{"id":2175393,"date":"2025-11-24T19:21:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2175393"},"modified":"2025-11-24T19:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:21:53","slug":"for-good-songs-ranked-including-two-new-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/for-good-songs-ranked-including-two-new-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"For Good&#8217; songs ranked, including two new tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"87380280007\" title=\"'Wicked' recap: All things Oz\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/20\/USAT\/87377678007-2552-d-046-00112-0120-r-comp-3500-x-24455-fdd-9-ac.jpg?crop=3497,1968,x1,y107\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>&#8216;Wicked&#8217; recap: All things Oz<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wicked: For Good\u201d is finally here. Here\u2019s where Part 1 of \u201cWicked\u201d left off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Something <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/18\/wicked-for-good-movie-review\/87258174007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cWicked\u201d<\/a> this way comes not only <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/23\/wicked-for-good-box-office-opening-weekend\/87433430007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">at the movie theater<\/a>, but in the music world as well.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.republicrecords.com\/pages\/wicked-for-good\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cWicked: For Good \u2013 The Soundtrack\u201d<\/a> drops 11 songs nestled in the second volume of the film, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/19\/no-place-like-home-wicked-new-song\/87342631007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a pair of them<\/a> new creations from Stephen Schwartz, the maestro behind the Broadway musical.<\/p>\n<p>Stars <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/11\/19\/ariana-grande-music-acting-career\/87360902007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ariana Grande<\/a> (Glinda), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/entertainment\/celebrities\/cynthia-erivo\/\" data-autotag=\"1893f2a4-a963-45ed-b61f-6d35c514d60f\">Cynthia Erivo<\/a> (Elphaba), Michelle Yeoh (Madame Morrible),<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/11\/03\/jonathan-bailey-people-sexiest-man-alive-2025\/86824840007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Sexiest Man Alive<\/a> Jonathan Bailey (Fiyero), Ethan Slater (Boq), Marissa Bode (Nessarose) and Jeff Goldblum (The Wizard of Oz) all receive their spotlight moment with vocals both powerhouse and pensive and an orchestral backdrop anchored in drama.<\/p>\n<p>There are no unlistenable songs on the soundtrack, which is not a surprise given the success <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/20\/wicked-for-good-major-changes\/87363487007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">of the Broadway pedigree<\/a> that precedes it. But something has to be at the bottom of the list, so here we go.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/20\/USAT\/87380132007-2552-d-025-00101-r-3500-x-2333-f-44-cc-5-f.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/20\/USAT\/87380132007-2552-d-025-00101-r-3500-x-2333-f-44-cc-5-f.jpg?crop=3108,2331,x172,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/20\/USAT\/87380132007-2552-d-025-00101-r-3500-x-2333-f-44-cc-5-f.jpg?crop=1747,2331,x1750,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/20\/USAT\/87380132007-2552-d-025-00101-r-3500-x-2333-f-44-cc-5-f.jpg?crop=3497,1966,x3,y47 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Giles Keyte\/Universal Pictures\" caption=\"Glinda (Ariana Grande, left) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) say they will always be with each other, &quot;like a handprint on my heart.&quot;\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Wicked: For Good \u2013 The Soundtrack&#8217; songs, ranked<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">11. \u2018Thank Goodness\/ I Couldn\u2019t Be Happier\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/entertainment\/music\/ariana-grande\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grande<\/a>, Yeoh and the cast bop through a swoopy and smiling swell of strings as Glinda introduces Fiyero as her betrothed \u2013 and then everyone starts trash talking Elphaba. But Glinda is so besotted with Fiyero and his sweetness that she can sing with a straight face, \u201cHappy is what happens when all your dreams come true.\u201d Anyone seen Mickey Mouse? Sounds like a new Disney World ad is ready to roll.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">10. \u2018March of the Witch Hunters\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The cast of the film, led by Slater\u2019s Boq, spills their vitriol toward Elphaba, chanting to kill her because \u201cwickedness must be punished.\u201d The music echoes \u201cNo Good Deed\u201d as the newly turned-to-tin Boq spits his angry words about what Elphaba did to him (though she was really trying to save his life) as well as a (soon to be cowardly) lion cub.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"87106662007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/20\/wicked-for-good-parents-guide-age-rating\/87258230007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A parent&#8217;s guide to &#8216;Wicked: For Good&#8217;: Is it suitable for young kids?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">9. &#8216;The Wicked Witch of the East\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s a triumvirate of a song, with Nessarose expressing how she pines for the feeling of when Boq first danced with her. Elphaba chimes in, but the spotlight stares down Boq as he shatters Nessa\u2019s hope when he informs her that he\u2019s departing to tell Glinda of his love for <em>her <\/em>(\u201cI lost my heart to Glinda the moment I first saw her\u201d). Suffice to say, Nessa doesn\u2019t appreciate this confession.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">8. \u2018As Long As You\u2019re Mine\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Erivo and Bailey make worthy duet partners in this starry-eyed ballad. Hints of foreshadowing ride in with the minor chords, but not before Fiyero responds to Elphaba with his own tale of being under her spell.