NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”  was a huge success and now music from the Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event, is being released. Four songs are available for download, including “Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)” by John Legend, “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” by Sara Bareilles, “Superstar” by Brandon Victor Dixon and the “Overture” are now available for repeat listening via all digital service providers.  Aside from these four songs, the remainder of the soundtrack will be taken from the live event and released digitally April 6 and on a two-CD set April 27.

The all-star cast featured John Legend (Jesus Christ), Sara Bareilles (Mary Magdalene), Alice Cooper (King Herod) and Brandon Victor Dixon (Judas). The stellar cast also includes Tony nominee Ben Daniels (Pontius Pilate), Norm Lewis (Caiaphas), Jason Tam (Peter), Jin Ha (Annas) and Swedish rock star Erik Gronwall (Simon Zealotes).

“Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” a staged version of the original rock musical, will be executive produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Marc Platt, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, John Legend, Mike Jackson, Ty Stiklorius and Alex Rudzinski. 

“Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” will be produced by Universal Television, Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Really Useful Group, Marc Platt Productions and Zadan/Meron Productions.

Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert – Original Soundtrack Of The NBC Television EventTracklist:

DISC 1 – CD 

Overture    

Heaven on Their Minds    

What’s The Buzz / Strange Thing Mystifying    

Everything’s Alright    

This Jesus Must Die    

Hosanna    

Simon Zealotes / Poor Jerusalem    

Pilate’s Dream    

The Temple    

Everything’s Alright (Reprise)    

I Don’t Know How to Love Him    

Damned for All Time / Blood Money   

DISC 2 – CD 

The Last Supper    

Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)    

Transition    

The Arrest    

Peter’s Denial    

Pilate and Christ    

King Herod’s Song    

Transition After Herod    

Could We Start Again, Please?    

Judas’s Death    

Trial Before Pilate (Including The 39 Lashes)    

Superstar    

The Crucifixion    

John Nineteen: Forty One    

Curtain Call   

Order the soundtrack here: