Listen to Movie Musicals!

Exploring a Musical Genre

James E. Perone (Mount Union College)

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Bloomsbury
24 July 2025

Film & movie: styles & genres; Music; Musicals

Series: Exploring Musical Genres

Exploring musical theater on film for fans of the genre, Listen to Movie Musicals! focuses on 50 must-hear movie musicals featured in the United States.

In this book,

50 movies featured for critical analysis include many of the best-known film musicals of the past and present, from The King and I to La La Land. The list also includes several important movie musicals that were popular successes that are not necessarily on the ""best-of"" lists in other books. This volume also includes a greater focus on the actual music of movie musicals than do most other books, making it a stand-out title on the topic for high school and college readers.

This volume includes a background chapter on musical theater, followed by 50 important essays on must-hear movie musicals. The author also explains the impact of movie musicals on popular culture and the legacy of movie musicals further explain the impact of both the movies and their songs.

By: James E. Perone (Mount Union College)
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9798216201823
Series: Exploring Musical Genres
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 24 July 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Primary , Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. Background 2. Must-Hear Music Aladdin All That Jazz An American in Paris The Band Wagon Beauty and the Beast Cabaret Chicago Dreamgirls Evita Fame Fiddler on the Roof 42nd Street Frozen Funny Girl Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Gigi Grease Guys and Dolls Hairspray A Hard Day's Night Hello Dolly! Holiday Inn Jailhouse Rock The Jazz Singer Jesus Christ Superstar The Jungle Book The King and I La La Land The Lion King Little Shop of Horrors Mamma Mia! Mary Poppins Les Misérables Moulin Rouge! The Music Man My Fair Lady Oliver! On the Town Purple Rain The Rocky Horror Picture Show Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Show Boat Singin' in the Rain The Sound of Music A Star Is Born Stormy Weather Top Hat West Side Story The Wizard of Oz Yankee Doodle Dandy 3. Impact on Popular Culture 4. Legacy Bibliography Index

James E. Perone, PhD, is professor emeritus of music at the University of Mount Union, USA.