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11[[index]]
12* ''AwesomeMusic/AChorusLine''
13* ''AwesomeMusic/DearEvanHansen''
14* ''AwesomeMusic/{{Elisabeth}}''
15* ''AwesomeMusic/TheFantasticks''
16* ''AwesomeMusic/{{Hadestown}}''
17* ''AwesomeMusic/{{Hamilton}}''
18* ''AwesomeMusic/{{Hair}}''
19* ''AwesomeMusic/LesMiserables''
20* ''AwesomeMusic/PhantomOfTheAuditorium''
21* ''AwesomeMusic/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''
22* ''AwesomeMusic/ThePiratesOfPenzance''
23* ''AwesomeMusic/PokemonLive''
24* ''AwesomeMusic/SixTheMusical''
25* ''AwesomeMusic/TanzDerVampire''
26* ''AwesomeMusic/{{Waitress}}''
27[[/index]]
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29* A number of songs from ''Theatre/EvilDeadTheMusical'' could qualify, but "It's Time" takes the cake. With over-the-top lines like "[[TonightSomeoneDies Tonight]] (Kick you square,) [[TonightSomeoneDies you will die]] ([[GroinAttack in the balls]]) by the [[ChainsawGOOD saw]] or the gun!" and "When danger calls, you must the balls of an ox, or a bear, or any large mammal~!" It's a step away from parodying this trope.
30%%* "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd". Also "Epiphany" and "A Little Priest". Hell, just ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'' in general.
31* Music/StephenSondheim in general.
32** When ''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum'' was struggling with its out-of-town tryouts, Sondheim was called upon to replace the opening number "Love is in the Air" with something that better fit the farcical tone of the show. The result, "Comedy Tonight", helped save the show and is one of the most infectious introductions a musical could ask for.
33** The entire point of ''Theatre/{{Assassins}}'' seems to be to give [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic these]] to people who really don't deserve them. The Ballads of Booth, Guiteau, and Czolgosz have some SERIOUS DracoInLeatherPants potential. "Ballad of Booth" is particularly amazing, as for one brief moment, you actually pity ''John Wilkes Booth'' And then The Balladeer sings again and brings you back to your senses.
34** Though the plot has some issues, and the show was quite terribly received when it first opened, ''Theatre/AnyoneCanWhistle'' gave us some wonderful songs, such as "There Won't Be Trumpets", "Anyone Can Whistle", "A Parade in Town", "Everybody Says Don't", and the epic MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber, "Simple", which is anything but.
35** ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods'' - "Last Midnight", a whole bunch of other stuff that qualifies for TearJerker. "Agony" is a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} for the first act, but then the reprise in the second act is even funnier.
36%%*** Also, "Another National Anthem", "Unworthy of Your Love" and "The Gun Song" from ''Assassins''.
37%%*** "Children Will Listen" and "Moments in The Woods" from ''Into the Woods''.
38%%** ''[[Theatre/CompanySondheim Company]]'' - [[TearJerker "Being Alive"]] and "Ladies Who Lunch".
39%%** ''Theatre/ALittleNightMusic'' - Just about ''everything''. "Every Day A Little Death" and "Miller's Son" deserve special mention just for their awesomeness, and "Now/Later/Soon" needs it because holy crap the counterpoint at the end is just WOW!
40%%** ''Theatre/MerrilyWeRollAlong'' - "Franklin Shepherd Inc.", "Opening Doors", and "Our Time".
41%%** "Someone in a Tree" from ''Theatre/PacificOvertures''. "Please Hello" is a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}, as is "Welcome to Kanagawa".
42%%** "Sunday", "Move On", and "Finishing the Hat" from ''Theatre/SundayInTheParkWithGeorge''.
43%%** ''Theatre/{{Follies}}'' - especially "I'm Still Here", "Broadway Baby", "Could I Leave You", "Losing My Mind", "Waiting For The Girls Upstairs" and "Buddy's Eyes".
44%%* [[https://youtu.be/M2p7c3a2Jfg "Is Anybody There?"]] from ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''.
45%%** [[https://youtu.be/lXsXej9FloA "Molasses to Rum".]]
46%%** [[https://youtu.be/dh6DJEn2J9o "He Plays the Violin".]]
47* A lot of ''Theatre/NextToNormal'':
48** "I'm Alive". Brilliant, gorgeous, and scary as hell.
49** "Aftershocks" is one of the creepier songs on Broadway, and one of the most captivating. Actually, anything sung by Gabe deserves a mention, since Gabe is incredibly sexy. Every note he sings is JustForFun/MadeOfWin.
50** "Perfect for You", or any song with Henry for that matter is bound to be a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.
51** "I Miss the Mountains" has gotten standing ovations at numerous performances.
52** The finale, "Light", is pretty much the entire point of the show. That no matter how dark and depressing life can get, there's still light, there's still ''hope''. It also has one of the strongest, heartwarming, tearjerking, and for those with mental illness, inspiring lines in the show:
53---> And you find a way to survive/And you find out you don't have to be happy at all/To be happy you're alive
54** The very first number, "Just Another Day", is enough to let you know what you're in for. The four-part counterpoint at the end is ''powerful'', and enough to drive you to tears.
55%%** The "You Don't Know" / "I Am the One" trio.
56* ''Theatre/BillyElliot: TheMusical'' has "Electricity". It takes skill to make music from ''Theatre/SwanLake'' sound more awesome than it already did.
57%%** "The Stars Look Down" and "Once We Were Kings".
58%%** And, of course, [[OneSceneWonder "Grandma's Song"]].
59* Creator/CirqueDuSoleil loves awesome original music for [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome acts]]. Examples:
60** "Taiko" (''Mystere''; these drums are regarded as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome of their own under the Theater listing)
61*** [[https://youtu.be/xDMhQ6ANrbQ "Kunya Sobe" from the same show.]] Actually, THE WHOLE SOUNDTRACK.
62** ''Theatre/{{Alegria}}'''s TitleThemeTune is Cirque's SignatureSong for a reason. The title is Spanish for "joy in the midst of sorrow", and it actually manages to evoke that concept musically -- it sounds despairing and joyful at once, the aural version of a BittersweetEnding.
63** ''Theatre/{{O}}'':
64*** If the title track, "O", doesn't move you to tears of joy and give you shivers, you have no soul.
65*** "Simcha" (Russian swings) may be the happiest piece of music ever.
66*** Although the song known in ''O'' as "Debbie" isn't on the show's CD, it CAN be heard on the CD soundtrack of ''Film/CirqueDuSoleilJourneyOfMan''; it's the song of the same title (albeit with English lyrics).
67** The first show to use previously extant music was ''LOVE'' -- since it's the music of Music/TheBeatles, the show serves it, not the other way around. And it was remixed especially for the show. Who knew that "Strawberry Fields", "Penny Lane", "In My Life", and "Hello Goodbye" could be combined into a coherent whole? Or, for that matter, "Drive My Car", "What You're Doing", and "The Word"?
68** ''Theatre/{{Luzia}}'''s main theme, "Cierra Los Ojos", in both its [[https://youtu.be/S3sTwGrmQAk live]] and [[https://youtu.be/dsWwwXkj5IY soundtrack]] renditions, is basically the SpiritualSuccessor to "Alegria".
69** ''Amaluna'' has its main theme, "Come Together" (aka "Magic Ceremony"), which gets everyone in the audience clapping, no, pounding their palms along to the beat during its finale reprise, the Chinese pole song ("Creature of Light"), the first straps number ("Tempest"), the waterbowl number ("Hope" and "O Ma Lay"), the uneven bars theme ("Fly Around")... Actually, the whole show. (Again!)
