Billy Elliot Soundtrack
The Billy Elliot musical is based on the 2000 film about young Durham lad BIlly and his desire to train as a ballet dancer. Composer Sir Elton John gives this production an accomplished feel, making well-known songs shine in a new context. It is one of the best screen-to-stage adaptations of recent years. The Billy Elliot soundtrack is fast becoming a sitting-room fave among many who’ve been there and many who are yet to see the musical themselves. The catchy tunes present a superb professional air and your Billy Elliot tickets will be worth every penny. The drama, the endless humor and the resolution of Billy’s need to dance are complemented perfectly by this Elton John score of assorted British Rock and Punk tunes.
Here’s the surprisingly rocking list of tunes you can expect to see performed during Billy Elliot the Musical. Check out the Billy Elliot schedule and make it a firm date. Nothing beats that combination of outdated English industrialist machismo and modern rock music in the “Glam” style still beloved in traditional places like Durham. We have everything from Marc Bolan’s T-Rex to Paul Weller‘s The Jam. Throw in a little Clash and Eagle Eye Cherry and you’re all set. Feast your eyes on this score:
1. “Cosmic Dancer” – T. Rex
2. “Get It On (Bang a Gong)” – T. Rex
3. “Town Called Malice” – The Jam
4. “I Love to Boogie” – T. Rex
5. “London Calling” – The Clash
6. “Children of the Revolution” – T. Rex
7. “Shout to the Top” – The Style Council
8. “Walls Come Tumbling Down” – The Style Council
9. “Ride a White Swan” – T. Rex
10. “Burning Up” – Eagle Eye Cherry
Sir Elton John‘s participation in the Billy Elliot stage show reflects the iconic pianist’s own true-life story. Billy Elliot on Broadway would never have been the same had England’s knighted rocker not been involved.
Elton’s music provides what the Brits would call a “smashing” accompaniment to Lee Hall’s tale about a working-class lad living in northern England’s industrial graveyard. Billy’s secret pining for a life of dance and levity starkly contrasts the social struggle in which his family are immersed. Elton John (real name Reg Dwight) sees parallels with his own adolescence in working-class England. Elton has remarked to the New York Daily News, “At the end of the film, Billy’s father sees (his son) dance at Covent Garden. My father really never got to do that when I became successful later on in my career. So I kind of missed that. I was always trying to please my father, but he really never got what I wanted to be and disapproved of it completely. He was a product of the war and wanted me to have a safe job in a bank or an accountancy firm. And that wasn’t for me.”
Perhaps this is why the Billy Elliot soundtrack is suffused with a richness and immediacy; it is the release of a genius musician’s own personal struggle with the unwritten rules of English working class society and the consequent fight occurring subconsciously. Whatever the reasons for it, Billy Elliot the Musical will make you want to cry with joy and to dance a dance of freedom. Buy Billy Elliot tickets today and know that this is what modern theater is all about!