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">7. \u2018The Girl in the Bubble\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>One of two new songs written for the film, the pillow of waltzing strings sweep luxuriously as Grande\u2019s voice takes on the wide-eyed wonder she frequently projects on red carpets and in morning show interviews. It\u2019s a sweet, if empty, sensation hearing Glinda realize she\u2019s, \u201cFull of magic and glory and love \u2026 blissfully floating above.\u201d The literal high point of the song comes when Grande\u2019s voice reaches its stratospheric potential.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/11\/07\/wizard-of-oz-sphere-soundtrack-las-vegas\/87149960007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">If you love &#8216;Wizard of Oz&#8217; you need to hear Judy Garland&#8217;s a capella &#8216;Over the Rainbow&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">6. \u2018Every Day More Wicked\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Crashing orchestration ushers in the soundtrack\u2019s first track, the tempo increasing with urgency before the cast, including Yeoh, offers a choral caution about what is to unfold. Glinda and Elphaba pop in with their respective vantage points as Elphaba tries to highlight how the Wizard is a fraud. The symphonic overture turns whimsical to introduce Glinda, who, as a giddy chorus reminds her, is \u201cthe goodliest.\u201d Grande glides in with her honeyed tone before the song returns to its ominous vocalizing.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">5. \u2018No Place Like Home\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Well, if you\u2019re going to crib a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/08\/29\/wizard-of-oz-sphere-las-vegas-best-moments\/85838131007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cWizard of Oz\u201d<\/a> line, it might as well be one of the most famous ones in movie history. Of the two new songs on the soundtrack, Erivo benefits with the stronger track. She is plaintive and blunt as the song unfolds, wondering, \u201cWhy do I love this place, that\u2019s never loved me?\u201d But while the sentiment that \u201cOz is more than just a place. It\u2019s a promise, an idea\u201d is hunky dory, the song wallows in mediocrity, with prose being shoehorned into something lyrical. Piano and a pulse kick in on the second verse when \u201cHome\u201d veers into a self-encouragement anthem, which of course, Erivo carries gamely to the end.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">4. \u2018I\u2019m Not That Girl (Reprise)\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>A holdover from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLVfChAjsg5xN4qr7ba2gJDoFeCUb_oG05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cWicked: The Soundtrack\u201d<\/a> in the first film, the reprise of the thoughtful ballad returns Grande to tearful whispering. Her clarion voice is at its most lovely for a few seconds when she sings sans musical accompaniment. But the orchestrations are equally dreamy, particularly the gently plucked acoustic guitar and French horns that coat the song\u2019s coda.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/22\/wicked-for-good-ending-explained\/87374686007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cynthia Erivo &#8216;had no idea&#8217; that would be the &#8216;Wicked 2&#8217; final shot<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">3. \u2018Wonderful\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Goldblum imbues his Wizard with the kind of oily charm that preys on the gullible and weak-minded (\u201cShow them what\u2019s the score, they\u2019ll believe it even more\u201d), pinpointing how easy it is to swindle people when they are being told what they want to hear. The song also allows Goldblum \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jeffgoldblum.decca.com\/pages\/live-dates?srsltid=AfmBOorLslBSyfyT5AKAQBQC7bGQNv5vsHxZav-gaGiH5B_5zRFOYBSV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a serious jazz musician<\/a> \u2013 to high-step through a tune so jaunty, you can almost picture Bob Fosse hands waving in the background. Grande and Erivo reprise part of \u201cDefying Gravity\u201d within the song, but it\u2019s the Wizard\u2019s summarization that sticks: \u201cThe truth is not a thing of fact or reason\/The fact is just what everyone agrees on.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">2. \u2018No Good Deed\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The thundering drums that intro the song signify Elphaba\u2019s wrath as Erivo gives voice to a cauldron of rage and confusion, her voice turning ragged in desperation. \u201cNo good deed goes unpunished, that\u2019s my creed,\u201d she determines. But instead of being mad at herself, Elphaba sinks into her complex emotions as she asks rhetorically, \u201cWas I really seeking good, or just seeking attention? Is that all good deeds are when looked at with an ice cold eye?\u201d It\u2019s a thoughtful lyrical injection and sets Erivo up for a stunning final note.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">1. \u2018For Good\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>There are two defining songs in &#8220;Wicked&#8221; world: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qeqj5GnoFUY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cDefying Gravity,\u201d<\/a> the thrilling centerpiece that closes Act 1 of the stage show as well as the first volume of the film, steamrolling insecurities with its bold message of empowerment. And <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/21\/cynthia-erivo-elphaba-wicked-for-good-scene\/87379567007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;For Good,&#8221;<\/a> the tenderhearted Elphaba and Glinda duet that defines their friendship. The melodious ballad bullseyes how we learn from those in our orbit, sometimes inadvertently. How a path taken (or not) can redefine your life. How some relationships get into your bloodstream, because just when you thought you&#8217;ve learned everything in life, along comes that person who alters your course. For better. For worse. For good.<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-11-24 17:24:38.483338961 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-11-24 17:24:38.483338961 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Wicked&#8217; recap: All things Oz &#8220;Wicked: For Good\u201d is finally here. Here\u2019s where Part 1 of \u201cWicked\u201d left off. 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