70** Nearly all of the soundtrack to ''Theatre/{{Volta}}'' qualifies, but highlights include:
71*** The techno-rock tune during the [[https://youtu.be/HYyvPKfdx_0 Otaku Double Dutchers]]' opening act, which unfortunately did not get a soundtrack release.
72*** [[https://youtu.be/v8Yj4tDzgns "Man Craft"]], an Music/{{Enya}}-esque NewAge vocalise during the second part of Waz's acro lamp act.
73*** [[https://youtu.be/-ib4ROHkfmA "The Bee and the Wind"]], a [[TearJerker tear-jerking]] [[PlayingTheHeartStrings violin]] and [[OneWomanWail choral]] piece played during the flashback to young Waz BMX flatland riding while his mother dances along. The sounds of childish laughter make it even more heart-rending.
74*** [[https://youtu.be/8uxHm_iK6ik "The Change"]], from the Swiss rings and bungees act at the show's halfway point, has one hell of an chorus that will get the audience singing along.
75*** The [[MeaningfulName aptly named]] [[https://youtu.be/1qQEax7msNw "To the Stars"]] complements the Acrobatic Ladders act kicking off the show's second half.
76*** [[https://youtu.be/U4DYHzHLczU "Modern Jungle"]], a [[GenreMashup neoclassical synth-funk]] tune to which the Freespirits dive though a rotating stack of hexagonal hoops in improbable positions.
77*** [[https://youtu.be/cG8gCM_BxSU "Globetrotters"]], sadly not available on the soundtrack album, is a punchy industrial hip-hop track, originally used for the trial bike act during the show's Canadian run, then repurposed for the baton juggling act later in the US tour.
78*** [[https://youtu.be/PWq84G3tJcE "Elevation"]], the song for the [[TheCenterpieceSpectacular hair suspension act]], begins with a Music/{{Vangelis}}-style symphonic electronica intro, before morphing into a Music/DeadCanDance pastiche, complete with Music/LisaGerrard-esque {{scatting}} vocals by Camilla Bäckman.
79*** [[https://youtu.be/VQ0hPfnykSk "Battle of the Man"]], an OrchestralBombing piece played in the Hall of Equals, where a group of Asian drummers are suspended from the rafters while either a baton twirler or an aerial strap duo perform and Waz is initiated into the Freespirits tribe.
80*** [[https://youtu.be/J82Fk6Y9BsI "Like Kids"]] is a fitting [[DrumAndBass drum 'n]] [[TrapMusic trap]] number for the BMX finale ultimo.
81** ''Crystal'' is their first non-artist-specific show to use covers of pop hits, which are surprisingly well-executed and integrated into the story. Exhibit A: Ariane Moffatt's rendition of Music/{{Sia}}'s [[https://youtu.be/SD8lXciUUSY "Chandelier"]] during the swinging trapeze number.
82%%** "Kumbalawe" (Second part of opening sequence, ''Theatre/{{Saltimbanco}}'')
83%%*** [[https://youtu.be/MKnsvcp4Mdc "Pokinoi"]] (interlude, formerly used for the retired Spanish web act)
84%%*** [[https://youtu.be/pKZmIv7TfjQ The title song.]]
85%%** From ''KA'', [["https://youtu.be/HS2aMQpDqaE Pursuit"]].
86%%** [[https://youtu.be/pC7qHSAAW0k Rain One]] (''Varekai'')
87%%** [[https://youtu.be/h9J4cVMmp6c BAN-QUETE!!!!!! -catchy samba music ensues-]] (''Theatre/{{OVO}}'')
88%%** "Quidam" (Title song)
89%%*** From the same show: "Incantation", "Rivage", "Steel Dreams", and "Reveil". Why is ''Quidam'' so awesome?
90%%** "Distorted" (BMX Bikes, ''Theatre/LaNouba'')
91%%** "Kamande" (Skipping Ropes/Finale, ''Dralion'')
92%%*** Also from ''Dralion'', there is "Ninkou Latora".
93%%*** And ''Ballare''. Cliched lyrics can be Crazy Awesome sometimes, you know.
94%%** ''Totem''. The whole show.
95%%** Likewise for ''Theatre/MichaelJacksonTHEIMMORTALWorldTour''; the remixes are just too awesome for words.
96* ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'':
97** "Defying Gravity" never fails to give goosebumps. It's not a showstopper for nothing.
98** Add "What Is This Feeling" to the list for LesYay Music.
99** "For Good" is one of the final songs in the whole musical, the harmonies towards the end of the song are superb.
100** "As Long As You're Mine". It's dark, sexy, and utterly perfect for the scene.
101%%** Along with "No Good Deed" and "The Wizard and I".
102* Speaking of Creator/StephenSchwartz... "[[https://youtu.be/qX6tBAyy6IU Rivers belong where they can ramble... eagles belong where they can fly...]]"
103%%** "Extraordinary" and "On The Right Track".
104* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Musical'' has the enviable position of having music that is very nearly as (or, in limited cases, ''more'') epic than the film, especially in the underscores "Flight to the Ford", and "The Battle of Minas Tirith". The actual songs are very good too, with standouts being [[https://youtu.be/zeiugAnby4M "Lothlorien"]], [[https://youtu.be/3gC4dcu_CvA "The Road Goes On"]], and [[https://youtu.be/mX45a1wMmN8 "Wonder".]] [[https://youtu.be/odazGzmf_7w "Now And For Always"]] and [[VillainSong Smeagol's reprise of the same]] are... well, they don't have quite the same caliber of "epic" but are indeed ''very, very good''.
105%%** "The Cat and the Moon" is a delight to listen to as well.
106* Any given Music/TomWaits musical has a few of these. It's probably the VillainSong.
107** ''Music/TheBlackRider'' ranges from the tragic melancholy of "The Briar and the Rose" to the gleefully diabolical {{Villain Song}}s "Just the Right Bullets" and "Flash Pan Hunter". There's also the messed-up instrumental "Oily Night" to go along with [[spoiler: a satanic ritual]].
108** ''Music/FranksWildYears'': "Way Down in the Hole". So awesome it became the theme music for ''Series/TheWire''.
109** ''Woyzeck'' kicks off with a chromatic scale that morphs into the terrifyingly excellent "Misery is the River of the World". And then there's the ''three' Villain Songs, "Everything Goes to Hell", "God's Away on Business", and "Starving in the Belly of a Whale". And the instrumental, "Knife Chase", which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
110%%** ''Alice'' has "Table Top Joe", "We're All Mad Here", and the heartbreaking "Fawn" theme.
111* "The Writing on the Wall" from ''Drood'' is pure Betty Buckley awesome. Final "the wall", anyone? Belted E, a capella. From the same show, "Both Sides of the Coin" is a duet PatterSong with a chorus that is nigh incomprehensible, which is then done at ''double speed'' at the very end.
112* ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon'': "Hello! My name is Elder Price, and I would like to share with you the most amazing book!"
113** "Have you heard of the [[TitleDrop All-American Prophet]]? The blonde-haired, blue-eyed voice of God! [[EagleLand He didn't come from the Middle East like those other holy men.]] [[https://youtu.be/ixvi4sQx-aA No, God's favorite prophet was All-American!]]"
114** "[[https://youtu.be/IuhSq7Tn1iE Spooky Mormon Helldream]]", "[[https://youtu.be/zdmMCaxixro Baptize Me]]", "[[https://youtu.be/-BO46-7jymA Hello!]]"... Let's face it, practically every song is gold.
115** "Tomorrow is a Latter Day", the ending of the show. Especially Kevin's reprise of "I believe!" halfway through.
