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9 to 5 (from “9 to 5”)

Happy Labor Day! Today we feature the title song from the Broadway musical “9 to 5” (2008). Brilliant vocal arranging by Stephen Oremus on this chart, with modulations at 1:30, 2:12, 3:21, and 3:58. Enjoy!

Raining (from “Rocky”)

Today we feature “Raining,” a beautiful song from the recent Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty Broadway musical Rocky (2012). Numerous modulations between B minor and Bb minor occur throughout the piece, at 0:31, 0:51, 1:01, 1:57, 2:07, 2:27, and 2:37.

Make Our Garden Grow (from “Candide”)

Here is the maestro Leonard Bernstein conducting his composition “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide (1956). Key changes at 1:42 and 3:02.

Balcony Scene (from “West Side Story”)

This gorgeous rendition of the iconic balcony scene from Leonard Bernstein‘s West Side Story is accompanied by full symphony orchestra. Modulation at 3:33, plus many other key changes and key-of-the-moment passages. A review from its 1957 Broadway debut: “It takes up the American musical idiom where it was left when George Gershwin died. It is fascinatingly tricky and melodically beguiling, and it marks the progression of an admirable composer.”

Fly, Fly Away (from “Catch Me If You Can”)

Here’s Kerry Butler singing “Fly, Fly Away” from Catch Me If You Can The Musical (1998). Modulation comes at 3:12. It sounds like there’s another one at 3:26, but it is actually just coming to settle firmly in G Major after wandering to some distant tonal areas in the prior 24 seconds.

Theme from “High Anxiety”

Another submission from MotD member Rob Penttinen:

The theme from Mel Brooks‘ 1977 satirical film High Anxiety, which parodies the suspense genre, features multiple modulations at 1:09, 1:36 and 2:33.

A Summer in Ohio (from “The Last Five Years”)

“A Summer in Ohio” is featured in Jason Robert Brown‘s The Last Five Years (2002), with Sherie Rene Scott on vocals. There’s a textbook half-step modulation at 3:07.

A New Life (from “Jekyll + Hyde”)

Here’s @LindaEder‘s rendition of “A New Life” from “Jekyll and Hyde” (1997), in which she debuted on Broadway as the tragic character Lucy and later garnered a #DramaDesk nomination. The key change is at 3:06.

Barbara Streisand + Seth McFarlane | Pure Imagination

A 2016 classic sung by Babs and Seth Mcfarlane, with a bonus tribute video to Gene Wilder. Key change at 3:05.

Pat Metheny | A Map of the World

Like much of his work, guitarist / composer Pat Metheny‘s 1999 soundtrack release for the film Map of the World features quickly shifting, sometimes nearly constant key-of-the-moment passages. The track features two main sections, each played twice. Section 1 (0:00 and 2:30) pivots between G major and E minor (among others), while section 2 (1:13 and 3:41) is loosely built around A major. At 5:12, there’s a brief return to section 1’s tonality for the outro.