2000's Hits
This song is a dance pop tune recorded in 2003. It has a very recognizable violin hook and was featured in movies and shows such as Glee, Pitch Perfect 3, and Doctor Who.
What is Toxic?
This is a sung and rapped biographical musical premiered on Broadway in 2015. The music draws heavily from hip hop, R&B, pop, soul, and traditional show tunes. This is one of the songs:
What is Hamilton?
This song became a viral sensation, with over 500 million views on YouTube. It blends Latin styles with pop and hip hop elements. The final section of the song is both polyphonic and polytextual, making it really cool from the perspective of a music nerd.
What is We Don't Talk About Bruno?
This is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is loosely based on the 1986 novel of the name by British author Diana Wynne Jones. It was animated by Studio Ghibli. This is the film's main theme:
What is Howl's Moving Castle?
This is an EDM K-pop released in 2012. It went viral, it's music video becoming the first to hit one billion views on YouTube.
What is Gangnam Style?
This is a rock song released in 2003. The music video for the song has 2.1 billion views on YouTube, making it the most viewed rock song on the platform.
What is Numb?
This is a musical that opened in London's West End in 1986, and tells of the story of a beautiful singer who becomes of obsession of a mysterious, masked musical genius living under the Paris Opéra House. This is one of the songs:
What is Phantom of the Opera?
This song is a power ballad inspired by movies of the Disney Renaissance and artists such as Lady Gaga and Avril Lavigne. It was written specifically for Idina Menzel, who has a vocal range of three octaves.
What is Let it Go?
This is an anime based off one of the longest running manga series of all time. This song is from the fourth season of the anime, and features some of the gnarliest saxophone playing I've ever heard.
What is Jojo's Bizarre Adventure?
This is a dance-pop song released a South Korean boy band in 2021. It was the band's second English-language single, and is extremely catchy.
What is Butter?
This is song released in 2008 by a British rock band. The title is in Spanish, meaning "Long Live Life," and the lyrics contain historical and Christian references.
What is Viva la Vida?
This is a musical based on the 1988 film of the same name. The songs include 1960's-style dance music, and "downtown" rhythm and blues. It is set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland. This is one of the songs:
What is Hairspray?
I don't know how to describe this song without giving it away... The album peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 though.
What is You're Welcome?
This anime is set in a world where Devils are born from human fears, and Devil Hunters specialize in hunting and employing them. Not much else I can say here without giving it away. Roll the opening theme song:
What is Chainsaw Man?
Another song by a South Korean boy band. This high energy song was released in 2020. It contains elements of hip hop and R&B. (Apparently, according to Wikipedia)
What is Kick It?
This is an alternative rock ballad released in 2005. It was written about the singer's father who passed away when he was ten years old.
What is Wake Me Up When September Ends?
This is a jukebox musical originally staged in 2001. It contains dozens of pop songs from the 80's, including this song:
What is Back to the 80's?
This ballad serves as the main love song and main theme of the movie it's from. It is sung as a duet between two characters while they are breaking the laws of physics.
What is A Whole New World?
This is a mech anime that features Shinto cosmology, Jewish and Christian mystical traditions, and psychoanalytic accounts of human behavior. It is extremely depressing and controversial. But hey, the ending theme absolutely slaps, so who cares?
What is Neon Genesis Evangelion?
This is a song by a South Korean-Chinese boy band released in 2018. It is a pop dance track that features a memorably addictive chorus and heavy 808 bass. The instrumental and vocal melodies feature sixteenth note triplets.
What is Love Shot?
This is a song by a virtual rock band, released in 2005. The music also contains elements of funk and rap.
What is Feel Good Inc?
This is a 1965 musical drama film (based of the 1959 stage musical of the same name) set in Austria in 1938. It became the highest-grossing film of all time in 1966, holding that distinction for five years. It contains this song:
What is The Sound of Music?
This song contains lyrics in Zulu, and the music was reportedly composed in 90 minutes by Elton John. The version I will play however, is the pop version by Elton John, not the original tune from the movie. Couldn't make it too easy.
What is The Circle of Life?
This anime centers around a young ex-soldier who works at a postal company as a ghostwriter. The main theme features a typewriter as a rhythmic musical instrument.
What is Violet Evergarden?
This is a K-pop song released in 2018. It has a strong electronic/trap sound, and a lot of autotune.
What is Pirate King?