116** [[https://youtu.be/C26tjbwyw1s "And now it's up to me, and it's time to man up! Jesus had his time ta, now it's mine ta MAN UP!"]] Elder Cunningham's self-pep talk is hilarious and surprisingly motivating.
117%%** "I believe! That Satan has a hold on you! I believe! That the lord God has sent me here! I believe! That in 1978 God changed his mind about black people!"
118%%---> ''Black people!''
119%%** "Two by two, we're marching door to door cuz God loves Mormons and he wants some more."
120* ''Theatre/LoveNeverDies'' is largely ignored for good reason, but the music... [[https://youtu.be/FRYDylWDkV0 "The Beauty Underneath"]] is a [[RuleOfCool rock song in a musical]], and [[https://youtu.be/FRYDylWDkV0 both]] [[https://youtu.be/DZORcO94ScE versions]] of "Devil Take the Hindmost" are just fantastic.
121** Also "'Til I Hear You Sing" is rather beautiful.
122%%* ''Theatre/MissSaigon'' has "I Still Believe", "Last Night of the World", and "I'd Give My Life For You", just to name a few.
123* ''Theatre/ManOfLaMancha'' is often erroneously referred to as a one-song show. It's not, really, it's just that "The Impossible Dream" is ''so damn good''.
124** And once you've heard Joan Diener's cover of "Aldonza" on the French cover, with Music/JacquesBrel, you will be riveted to your seat, goosebumps all over you, and you will ''never'' consider ''Theatre/ManOfLaMancha'' to be a one-song show again.
125** "Dulcinea" is a gorgeous ballad that is abruptly turned into a raucous, rollicking chorus number.
126** Watch "I, Don Quixote" performed by a talented actor, and you ''will'' stand up and cheer.
127* ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'':
128** "[[https://youtu.be/GoCZEmfnE-M Cell Block Tango]]". GallowsHumor at its finest ("You know, some guys just can't hold their arsenic...").
129** "[[https://youtu.be/Rn5-VN3SH1o Razzle Dazzle]]" is one long paean to getting away with ''anything'' [[RefugeInAudacity through sheer sleazy awesomeness]].
130** "[[https://youtu.be/zg0oy53kpUw All That Jazz]]", a song ''so awesome'' that Creator/CatherineZetaJones, originally approached for the leading role of Roxie Hart, asked to play Velma Kelly instead -- ''just so she could sing that song''.
131%%* Music/LeonardBernstein. [[https://youtu.be/5_QffCZs-bg West]] [[https://youtu.be/QpaS2v-r7cE Side]] [[https://youtu.be/exGJsv6ZNlo Story]].
132* [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow "How do you do? I see you've met my faithful handyman...."]]
133** Riff Raff's entrance in the finale, where he kicks in the door. Best part of the film.
134** So many pieces qualify that you can make a case for including the whole show. "Science Fiction (Double Feature)", "Dammit Janet", "There's A Light", "The Time Warp", "Sweet Transvestite", "The Sword of Damocles", "I Can Make You A Man", "Hot Patootie", "Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me" and "Eddie" are ''consecutive songs'' and all very much worthy of being here.
135%%** "LET'S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN!"
136%%* The choral part of the title song in ''Oklahoma!''
137* ''Spamalot'':
138** "Find Your Grail" is so incredibly, unbelievably, and ''intentionally'' cheesy that it wraps back around to awesome.
139** [[https://youtu.be/55NgPsOaJqg You Won't Succeed On Broadway]] If You Don't Have Any Jews! Well, saying that you're Jewish isn't really the sort of thing you say to a heavily armed Christian...
140%%** And "The Song That Goes Like This".
141%%** Or Diva's Lament!
142* ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'':
143** Of all the assorted {{Cut Song}}s that ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'' produced, "The Worse He Treats Me" is the one with the most understandable reason for cutting; it completely mischaracterizes the female lead, is disturbing, and doesn't really fit in anywhere. It's STILL SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic.
144** "Skid Row" is one of the catchiest and one of the most motivating songs in musical theatre, up there with "One Day More" and "Do you Hear the People Sing" from ''Les Misérables''. It's just stunning, and the crescendo that happens before Seymour's part (which is extremely catchy) makes that segment even better.
145** Though it was written for the movie, [[https://youtu.be/VPs8SZZTg68 "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space"]] is occasionally readded to the show, and it's DEFINITELY this. The best part, though, is the end of the song, which wasn't present in the movie, as Audrey II eats Seymour. The CutSong that it replaced, [[https://youtu.be/ECJebJgzPd0 "Bad"]], is also pretty awesome.
146** And "Sominex" (the last song before things start falling apart), and "Suppertime II" (when things DO start falling apart). Also "Somewhere That's Green (Reprise)", one of the best examples of TearJerker ever.
147** [[https://youtu.be/bOtMizMQ6oM Dentist]] is a VillainSong and one of the most memorable songs.
148** "Grow For Me", "The Meek Shall Inherit", and "Ya Never Know". "We'll Have Tomorrow (and A Little Dental Music)" would be a perfect candidate as well, were it not a CutSong.
149%%*** In the realm of the CutSong, "The Meek Shall Inherit (Reprise)" is pretty neat, too, despite its short length.
150%%*** So is "I Got A Hobby" (though the song that replaced it, the aforementioned "Dentist!", is better.)
151%%** [[https://youtu.be/L7SkrYF8lCU "Feed Me Seymour" ...]]
152%%** And the title song, "Suddenly Seymour", "Feed Me/Git It", "Suppertime", and "Somewhere That's Green"!
153%%** "DON'T FEED THE PLAAAAAAAAAAANTS!"
154%%** "Mushniiiiiik... and son!"
155%%** Despite essentially being tone-setting filler, "Closed For Renovation" and "Call Back In The Morning" also qualify.
156%%** [[https://youtu.be/z0kSBiu1IGk "Skid Row"]].
157* "Rent, rent, rent, rent, rent! We're not gonna pay rent! 'Cause everything is Theatre/{{RENT}}!" The movie version is ''[[https://youtu.be/fjbMKO6hOOk even more epic]]'', because they're able to BURN THEIR EVICTION NOTICES.
158** Try to listen to [[https://youtu.be/czJHTEeEJmU "La Vie Boheme"]] and not sing along.
159** Finale B. Not only is it an amazing medley of major themes from the rest of the musical, if you listen close, even to the recording or movie version, you can hear Angel's voice. On the stage version, Angel comes back out onstage. There's something ridiculously awesome about it. In the alternate ending for the film, you also see Angel - the screen cuts back to the opening visual, with all of them singing into microphones onstage, and near the end of the song she walks out and joins them.
160** "[[https://youtu.be/wgQq8TTty9A Will I]]". Two-line stanza in canon. TearJerker.
161** "[[https://youtu.be/MlNzpl3vz5Y Take Me Or Leave Me]]". Idina Menzel belting her mouth off is always awesome, but this song has an epic battle between two lesbians. Needless to say, [[SugarWiki/MomentofAwesome awesomeness ensues]].
162** "I'll Cover You (reprise)". One of the biggest TearJerker moments in musical history.
163%%** [[https://youtu.be/-Y3kGgVwWu4 Tango Maureen]]
164%%** "Halloween". Dear lord, WHY did they cut it from the movie?
165%%** "Today 4 U" and, especially, its reprise in "Contact".
166%%** "Please take me! Ooo-''uuuuut'' to-ni-GHT! I have to go-ooo, Ooo-''uuuuut'' to-''night''!"
167%%** "What You Own".
168%%** "Christmas Bells", which was stupidly cut from the movie.
169%%** "525,600 minutes..."
170* ''{{Theatre/Hairspray}}'':
171** It is virtually impossible to listen to "You Can't Stop the Beat" without feeling the urge to get up and dance. (This can get quite awkward if you're driving.)
172** [[https://youtu.be/8MNxrzvG96I "I Can Wait"]] which was cut from the movie.
173** [[https://youtu.be/LeLF0ittXS0 "I Know Where I've Been"]] is the best song in the entire show.
174%%** "Big Blonde and Beautiful". Awesome.
175%%** "I Can Hear the Bells".
176%%** "Good Morning, Baltimore", anyone?
177* ''Theatre/TheMusicMan'':
178** "Trouble" and "Seventy-Six Trombones". Combined, they represent one of the most effective sales pitches/cons ever made.
179** [[https://youtu.be/t3mC4485Ue0 Without You]], probably one of the most epic {{Take That}}s in musicals.
180%%** [[https://youtu.be/JLDsLeVxOaU Till There Was You.]]
181%%* [[https://youtu.be/4XE-vFyGKu0 Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat]] from ''Theatre/GuysAndDolls''. [[https://youtu.be/BDQ6d3VRWm0 Luck be a Lady]] also counts.
182%%* From ''Theatre/YoungFrankenstein'', "Frederick's Soliloquy". And "[[https://youtu.be/kXXLKA-OGIU Life, Life]]", especially the incredibly epic ending.
183* ''Film/{{Newsies}}'' had some pretty rousing numbers.
184** "Carrying the Banner" and "Seize the Day" stand out in particular, while "Watch What Happens" is the requisite beltfest for the female lead.
185** "The World Will Know" and "Once and For All" , each a MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber, where the strike really comes together.
186* ''Theatre/JekyllAndHyde'':
187** Listen to "This Is The Moment" from and you will feel invincible.
188** Furthermore, "Confrontation". Jekyll is a tenor, Hyde is a baritone, and the actor sings a duet WITH HIMSELF.
189** Depending on the singers, Dangerous Game has the potential to be either this or incredibly {{narm}}y. However, the [[https://youtu.be/hr7mu5RUNyk Robert Cucciolli and Linda Eder]] version is most definitely Awesome Music.
190** [[http://youtu.be/ZN5irOIrD7c Alive]] and its [[http://youtu.be/H0Z8QKUMf1E reprise]].
191* ''Film/SunsetBoulevard'':
192** "As If We Never Said Goodbye". If it wasn't a SanitySlippageSong, it would be the most touching tribute to movies ever.
193** The title song is brilliant on its own, but if you have a good Joe Gillis, it reaches epic heights.
194** A superb instrumental can be found in "[[https://youtu.be/eh_u2EUng-w Car Chase]]".
195* ''Theatre/InTheHeights'':
196** [[https://youtu.be/B2Rd7Cpx-Ss "96,000".]] Warning: clicking on the link may result in spontaneous dancing and singing the song to yourself for weeks on end.
197** [[https://youtu.be/SFVVNAksMfs "Blackout"]] explains just why it won an award for "Best Musical".
198** Look no further than the [[https://youtu.be/rEx9h0dqbUo opening song.]]
199** For a more [[TearJerker emotional awesome]] (warning: '''spoilers'''), [[https://youtu.be/chfdFA_KQrI "Alabanza".]]
200* [[https://youtu.be/vhYBLEvejDU "When my eyes darken"]] from the Israeli play "Funeral". it's a very depressing song about a dead newborn baby who miss his living mother, but it's also kind of awesome in his on way.
201%%* Charlie Anderson has a few of these in ''{{Shenandoah}}'', mainly "I've Heard it All Before" and "Meditation".
202* ''Theatre/{{Carousel}}'': "If I Loved You", especially the reprise, and "You'll Never Walk Alone", again especially the reprise. Both those are also prone to be [[TearJerker tear jerkers]].
203* ''Theatre/JesusChristSuperstar'':
204** [[https://youtu.be/O2cCuadivpE "Gethsemane"]]. CallingTheOldManOut can be awesome enough on its own, but when it's the ''Son of God'' doing it...
205** [[https://youtu.be/H3vtAjHvhHA Heaven on their Minds]], the very first song. One word: [[SayMyName JEEESUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSS!!!!]]
206** The [[https://youtu.be/w9pdWQT1_8E overture]] is made of solid awesome as is the [[https://youtu.be/IvVr2uks0C8 Theme Song.]] And from the movie, ''[[https://youtu.be/xEzuDKaFGFI Then We Are Decided]]''.
207** The moment when Pilate finally condemns Jesus to death ("Die if you want to, you innocent puppet") and then the orchestra comes in with the beginning of the title song is quite possibly the high point of Andrew Lloyd Webber's career.
208** "I Don't Know How To Love Him" is generally considered a paint-by-numbers Webber power ballad, and Melanie Chisholm is best remembered as one of the Music/SpiceGirls. But boy, [[https://youtu.be/8azdnR2fQus can she take that song and make it something special.]]
209* Say what you will about the {{Narm}}, but ''Lord of the Dance/Feet of Flames'' has some freaking awesome music. See: "Cry of the Celts", "Planet Ireland".
210%%* Adam Guettel. [[https://youtu.be/4Iob_JngT2Y For example...]]
211* "Memory" from ''Theatre/{{Cats}}''. Grizabella's entire subplot is that she left the Jellicle tribe to be famous and acted like a total {{Jerkass}}. So, naturally, when she comes back, the cats don't want any part of her. "Memory" is her saying that she wants the old days back and that she was sorry for being a bitch in the most awesome way possible.
212* ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'' has many, many awesome songs, some very short and sung in quick succession, but to name a few:
213** [[https://youtu.be/JPJzPI0lqiE "The Flesh Failures/Let The Sunshine In"]], the show's tearjerking finale. The pounding rhythm and poetic lyrics make it one of the more powerful songs in the musical.
214** [[https://youtu.be/Y74CraC9GlY "I Got Life"]], an upbeat number in which the main character tries to explain to his parents that he doesn't need much, so long as he's got life. By listing off all of his body parts in rapid succession. [[SugarWiki/BetterThanItSounds It's more awesome than it sounds.]]
215** [[https://youtu.be/QFeNopYqthE "Hair"]], the title song, where the hippies explain their long-haired way of life.
216%%* "Turn Back The Tide" from ''DasBarbecu''.
217* Bill Bailey's stage performances include a lot of awesome music. Probably the best would be the in ''Tinsleworm'', where he, with a local group of Indian musicians, perform a "Hindi Indie" version of Radiohead's "Creep". Many of the rest are also [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hilarious]]: [[FunWithForeignLanguages Das Hokey Kokey]], the Pope's doorbell, [[LyricalDissonance Portishead's version of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah]] or [[NightmareFuel the full version of the Roundabout song]].
218* ''Theatre/{{Evita}}''. Definitely both stage and movie versions. "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina" is absolutely spellbinding. It's enough to make you want to fall to your knees in veneration.
219%%** "Another Suitcase In Another Hall".
220* ''{{Theatre/Godspell}}''.
221** The crucifixion and the finale - reprising "Prepare Ye" with the "Long Live God" round.
222** "[[https://youtu.be/71jLkmG1ebg Bless the Lord]]" as done by Shoshana Bean in the 2000 off-Broadway revival.
223** "We Beseech Thee" is the last upbeat song in the show, and it shows how everyone following Jesus has come together like a family.
224%%** "By My Side"
225%%** "When will thou save the people? O God of mercy, when? The people, Lord, the people. Not thrones or crowns, but men!"
226%%** "Alas For You" anyone?
227%%** "Turn Back, O Man"
228* [[https://youtu.be/9DDdM66_nSI "Die, Vampire, Die!"]] from ''Theatre/TitleOfShow''. Also, [[https://youtu.be/bGq7V9Z7PlY A Way Back To Then]]. Nostalgia never sounded so awesome!
