The Definitive Soundtrack: Harold Hill and Marian Paroo
As I've been getting into writing fanfic again, now that I've finished grad school (hallelujah! I'm a real librarian now), I've put together a soundtrack for my work, as I always write to music and adore a good soundtrack.
Note: This soundtrack is a dynamic list and will be continually updated as I revise/add songs, in which case I will modify this entry and update the post date.
Harold Hill and Marian Paroo
The Definitive Soundtrack
Instrumentals
The Music Man Medley (London Theatre Orchestra)
Theme: Overture for the MG Universe.
Minuet in G (Beethoven)
Theme: Harold finds a certain librarian pleasantly unsettling.
Song of the Caged Bird (Lindsey Stirling, Deluxe Edition)
Ascendance (Lindsey Stirling, Shatter Me)
The Arena (Lindsey Stirling, Brave Enough)
The Phoenix (Lindsey Stirling, Brave Enough)
Minimal Beat (Lindsey Stirling, Deluxe Edition)
Elements [Orchestral Version] (Lindsey Stirling, Deluxe Edition)
Setting: Blondes Prefer Gentlemen
Theme: Marian’s whirlwind emotions as she falls in love with a certain conman.
A Postcard to Henry Purcell (Pride & Prejudice, 2005)
Setting: Order of Dance
Theme: Harold struggles with his strangely intense longing for the one thing he swore he’d never want with any woman: domesticity.
The Secret Life of Daydreams (Pride & Prejudice, 2005)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Harold is having a hard time opening up, and it’s starting to cause trouble with Marian.
Darcy’s Letter (Pride & Prejudice, 2005)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Harold tells Marian what happened to his father.
Dreams are Dangerous (Coraline)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Harold thinks he’s lost Marian and considers leaving River City.
Ring (Devil’s Advocate)
Setting: A Man Could Sing It
Theme: Harold opens up to Marian about his past.
The Mouse (Stardust)
Setting: To Be Alone With You
Theme: Marian brings Harold to her faraway field, and he implies his intention to marry her.
Minuet from Berenice (Handel)
Setting: Being in Love
Theme: Harold and Marian dance to this tune at the Halloween masque just before he proposes.
Liz on Top of the World (Pride & Prejudice, 2005)
Setting: Independent Together
Theme: Marian emotionally relinquishes the lonely freedom of spinsterhood.
Your Hands are Cold (Pride & Prejudice, 2005)
Setting: The Sadder But Wiser Girl
Theme: Marian tells Harold what happened to her in the library.
Lovers - Flower Garden (House of Flying Daggers
Lovers - Mei and Jin (House of Flying Daggers)
Setting: Wedding Day Jitters/Welcome Home, Mrs. Hill
Theme: Harold and Marian’s wedding day is happy, but not without a few hitches.
Serenade #10 in B Flat "Gran Partita" 3. Adagio (Mozart, Amadeus)
Setting: Honeymoon Vignettes
Theme: Harold and Marian’s longing for each other is finally realized.
Ach, ich fühl’s (Mozart, Die Zauberflöte)
Setting: Reciprocation
Theme: Marian wrestles with passion vs. propriety.
Zaide aria, Ruhe Sanft (Mozart, Amadeus)
Setting: Scandalously in Love
Theme: Marian and Harold reconcile after their hairpin spat.
Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 (Chopin)
Setting: Revelation
Theme: Marian tells Harold she’s expecting.
Für Elise (Beethoven)
Setting: Revelation
Theme: Harold learns this piece on the piano as a birthday surprise for Marian.
Concerto for Two Pianos, K. 365, 3rd movement (Mozart, Amadeus)
Setting: Revelation
Theme: Marian dreams of playing this piece as a duet with Harold.
Concerto for Lute and Plucked Strings I. Moderato (Grand Budapest Hotel)
Setting: Two to Tango
Theme: Harold and Marian are overdue for a second honeymoon.
Tango Sensual (Teo Lavanga)
Setting: Remembering Paris
Theme: Harold and Marian recover their spark in Paris.
Farewell No. 1 (House of Flying Daggers)
Farewell No. 2 (House of Flying Daggers)
Setting: Remembering River City
Theme: Harold misses Marian’s Paris boldness.
Alone in Paris (Victor/Victoria)
Setting: The Dead Stay With Us
Theme: Harold struggles to cope with the loss of Marian.
Longing - Lost Children (What Dreams May Come)
Setting: The Dead Stay With Us
Theme: Harold joins Marian in the afterlife.
Danse Macabre (Camille Saint-Saëns)
Setting: Danse Macabre (Grimm crossover)
Theme: Harold and Marian are ziegenvolk and Winthrop is a Grimm who writes about them in the Book of Lore.
Songs with Lyrics
Too Charming (Ben Franklin in Paris)
Diane Is (Ben Franklin in Paris)
Look for Small Pleasures (Ben Franklin in Paris)
Setting: Sadder But Wiser, Just Someone to Love, Falling
Theme: Harold tries to win over Marian, but she’s far too savvy to fall for him so easily.
