Only High School Musical 2 could make kitchen duty look and sound fun. The 1-2-3 double play with the bases loaded is pretty sick too! There should be more dance offs in baseball, if I had my way. The dramatic turntables, set design, and neat shot framing are the most memorable things about “A Night to Remember” though I do like the chorus quite a bit. The costume department really got a workout in this song. While this is a great, slowed down reprise of the original that makes more sense as an emotional duet, it doesn’t even come close to Ryan and Sharpay’s jaunty take on the song.Ī Night to Remember (High School Musical 3: Senior Year) What I've Been Looking For (Reprise) (High School Musical) It’s a pretty simplistic one, but it gets the job done. When There Was Me and You (High School Musical) Seriously though, Efron and Corbin Bleu must have had a fun time filming this song, which harkens back to the good old days of playing make-believe with your buddies. What’s better than this? Guys being dudes. The Boys Are Back (High School Musical 3: Senior Year) Yes, the Troy and Gabriella duet is still cheesy to this day, but that’s musical theatre, baby! “Now Or Never” may not be the best song about basketball in this franchise, but man those production values are so much higher than the original movie. Now or Never (High School Musical 3: Senior Year) The original version of this song is miles better (sorry Sharpay, but you have much better songs later) and yet the physical comedy - and visible confusion - Efron pulls off here makes it an enjoyable watch. You Are the Music in Me (Reprise) (High School Musical 2) Let someone else besides Troy and Gabriella have the spotlight! This song would have been much better as a Ryan and Kelsi duet, honestly. Just Wanna Be with You (High School Musical 3: Senior Year) Still, “High School Musical” is a fine enough track to send off its main cast with and even brings back some quality nostalgia in its final moments. If it’s not clear by now, High School Musical 3: Senior Year did not live up to the musical heights of its predecessors. High School Musical (High School Musical 3: Senior Year) See above, but at least the choreography and visuals are on point.
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Okay I’ll say it: Troy and Gabriella get one too many duets with one another, especially in High School Musical 3: Senior Year. I get their relationship is the crux of the series but they tried one too many times to recapture the magic of “Breaking Free” and “Start of Something New” for my taste.Ĭan I Have This Dance? (High School Musical 3: Senior Year) Right Here, Right Now (High School Musical 3: Senior Year) I don’t mind Hudgens’ vocal performances in these movies compared to some, but I just don’t find this song memorable given the other songs she sings. Walk Away (High School Musical 3: Senior Year) Listen, at least this song gave us that meme image of Efron looking very unhappy in a flower crown and lei. Humuhumunukunukuapua'a (High School Musical 2) Had it not been for the franchise’s iconic tracks, the movies would have been forgotten a long time ago.Īnd yet, which songs are the best of the best? It’s time to decide as we rank all the songs from High School Musical, from worst to first. One of the main reasons High School Musical continues to have staying power in the hearts and minds of millennials everywhere is its music. The explosive popularity of the three films are what inspired shows like Glee and Smash and turned actors such as Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale into household names. I know, it feels just like yesterday the original premiered on Disney Channel and the world was never the same.īack in 2006, High School Musical made musical theatre cool again. If you can believe it, High School Musical is nearly 20 years old now.