High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: The Final Season

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High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: The Final Season
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ReleasedAugust 9, 2023
RecordedSeptember-December 2022
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Label Walt Disney
High School Musical chronology
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: Season 3
(2022)
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: The Final Season
(2023)
Singles from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: The Final Season
  1. "High School Reunion"
    Released: July 25, 2023

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: Season 4 is the soundtrack album for the fourth and final season of the streaming television series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The soundtrack for the season contains original songs, as well as songs from the 2008 film High School Musical 3: Senior Year . The album was released on August 10, 2023, one day after the final season premiered in its entirety on Disney+.

Contents

Background

In May 2022, two months before the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series debuted its third season on the platform, the series was renewed for a fourth season. [1] In September, at that year's D23 Expo, it was confirmed that the musical would revolve around a stage adaptation of the 2008 film High School Musical 3: Senior Year . [2]

Composition

The soundtrack features original songs as well as new recordings of songs from the 2008 film High School Musical 3: Senior Year .

Singles

Prior to the release of the season on Disney+, a song was released as a preview on July 25, 2023, titled "High School Reunion" and performed by Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, Kaycee Stroh, Sofia Wylie and Matthew Sato. [3]

Release and promotion

The soundtrack was released digitally on August 9, 2023, with preorders beginning on August 4. However, no physical release has been announced yet. [4]

Reception

Track listing

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: Season 4 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."High School Musical (Main Theme)"Gabriel MannNone0:37
2."High School Reunion"
2:31
3."High School Musical"Kylie Cantrall1:16
4."Puppy Love (Theme Song Version)"
Zuehlsdorff0:51
5."Maybe This Time"
  • Brandon C. Rogers
  • Jason Mater
  • William Behlendorf
2:33
6."Now or Never (Auditions)"
  • Gerrard
  • Nevil
Cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series2:25
7."Puppy Love"
  • Zuehlsdorff
  • Tishler
Bassett1:27
8."Can I Have This Dance?"
  • Bassett
  • Wylie
4:03
9."Nightmares Come to Life"
Cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series2:41
10."Call It What You Want"
  • Zuehlsdorff
  • Tishler
2:24
11."Speak Out (Acoustic)"
  • Litvin
  • Rockwell
  • Bassett
2:54
12."Jump"Dara Reneé4:24
13."Over Again"
  • Jaheem King Toombs
  • Matthew Edward Martinez
3:10
14."Dreams Don't Die"
  • Jordan Powers
  • Josh Cumbee
Liamani Segura 2:54
15."Now or Never"
  • Gerrard
  • Nevil
Cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series1:52
16."I Want It All"
  • Gerrard
  • Nevil
  • Reneé
  • Rodriguez
  • Cantrall
4:36
17."A Night to Remember"
  • Gerrard
  • Nevil
Cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series3:58
18."The Boys Are Back"
  • Gerrard
  • Nevil
  • Bassett
  • Adrian Lyles
3:48
19."Walk Away"Jamie HoustonWylie3:39
20."Scream"HoustonBassett3:51
21."Right Here, Right Now"Houston
  • Bassett
  • Wylie
1:25
22."High School Musical (Finale)"
  • Gerrard
  • Nevil
Cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series3:52
23."Love You Forever"
  • Zuehlsdorff
  • Tishler
Cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series3:06
24."Born to Be Brave"
  • Litvin
  • Rockwell
Cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series2:18
25."Last Chance"
  • Lester
  • Rodriguez
  • Cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
0:58
26."We're All in This Together"
  • Gerrard
  • Nevil
Cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series2:49
27."Just Wanna Be With You"
  • Andy Dodd
  • Adam Watts
  • Bassett
  • Wylie
2:34
28."Speak Out"
  • Litvin
  • Rockwell
  • Bassett
  • Bassett
  • Cornett
2:54
Total length:1:16:00

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