15 Best Musical Movies of All Time for Grasping Excellent Music
Watching movies at home is a pleasant way for people to get themselves relaxed when they have free time. There are many types of movies on the Internet. By accessing to them, you can have a good movie streaming experience freely online without going to the cinemas. The most popular kinds of movies include the comedy, superhero, horror, action, and surprisingly, musical movies.
Musical movies are attractive to audiences who are not only interested in watching movies, but also those who like music so much. Playing musical movies not only allows audiences to enjoy the stories itself, but also the beautiful music used inside the movies. Some may fall addicted to musical movies. So in this blog, 15 best music movies of all time are recommended for you to grasp good music from. Just take a look.
15 Best Musical Movies of All Time
1.La La Land
Movie released date: December 9, 2016
Country: United State
Running time: 128 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by: Justin Hurwitz
Story plot: Since La La Land's release, it becomes the most popular musical movie of all time, which tells the romantic story between the couple, Sebastian and Mia. From the movie, you can see how they try hard to maintain the relationship through so many difficulties, which is suitable for couples to watch.
2.Aladdin
Movie released date: May 24, 2019
Country: United State
Running time: 128 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by: Alan Menken
Story plot: The Disney movie, Aladdin, released in 2019, is also an excellent musical movie that is produced basing on the fairy tale Aladdin of the same name. You would see how Aladdin goes through his adventure and wins the heart of the beautiful princess. You can also enjoy the beautiful music produced by Disney company for Aladdin movie.
3.The Greatest Showman
Movie released date: December 20, 2017
Country: United State
Running time: 105 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by:
John Debney
Joseph Trapanese (score)
Pasek and Paul (songs)
Story plot: The Greatest Showman is a biographical musical movie, which aims at celebrating the birth of the show industry. By telling the story of a man, who starts from nothing and finally becomes a famous person who is able to hold an awesome spectacle. The movie has lots of good music that is suitable for enjoying twice or more times.
4.Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Movie released date: July 20, 2018
Country: United Kingdom & United States
Running time: 113 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by: Anne Dudley
Story plot: After graduating from university in 1979, Donna starts her trip throughout Europe for having unforgettable adventures. During the journey, Donna makes many new friends, and falls in love with Sam. Although she really loves him, Sam breaks her heart deeply. Back to today, the stories happened on Sophie, Donna’s pregnant daughter, who meets the former friends and boyfriends of her mother.
5.Frozen
Movie released date: November 22, 2013
Country: United States
Running time: 102 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by:
Songs:
Robert Lopez
Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Score:
Christophe Beck
Story plot: Released in 2013, the Disney movie, Frozen, is one of the most popular musical movies, with the hit songs known by many people around the world. It describes the story about how Anna and Elsa, go on their adventure for saving their kingdom from the cold winter. The music is really good in the whole movie.
6.Into the Woods
Movie released date: December 25, 2014
Country: United States
Running time: 124 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by: Stephen Sondheim
Story plot: The movie tells about the couple, a barker and his wife, are cursed by a witch for being childless in the rest of their life. So they need to walk on an adventure for breaking the curse, and they encounter with lots of matters during the journey. Enjoy the movie with its beautiful music now.
7.Pitch Perfect
Movie released date: September 28, 2012
Country: United States
Running time: 112 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by: Christophe Beck & Mark Kilian
Story plot: This is a movie about how the a girl struggle to get united for pursuing their music journey out of the traditional school living mode. They break many difficulties and sing together. The form a girl band named The Bellas and work hard to win the music competitions. As it’s a movie about music, there are many good songs used in it that you can actually enjoy.
8.Moana
Movie released date: November 23, 2016
Country: United States
Running time: 103 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by:
Songs:
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Opetaia Foa'i
Score:
Mark Mancina
Story plot: Moana is an adventurous girl, who is taken a great responsibility to save the people live on the island. During her adventure, she receives helps from many people, and finally she completes the missions from her ancestors and realize her true identity.
9.Cats
Movie released date: December 20, 2019
Country: United States
Running time: /
Language: English
Music composed by: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Story plot: This is a musical movie that is going to be released in December this year. The movie would follows the musical of the same name. It is clear that you can enjoy many good music in this work, which also arises people's expectation towards the release of the movie.
10.Sound of Music
Movie released date: March 2, 1965
Country: United States
Running time: 174 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Irwin Kostal
Story plot: The story of Sound of Music movie is based on a real life story of the Von Trapp family, which is one of the most popular convert groups because the start of World War II. It shows audiences with the beautiful and heartwarming story, letting people fall into the charm of music.
11.Singin' in the Rain
Movie released date: April 11, 1952
Country: United States
Running time: 103 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by: Lennie Hayton (original score)[1]
Songs:
Nacio Herb Brown (music)
Arthur Freed (lyrics)
Story plot: This is a great challenge for many people because at that time, movie is turning from silent movies. As one of the most classic musical movie, the songs and lyrics of the movie Singin' in the Rain get really popular throughout the world. The background of the movie sets in the Hollywood in 1927, which is also a chance for people to know some history about movie.
12.Enchanted
Movie released date: October 20, 2007 (London)
Country: United States
Running time: 107 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by: Alan Menken
Story plot: The movie describes the love between Ciselle and the handsome Prince Edward. However, Edward's stepmother is disapproval of their relationship, and force Ciselle to New York city, which is considered as a place doesn't have happy. So in the movie, you can see how Ciselle goes through the difficulties and find her true love.
13.Dreamgirls
Movie released date: December 25, 2006
Country: United States
Running time: 130 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by: Stephen Trask
Story plot: This musical movie is also an educational movie that is thought-provoking. It tells the music trio, consisted of three members, Deena, Effie, and Lorrell, which is controlled by an ambitious manager Curtis. He tries to make the singers become famous. But if any of the three wants to be popular, it means that the other two are out. So what would be their choices?
14.Hairspray
Movie released date: July 20, 2007
Country: United Kingdom and United States
Running time: 116 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by: Marc Shaiman
Story plot: A girl whose name is Tracy, wins the audition in 1960s and becomes a popular star overnight. As a person with great ability to lead the fashion and dance at that time, you can see how influential Tracy is when she succeeds in bringing the racial integration to the show. You can also enjoy the wonderful soundtracks while watching this movie.
15.Chicago
Movie released date: December 27, 2002
Country: United States
Running time: 113 minutes
Language: English
Music composed by:
Songs by
John Kander
Fred Ebb
Score by
Danny Elfman
Story plot: After Velma kills her husband, she was accusing of murdering and winds up in prison. Another woman, Roxie, who also winds up in prison, meets Velma, and the two begin to fight against each other for getting much popularity.
Here are the list of the 15 best musical movies of all time you can watch for relaxing when you have free time. During watching the story, you are also able to enjoy the good music used in the movies as well. Therefore, for music lovers, musical movies are really a good choice for killing time.
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