demon.

This trope is extremely common in American stage musicals.

** [[Fanfic/OnceUponAStudioVersionTwoPointOh A recent fan remake of OUAS]], however, shows an even more epic and grandiose rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star, this time initiated by WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} and [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]], with Raps starting the song off on her guitar, and Cinderella singing the first two lines "When you wish upon a star/Makes no difference who you are", before handing over to [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle and the Beast]]. This version steadily gains momentum as more and more characters join in, and again, begin to step in to fix Goofy's earlier mistake. This even includes a notable moment with [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel and Eric]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Aladdin and Jasmine]], and Rapunzel and Eugene all joining hands as they begin singing the final verse, followed soon after by [[WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} Tarzan and Jane]], before Cinderella and the Prince gently finish it off. With the camera now safely set up and everyone now in place, Mickey and Cinderella eagerly invite everyone [[BreakingTheFourthWall (including the audience)]] to join in. Everyone then proudly sings the final verse one final time, before Cinderella and the Prince gently cap it off with the first line of their own tune; "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", with Rapunzel and Eugene singing the first line of the chorus to "I See The Light" with arguably even more gusto, and Aladdin and Jasmine doing the same for "A Whole New World", and everyone sings the final line of When You Wish Upon a Star one more time; "Your dreams come true!", as the photo is finally created. The orchestration this time round is even fuller, and is Music/JohnWilliams-esque, allowing it to go out with an even bigger bang.

** ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'' has the franchise's first MusicalEpisode, "[[Recap/StarTrekStrangeNewWorldsS2E09SubspaceRhapsody Subspace Rhapsody]]", in which a NegativeSpaceWedgie creates a musical reality aboard the ''Enterprise'' that spreads throughout TheFederation and the Klingon Empire. The crew then figure out that the only way to seal the anomaly is to invoke a grand finale, because that's how musicals always end.

** [[Fanfic/OnceUponAStudioVersionTwoPointOh A recent fan remake of OUAS]], however, shows an even more epic and grandiose rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star, this time initiated by WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} and [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]], with Raps starting the song off on her guitar, and Cinderella singing the first two lines "When you wish upon a star/Makes no difference who you are", before handing over to [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle and the Beast]]. This version steadily gains momentum with more and more characters join in, and again, begin to step in to fix Goofy's earlier mistake. This even includes a notable moment with [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel and Eric]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Aladdin and Jasmine]], and Rapunzel and Eugene all joining hands as they begin singing the final verse, followed soon after by [[WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} Tarzan and Jane]], before Cinderella and the Prince gently finish it off. With the camera now safely set up and everyone now in place, Mickey and Cinderella eagerly invite everyone [[BreakingTheFourthWall (including the audience)]] to join in. Everyone then proudly sings the final verse one final time, before Cinderella and the Prince gently cap it off with the first line of their own tune; "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", with Rapunzel and Eugene singing the first line of the chorus to "I See The Light" with arguably even more gusto, and Aladdin and Jasmine doing the same for "A Whole New World", and everyone sings the final line of When You Wish Upon a Star one more time; "Your dreams come true!", as the photo is finally created. The orchestration this time round is even fuller, and is Music/JohnWilliams-esque, allowing it to go out with an even bigger bang.

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* Music/PinkFloyd: The penultimate track in ''Music/TheWall'', "The Trial", sees every major figure in Pink's life -- his abusive teacher, the wife he scorned, and his overbearing mother -- show up to deliver each verse of the song. The trio sum up the events that brought him to his bitter, self-destructive current state, with Pink himself responding with the feeble excuse that he's just "crazy," before a representation of Pink's conscience emerges to give a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, sentencing Pink to "tear down the wall" and reintegrate with society after spending his life pushing everyone around him away.

** [[Fanfic/OnceUponAStudioVersionTwoPointOh A recent fan remake of OUAS]], however, shows an even more epic and grandiose rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star, this time initiated by WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} and [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]], with Raps starting the song off on her guitar, and Cinderella singing the first two lines "When you wish upon a star/Makes no difference who you are", before handing over to [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle and the Beast]]. This version steadily gains momentum with more and more characters join in, and again, begin to step in to fix Goofy's earlier mistake. This even includes a notable moment with [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel and Eric]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Aladdin and Jasmine]], and Rapunzel and Eugene all joining hands as they begin singing the final verse, followed soon after by [[WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} Tarzan and Jane]], before Cinderella and the Prince gently finish it off. With the camera now safely set up and everyone now in place, Mickey and Cinderella eagerly invite everyone [[BreakingTheFourthWall (including the audience)]] to join in. Everyone then proudly sings the final verse one final time, before Cinderella and the Prince gently cap it off with the first line of their own tune; "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", before Rapunzel and Eugene sing the first line of the chorus to "I See The Light" with arguably even more gusto, before Aladdin and Jasmine doe the same for "A Whole New World", and everyone sings the final line of When You Wish Upon a Star one more time; "Your dreams come true!", as the photo is finally created. The orchestration this time round is even fuller, and is Music/JohnWilliams-esque, allowing it to go out with an even bigger bang.

** [[Fanfic/OnceUponAStudioVersionTwoPointOh A recent fan remake of OUAS]], however, shows an even more epic and grandiose rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star, this time initiated by WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} and [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]], with Raps starting the song off on her guitar, and Cinderella singing the first two lines "When you wish upon a star/Makes no difference who you are", before handing over to [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle and the Beast]]. This version steadily gains momentum with more and more characters join in, and again, begin to step in to fix Goofy's earlier mistake. This even includes a notable moment with [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel and Eric]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Aladdin and Jasmine]], and Rapunzel and Eugene all joining hands as they begin singing the final verse, followed soon after by [[WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} Tarzan and Jane]], before Cinderella and the Prince gently finish it off. With the camera now safely set up and everyone now in place, Mickey and Cinderella eagerly invite everyone [[(BreakingTheFourthWall including the audience)]] to join in. Everyone then proudly sings the final verse one final time, before Cinderella and the Prince gently cap it off with the first line of their own tune; "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", before Rapunzel and Eugene sing the first line of the chorus to "I See The Light" with arguably even more gusto, before Aladdin and Jasmine doe the same for "A Whole New World", and everyone sings the final line of When You Wish Upon a Star one more time; "Your dreams come true!", as the photo is finally created. The orchestration this time round is even fuller, and is Music/JohnWilliams-esque, allowing it to go out with an even bigger bang.

** [[Fanfic/OnceUponAStudioVersionTwoPointOh A recent fan remake of OUAS]], however, shows an even more epic and grandiose rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star, this time initiated by WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} and [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]], with Raps starting the song off on her guitar, and Cinderella singing the first two lines "When you wish upon a star/Makes no difference who you are", before handing over to [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle and the Beast]]. This version steadily gains momentum with more and more characters join in, and again, begin to step in to fix Goofy's earlier mistake. This even includes a notable moment with [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel and Eric]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Aladdin and Jasmine]], and Rapunzel and Eugene all joining hands as they begin singing the final verse, followed soon after by [[WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} Tarzan and Jane]], before Cinderella and the Prince gently finish it off. With the camera now safely set up and everyone now in place, Mickey and Cinderella eagerly invite everyone [[(BreakingTheFourthWall including the audience)]] to join in. Everyone then proudly sings the final verse one final time, before Cinderella and the Prince cap it off.