THE GREATEST SHOWMAN : Soundtrack

[jo]

Keala sings THIS IS ME at The XFactor-UK!

[jo]

[njr]

Oct 22, 2018 6:14:07 GMT -5 jo said:

WOW! That kid is amazing!!

Nancy

P.S. I switched from Firefox to Chrome and now all the posts are showing up!

[jo]

A display of love for family -- with FROM NOW ON!

[carouselkathy]

Beautiful!

[jo]

No matter the age... or the background, the songs of THE GREATEST SHOWMAN reach out to everyone. THIS IS ME seems to have personal resonance to these singers/dancers!

[jo]

From Wales, the land of song --

young voices raised in song to share their choral talent with the world in A MILLION DREAMS!

[jo]

This school band(specializing in band music) from an island in the Philippines based on their performance ( check it out at 1'48") on the music of THE GREATEST SHOWMAN --


*The Greatest Show

*A Million Dreams

*Never Enough

*From Now On

*This Is Me

which won them second place in the school band competition.

Jo

[jo]

Hope Hugh is recognized as the principal singer so he can qualify for a GRAMMY Award himself and not just the composers and producers.


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Compilation_Soundtrack_for_Visual_Media

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The Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media has been awarded since 2000. In 2000 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album, and from 2001 to 2011 as Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Pictures, Television or Other Visual Media.

From 2012, the category has been known as Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for music released in the previous year. The award is presented to the artist or artists of a majority of tracks and/or the producer or producers of a majority of tracks on the album. In the absence of either, then the award goes to the individual(s) actively responsible for the musical direction of the album.[1] Music supervisors will become eligible in this category starting in 2019. [2]

Okay - there are 9 new songs and 2 reprises.

Hugh sings in 5 new songs and 1 reprise.

So...


Jo

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[jo]

Justin Paul visits with the OneVoice Children's Choir, as they sing COME ALIVE --

It looks like it is the ChoirMaster who is coming alive, a la Hugh Jackman

[jo]

Here is the Official List of GRAMMY Nominations, per Billboard. The list from USA Today has been replaced with the Billboard listing because of some errors (especially as it refers to THE GREATEST SHOWMAN).

www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8489045/2019-grammy-nominees-full-list

Grammys 2019 Nominees: The Complete List
12/7/2018 by Joe Lynch


Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
The Grammy Awards


Below is the complete 61st Grammy nominations list for recordings released during the eligibility year (Oct. 1, 2017-Sept. 30, 2018). The 61 Grammy Awards air Feb. 10 on CBS, broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
General Field


Category 1 - Record Of The Year

(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
• "I Like It"
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
Invincible, JWhiteDidIt, Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
Track from: Invasion Of Privacy
• "The Joke"
Brandi Carlile
Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
Track from: By The Way, I Forgive You
• "This Is America"
Childish Gambino
Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Derek “MixedByAli” Ali & Riley Mackin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
• "God's Plan"
Drake
Boi-1Da, Cardo & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
• "Shallow"
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice, producers; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
• "All The Stars"
Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Track from: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By
• "Rockstar"
Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
• "The Middle"
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Grey, Monsters & Strangerz & Zedd, producers; Grey, Tom Morris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer
General Field



Category 2 - Album Of The Year

(Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.)
• Invasion Of Privacy
Cardi B
Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
• By The Way, I Forgive You
Brandi Carlile
Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
• Scorpion
Drake
Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
• H.E.R.
H.E.R.
Darhyl “Hey DJ” Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
• Beerbongs & Bentleys
Post Malone
Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
• Dirty Computer
Janelle Monáe
Chuck Lightning & Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, producers; Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
• Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
• Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By
(Various Artists)
Kendrick Lamar, featured artist; Kendrick Duckworth & Sounwave, producers; Matt Schaeffer, engineer/mixer; Kendrick Duckworth & Mark Spears, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer


General Field
Category 3 - Song Of The Year

(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• "All The Stars"
Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
Track from: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By
• "Boo'd Up"
Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
Track from: Ready
• "God's Plan"
Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
• "In My Blood"
Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
Track from: Shawn Mendes
• "The Joke"
Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
Track from: By The Way, I Forgive You
• "The Middle"
Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
• "Shallow"
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
• "This Is America"
Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)



Field 1 - Pop
Category 6 - Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Fall In Line"
Christina Aguilera Featuring Demi Lovato
Track from: Liberation
• "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Backstreet Boys
• "'S Wonderful"
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
Track from: Love Is Here To Stay
• "Shallow"
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
• "Girls Like You"
Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B
Track from: Red Pill Blues
• "Say Something"
Justin Timberlake Featuring Chris Stapleton
• "The Middle"
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey





Field 19 - Musical Theater
Category 58 - Best Musical Theater Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principle vocalist(s) and the album producer(s) of 51% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of a new score are eligible for an Award if they have written and/or composed a new score which comprises 51% or more playing time of the album.)
• The Band's Visit
Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari'el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
• Carousel
Renee Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller, principal soloists; Steven Epstein, producer (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
• Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis & Jason Tam, principal soloists; Harvey Mason, Jr., producer (Andrew Lloyd-Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast)
• My Fair Lady
Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Andre Bishop, Van Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel & Ted Sperling, producers (Frederick Loewe, composer; Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
• Once On This Island
Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex Newell, Isaac Powell & Lea Salonga, principal soloists; Lynn Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Stephen Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner, producers (Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)




Field 20 - Music for Visual Media

Category 59 - Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
(Award to the artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).)
• Call Me By Your Name
(Various Artists)
• Deadpool 2
(Various Artists)
• The Greatest Showman
(Various Artists)
• Lady Bird
(Various Artists)
• Stranger Things
(Various Artists)



Field 20 - Music for Visual Media
Category 60 - Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, video games or other visual media.)
• Black Panther
Ludwig Göransson, composer
• Blade Runner 2049
Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers
• Coco
Michael Giacchino, composer
• The Shape Of Water
Alexandre Desplat, composer
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi
John Williams, composer



Field 20 - Music for Visual Media
Category 61 - Best Song Written For Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• "All The Stars"
Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
Track from: Black Panther
• "Mystery Of Love"
Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
Track from: Call Me By Your Name
• "Remember Me"
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
Track from: Coco
• "Shallow"
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
Track from: A Star Is Born
• "This Is Me"
Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
Track from: The Greatest Showman

*Black Panther is a nominee for ALBUM OF THE YEAR, while THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is only a nominee in a limited field category? Shouldn't the basis be the album popularity ( TGS is double platinum while Panther is only single platinum certification), the role of the music in the movie, and the impact on culture ( across all ages, gender, and borders)? The Greatest Showman is still in the Top 20 on Billboard 200 ( staying 50 weeks on the charts). Where is Black Panther now? Isn't this more of pandering to the social justice sentiment of inclusivity rather than overall artistic merit?


*Of course, they will reward one of their own - Lady Gaga ( she gets multiple nominations for the same material)! Someone called the movie A Star is Born as an extended Lady Gaga music video


*This Is Me is nominated for Best Song for Visual Media. Lady Gaga's Shallow is all over the place


*The soundtrack of The Greatest Showman is nominated for BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA. Not descriptive of the soundtrack for TGS because it is not a compilation of previously recorded songs but an original musical score to support the plotline and character development ( as in musical theatre) -- this is really originality, not as the word " compilation" suggests and what we hear in most movies these days.

(Award to the artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album.
In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).)

Odd that the soundtrack is classified under Compilation Soundtrack when it is actually the most qualified to join the classification Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media ("(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, video games or other visual media.")

The real problem is there is no true classification for musical scores for original movie musicals. Most of the awards are given to background music. Because of the classication or mis-classification, Pasek and Paul's work will not be honored correctly. That is why The Greatest Showman is not nominated in the category.

Also --

Is Hugh Jackman considered the principal artist ( who sings in the majority of the tracks). Excluding the 2 reprises, there are nine ( 9) original songs in TGS. Hugh sings as principal singer in 5 (The Greatest Show/A Million Dreams/Come Alive/TheOther Side/From Now On). With that reckoning, he sings in 56% of the number of full songs. With the 2 short reprises, he partly speaks in A Million Dreams Reprise, that would make it 6 of 11 ( or 54.6%). Hope it is not the amount of time ( in minutes and seconds) used by the artist in delivering his performance


So, there is a chance that he might be a co-winner if THE GREATEST SHOWMAN wins for Best Compilation Soundtrack. This is an awkward classification because it does not really recognize the original composers, and in this case Pasek and Paul!

I have a feeling that the mis-classification is due to a desire to award 2 favorites, one for each category ( hope TGS is one of those favorites)

*No nomination either for best Pop Duo/Group Performance! Is it not Pop (derived from "popular music") enough -- what an irony when the entire range of songs are sung all over the world!. The Greatest Show official audio alone has 95 million hits on YouTube...and if I am not mistaken has also reached Platinum status ( together with This Is Me). That song electrifies people wherever it is heard!