To Be Alone With You (Ben Franklin in Paris)
Setting: To Be Alone With You
Theme: Harold comes up with the perfect scheme to make Marian’s birthday romantic and memorable.
I Promise You a Happy Ending (Mack & Mabel)
Setting: The Rose Garden
Theme: Harold finds himself wanting to reform for Marian.
My Cup Runneth Over (I Do! I Do!)
Loving You (Mame)
Setting: Turning Forty-Two
Theme: Harold and Marian reflect on how love evolves after 16 years together.
The Show Must Go On (Queen)
Setting: When Harold Met Dolly (Hello, Dolly! crossover)
Theme: Harold is lonely and aimless, but he isn’t ready to stop being a nomadic conman.
Womanizer - Vintage '40s Torch Song (Postmodern Jukebox)
Setting: Blondes Prefer Gentlemen
Theme: Marian is attracted to Harold but greatly distrusts him.
Gotta Find Where I Belong (Disney’s ZOMBIES)
Setting: Blondes Prefer Gentlemen
Theme: Marian experiences an existential crisis as to her place in the world.
Hopelessly Devoted to You (Grease)
Soap (Melanie Martinez)
Training Wheels (Melanie Martinez)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Marian wrestles with wanting Harold badly but trying not to come on too strong, lest she scare him away.
High School Sweethearts (Melanie Martinez)
Setting: Blondes Prefer Gentlemen
Theme: Marian wants a man who can love her with passion and devotion.
Carousel (Melanie Martinez)
Setting: Carousel
Theme: Harold finds himself falling in love with Marian as they dance the Shipoopi.
Never Knew I Needed (Ne-Yo, The Princess and the Frog)
Setting: Any Reading Out Loud
Theme: Marian is the happy ending Harold never knew he needed.
Would I Lie to You? (Soggy Po’ Boys, Hang It On the Wall)
I Hardly Know Her (Soggy Po’ Boys, Smoke)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Harold wrestles with his fear of commitment.
Tightrope (The Greatest Showman)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Marian ponders what she’s willing to sacrifice to be with Harold.
And So It Goes (The King’s Singers, Billy Joel arrangement)
Setting: Stolen Time
Theme: After his misstep in the emporium, Harold tries to wrap his head around the fact that Marian still wants him by her side.
That Distant Shore (Rebecca Sugar, Steven Universe, Vol. 2)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Marian reflects how close she came to losing Harold and how frightening being in love can be.
Love Like You (End Credits) (Rebecca Sugar, Steven Universe, Vol. 1)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight, Stolen Time
Theme: Harold and Marian realize what they’ve learned about love from each other.
Note: This soundtrack is a dynamic list and will be continually updated as I revise/add songs, in which case I will modify this entry and update the post date.
Harold Hill and Marian Paroo
The Definitive Soundtrack
Instrumentals
The Music Man Medley (London Theatre Orchestra)
Theme: Overture for the MG Universe.
Minuet in G (Beethoven)
Theme: Harold finds a certain librarian pleasantly unsettling.
Song of the Caged Bird (Lindsey Stirling, Deluxe Edition)
Ascendance (Lindsey Stirling, Shatter Me)
The Arena (Lindsey Stirling, Brave Enough)
The Phoenix (Lindsey Stirling, Brave Enough)
Minimal Beat (Lindsey Stirling, Deluxe Edition)
Elements [Orchestral Version] (Lindsey Stirling, Deluxe Edition)
Setting: Blondes Prefer Gentlemen
Theme: Marian’s whirlwind emotions as she falls in love with a certain conman.
A Postcard to Henry Purcell (Pride & Prejudice, 2005)
Setting: Order of Dance
Theme: Harold struggles with his strangely intense longing for the one thing he swore he’d never want with any woman: domesticity.
The Secret Life of Daydreams (Pride & Prejudice, 2005)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Harold is having a hard time opening up, and it’s starting to cause trouble with Marian.
Darcy’s Letter (Pride & Prejudice, 2005)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Harold tells Marian what happened to his father.
Dreams are Dangerous (Coraline)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Harold thinks he’s lost Marian and considers leaving River City.
Ring (Devil’s Advocate)
Setting: A Man Could Sing It
Theme: Harold opens up to Marian about his past.
The Mouse (Stardust)
Setting: To Be Alone With You
Theme: Marian brings Harold to her faraway field, and he implies his intention to marry her.
Minuet from Berenice (Handel)
Setting: Being in Love
Theme: Harold and Marian dance to this tune at the Halloween masque just before he proposes.
Liz on Top of the World (Pride & Prejudice, 2005)
Setting: Independent Together
Theme: Marian emotionally relinquishes the lonely freedom of spinsterhood.
Your Hands are Cold (Pride & Prejudice, 2005)
Setting: The Sadder But Wiser Girl
Theme: Marian tells Harold what happened to her in the library.
Lovers - Flower Garden (House of Flying Daggers
Lovers - Mei and Jin (House of Flying Daggers)
Setting: Wedding Day Jitters/Welcome Home, Mrs. Hill
Theme: Harold and Marian’s wedding day is happy, but not without a few hitches.
