A couple of complete advance tracks are now available online: Keala's "This is Me," snippets of which have been featured in the film's trailer, and now Hugh Jackman & ensemble's "The Greatest Show." The latter is a bouncy, upbeat song, thrillingly delivered by Jackman et. al. Can't wait for the full CD.
I'm looking forward to seeing the movie and hearing all the new Pasek & Paul songs (I loved ''La La Land''), but after listening to ''The Greatest Show,'' I can't say I'm wowed. It sounds like it wants to be Queen's ''We Will Rock You,'' designed to be played at outdoor arenas. ... There's a part of me that wishes Jackman had made a movie version of ''Barnum,'' with Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart's catchy and infectious tunes instead.