*Bah


Sorry for the cynical tone -- but THE GREATEST SHOWMAN has been snubbed so often that one feels that some people are going out of their way to put it down

But let's all hope that The Greatest Showman and Hugh Jackman win in the category of Best Compilation Soundtrack! A Grammy is a Grammy ( needed to complete an EGOT)


Jo

[jo]

http://instagram.com/p/BrGj1SNHQmY

[jo]

They have to right that wrong -- even if it is in another award show!


Jo

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[mamaleh]

And a Best Pop Duo nomination should have gone to HJ and Zac Efron for "The Other Side." There, I've said it.

Ellen

[jo]

And the feud goes on -- this time it will be at the Grammys for Wolverine and Deadpool --

comicbook.com/marvel/2018/12/08/deadpool-ryan-reynolds-jealous-hugh-jackmans-grammy-nominations/

[jo]

Presumably this is for the UK --

www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/the-greatest-showman-soundtrack-on-course-to-return-to-number-one-37612592.html

By Lucy Mapstone, Press Association Deputy Entertainment Editor
December 10 2018 1:39 PM

The soundtrack for The Greatest Showman looks likely to return to the top of the charts this week.

The popular musical film’s official cast recording, starring the likes of Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams and Keala Settle, is the year’s best-selling album so far, having been in the top five since the second week of January.

At the halfway stage of the week, the album has achieved the most physical and digital sales and looks set to return to the number one spot, the Official Charts Company said.

Another stint at number one would mark the star-studded album’s 22nd non-consecutive week at the summit.

The newfound popularity must have been triggered by the unexpected demand for Hugh's forthcoming shows. The schedule has now been revised upwards to 5 shows in London (O2), 3 shows in Birmingham, and 3 shows in Manchester!

Jo

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As of midweek, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is reigning at # 1 in the UK Official Charts. Hope it completes its turn ( again) at # 1 by end of the week. That would be Week 22 a #!!

www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart-update/

[njr]

I can’t believe The Greatest Showman soundtrack didn’t make this list! 😡 (A Star Is Born soundtrack did)

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-albums-2018-764071/

Nancy

[jo]

Official -- it ranked # 1 a year later to its release --

www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-greatest-showman-returns-to-number-1-on-the-official-albums-chart-with-its-biggest-sales-week-yet__25032/?fbclid=IwAR0v6UHVW933DMS19KTQ7X-tktKaEmwzKKoKwVmjBliksmL1CVKfiSu0v38

[jo]

Dec 14, 2018 13:52:02 GMT -5 njr said:

I can’t believe The Greatest Showman soundtrack didn’t make this list! 😡 (A Star Is Born soundtrack did)

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-albums-2018-764071/

Nancy

For one, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN soundtrack was released on December 8, 2017.


And maybe more importantly, its music is not modern rock but more of modern musical theatre. It would have been odd-looking in that list.

[njr]

Dec 14, 2018 17:37:11 GMT -5 jo said:

Dec 14, 2018 13:52:02 GMT -5 njr said:

I can’t believe The Greatest Showman soundtrack didn’t make this list! 😡 (A Star Is Born soundtrack did)

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-albums-2018-764071/

Nancy

For one, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN soundtrack was released on December 8, 2017.


And maybe more importantly, its music is not modern rock but more of modern musical theatre. It would have been odd-looking in that list.

The “A Star Is Born” soundtrack made the list. 😉

[jo]

But the songs in ASIB probably fit the pop/rock songs category of the other albums in that Rolling Stones list - as the people who chose the list probably preferred a certain type of music category. Or maybe they do like Lady Gaga's music as more from that type of music... Also, The Greatest Showman's musical score was meant to advance/support the storyline and characterizations … but ASIB is classified as a dramatic movie with songs ( that was why it landed in the Drama category of the GGlobes, not in the musicals group).

Of course the distinctions now in the theatre are also becoming slightly blurred, as biographical music shows like the Springsteen show ( whose type of music is not musical theatre in a sense) are starting to fill in the theatres on Broadway.

Maybe signs of the times! Although those who prefer the type of songs that Hugh favor are still very much in vogue if we are to judge the popularity ( apart from the personal favorite factor of the performer) of his music tour!

Also, the Reimagined album had some modern rock artists in the covers but they still basically hewed to the style of the original soundtrack. What is even more surprising is how the soundtrack appealed to the kids ( from toddlers up!) -- one would think that they would prefer to sing and dance to modern rock music -- but the tweets speak strongly of the preference for TGS music.


Billboard 200 has been a home of TGS for sometime now ( some 50 weeks and Double Platinum for the album itself)... as well as the UK Official Charts. Part of it is the announcement of the tour...and maybe because the movie is bound to become a holiday classic as well.


Just some thoughts.


Jo