Castle on a Cloud

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"Castle on a Cloud" is a gentle, dreamlike song from the musical Les Misérables, sung by the young character Cosette as she imagines a peaceful refuge from her harsh life.

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Castle on a Cloud canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
adaptedIn Les Misérables (1985 West End production)
Les Misérables (1987 Broadway production)
basedOnLyricsBy Alain Boublil
characterAgeGroup child
composer Claude-Michel Schönberg
contrastsWith Cosette's harsh life
countryOfOrigin France
depicts imagined peaceful refuge
featuredIn Les Misérables (2012 film)
linked to: Les Misérables
firstAct Les Misérables (musical)
linked to: Les Misérables
genre musical theatre
intendedPerformerType young female vocalist
language English
lyricist Herbert Kretzmer
musicalNumberType solo
notableFor childlike perspective
simple melody
originalLanguage French
partOf Les Misérables (musical)
linked to: Les Misérables
publisher Music Theatre International (licensing)
setIn Montfermeil (fictionalized setting)
linked to: Montfermeil
sungByCharacter Cosette
theme childhood innocence
escape from hardship
imagination
tone dreamlike
gentle
vocalRange treble

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