Smash is an American musical television show that premiered on NBC, Monday, February 6, 2012. [1] [2] [3]
It was announced on June 9, 2011, that NBC had signed a deal with Columbia Records for a soundtrack of the series. The deal gave Columbia worldwide, digital and physical rights to the first season, with options to subsequent seasons. The deal included both original songs written for the series and any covers of songs featured on the show. [4]
By the end of the first season, 36 studio recordings of the show's musical performances were released, 31 of them on iTunes [5] and five with the deluxe edition of the first season soundtrack.
The first season soundtrack, The Music of Smash , was released on May 1, 2012. [6] A deluxe edition, [7] with additional songs, was available exclusively from Target until early 2013.
A second soundtrack album from the show, Bombshell , which serves as the "cast album" for Bombshell, the main show-within-the-show, was released on February 12, 2013, in standard [8] and deluxe versions, [9] the latter again exclusively from Target.
A third soundtrack album, The Music of Smash: The Complete Season 1, was released digitally exclusively by iTunes on May 21, 2013. [10] It consists of 36 songs that had been previously released for Season 1, either as singles or on the previous soundtrack albums, including the deluxe Target edition of The Music of Smash (which is currently out of print).
A fourth soundtrack album, The Music of Smash: The Complete Season 2, was released digitally exclusively by iTunes on May 21, 2013. [11] It consists of 51 songs: 48 from the second season and 3 from the first season - Ivy Lynn's version of "Never Give All the Heart" and demos of "Smash!" and "Second Hand White Baby Grand".
Most songs in the first season are performed by the cast of Bombshell, which consistently includes Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) and Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty), and, at times, Michael Swift (Will Chase) and Rebecca Duvall (Uma Thurman). Other main characters to sing include Tom Levitt (Christian Borle), Dev Sundaram (Raza Jaffrey), Frank Houston (Brian d'Arcy James), Ellis Boyd (Jaime Cepero), and Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston). Julia Houston (Debra Messing) and Derek Wills (Jack Davenport) have each been featured in choreography. Minor cast members, such as Sam Strickland (Leslie Odom, Jr.), have given performances as well. Various guest stars have appeared in the series, many of them giving vocal performances. These have included Nick Jonas as television star Lyle West, Bernadette Peters as Ivy's mother Leigh Conroy, Annaleigh Ashford as Lisa McMann, and Norbert Leo Butz as himself.
Many of the same characters from the first season deliver performances in the show's second season, again with Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) and Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) being the notable leads. Other vocal performers include Veronica Moore (Jennifer Hudson), Jimmy Collins (Jeremy Jordan), Kyle Bishop (Andy Mientus), Ana Vargas (Krysta Rodriguez), Leigh Conroy (Bernadette Peters), Tom Levitt (Christian Borle), Julia Houston (Debra Messing), Sam Strickland (Leslie Odom, Jr.), Terry Falls (Sean Hayes), Simon as JFK (Julian Ovenden), Daisy Parker (Mara Davi), unnamed actress playing young Marilyn (Sophia Anne Caruso) and ensemble members Bobby (Wesley Taylor) and Jessica (Savannah Wise). Liza Minnelli and Kathie Lee Gifford played themselves in cameos.
In the first season, all original songs contain music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, except one where indicated.