229* ''Tick, Tick... Boom!'' is all the proof we need that Jonathan Larson was more than just the guy who wrote ''Theatre/{{RENT}}''.
230** "Come to Your Senses", especially that very long ending note.
231** "Therapy" starts out fairly measured but quickly turns into a PatterSong duet ''with counterpoint'' and is a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.
232** The finale "Louder Than Words" is absolutely one of the best examples of what a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome should be.
233%%** "30/90".
234* ''Kristina'' (aka ''Kristina from Duvemåla'') has a lot of good music, but few things can beat "Gold Can Turn To Sand". In the original Swedish version, Kristina's "You Have To Be There" is one of the best songs from any musical ''ever''. Unfortunately the English translation is poor, repetitive and has little of the original lyric's emotion and angst.
235* ''Theatre/TheSecretGarden'', the musical:
236** The moment in "I Heard Someone Crying" when the music swells and the characters all start singing their various parts in counterpoint.
237** "Where in the World" definitely qualifies -- and then it segues into "How Could I Ever Know", cementing the deal.
238%%** "Lily's Eyes."
239%%** Also, "Quartet."
240* Say what you will about ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' TheMusical, it's got some good songs. "Hona Sainara" and "Catharsis of Eternity" just plain rock.
241%%* ''BatBoyTheMusical'':
242%%** "Comfort and Joy".
243%%** Also the opening number "Hold Me, Bat Boy", [[DespairEventHorizon "Apology to a Cow",]] and the London-version-exclusive "Mine, All Mine".
244%%** "Let Me Walk Among You".
245* ''Theatre/SpringAwakening'':
246** "Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise)". Just. So. Amazing.
247** "Touch Me" also has some incredible moments, especially the buildup to the climax. "Consume my wine, consume my mind..."
248** "I Believe" which is two minutes of non-stop harmony.
249** And "Totally Fucked" is roughly three minutes and fifteen seconds of pure cathartic awesomeness.
250** "Those You've Known" is the climax of the entire plot and is hauntingly beautiful. The same goes for the live performance of "The Dark I Know Well".
251*** "The Dark I Know Well" is kind of NightmareFuel, but it is amazing and powerful, painful and haunting.
252*** The German incarnation of Spring Awakening is also a powerful experience, with the almost ethereal version of "Whispering" as "Hör nür hin".
253** "The Song Of Purple Summer" is both a showstopper ''and'' the end of the show.
254* The Russian Dance from ''The Nutcracker Suite'', with the distinction of being SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic in a ''ballet!''
255* In Béla Bartók's one-act opera ''Theatre/DukeBluebeardsCastle'', the opening of the fifth door reveals the full extent of Bluebeard's wealth as a landowner. The accompanying power chords are overwhelmingly awesome and are played by a pipe organ at full volume alongside the entire brass orchestra.
256* Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' gave us "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" ("The Ballad of Mack the Knife"), but [[https://youtu.be/4_B2Dbsppvo "Zuhälterballade"]] ("Pimp's Ballad") is also awesome. What a beautiful, slow tango. They had some amazing music in their works. All you have to do is get past the rather depressing stories. Or enjoy them together, as you really should.
257* ''Theatre/LegallyBlonde'' TheMusical:
258** "Ireland" and its reprise. Humor, a touch of pathos, and an actress with a big voice!
259** "So Much Better" is basically pure, gleeful, triumph and personal achievement expressed in song.
260** "Legally Blonde" is a song of such shocking pain, sorrow, loss of self-worth, and in the end solidarity that it takes you by surprise after all the peppy, fun, upbeat numbers that came before. But then when Elle gets her HeroicSecondWind and Vivienne comes in on the Reprise...sheer win.
261** "Take It Like is A Man" hilarious and heartwarming.
262--->'''Emmett''' What is this place?\
263'''Elle''' It's called... A department store.\
264'''Emmett''' It's beautiful...
265%%** "Chip on My Shoulder".
266* ''Theatre/{{Urinetown}}'':
267** "Run, Freedom, Run!" is so awesome that even hostage Hope has to bounce along with it.
268** [[VillainSong "Cop Song"]] is pretty epic as well. Also "Snuff That Girl". Both can be creepy as Hell when done right, and are major ear worms to boot.
269** The delightfully twisted [[VillainSong "Don't Be The Bunny".]]
270** And the frantic, pounding "Why Did I Listen To That Man" where everything goes wrong.
271%%** Also the [[MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber "Act I Finale".]]
272* ''Theatre/TheAddamsFamily'' has some fantastic songs ("When You're An Addams", "Happy/Sad", and "Move Toward the Darkness", among many others), but the crown has to go to Alice's "Waiting", which is a scathing, hurting, vicious strike back at her neglectful husband, and it ''stops the show cold''.
273--> “That was dark, even for us!”
274%%** "[[HeelFaceTurn In. The.]] [[NaughtyTentacles Arms".]]
275* "Rose's Turn" from ''Theatre/{{Gypsy}}'' is probably the greatest SanitySlippageSong ever, [[https://youtu.be/7qVhAtaAyMA no]] [[https://youtu.be/a6mGCngYChs matter]] [[https://youtu.be/PLbToMyrpvo who]] [[https://youtu.be/w9_8Av7OCVw it's]] [[https://youtu.be/4_eD1btsIAE performed]] [[https://youtu.be/rv1p1Vea0iY by.]] Also from ''Gypsy'', [[https://youtu.be/LXl10a9gJwA "Everything's Coming Up Roses"]] basically consists of the starring diva chewing up the scenery for four solid minutes.
276* ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute'': [[EvilMatriarch The Queen of the Night]] gets just two solo arias, but they're some of the most spectacular soprano arias ever written: "[[WoundedGazelleGambit O zittre nicht]]" and "[[VillainSong Der Hölle Rache]]".
277** What makes it even better is right after "Der Hölle Rache" Sarastro shows up and sings "In diesen heil'gen Hallen" as if to say "you thought that soprano was good? Let me show you what a BASS can do."
278** Also, the finale is utterly beautiful and uplifting, especially the orchestra in the playout. And who can forget Papageno and Papagena? Let's just say: MOZART = King of Awesome Music!
279* Creator/TeamStarkid has a lot of brilliant songs.
280** The student production ''Theatre/MeAndMyDick'' has a few seriously great songs. The MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber "Ready To Go" comes to mind, as does the epically adorable "Even Though". "There Ain't Nothing Like A Dick" is amazing too. Pretty good showing for a musical about walking and talking genitalia, eh?
281** From ''Theatre/AVeryPotterSeniorYear'': "I'm Just a Sidekick" definitely qualifies, as well as "Everything Ends", "When I Was", "This is the End", "A Very Potter Senior Year", "When You Have to Go All the Way Home"... dang it, these kids are talented. [[spoiler:The reprise of "Back To Hogwarts"]] counts as well.
282** Another year, another awesome soundtrack: ''[[Theatre/TwistedTheUntoldStoryOfARoyalVizier Twisted: The Untold Story Of A Royal Vizier]]'' combines musical themes from the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon and ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' with the usual [=StarKid=] magic: "Dream a Little Harder", [[IAmSong "I Steal Everything"]], "1001 Nights", "Happy Ending", and "Twisted" are all highlights.
283%%** ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'' and ''Theatre/AVeryPotterSequel'' are FULL of this trope. "Going Back To Hogwarts", "The Coolest Girl", "Voldemort Is Going Down", "Granger Danger", "Not Alone", "Harry Freakin' Potter", "No Way", "Stutter", "Days of Summer", "To Have A Home", and "Those Voices" in particular.