Serenade #10 in B Flat "Gran Partita" 3. Adagio (Mozart, Amadeus)
Setting: Honeymoon Vignettes
Theme: Harold and Marian’s longing for each other is finally realized.
Ach, ich fühl’s (Mozart, Die Zauberflöte)
Setting: Reciprocation
Theme: Marian wrestles with passion vs. propriety.
Zaide aria, Ruhe Sanft (Mozart, Amadeus)
Setting: Scandalously in Love
Theme: Marian and Harold reconcile after their hairpin spat.
Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 (Chopin)
Setting: Revelation
Theme: Marian tells Harold she’s expecting.
Für Elise (Beethoven)
Setting: Revelation
Theme: Harold learns this piece on the piano as a birthday surprise for Marian.
Concerto for Two Pianos, K. 365, 3rd movement (Mozart, Amadeus)
Setting: Revelation
Theme: Marian dreams of playing this piece as a duet with Harold.
Concerto for Lute and Plucked Strings I. Moderato (Grand Budapest Hotel)
Setting: Two to Tango
Theme: Harold and Marian are overdue for a second honeymoon.
Tango Sensual (Teo Lavanga)
Setting: Remembering Paris
Theme: Harold and Marian recover their spark in Paris.
Farewell No. 1 (House of Flying Daggers)
Farewell No. 2 (House of Flying Daggers)
Setting: Remembering River City
Theme: Harold misses Marian’s Paris boldness.
Alone in Paris (Victor/Victoria)
Setting: The Dead Stay With Us
Theme: Harold struggles to cope with the loss of Marian.
Longing - Lost Children (What Dreams May Come)
Setting: The Dead Stay With Us
Theme: Harold joins Marian in the afterlife.
Danse Macabre (Camille Saint-Saëns)
Setting: Danse Macabre (Grimm crossover)
Theme: Harold and Marian are ziegenvolk and Winthrop is a Grimm who writes about them in the Book of Lore.
Songs with Lyrics
Too Charming (Ben Franklin in Paris)
Diane Is (Ben Franklin in Paris)
Look for Small Pleasures (Ben Franklin in Paris)
Setting: Sadder But Wiser, Just Someone to Love, Falling
Theme: Harold tries to win over Marian, but she’s far too savvy to fall for him so easily.
To Be Alone With You (Ben Franklin in Paris)
Setting: To Be Alone With You
Theme: Harold comes up with the perfect scheme to make Marian’s birthday romantic and memorable.
I Promise You a Happy Ending (Mack & Mabel)
Setting: The Rose Garden
Theme: Harold finds himself wanting to reform for Marian.
My Cup Runneth Over (I Do! I Do!)
Loving You (Mame)
Setting: Turning Forty-Two
Theme: Harold and Marian reflect on how love evolves after 16 years together.
The Show Must Go On (Queen)
Setting: When Harold Met Dolly (Hello, Dolly! crossover)
Theme: Harold is lonely and aimless, but he isn’t ready to stop being a nomadic conman.
Womanizer - Vintage '40s Torch Song (Postmodern Jukebox)
Setting: Blondes Prefer Gentlemen
Theme: Marian is attracted to Harold but greatly distrusts him.
Gotta Find Where I Belong (Disney’s ZOMBIES)
Setting: Blondes Prefer Gentlemen
Theme: Marian experiences an existential crisis as to her place in the world.
Hopelessly Devoted to You (Grease)
Soap (Melanie Martinez)
Training Wheels (Melanie Martinez)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Marian wrestles with wanting Harold badly but trying not to come on too strong, lest she scare him away.
High School Sweethearts (Melanie Martinez)
Setting: Blondes Prefer Gentlemen
Theme: Marian wants a man who can love her with passion and devotion.
Carousel (Melanie Martinez)
Setting: Carousel
Theme: Harold finds himself falling in love with Marian as they dance the Shipoopi.
Never Knew I Needed (Ne-Yo, The Princess and the Frog)
Setting: Any Reading Out Loud
Theme: Marian is the happy ending Harold never knew he needed.
Would I Lie to You? (Soggy Po’ Boys, Hang It On the Wall)
I Hardly Know Her (Soggy Po’ Boys, Smoke)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Harold wrestles with his fear of commitment.
Tightrope (The Greatest Showman)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Marian ponders what she’s willing to sacrifice to be with Harold.
And So It Goes (The King’s Singers, Billy Joel arrangement)
Setting: Stolen Time
Theme: After his misstep in the emporium, Harold tries to wrap his head around the fact that Marian still wants him by her side.
That Distant Shore (Rebecca Sugar, Steven Universe, Vol. 2)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight
Theme: Marian reflects how close she came to losing Harold and how frightening being in love can be.
Love Like You (End Credits) (Rebecca Sugar, Steven Universe, Vol. 1)
Setting: Roses and Moonlight, Stolen Time
Theme: Harold and Marian realize what they’ve learned about love from each other.