Title | Version covered | Composer(s) for originals | Performed by | Episode | Single | Album |
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"Over the Rainbow" | The Wizard of Oz | — | Karen Cartwright | 1. "Pilot" | No | — |
"Never Give All the Heart" | Original | Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman | Ivy Lynn | 1. "Pilot" | No | Bombshell (Deluxe version) & Smash: Season 2 |
Karen | 10. "Understudy" | Yes | Bombshell & Smash: Season 1 | |||
" The National Pastime " | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Ivy & Audition Dancers | 1. "Pilot" 7. "The Workshop" | Yes | Bombshell & Smash: Season 1 |
"I Wanna Be Loved by You" | Marilyn Monroe | — | Lisa McMann | 1. "Pilot" | No | — |
"Beautiful" | Christina Aguilera | — | Karen | 1. "Pilot" | Yes | The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1 |
"Happy Birthday, Mr. President" | Marilyn Monroe | — | 1. "Pilot" 5. "Let's Be Bad" | No | — | |
Rebecca Duvall | 13. "Tech" | No | — | |||
"Let Me Be Your Star" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Karen & Ivy | 1. "Pilot" 2. "The Callback" 7. "The Workshop" | Yes | The Music of Smash , Bombshell (Extended intro version), Smash: Season 1, Smash: Season 2 |
Ivy | 6. "Chemistry" | No | — | |||
Rebecca | 11. "The Movie Star" 14. "Previews" | No | — | |||
"Call Me" | Blondie | — | Karen | 2. "The Callback" | Yes | Smash: Season 1 |
"The 20th Century Fox Mambo" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Karen & Bombshell ensemble members | 2. "The Callback" 7. "The Workshop" 15. "Bombshell" | Yes | The Music of Smash , Bombshell , Smash: Season 1 |
Ivy & Bombshell ensemble members | 4. "The Cost of Art" 7. "The Workshop" | No | — | |||
"Crazy Dreams" | Carrie Underwood | — | Ivy | 2. "The Callback" | Yes | The Music of Smash , Smash: Season 1 |
"Grenade" | Bruno Mars | — | Michael Swift & the Bruno Mars jukebox musical cast | 3. "Enter Mr. DiMaggio" | Yes | Smash: Season 1 |
"Redneck Woman" | Gretchen Wilson | — | Karen & the karaoke bar patrons | 3. "Enter Mr. DiMaggio" | Yes | Smash: Season 1 |
"Mr. & Mrs. Smith" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Ivy & Michael | 3. "Enter Mr. DiMaggio" | Yes | The Music of Smash , Bombshell & Smash: Season 1 |
Rebecca & Michael | 14. "Previews" | No | — | |||
Karen & Michael | 15. "Bombshell" | No | — | |||
"History is Made at Night" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Ivy, Karen & the Bombshell cast | 4. "The Cost of Art" | No | — |
Ivy, Michael & the Bombshell cast | 6. "Chemistry" 7. "The Workshop" | Yes | The Music of Smash , Bombshell & Smash: Season 1 | |||
Ivy & Bobby | 13. "Tech" | No | — | |||
"Haven't Met You Yet" | Michael Bublé | — | Lyle West | 4. "The Cost of Art" | Yes | The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1 |
"I Never Met a Wolf Who Didn't Love to Howl" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Ivy, Julia Houston, Ellis Boyd, Michael, Lyle & Lyle's party patrons | 4. "The Cost of Art" | Yes | Bombshell & Smash: Season 1 |
Karen & male ensemble members of Bombshell | 15. "Bombshell" | No | — | |||
"Rumour Has It" | Adele | — | Karen, Sue, Jessica, & Bobby | 4. "The Cost of Art" | No | — |
"Let's Be Bad" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Ivy & the Bombshell cast | 5. "Let's Be Bad" | Yes | The Music of Smash , Bombshell & Smash: Season 1 |
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | James Brown | — | Karen | 5. "Let's Be Bad" | Yes | Smash: Season 1 |
" A Song for You " | Donny Hathaway | — | Michael | 5. "Let's Be Bad" | Yes | Smash: Season 1 |
"Who You Are" | Jessie J | — | Ivy | 6. "Chemistry" | No | The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1 |
"Shake It Out" | Florence + the Machine | — | Karen | 6. "Chemistry" | No | The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1 |
"Brighter Than the Sun" | Colbie Caillat | — | Karen | 7. "The Workshop" | No | The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1 |
"Everything's Coming Up Roses" | Gypsy | — | Leigh Conroy | 7. "The Workshop" | No | The Music of Smash (Deluxe version) & Smash: Season 1 |
"On Lexington & 52nd Street" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Michael | 7. "The Workshop" | Yes | Bombshell & Smash: Season 1 |
"Touch Me" | Original | Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Bonnie McKee, & Noel Zancanella | Karen | 8. "The Coup" | Yes | The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1 |
"Three Little Birds" | Bob Marley & the Wailers | — | Frank Houston | 8. "The Coup" | No | — |
"Dance to the Music" | Sly & the Family Stone | — | Jessica, Dennis, Bobby, Sam Strickland & Ivy | 8. "The Coup" | Yes | Smash: Season 1 |
