Fragments of the Future

Oops! I haven’t posted in a while.

I thought I’d offer my thoughts on the Groundhog Day The Musical Broadway Original Cast Recording! I’ve listened to it a few times now so I think now’s a good time to do a mini-review :)

I’m already a massive fan of Tim Minchin, and some of the team that worked on my favourite musical, Matilda the Musical worked on this musical too so naturally I was already super excited!

Onto the (very brief!) review…

Just a note: I’ve skipped a few songs I don’t really have the words for.

Day One / Day Two / Day Three

I really dig this style of the music. The repetition is done so well. Hearing Phil become so confused by it all really sells it for me.

Stuck

This, along with Nobody Cares, is probably the funniest track of the musical. I think it is also the most Minchin-esque of the songs too.

Nobody Cares

I believe this song accompanies a car chase on stage. I really need to see this live!

One Day

The town sings about their hopes and aspirations, all things they could do tomorrow. The cleverness of this is that none of the townspeople actually get to have that tomorrow. It has finally also dawned on Phil that he’s never going to escape this loop, but it’s an entirely different proposition for himself.

If I Had My Time Again

This might be my favourite song of the musical. Rita sings about what she would do differently if she was able to do what Phil could do, and relive her days. Phil in turn sings about all the things he’s already done. I love the orchestrations (it doesn’t sound like a song directly from a musical and that’s great) and the lyrics is just vintage Minchin.

Seeing You

I first heard this song last year when Tim Minchin performed it with a few of the London cast at event. It was so beautiful! I knew I would love the rest of the music. I *love* the instrumental bit in the middle with all the different instruments in the orchestra, it’s just so nice to listen to. Hearing the full cast version is SO GOOD.

Tim Minchin’s knocked it out of the park again. Gosh, I can’t wait to see this musical live. Again, and again, and again, and again..

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