Once: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is the cast album to the 2012 Broadway musical Once based on the 2007 film of the same name directed by John Carney. Like the film, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová composed the music and penned the lyrics for the songs which were performed by Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti, and other principal cast ensemble from the musical. The album was released by Masterworks Broadway on 13 March 2012, and won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.[1]
| Once: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | |
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| Cast recording by | |
| Released | 13 March 2012 |
| Recorded | 17 January 2012 |
| Studio | Avatar, NYC |
| Genre | |
| Length | 46:58 |
| Label | Masterworks Broadway |
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Recording and production
editThe cast recorded the album at the Avatar Studios in New York City on 17 January 2012.[2][3]
Reception
editJon O'Brien of AllMusic wrote "Different enough from the movie soundtrack, but still wholly respectful, Once is a rare Broadway effort that can be enjoyed by both fans and detractors of musical theater."[4] "The principals are as attractive as you could wish, but it would be even better if Milioti's lovely, flexible voice were featured on more than four songs."[5] The New York Times wrote "To hear the score’s plaintive Irish folk-pop played live by an ensemble that includes a shifting mix of guitar, violin, cello, mandolin, ukulele, accordion, piano and cajon drum is to be caressed by a warm acoustic sound that approaches the dynamic refinement of classical chamber music [...] Interspersed with upbeat jigs and traditional tunes, Once manages the feat of being emotional but never mawkish."[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The North Strand" | Instrumental | 1:11 | ||
| 2. | "Leave" | Hansard |
| Steve Kazee | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Falling Slowly" |
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| 4:26 |
| 4. | "The Moon" | Hansard |
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| 2:49 |
| 5. | "Ej Pada Pada Rosicka" | Traditional |
| Ensemble | 2:09 |
| 6. | "If You Want Me" | Irglová |
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| 3:46 |
| 7. | "Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy" | Hansard |
| Kazee | 1:03 |
| 8. | "Say It To Me Now" | Hansard |
| Kazee | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Abandoned In Bandon" |
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| Taylor | 1:11 |
| 10. | "Gold" | Fergus O'Farrell | O'Farrell |
| 4:00 |
| 11. | "Sleeping" | Hansard |
| Kazee | 4:18 |
| 12. | "When Your Mind's Made Up" | Hansard |
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| 3:30 |
| 13. | "The Hill" | Irglová |
| Milioti | 4:28 |
| 14. | "It Cannot Be About That" |
| Traditional | 0:57 | |
| 15. | "Gold" (A Cappella) | O'Farrell | O'Farrell | Company | 2:28 |
| 16. | "Falling Slowly" (Reprise) |
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| 5:01 |
| Total length: | 46:58 | ||||
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes[1]
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Chart performance
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipent(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2013 | Grammy Awards | Best Musical Theater Album | Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, principal soloists Steven Epstein and Martin Lowe, producers Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, composers/lyricists |
Won | [12] [13] [14] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Once: A New Musical – Original Broadway Cast Recording 2012". Masterworks Broadway. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "See Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & the Actor-Musicians of Once in the Recording Studio". Broadway.com. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Schulman, Michael (12 March 2012). "Once Again". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Review: Once: A New Musical [Original Broadway Cast Recording]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Hurwitt, Robert (8 April 2012). "Album review: Once". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Chinen, Nate; Holden, Stephen (26 March 2012). "A New Album From Billy Hart and the Soundtrack to 'Once'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Cast Albums: Week of March 31, 2012". Billboard. 31 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Cast Albums Year-End Chart 2012". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Cast Albums Year-End Chart 2013". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Cast Albums Year-End Chart 2014". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Cast Albums Year-End Chart 2015". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ NG, David (10 February 2013). "Grammys 2013: Broadway's 'Once' wins musical theater award". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Once: The Musical and Trent Reznor Take Home GRAMMYs". CBS News. 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (10 February 2013). "Once Cast Album Wins Grammy Award as Best Musical Theater Album". Playbill. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2024.