"The Higher You Get, the Farther the Fall" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Norbert Leo Butz & the Heaven on Earth cast | 9. "Hell on Earth" | No | — |
"Arthur Miller Melody" [B] | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Frank | 9. "Hell on Earth" | No | — |
"Cheers (Drink to That)" | Rihanna | — | Karen & Ivy | 9. "Hell on Earth" | Yes | Smash: Season 1 |
"Breakaway" | Kelly Clarkson | — | Ivy | 10. "Understudy" | No | The Music of Smash (Deluxe version) & Smash: Season 1 |
"Don't Say Yes Until I Finish Talking" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Tom Levitt & Bombshell male ensemble members | 10. "Understudy" | Yes | Bombshell & Smash: Season 1 |
Marc Kudisch & Bombshell male ensemble members | 14. "Previews" | No | — | |||
"Three On a Match" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | The Three on a Match high school cast | 10. "Understudy" | No | — |
"Our Day Will Come" | Ruby & the Romantics | — | Karen | 11. "The Movie Star" | No | The Music of Smash (Deluxe version) & Smash: Season 1 |
"Dig Deep" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Rebecca & the Bombshell cast | 11. "The Movie Star" | Yes | Smash: Season 1 |
"Run" | Snow Patrol | — | Karen | 12. "Publicity" | No | The Music of Smash (Deluxe version) & Smash: Season 1 |
"A Thousand and One Nights" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Karen, Dev Sundaram & Ensemble | 12. "Publicity" | Yes | Smash: Season 1 |
"Second Hand White Baby Grand" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Ivy | 12. "Publicity" | Yes | Bombshell & Smash: Season 1 |
Rebecca | 14. "Previews" | No | — | |||
Demo Vocalist (unnamed) | 0. Demo | No | Smash: Season 2 | |||
"Another Op'nin', Another Show" | Kiss Me, Kate | — | Tom & Sam | 13. "Tech" | No | — |
"I'm Going Down" | Rose Royce | — | Ivy | 13. "Tech" | Yes | Smash: Season 1 |
"Smash!" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Karen, Ivy, Sue, Jessica & Bombshell female ensemble members | 14. "Previews" | Yes | Bombshell & Smash: Season 1 |
Demo Vocalist (unnamed) | 0. Demo | No | Smash: Season 2 | |||
"September Song" | Knickerbocker Holiday | — | Eileen Rand | 14. "Previews" | No | The Music of Smash (Deluxe version) & Smash: Season 1 |
"Stand" | Donnie McClurkin | — | Sam, Karen & gospel choir | 14. "Previews" | No | The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1 |
"Don't Forget Me" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Karen | 15. "Bombshell" | Yes | Bombshell & Smash: Season 1 |
The second season features original music from four different fictional musicals, Bombshell, Beautiful, Hit List and Liaisons, as well as ancillary songs written by the fictional songwriters behind Bombshell and Hit List. All of the songs have music and lyrics by Wittman and Shaiman, except for the songs from Hit List, which for the most part were written by a combination of other musical theater writers and contemporary rock singer-songwriters. The use of additional songwriters was done in part to "open up the sound" of Smash. [12]
Title | Version covered | Composer(s) for originals | Performed by | Episode | Single | Album |
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"Cut, Print...Moving On" | Original | Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman | Karen Cartwright | 1. "On Broadway" | Yes | Bombshell & Smash: Season 2 |
"Mama Makes Three" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Veronica Moore & the Beautiful cast | 1. "On Broadway" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Let Me Be Your Star" (Reprise) | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Karen, Jessica, Beth & Joy | 1. "On Broadway" | No | — |
Ivy Lynn | 8. "The Bells and Whistles" 11. "The Dress Rehearsal" | No | — | |||
"On Broadway" | The Drifters | — | Karen & Veronica | 1. "On Broadway" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Don't Dream It's Over" | Crowded House | — | Ivy | 1. "On Broadway" | No | Smash: Season 2 |
"Broadway, Here I Come!" | Original | Joe Iconis [13] | Jimmy Collins | 1. "On Broadway" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
Karen | 9. "The Parents" 13. "The Producers" 14. "The Phenomenon" | No | — | |||
Ana Vargas | 11. "The Dress Rehearsal" 13. "The Producers" | No | — | |||
Karen, Jimmy, Ana, Sam Strickland & Hit List ensemble | 17. "The Tonys" | No | Smash: Season 2 | |||
"Would I Lie to You" | Eurythmics | — | Karen & Ivy | 2. "The Fallout" | No | Smash: Season 2 |
"They Just Keep Moving the Line" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Ivy | 2. "The Fallout" | No | Bombshell & Smash: Season 2 |
Karen & Bombshell ensemble members | 3. "The Dramaturg" | No | — | |||