284%%** From ''Theatre/{{Starship}}'' we have "Status Quo", "Kick It Up a Notch", "Get Back Up", "Life", "Beauty", "The Way I Do"... eff it, EVERY DANG SONG!
285%%** ''Theatre/HolyMusicalBatman'' continues the grand tradition. "Holy Musical Batman!", "Rogues Are We", "[[ClusterFBomb To Be a Man]]", "Super Friends"... *sigh* every song. Again. The demos of the songs as well.
286* Music/ColePorter's ''Theatre/AnythingGoes'' deserves a special mention.
287** Despite the [[HaveAGayOldTime now-awkward title]], "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" is just pure win.
288** The song "You're the Top" is one HELL of a belt fest for Sutton Foster and Colin Donnell and they pull it off PERFECTLY. Imagine a song that's the complete OPPOSITE of "Anything you can do, I can do better."
289** The title song "Anything Goes" gets special mention for having some stand out tap-choreography.
290* ''Theatre/{{Thirteen}}'' brings us "Brand New You", which may well be the best song of the musical. All of [[Creator/ElizabethGillies Lucy]]'s songs are quite nice, too.
291%%* ''We Will Rock You'', being a Music/{{Queen}} Jukebox musical, features all of the band's greatest hits.
292* ''Theatre/TheWeddingSinger'':
293** "Saturday Night in the City", "Right in Front of Your Eyes" and "It's Your Wedding Day" and its reprise. The rest of the show's good enough, but those three are pretty fantastic.
294** "Grow Old with You" was really sweet too. Overall, the song is just embodies what it's like to love someone and want to marry them.
295* Sierra Boggess' rendition of "Part of Your World" in the Broadway production of ''Theatre/TheLittleMermaid'' - starting sweet and full of surprising vocal power
296* ''Theatre/{{Nine}}'':
297** "My Husband Makes Movies". Marion Cotillard's version was [[https://youtu.be/fvGooAuW28g simply gorgeous.]]
298** And speaking of Marion Cotillard, the sadness and neglect implicit in "My Husband Makes Movies" comes to a crescendo of bitterness and thoroughly justified rage in [[https://youtu.be/WLX-Ko7XMis "Take It All".]] Her character's suffering at the hands of her cheating husband, who only knows how to take and not to give, is expressed via a fantasy cabaret scene in which her husband sits and watches as she performs for a club full of men who tear her clothes off. Intense, poignant scene with awesome music to boot.
299%%* "To this we've come" from ''Theatre/TheConsul'', by Gian Carlo Menotti. Also, "Afraid, Am I Afraid?" from ''TheMedium'', by the same composer. Actually, pretty much all of Menotti could count.
300* ''Literature/{{Ragtime}}'':
301** "Your Daddy's Son" and "Make Them Hear You". Beautiful and heartbreaking.
302** It opens with CMOA. The various groups swirling around each other, mixing, separating, then blasting out that last verse- amazing.
303* ''Theatre/TheScarletPimpernel'':
304** Obvious, but "Into The Fire" is worth including on the list. And then there's "The Riddle": "Every Judas once loved a Jesus/ But finally, treason will seize us". DAMN. It helps when one of the singers is Terrence Mann, of course.
305** Speaking of Terrence Mann, "Falcon In The Dive" is amazing and "Where's The Girl" just sends shivers down your spine
306** "The Creation of Man" is such a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} that it's impossible not to crack up, it's so wonderfully ridiculous. In a fairly serious show, too.
307%%** "She Was There", "When I Look at You", and "Where's the Girl".
308%%** [[OffWithHisHead "Madame Guillotine".]]
309* ''{{Theatre/Seussical}}''[='=]s "Alone in the Universe" is pretty powerful, in particular when Horton and Jojo are both singing the chorus together- "I have wings, and I can fly, around the moon and far beyond the sky!" %% "Solla Sollew" as well.
310* ''Vanities: TheMusical'':
311** [[https://youtu.be/pPqYpwHRDkg "Hey There, Beautiful"]], the intro of the Theatre Works version and the second song of the Pasadena version, [[CutSong dropped afterwards.]]
312** [[https://youtu.be/wwM-toAsrvs "Cute Boys with Short Haircuts"]], the first major TearJerker of the show.
313** [[https://youtu.be/QOKnqq6oXpk "An Organized Life (1974)"]], the heart-wrenching DarkReprise.
314** [[https://youtu.be/-eoMAgYmNh0 "Friendship Isn't What it Used to Be"]], the show's DarkestHour.
315** "Letting Go", the epic closing number for the 2008 and 2011 productions.
316** [[https://youtu.be/317uQH1YoC0 "Looking Good"]], the AwardBaitSong used for the 2006 and 2009 versions' finales; is sure to [[TearJerker bring forth the waterworks.]]
317%%** [[https://youtu.be/7h8CH8AAE2w "We're Gonna Be Okay"]], another CutSong.
318%%** [[https://youtu.be/fPM5z5dU0rQ "Open Up Your Mind"]], unfortunately [[CutSong not heard]] since the 2006 Theatre Works world premiere. Also [[https://youtu.be/-Lz2hzhwcI4 "Let Life Happen"]], the song that replaced it.
319%%** [[https://youtu.be/KOeQASqFmQI "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing".]]
320%%** [[https://youtu.be/TNAY-HqK1T0 "Fly Into The Future".]]
321%%** "Mystery" and its reprises, so far only used in the 2011 ACT version in Seattle.
322%%** "Setting Your Sights", the act opener of the 2009 Second Stage Theater version.
323* ''Theatre/ChildrenOfEden'' is Stephen Schwartz's less-loved show, but it's got a couple great numbers.
324** "Spark of Creation", "The Hardest Part of Love", and "Lost In The Wilderness" are all excellent, but the clinchers are the '''A Capella''' harmonies in the Act One Finale and title song "Children of Eden" and Act Two Finale, "In the Beginning". If you do not leave the theatre sobbing and/or amazed at the talented cast, someone is doing their job ''horribly, horribly wrong''.
325** "Stranger To The Rain". If you were wondering why Japeth loves Yonah, this song shows just how amazing she is, race of Cain or not.
326** And "Let There Be" must be mentioned as it's an amazing opening number and sets the tone perfectly.
327* "Keys/It's Alright" from ''Theatre/PassingStrange''. It starts as a ballady number, in which the main character, Youth -- who's on his finding-myself world journey - has just arrived in Amsterdam and needs a place to stay, and a new friend simply hands him her house keys and says she can stay with him -- and he is understandably touched. It builds into a huge explosive celebration of hope and optimism and "everything's gonna be alright", with the narrator bringing Youth's artist heroes into the song to encourage him as well:
328-->James Baldwin says IT'S ALRIGHT!
329-->Coltrane says IT'S ALRIGHT!
330-->Chester Himes says IT'S ALRIGHT!
331-->Jimi Hendrix says IT'S ALRIGHT!
332-->Josephine Baker says IT'S ALRIGHT!
333-->She came and told me it was ALRIGHT!...
334* Yes, it flopped on Broadway. But that doesn't mean that ''[[Theatre/{{Lestat}} Lestat: The Musical]]'' didn't have any awesome songs. Listen to [[EnfantTerrible Claudia's]] song, "[[https://youtu.be/eT4vD0USEMM I Want More]]".
335%%* From ''bare: a pop opera'' is "Bare", "You & I", "Ever After", "Best Kept Secret", "Confession", and "God Don't Make No Trash".
336%%* The works of the inimitable Jason Robert Brown, including, but not limited to, pretty much the entire score of ''Theatre/SongsForANewWorld'', and "Moving Too Fast", from ''Theatre/TheLastFiveYears''.
