"Suddenly"

December 21, 2012

2:32

Claude-Michel Schönberg

  • Claude-Michel Schönberg
  • Stephen Metcalfe
  • Lee McCutcheon
  • Cameron Mackintosh
  • Anne Dudley

Synopsis[edit]

The song "beautifully explains what happens when Valjean takes Cosette from the inn and looks after her".[5]

Composition[edit]

The song is performed by Jean Valjean, played by Hugh Jackman in the film version. Music is by Claude-Michel Schonberg, while the lyrics are by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil.[6] A reprise of the song is performed by Marius and Cosette toward the end of the film. The song has been described as "lullaby-like".[7]

Performance[edit]

The song and its reprise debuted in the 2012 Tom Hooper-directed adaptation of Les Misérables.


Hugh Jackman performed the song as part of a Les Misérables medley at the 85th Academy Awards.[8]