"Caught in the Storm" | Original | Pasek & Paul [14] | Karen | 2. "The Fallout" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
Jimmy | 5. "The Read-Through" | No | — | |||
"Good for You" | Original | Drew Gasparini [15] | Karen | 3. "The Dramaturg" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Soon As I Get Home" | The Wiz | — | Veronica | 3. "The Dramaturg" | No | — |
"Dancing on My Own" | Robyn | — | Ivy | 3. "The Dramaturg" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Our Little Secret" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Simon & Karen | 3. "The Dramaturg" | No | Bombshell & Smash: Season 2 |
Simon & Ivy | 11. "The Dress Rehearsal" | No | — | |||
"I Got Love" | Purlie | — | Veronica | 4. "The Song" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"I'm Not Lost" (partial) | Original | Shaiman & Wittman [A] | Jimmy | 4. "The Song" | No | — |
"Chest of Broken Hearts" (partial) | Original | Shaiman & Wittman [A] | Karen | 4. "The Song" | No | — |
"Everybody Loves You Now" | Billy Joel | — | Kyle Bishop & Veronica | 4. "The Song" | No | Smash: Season 2 |
"I Can't Let Go" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Veronica, Karen & Ivy | 4. "The Song" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Public Relations" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Karen, Tom Levitt & Bombshell ensemble members | 5. "The Read-Through" | No | Bombshell & Smash: Season 2 |
"Some Boys" | Death Cab for Cutie | — | Karen | 5. "The Read-Through | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"This Will Be Our Year" | The Zombies | — | Jimmy, Kyle, Karen & Ana | 6. "The Fringe" | Yes | — |
"Never Give All the Heart" (Reprise) | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Karen & Bombshell ensemble members | 6. "The Fringe" | No | — |
"A Letter From Cecile" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Ivy | 6. "The Fringe" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Heart Shaped Wreckage" | Original | Julian Emery, Jon Green, Jim Irvin & Lucie Silvas [16] | Karen & Jimmy | 6. "The Fringe" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
Ana & Jimmy | 7. "Musical Chairs" | No | — | |||
" The National Pastime " (Reprise) | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Karen & Bombshell ensemble members | 7. "Musical Chairs" | No | — |
"Ce N'Est Pas Ma Faute (It's Not My Fault)" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Terrence Falls & Liaisons ensemble members | 7. "Musical Chairs" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Rewrite This Story" | Original | Pasek & Paul [14] | Karen & Jimmy | 7. "Musical Chairs" 13. "The Producers" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
Sam | 13. "The Producers" | No | — | |||
Karen | 16. "The Nominations" | No | — | |||
"(Let's Start) Tomorrow Tonight" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Sam, Tom, Bobby, & Jessica | 8. "The Bells and Whistles" | No | Bombshell & Smash: Season 2 |
"I Heard Your Voice In a Dream" | Original | Andrew McMahon [17] | Karen, Jimmy & Hit List ensemble members | 8. "The Bells and Whistles | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"If I Were a Boy" | Beyoncé | — | Ana | 8. "The Bells and Whistles" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Reach for Me" | Original | McMahon [18] | Ana | 9. "The Parents" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Hang the Moon" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Leigh Conroy & Ivy | 9. "The Parents" | No | Bombshell & Smash: Season 2 |
"Original" | Original | Pasek & Paul [A] | Karen | 10. "The Surprise Party" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"A Love Letter From the Times" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Tom & Liza Minnelli | 10. "The Surprise Party" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Bitter Sweet Symphony" | The Verve | — | Ivy | 10. "The Surprise Party" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Dig Deep" (Reprise) | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Ivy | 11. "The Dress Rehearsal" | No | Bombshell & Smash: Season 2 |
"Don't Forget Me" (Reprise) | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Ivy | 12. "Opening Night" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"That's Life" | Frank Sinatra | — | Karen & Ivy | 12. "Opening Night" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"The 20th Century Fox Mambo" (Reprise) | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Ivy & Kathie Lee Gifford | 13. "The Producers" | No | — |