337%%** A few examples from ''Songs for a New World'' would be "King of The World" "Stars and the Moon" and "I'm Not Afraid of Anything".
338%%** A couple others from ''The Last Five Years'' are "Shiksa Goddess" "Still Hurting" "I Can Do Better Than That" "Nobody Needs to Know" and the {{Tearjerker}} finale "Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You".
339* ''Theatre/{{Parade|1998}}'', for which Jason Robert Brown won a Tony.
340** "Real Big News", Craig the reporter's soulful anthem to the big news of Leo Frank's case that could save his writing career.
341** "How Can I Call This Home?", Leo Frank's plaintive worries about being a Northerner in the South.
342** "There Is A Fountain/It Don't Make Sense", a gorgeous and extremely powerful song about grief as Mary's family and friends mourn her Special shout-out to Frankie's achingly simple yet heartbreaking solo lyrics.
343** "You Don't Know This Man", Lucille Frank's epic verbal smackdown of reporters trying to accuse her husband of terrible acts.
344** "All The Wasted Time", a sweeping love ballad between Leo and Lucille, as they reaffirm their love for one another after years of distance, despite all the tragedy of their circumstances.
345** "That's What He Said", Jim Conley's gospel-heavy number during Leo's trial, one of the most EpicRocking court testimonies ever given.
346** "This Is Not Over Yet", the biggest HopeSpot in the musical, with a very excited Leo and Lucille duet and lightning-fast piano accompaniment.
347%%* Most of the songs from the Music/GreenDay JukeboxMusical ''Music/AmericanIdiot'', but especially "Holiday", "21 Guns", "Extraordinary Girl", and the title song. The medleys count as well.
348* "And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going)" from ''Dreamgirls''. [[https://youtu.be/rtnKI3ztz9w Only when Jennifer Holliday sings it]], though -- 'cause once you've gone Holliday, you ain't never going back.
349* Several of theatre's biggest divas are given these every time they go on stage.
350** Patti [=LuPone=]:
351*** [[https://youtu.be/9tVdA4OGPY4 "Invisible"]] from ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown''.
352*** [[https://youtu.be/yTV0TGELff8 "Meadowlark"]] from ''The Baker's Wife''.
353*** [[https://youtu.be/Bl0yUKLKj9g "I Dreamed A Dream"]] from ''Les Miserables''.
354*** Plus several that have become staples in her repertoire: [[https://youtu.be/LXl10a9gJwA "Everything's Coming Up Roses"]] from ''Gypsy'', [[https://youtu.be/0d01NpclvlE "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"]] from ''Evita'', [[https://youtu.be/0eZ8Lvg3skw "Being Alive"]] from ''Company'', and [[https://youtu.be/qW_sd4GYsR4 the title song]] from ''Anything Goes''.
355** Bernadette Peters:
356*** [[https://youtu.be/Gey1PtXYwLI "Children Will Listen"]] from ''Into the Woods''.
357*** [[https://youtu.be/4MCVsMSsIJU "Move On"]] from ''Sunday in the Park With George''.
358*** [[https://youtu.be/3MHxPuWld5o "Time Heals Everything"]] from ''Mack and Mabel''.
359*** And whether they were written for her or not, Ms. Peters is indelibly linked with such songs as [[https://youtu.be/5kMlQgyz834 "Not a Day Goes By"]] from ''Merrily We Roll Along'', and [[https://youtu.be/lk6Pv6lO2Yw "Rose's Turn"]] and [[https://youtu.be/LSbfSXHLAxs "Some People"]] from ''Gypsy''.
360** Dorothy Loudon was a brilliant actress and [[https://youtu.be/M6Sp_ig4YXA comedienne]], which led to her originating songs like:
361*** [[https://youtu.be/oVS0RgApwmk "Easy]] [[https://youtu.be/GdpbUX0CTkQ Street"]] and [[https://youtu.be/GoNk_-IaAeo "Little Girls"]] from ''Annie''.
362*** [[https://youtu.be/6D2zJNUhWi8 "Fifty Percent""]] from ''Ballroom''.
363* The 2013 adaptation of ''Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' has lots of delightful songs that can stand alongside those of the two famous film adaptations, even as its use of [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory the 1971 film's]] "Pure Imagination" as ClimacticMusic is (or was; it was moved to an earlier scene in later productions) a true Heartwarming Moment.
364** "Don't'cha Pinch Me Charlie" is a great CrowdSong as everyone celebrates Charlie Bucket's Golden Ticket find.
365** The song that follows that -- and closes out Act One -- manages to be a solo turn that feels ''much'' bigger than a CrowdSong. "It Must Be Believed to Be Seen" starts with a clever variant on Willy Wonka's entrance in the 1971 version and goes on to reveal every facet of the character -- the whimsicality, philosophy, and even creepiness -- in less than five minutes. Pair this tune with amazing orchestrations, and then add Douglas Hodge's vocal on the Original London Cast Recording, and you ''will'' believe.
366** As Music/DannyElfman did in the 2005 film, songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman have a ball with the Oompa-Loompas' four TheVillainSucksSong numbers. Again, each gets a different style; the GratuitousDiscoSequence "Juicy!" (for Violet) and CyberpunkIsTechno "Vidiots" (for Mike) are perhaps the highlights. (Unfortunately "Juicy!" became a CutSong in later stagings.)
367* Quite a few of Salieri's songs from ''Theatre/MozartLOperaRock''. Especially "Le Bien qui Fait Mal" which sounds like it should be played at an upper-class bondage club... and ''[[ShapedLikeItself looks it played out in an upper-class bondage club.]]'' "Dors Mon Ange" is soft, lullaby-like and mournful, befitting a funerary song.
368* ''Theatre/{{Matilda}}'' gives us "Revolting Children", the kickass CrowdSong as the children begin to stand up to [[SadistTeacher Trunchbull]]. And "Naughty" reminding us all that little does not equal weak.
369* The revival of the musical version of ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' has some awesome songs to balance the {{Camp}}. Pretty much anything sung by Margaret is bound to be amazing, especially "When There's No One" and her part of "Evening Prayers." The actress playing Carrie is no slouch herself; just listen to [[SanitySlippageSong "The Destruction."]]
370* ''{{Theatre/Heathers}}''. The entire damn thing. But a few standouts:
371** "Dead Girl Walking" is one of the best IntercourseWithYou songs to ever grace the stage, and it's just a great song in general, being fun, sexy, amusing, and even tender and sweet in some parts.
372** "Our Love is God." Perfect closer to the first act, starting off heartwarming and ending ''terrifying''.
373** "Meant to Be Yours," when performed correctly... which the actor on the official soundtrack does.
374** Pretty much all of "Seventeen," but especially JD and Veronica's harmony on the lines: "Let us be seventeen, if we've still got the right!" "So, what's it gonna be? I wanna be with you..." "Wanna be with you..." "Wanna be with you, tonight!"
375** "Candy Store" is an awesome girl power anthem, if more on the bitchy side of girl power. But the three-part harmonies in the second chorus are quite literally to die for.
376%%* [[Theatre/RomeoEtJulietteDeLaHaineALamour Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour]]. Special mention must go to "Verone" ("Verona") and "Les Rois du Monde" ("Kings of the World").
377* ''ComicBook/FunHome'':
378** [[https://youtu.be/wG1NE9EWK8g Changing my Major,]] a song depicting the main character Allison's sexual awakening as a lesbian. Even if it's a slow song, The message that it conveys to the audience about what it actually ''feels'' like to sexually awaken for some people whether it be the mixed emotions of joy and fear. Allison, who's only 20 during the song, was so scared and bottled up all her feelings about what gender she really shows attraction towards. And how flipping '''ecstatic''' she is after her first time with her roommate. The feelings she has when she figures out she's not alone. The shear joy, unsureness, and overall satisfaction with herself is truely what makes this song so kickass, especially for LGBT+ theatre fans.
