History Main / JukeboxMusical

* ''Head Over Heels'' is based on the music of Music/TheGoGos, set in Elizabethan times.

* ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'' uses covers of ARB songs.

* ''Sunshine on Leith'' uses songs by the Proclaimers.

If there is any risk to creating the Jukebox Musical for storytelling is that the songs are preexisting. That is, they have existed for years, if not decades, prior to showing up in this work; members of the audience not only may have heard these songs before, but could already have strong memories related to these songs that can cause MoodDissonance. For example, the cool rock song you chose to emphasize the hero's HesBack moment could end up reminding one audience member of their first college breakup, another of a deceased family member, or another of some old phone ad, diminishing the intended emotional impact of the scene.

* ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'' incorporates the music of various rock, pop, and rap artists, with some musicians having several of their songs used, such as Atomic Drum Assembly.

* ''Sophisticated Ladies'' with many of the jazz songs that were composed by ''Creator/DukeEllington'' or his orchestra's associate composers.

* ''Film/AtLongLastLove'' from 1975, starring Burt Reynolds and Cybill Shepard singing Music/ColePorter. It was notorious for director Peter Bogdanovich's insistence that the actors sing live with no {{Non Singing Voice}}s (Reynolds and Shepard are not renowned for their singing abilities). The reviews were so terrible that Bogdanovich wrote an open letter, printed in newspapers throughout the country, apologizing for the quality of the film.

* ''Escape To Margaritaville'', featuring Music/JimmyBuffet. Almost every single element is taken from his lyrics.

* The animated special ''WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer'' is this, using songs by ElmoAndPatsy.
* ''WesternAnimation/GnomeoAndJuliet'' The whole movie is set to the music of ''Music/EltonJohn''

Simply put, a [[TheMusical musical]] which uses pre-existing popular songs. These songs will often originate from the works of a singular band/singer/composer, but having a variety of artists mix-and-matched together to provide the score isn't uncommon; hence ''jukebox'' musical. When it comes the to narrative, it tends to vary due to many examples being written around the songs. Regardless, it's generally good fun to listen to all of the hits.

Contrast RockOpera, which are {{concept albums}} wherein all the songs are meant from the get-go to form a singular narrative. See also RealSongThemeTune (the work has an original soundtrack, but the main theme is a preexisting song); SongFic (when a FanFiction incorporates song lyrics throughout); and AllMusicalsAreAdaptations (for works based on other pre-existing properties and usually use their signature songs).

Simply put, a [[TheMusical musical]] which uses pre-existing popular songs (often from one band, singer, or composer). Normally the plot isn't the strongest area, because it is written around the songs, but it's generally good fun to listen to all of the hits.

A subcategory of the Jukebox Musical is a film which has a soundtrack completely composed of music by one band. Whereas the traditional Jukebox Musical uses pre-existing songs, the film may use new songs composed especially for the movie.

Contrast RockOpera: although RockOpera albums may be staged, the music is written specifically to tell the story. See also RealSongThemeTune when the music is not being composed by one band; SongFic, when a FanFiction has a song OncePerEpisode; AllMusicalsAreAdaptations, for shows based on other pre-existing properties and usually use their signature songs.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'', a 2016 animated film from Creator/IlluminationEntertainment, manages to sneak at least small snippets of at least 80 different songs from the 1940s to the 2010s.

Contrast RockOpera: although RockOpera albums may be staged, the music is written specifically to tell the story. See also RealSongThemeTune when the music is not being composed by one band. See also SongFic, when a FanFiction has a song OncePerEpisode.

* Both animated films by Nina Paley, ''WesternAnimation/SitaSingsTheBlues'' and ''WesternAnimation/SederMasochism'', use pre-existing recordings of songs as musical numbers, re-contextualized to tell the plot of the ''Literature/{{Ramayana}}'' and the ''Literature/BookofExodus'', respectively.

* Though also featuring contributions from composer Jon Brion and seventies band Music/{{Supertramp}}, and a Music/HarryNilsson cover, most of the music in ''Film/{{Magnolia}}'' was written and performed by ''Aimee Mann'', and the movie itself was largely inspired by her songs. It's a bit of an odd example - some of the songs were written for the movie, others written before for her album ''Bachelor No. 2'' (which was only released ''after'' the movie soundtrack), and at one point in the movie, [[MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber every character starts singing along]] the song "Wise Up" in unison, as if really were a full musical.

* ''Music/AmericanIdiot'' is a RockOpera composed entirely (with minimal dialogue) of songs by ''Music/GreenDay'' from the album of the same name. (With a few songs from other albums, as well as the previously unreleased "When It's Time.")
** Though ''American Idiot'' (the album) is a RockOpera in and of itself, so it's less of an example than other entries on this page.

* With ''Theatre/PokemonLive'', the soundtrack was made of songs from the ImageSong album ''2.B.A. Master'', as well as a few songs from the later album ''Totally Pokémon'' and some exclusive musical numbers not heard anywhere else.

Contrast RockOpera: although RockOpera albums may be staged, the music is written specifically to tell the story. See also RealSongThemeTune when the music is not being composed by one band.

-->-- '''Music/BillyJoel''' sings about ''Theatre/MovinOut'' in ''Theatre/ForbiddenBroadway''

** ''Theatre/BatOutOfHell'' keeps the post-apocalyptic setting, but uses Music/{{Meatloaf}} songs.

* ''Theatre/ReturnToTheForbiddenPlanet'' (a musical version of the film ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'') filled with rock'n'roll songs from that era with more [[ShoutOut shout outs]] to Creator/WilliamShakespeare [[ReferenceOverdosed than you can count.]] A less-successful sequel, ''From A Jack To A King'', reset ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'' to the pre-Beatles UK rock 'n' roll scene.

* ''Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar'' has songs from the Spanish band "Mecano"

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'', a 2016 animated film from Creator/IlluminationEntertainment manages to sneak at least small snippets of at least 80 different songs from the 1940s to the 2010s.

* ''Film/ForbiddenZone''...sort of.

* ''Theatre/FreewillIn2112,'' a fanmade musical based on the music of the Canadian prog rock band Music/{{Rush}}— ironically set in the OppressiveStatesOfAmerica.

*** This is true of many of the other examples too, however. Michael Kamen for Highlander, Howard Blake for Flash Gordon, John Powell for I Am Sam, etc. etc
* Though also featuring contributions from composer Jon Brion and seventies band Supertramp, and a Music/HarryNilsson cover, most of the music in ''Film/{{Magnolia}}'' was written and performed by ''Aimee Mann'', and the movie itself was largely inspired by her songs. It's a bit of an odd example - some of the songs were written for the movie, others written before for her album ''Bachelor No. 2'' (which was only released ''after'' the movie soundtrack), and at one point in the movie, [[MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber every character starts singing along]] the song "Wise Up" in unison, as if really were a full musical.
* ''Film/McCabeAndMrsMiller'' uses only songs by Leonard Cohen

* ''Film/MaximumOverdrive'' had only songs by AC/DC: The soundtrack album (released as ''Who Made Who'') is probably a little more well-known than the movie is, since it's still the closest the band has to a GreatestHitsAlbum.
* ''Film/ShesTheOne'', the entire soundtrack was done by Music/TomPetty