I’ve always loved musicals. Sound of Music, West Side Story, Wicked- you name it, I love it. That’s why I’m so excited about Over the Moon: The Broadway Lullaby Project.
Over the Moon is a project that is really a multimedia experience. The project includes a 2-CD set that includes 26 songs, an illustrated hardcover book that features 17 of those 26 songs, an e-book that includes all of the songs, and a documentary film & web series. It features many of today’s most loved composers & vocalists {and some amazing illustrators}, all of whom have donated their talent to a set of new lullabies, including some written just for this project.
The project raises funds for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Young Survival Coalition, which alone makes it worth the purchase to me. Even better, the music is beautiful & very well done, and the book is gorgeous to look at.
Track List
Disc 1:1. Little Sleepy Eyes - Marva Hicks
Music & Lyrics by Nona Hendryx, Marva Hicks & Charles Randolph-Wright2. Think of the Moon – Brian d’Arcy James
Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon3. A Lullaby for Midnight – Vanessa Williams
Music & Lyrics by Rupert Holmes4. Lucky – Donna Murphy
(from the opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon)
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz5. How Much Love - Audra McDonald
Music & Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa6. Onesie – Michael Cerveris
Music by Wayne Barker; Lyrics by BD Wong7. It’s Time, Little Man – Rebecca Luker
Music by Jenny Giering; Lyrics by Sean Barry8. Lullaby to Mr. Waggles – Kelli O’Hara
Music & Lyrics by Dan Lipton & David Rossmer; Lyrics by Sandy Rustin9. Look (A Rainbow) – Christiane Noll
Music & Lyrics by Scott Alan10. Everything I Do You Do - Sutton Foster & Stephanie Bast
Music by Timothy Huang; Lyrics by Timothy Huang & Sara Wordsworth11. I Love You - Laura Osnes
Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez12. Over the Moon – Caesar Samayoa
Music by Zina Goldrich; Lyrics by Marcy Heisler13. A Father’s Lullaby – Marc Kudisch
Music & Lyrics by David ShireDisc 2:
1. Jadelyn’s Song – Anika Noni Rose
Music & Lyrics by Christopher Jackson2. Every Breath and Thought – Anastasia Barzee
Music by Henry Krieger; Lyrics by Bill Russell3. I’ll Always Be There – Victoria Clark
Music & Lyrics by Jeff Blumenkrantz4. This Little World - Raul Esparza
Music & Lyrics by Michael Friedman5. It Takes All Kinds – Dana Ivey & Walter Charles
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim6. Poppy, the Little Brown Bear – Janet Dacal
Music & Lyrics by Jeff Bowen7. Riding a White Horse – Will Swenson
Music by Jill Santoriello; Lyrics by John Patrick Shanley8. Yolanda – Judy Kuhn
(From an adaptation of St. Cecilia, or the Power of Music by Heinrich von Kleist)
Music by Ricky Ian Gordon; Lyrics by Tony Kushner9. All New – Nikki M. James
Music by Marisa Michelson; Lyrics by Joshua H. Cohen10. First Sonogram – Peter Sachon & Kathleen Tagg
Music by Tom Kitt11. Sweet Child – Kate Dawson & Jed Cohen
Music by Lucy Simon; Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead12. Winding Down to Sleep (Lullaby With No Words) - Luke Kolbe Mannikus
Music by Maury Yeston13. The Man Who Invented Ice Cream – Tillie, Keegan & Zi Glucksman
Music by Charles Strouse; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Buy It: You can find the Album, Hardcover Book & eBook on the Over The Moon website {where you can also view the documentary!}
Note: I received the book & CD to include this Holiday Gift Guide feature. All opinions are my own.
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