379** [[https://youtu.be/1iYDjKB4zrE Ring of Keys,]] as well as being an amazing song, was a showstopper at the 2015 Tony Awards. That's right, a ''twelve year old girl'' was a Tony awards show stopper. '''Bad. Ass.'''
380** "Maps" is a somber song sung by Regular Allison about how geographically small her Dad's life is since besides travelling to Munich with Helen, most of his life was spent in Beach Creek, Pennsylvania.
381** [[https://youtu.be/G4WGYraOD1Y Flying Away (Finale),]] just... ''wow.'' (Listen to it with headphones, seriously do it.)
382* Really, the music of ''{{Theatre/Hamilton}}'' in general is so great, it could warrant its own page. [[{{AwesomeMusic/Hamilton}} So we gave it one.]]
383* The musical adaption of ''Film/SchoolOfRock'' has TONS of amazing songs.
384** "Stick it to the Man" is a song about Dewey teaching the kids of Horace Green about how unfair the world is- adding a little more rock to the famous "Man" speech from the film
385** "You're In The Band" is awesome because not only is the song good as Dewey forms the student into a rock band, but all the little solos the kids do are actually the child actors playing their instruments.
386** "When I Climb To The Top Of Mount Rock" is a KILLER opening number about Dewey and his rock star dreams.
387** "Where Did Rock Go?" is sung by Principal Rosalie Mullins about how the pressure placed on her as a principal of an expensive prep school has made her repress her old, carefree, rock-and-roll-filled self, and that she wants it back. It's a gorgeous song.
388** "Teacher's Pet", in which ''all the kids play the instruments and do all their own solos.''
389* ''Theatre/FortySecondStreet'', despite being an older musical, really does have some great songs.
390** "We're in the Money" is a song within the musical's musical ''The Pretty Lady''. With the right tap choreography, it can be a show stopper. In fact, it IS considered a historical showstopper in Broadway.
391** "Lullaby of Broadway" is a crowd rallying song devoted to getting lead protagonist Peggy Saywer to replace Dorothy Brock in the show's musical.
392* Pretty much every single song from ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' (except for [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment "I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today"]]) is this trope, but special mention to "TheInternetIsForPorn", "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist", "There's a Fine, Fine Line", and "For Now".
393* "Michael in the Bathroom" from ''Theatre/BeMoreChill'', a heart-wrenching and raw panic attack in song form that is pushed into awesome territory by the sheer emotion of the singer's screaming, anguished voice.
394* The musical adaptation of ''Literature/LittleWomen'' has "[[https://youtu.be/IFQgkMlVkVw A Small Umbrella in the Rain]]", which has to be one of the most charming, adorable {{Final Love Duet}}s in all of musical theatre. It just perfectly encapsulates the whole of Jo and Bhaer's relationship.
395* ''Theatre/ComeFromAway'' kicks things off with the thundering SettingIntroductionSong "[[https://youtu.be/JAa3ncDQxYI Welcome to the Rock]]".
396* ''Theatre/{{Chess}}'' has the ten-minute extravaganza known as "[[https://youtu.be/LFMWKZ_QChc Endgame]]". The first two minutes feature a choir that [[EtherealChoir sounds like it arrived from the depths of Hell]], with everything after that point growing even more intense from there.
397* ''Theatre/WesterosAnAmericanMusical'': When a play's songs are all parodies of songs from ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', which has its own set of entries for the trope, it has a head start in having good music. The music is also frequently quite fitting for whichever part of the story is being told, which can make the new lyrics memorable in their own right.
398* ''Theatre/TheScarletSails'', composed by Maksim Dunayevsky (of ''Film/DArtagnanAndThreeMusketeers'' fame).
399** "[[https://youtube.com/watch?v=GC9pBM5KppA You Are Not Like the Others]]", the VillainLoveSong of Menners Jr. The tender music of the reprises, which embodies his longing for Assol and for the world of hope, purity and beauty that she represents, is just gorgeous. No wonder it makes fans swoon.
400** "[[https://youtube.com/watch?v=xd7eiPjars4 On the Wings of Scarlet Sails]]", the beautifully heartwarming and uplifting final chorus.
401* Being a JukeboxMusical, ''Theatre/TheLastBreakfastClub'' has an entire score filled with epic 80s songs.
402** "Don't You Forget About Me" is a fun callback to the film's iconic usage of the song, and the loud synth track is exciting every time.
403** "Danger Zone" is best known for its use in ''Film/TopGun''. The adrenaline-fueled lyrics and guitar riffs are awesome, but its also wonderful in a meta sense. The characters singing, Andrew and Bender, have belligerent sexual tension buried deep beneath their performative masculinity, much like the [[HoYay homoerotic subtext]] throughout ''Top Gun''.
404** [[Film/BackToTheFuture1 Marty McFly]] sings "Johnny B Goode" to Film/TheBreakfastClub.
405** "Hazy Shade of Winter" contains an awesome electric guitar track, gorgeous harmonies, and poetic lyrics. Here, the protagonists sing it while getting high.
406** John Bender serenades a joint with "Sweet Child of Mine" by Guns N Roses.
407* Creator/AndrewLloydWebber's FracturedFairyTale version of ''[[Theatre/CinderellaLloydWebber Cinderella]]'', as you would expect from ALW, has some ''fantastic'' songs:
408** [[https://youtu.be/_w5StZKqft4 "I Know I Have A Heart"]] is a soaring, powerful, classically-ALW power ballad with some absolutely gut-wrenching lyrics.
409** [[https://youtu.be/u7vumHX0Lxw "Only You, Lonely You"]] is a wistful, plaintive, heartwarming love song destined to be sung by every wide-eyed TenorBoy at every high school theatre audition. Bonus points for being just about the only song in the whole show without a single element of tongue-in-cheek {{lampshade hanging}}.
410* ''Theatre/TheProm'', though a flop on Broadway, got a new lease on life via its Netflix adaptation and 2021-22 national tour to re-showcase its amazing musical score:
411** "[[https://youtu.be/SN_ms6VNgr8 Dance With You]]", Emma's IWantSong, is the show's analog to "[[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Defying Gravity]]".
412** "[[https://youtu.be/YL30_wOexFI The Acceptance Song]]", with its anthemic chorus, resonates well with the LGBTQ community, particularly during Pride Month, when the tour stopped by Seattle.
413** "[[https://youtu.be/tq_WkZot7ic Tonight Belongs To You]]", the ClimacticMusic of Act 1, conveys the memorable message "One thing's universal, life's no dress rehearsal" in its chorus, along with its epic build-up through a series of {{Song Style Shift}}s.
414** "[[https://youtu.be/EvY9dLxCvhY Zazz]]", Angie's PepTalkSong to bring Emma out of her HeroicBSOD, dovetails nicely into...
415** "[[https://youtu.be/PqOhQJh75ug Unruly Heart]]", Emma's ElevenOClockNumber that not only breaks the Internet in-universe, but also is a potential internet-breaker in real life.
416** "[[https://youtu.be/2B-hkgymxOo It's Time To Dance]]", the sing-along finale ultimo, gives the cast [[EarnYourHappyEnding their well-earned happy ending]], along with incorporating the TriumphantReprise of the aforementioned "Dance With You".
417* Long before she became known for singing for animated princesses, a girl named Liz Callaway earned a Tony nomination at just twenty-three years old for her role as Lizzie in a musical called ''Baby''. The showstopping one-act closer was called "The Story Goes On", and [[https://youtu.be/Lnq1t0fwH2E it brought the house down.]]

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