That Beautiful Sound (reprise) Lyrics - Beetlejuice

Song Overview

A quick hit from Act II, this reprise is Beetlejuice gloating with his clones as a new plan clicks into place. It is staged in the show, but it did not make the official cast album - hence the fan shorthand of a non-album track.

Review and Highlights

Quick summary

1. Short Act II stinger for Beetlejuice and his clones that follows the attic set piece.
2. Built from the main number’s calypso-stomp groove with faster patter and villain-cheer flourishes.
3. Signals Beetlejuice’s marriage plot while Lydia runs to the Maitlands for real help.
4. Staged in the show but excluded from the 2019 cast album; often shared as a non-album track.
5. Key and feel align with the parent song’s bright F major sprint and high-170s BPM energy.

Creation History

Eddie Perfect threads this reprise as comic momentum: the clones echo Beetlejuice in stacked call-and-response, percussion clicks on the off-beats, and the lyric plants the marriage scheme. It lands between scene changes like a musical wink - fast, catchy, and a little mean. The main song had a full promotional push; the reprise stayed in the theater, which suits its job as a plot hinge more than a stand-alone single.

Song Meaning and Annotations

Plot

After Lydia bolts to the attic to enlist Adam and Barbara, Beetlejuice sulks, recalculates, and then revels. The clones crowd in. He frames the next move as a masterstroke: a wedding to crack the barrier between realms. Curtain up on the con.

Song Meaning

The reprise is glee weaponized. Where the main number celebrates chaos for chaos’s sake, this tag attaches purpose: break rules, get a pulse. The joke is that his “beautiful sound” is not music - it is the machinery of a scam locking into place.

Annotations

“Do ya’ hear that sound? ... That beautiful sound”

We jump back to the earlier earworm, but now it is a victory jingle for a plan, not just mischief.

“The sound of a super evil plan going down”

He treats scheming like theatre tech - switches flipping, elevators dinging, bodies dropping. It is comic-book villain cadence with Broadway timing.

“Pandora’s Box!”

The Greek myth drops in as shorthand: open the lid and unleash demons. Beetlejuice is gleefully casting himself as the thing best left sealed.

“I’m the man with a plan... Soon be alive!”

A chorus of clones answers each boast, parodying Broadway pep talk tropes while pointing at the goal - become living by gaming a wedding.

“Painting the town!”

Old idiom, fresh menace. He is not promising romance; he is promising havoc.

“That beautiful sound!”

The hook repeats like an ad jingle for trouble, ending the button on a punchy cadence. The effect in the house is laughter with a chill.

Style and engine

Calypso-flavored bounce meets Broadway brass. Snare chatter and woodblock clicks drive the backbeat, while stacked gang vocals mock-heroic. The emotional arc swings from pout to plot, topping out in that triumphant button.

Touchpoints

The reprise slots into the show’s late stretch alongside other not-on-album cues. The choice keeps some stage-only surprises intact, a tradition many cast recordings follow.

Key Facts

• Artist: Original Broadway Cast of Beetlejuice
• Featured: Beetlejuice and Beetlejuice clones
• Composer: Eddie Perfect
• Producer: N/A for album context - this track is not on the OBC album
• Release Date: Not formally released on the 2019 cast album
• Genre: Musical theatre with calypso-pop pulse
• Instruments: Pit band with reeds, brass, guitars, rhythm section, hand percussion
• Label: Not applicable to the OBC album release for this cue
• Mood: Mischievous, sprinting, taunting
• Length: Short stage button, roughly one minute in most stagings
• Track #: Not present on the OBC; appears between “That Beautiful Sound” and the wedding sequence onstage
• Language: English
• Album: Beetlejuice Apocrypha (fan-circulated grouping of non-album cues)
• Music style: Call-and-response villain chant over calypso backbeat
• Poetic meter: Patter couplets over 4-beat bars

Canonical Entities & Relations

People

Beetlejuice - plots marriage to become living. Lydia Deetz - leaves to seek the Maitlands’ help. Eddie Perfect - wrote music and lyrics.

Organizations

Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures - producer of the Broadway run. Ghostlight Records - label of the 2019 cast album that excludes this reprise.

Works

Beetlejuice (musical) - source show containing this stage-only reprise. That Beautiful Sound - parent number whose hook is repeated here.

Venues/Locations

Winter Garden Theatre and Marquis Theatre, Broadway - production homes during the original run and return engagement.

Questions and Answers

Where does the reprise sit in the story?

Right after Lydia runs to the attic for help. Beetlejuice pivots from pouting to plotting, and the clones cheer him on.

Why keep it off the cast album?

It is a short plot button. Many albums skip brief scene-change tags to favor full songs or to avoid revealing twists.

How is it different from the main song?

Same groove, leaner structure. Fewer lyrics, more chant, and an explicit reveal of the marriage con.

Who sings it?

Beetlejuice leads with a small chorus of Beetlejuices echoing lines and punch phrases.

Does the tempo change?

It keeps the parent song’s brisk feel - high-170s BPM is the zone - so the button lands with snap.

Any staging bits to know?

Productions often play with elevator “ding” gags, mock shocks, and shushing the clones to time laughs.

What does “Pandora’s Box” add?

It frames the marriage plot as a world-unleashing act: open the lid, unleash the demon, cue chaos.

Is there an official video?

No official OBC clip of the reprise, but circulating audience audio and regional productions give the flavor.

Awards and Chart Positions

The show received multiple Tony Award nominations in 2019 including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Those accolades reflect the production around this reprise rather than the track itself, which was not a single and did not chart on its own.

How to Sing That Beautiful Sound (Reprise)

Key & Tempo: Aligns with the parent number’s bright F major feel at roughly 179 BPM. Expect tight off-beat accents and quick call-and-response.

Vocal range & challenges: Beetlejuice sits in a talk-sung belt with bursts up to the upper mid range; the clones stack unison shots. The trick is comic timing more than sustained high notes.

Step-by-step HowTo

1. Tempo first: Rehearse with a metronome near 176-180 BPM. Lock the off-beat claps before layering patter.
2. Diction: Consonants lead. Keep “plan,” “connive,” and “alive” crisp so jokes do not mush at speed.
3. Breath: Map quick nose inhales between clone echoes; the button wants continuous energy.
4. Flow: Sit slightly behind the beat on boasts, then hit the “Pandora’s Box” and “beautiful sound” punches right on the grid.
5. Ensemble: For clones, narrow vowels and match cutoffs; think tight commercial-jingle blend.