History AwesomeMusic / Sing

* While it's a brief joke, Scarlett Johansson ''kills'' those couple of lines from Music/CarlyRaeJepsen's "Call Me Maybe" that [[https://youtu.be/AckeLL-_DPE?t=23s Ash sarcastically sings to Buster]].

** First, we get Creator/ReeseWitherspoon as Rosita singing Music/TaylorSwift's "Shake It Off", and with the mother pig's newfound confidence and determination, she performs her number with so much passion, ably supported by Nick Kroll as Gunter. In the film, the performance is so outstanding that it finally helps Rosita's husband Norman to show his love for her again after spending most of the film in an overwork-induced stupor.
** Then there's Creator/TaronEgerton as Johnny, giving a ''red hot'' rendition of Music/EltonJohn's "I'm Still Standing", the piano and the vocals doing the man himself proud. And in the film, Johnny's father watches the performance from his prison cell and is so blown away he breaks out of jail to find Johnny and tell him how proud he is of him, as well as apologize for turning his back on him earlier.

** This is followed by Creator/ScarlettJohansson as Ash, performing the film's most notable original song, Dave Bassett's "Set It All Free", an outstanding rock number exquisitely performed by Johansson, with a great guitar accompaniment. In the film, even her ex-boyfriend Lance is enraptured by the song, and it seems to dawn on him what a mistake he made pushing her away. The Japanese-dubbed version, performed by actress Masami Nagasawa, is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J100qe1sk5o also awesome]].

* There's the closing credits song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNMMN46uFCc "Faith"]] by Music/StevieWonder and Music/ArianaGrande. Having two great artists from two different generations singing together is awesome.

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** First, we get Creator/ReeseWitherspoon as Rosita singing Music/TaylorSwift's "Shake It Off", and with the mother pig's newfound confidence and determination she performs her number with so much passion, ably supported by Nick Kroll as Gunter. In the film, the performance is so outstanding that it finally helps Rosita's husband Norman to show his love for her again after spending most of the film in an overwork-induced stupor.

** Then there's Creator/TaronEgerton as Johnny, giving a ''red hot'' rendition of Music/EltonJohn's "I'm Still Standing", the piano and the vocals doing the man himself proud. And in the film, Johnny's father watches the performance from his prison cell and is so blown away he breaks out of jail to find Johnny and tell him how proud he is of him, as well as apologize for turning his back on him.

** First, we get Creator/ReeseWitherspoon as Rosita singing Music/TaylorSwift's "Shake It Off", and while the suitability of the song to her voice is somewhat polarising, she nonetheless performs with so much passion, ably supported by Nick Kroll as Gunter. In the film, the performance is so outstanding that it finally helps Rosita's husband Norman to show his love for her again after spending most of the film in an overwork-induced stupor.
** Then there's Creator/TaronEgerton as Johnny, giving a ''red hot'' rendition of Music/EltonJohn's "I'm Still Standing", the piano and the vocals doing the man himself proud. And in the film, Johnny's father watches the performance from his prison cell and is so blown away he breaks out of jail to find Johnny and tell him how proud he is of him and apologize for selfishly disowning him.

** Finally, there's Tori Kelly as Meena belting out a no-holds-barred delivery of Music/StevieWonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing". A performance so powerful that in the film, it almost knocks the remains of the theatre down again but is the final argument that persuades Nana Noodleman to put up the funds to allow Buster to re-build and re-open the theatre.

* The soundtrack for the film is anchored by a heartfelt performance of Music/TheBeatles' "Golden Slumbers" (occasionally mixed with the song that follows it on the ''Music/AbbeyRoad'' medley, "Carry That Weight") by Jennifer Hudson. We initially hear it when young Nana Noodleman (voiced by Hudson) performs it in the musical ''[[MeaningfulName Epiphany]]'', the production that inspires Buster to become a theatre owner, but it recurs throughout the soundtrack at key moments (particularly [[spoiler:the aftermath of the theatre's destruction and the montage of its restoration]]), the rueful lyrics about there once having been a way to go back - a way now implied to be closed off forever - providing the perfect accompaniment to some of the film's saddest moments, while the gentler side of the song is equally apposite for the happier moments.

** First, we get Creator/ReeseWitherspoon as Rosita singing Music/TaylorSwift's "Shake It Off", and while the suitability of the song to her voice is somewhat polarising, she nonetheless performs with so much passion, ably supported by Nick Kroll as Gunter. In the film, the performance is so outstanding that [[spoiler:it finally helps Rosita's husband Norman to show his love for her again after spending most of the film in an overwork-induced stupor]].
** Then there's Creator/TaronEgerton as Johnny, giving a ''red hot'' rendition of Music/EltonJohn's "I'm Still Standing", the piano and the vocals doing the man himself proud. And in the film, [[spoiler:Johnny's father watches the performance from his prison cell and is so blown away he breaks out of jail to find Johnny and tell him how proud he is of him and apologize for selfishly disowning him]].
** This is followed by Creator/ScarlettJohansson as Ash, performing the film's most notable original song, Dave Bassett's "Set It All Free", an outstanding rock number exquisitely performed by Johansson, with a great guitar accompaniment. In the film, [[spoiler:even her ex-boyfriend Lance is enraptured by the song, and it seems to dawn on him what a mistake he made pushing her away]]. The Japanese-dubbed version, performed by actress Masami Nagasawa, is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J100qe1sk5o also awesome]].
** Since Creator/SethMacFarlane channels Music/FrankSinatra for his performance as Mike, it's only fitting that he should finish with a round of Ol' Blue Eyes' SignatureSong, the Paul Anka[=/=]Music/ClaudeFrancois[=/=]Jacques Revaux-penned "My Way", with such soul that even Frank himself would likely be impressed. In the film, the fact that [[spoiler:Mike is able to keep performing even as he is almost sucked into the blades of the police helicopters pursuing Johnny's dad is icing on the cake]].
** Finally, there's Tori Kelly as Meena belting out a no-holds-barred delivery of Music/StevieWonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing". A performance so powerful that in the film, [[spoiler:it almost knocks the remains of the theatre down again but is the final argument that persuades Nana Noodleman to put up the funds to allow Buster to re-build and re-open the theatre]].