In episode 4, we take a look at the musical that was the basis for this past summer’s hit film, In the Heights. Join us as we discuss the legendary career of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the effect of hip-hop in musical theater, and the several varieties of Latin music.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Introduction

0:03:40 – Sam and Lyd discuss their experience with In the Heights

0:06:00 – Lin-Manuel Miranda and In the Heights’ trip to Broadway

0:14:21 – A brief synopsis of the show

0:15:29 – The musical styles of In the Heights

0:16:44 – Hip-hop

0:23:50 – Musical theater’s history with “rapping”

0:27:59 – Latin music

0:35:41 – Overview of the soundtrack

0:37:27 – “In the Heights”

0:49:24 – “Breathe”

0:54:48 – “Benny’s Dispatch”

0:56:28 – “It Won’t Be Long Now”

1:00:56 – “Inútil”

1:03:29 – “No Me Diga”

1:05:46 – “96,000”

1:09:35 – “Paciencia y Fe”

1:13:15 – “When You’re Home”

1:17:43 – “Piragua”

1:19:08 – “The Club”

1:20:29 – “Blackout”

1:25:54 – “Sunrise”

1:30:13 – “Hundreds of Stories”

1:31:02 – “Enough”

1:32:55 – “Carnaval del Barrio”

1:36:07 – “Atención”

1:37:13 – “Alabanza”

1:40:17 – “Everything I Know”

1:42:44 – “Piragua (Reprise)”

1:43:23 – “Champagne”

1:48:48 – “When the Sun Goes Down”

1:51:42 – “Finale”

1:57:35 – Rating In the Heights

2:00:46 – Outro