“A Million Dreams” was composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for the 2017 film The Greatest Showman. In the film, the song is performed by Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams. However, the song has also been covered by artists ranging from Pink to Susan Boyle!
Take a sneak peek of the song A Million Dreams
The composers Benji Pasek and Justin Paul originally met while they were undergraduate students in the Musical Theatre department at University of Michigan in 2006. They soon finished their first project, Edges. The songwriting pair has gone on to have many other successful hits for theatre, film, and TV. The duo has won Grammy, Golden Globe, Academy, and Tony awards for the outstanding compositions.
Cheat sheet
| Artist | Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
| Composer | Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
| Release Year | 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Soundtrack |
| Difficulty level | Intermediate |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Key(s) | G major |
| Meter | Cut time |
| Techniques | Chord arpeggiation |
Interesting fact
The original soundtrack recording of “A Million Dreams” is certified platinum with over 80,000 copies sold in Canada and over 1,000,000 sold in the USA. However, the song is 2x platinum in the UK where it has sold over 1,200,000 copies. That is a huge hit!
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