‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert’: Songs Available Now
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
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