"Don't Let Me Know" | Original | Silvas & Jamie Alexander Hartman [19] | Karen & Jimmy | 13. "The Producers" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"The Goodbye Song" | Original | Iconis [20] | Jimmy, Karen, Ana & the Hit List cast | 13. "The Producers" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"The Last Goodbye" | Jeff Buckley | — | Kyle | 13. "The Producers" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"High and Dry" | Radiohead | — | Jimmy | 14. "The Phenomenon" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Vienna" | Billy Joel | — | Tom | 14. "The Phenomenon" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"At Your Feet" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Leigh & young Norma Jeane | 14. "The Phenomenon" | No | Bombshell & Smash: Season 2 |
"The Love I Meant to Say" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Jimmy | 14. "The Phenomenon" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Pretender" | Original | Silvas & Busbee [21] | Karen | 15. "The Transfer" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"Grin and Bare It" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Ivy | 15. "The Transfer" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"I'm Not Sorry" | Original | McMahon [22] | Karen & Daisy Parker | 15. "The Transfer" | Yes | Smash: Season 2 |
"The Right Regrets" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Julia Houston & Tom | 15. "The Transfer" | No | Bombshell & Smash: Season 2 |
"Feelin' Alright" | Traffic | — | Ivy | 16. "The Nominations" | No | Smash: Season 2 |
"If You Want Me" | Once | — | Ana | 16. "The Nominations" | No | — |
"Under Pressure" | Queen & David Bowie | — | Ivy, Karen, Jimmy, Ana, Tom, Julia, Eileen Rand, Derek Wills & Sam | 17. "The Tonys" | No | Smash: Season 2 |
"Big Finish" | Original | Shaiman & Wittman | Karen & Ivy [23] | 17. "The Tonys | No | Smash: Season 2 |
Song | Sales |
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Let Me Be Your Star | 48,000 [24] |
Touch Me | 18,000 [25] |
Beautiful | 15,000 [26] |
That's Life | 12,000 [27] |
I Can't Let Go | 11,000 [28] |
Heart Shaped Wreckage | 11,000 [29] |
I Heard Your Voice in a Dream | 10,000 [30] |
Katharine Hope McPhee is an American singer and actress. In May 2006, she was the runner-up on the fifth season of American Idol.
Christian Dominique Borle is an American actor and singer. He is a two-time Tony Award winner for his roles as Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher and as William Shakespeare in Something Rotten! Borle also originated the roles of Prince Herbert, et al. in Spamalot, Emmett in Legally Blonde, and Joe in Some Like It Hot on Broadway, each of which earned him a Tony nomination. He starred as Marvin in the 2016 Broadway revival of Falsettos. He also starred as Tom Levitt on the NBC musical-drama television series Smash and Vox in the adult animated black comedy musical series Hazbin Hotel.
The discography of Katharine McPhee consists of five studio albums, ten singles, ten music videos, and other miscellaneous songs and albums.
Smash is an American musical drama television series created by playwright Theresa Rebeck and developed by Robert Greenblatt for NBC. Steven Spielberg served as one of the executive producers. The series was broadcast in the US by NBC and produced by DreamWorks Television and Universal Television. The series revolves around a fictional New York City theater community and specifically the creation of a new Broadway musical. It features a large ensemble cast, led by Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Katharine McPhee, Christian Borle, Megan Hilty, and Anjelica Huston.
The Music of Smash is the first soundtrack album by the cast of the American musical television series Smash. It was released by Columbia Records on May 1, 2012 and sold 39,000 copies in its first week. As of June 27, 2012, it has sold 112,000 copies.
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"The National Pastime" is an original song introduced in the first episode of the first season of the musical TV series Smash, entitled "Pilot". The song was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, but in the show's universe, it was written by songwriting duo Tom Levitt and Julia Houston for their Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell.
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"The 20th Century Fox Mambo" is an original song introduced in the second episode of the first season of the musical TV series Smash, entitled "The Callback". It was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, but in the show's universe, it was written by songwriting team Tom Levitt and Julia Houston for their Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell.
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