ORIGINAL MUSIC

Bill Monaghan Music Discography

All words & music by William Monaghan unless noted.
(PD) = public domain/traditional

View the list of Bill's songs and albums alphabetically.

Songs & Albums Liturgical Music Ballets Plays & Films


Songs & Albums

Some Assembly Required (2006)




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Track List

  1. Floatin (down a river)
  2. My Moonlit Mind
    (co-written with Thomas Feledick)
  3. Girl Upstairs
  4. Donegal
    (co-written with Dann Connelly & Carl Lichtner)
  5. All That Your Heart May Desire
  6. Alamo Pop Song
  7. Little Bitty
  8. When the Rain Comes
    (co-written with Thomas Feledick, Greg & Jeff Salamone)
  9. You Belong There
  10. Wait
  11. Things I've Never Seen
    (co-written with Thomas Feledick)
  12. All the Years Gone By
  13. No Offense Honey

9/11 In Memoriam (2006)




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Track List

  1. September Judgment
  2. After
  3. Angels and Prayers
  4. Faith-filled Woman
  5. I Will Fly (My Red, White,and Blue)
  6. Father to a Son
  7. So Close to God
  8. For the Glory (Psalm 79)
  9. Requiem for 911
  10. Garden of Reflection
  11. For All You Were Was Life
  12. Glory O! That Promised Land

Celtic Pride (2007)




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Track List

  1. Wild Colonial Boy (PD)
  2. Off to Philadelphia (PD)
  3. Irish Blessing
  4. Rising of the Moon (PD)
  5. Eddystone Light (PD)
  6. Whiskey in the Jar (PD)
  7. I'll Tell Me Ma (PD)
  8. Whiskey You're the Devil (PD)
  9. All That Your Heart May Desire
  10. Donegal (co-written with Dann Connelly & Carl Lichtner)

Kiss The B.S. Live! St. Patrick’s Day 2011 (2013)




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Track List

  1. Beer Beer Beer (PD)
  2. Irish Rover (PD)
  3. MacNamara’s Band (PD)
  4. Mountain Dew (PD)
  5. Haul Away Joe (PD)
  6. Black Velvet Band (PD)
  7. Molly Malone (Cockles & Mussels) (PD)
  8. Finnegan’s Wake (PD)
  9. I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen (PD)
  10. South Australia (PD)
  11. Danny Boy (PD)
  12. Wild Rover (PD)
  13. When Irish Eyes are Smilin’ (PD)
  14. Philadelphia Kid

Where The Shamrock Meets The Holly (2007)




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Track List

  1. Angels We Have Heard on High (PD)
  2. I Saw Three Ships (PD)
  3. The First Noel (PD)
  4. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (PD)
  5. What Child is This (PD)
  6. Away in a Manger (PD)
  7. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (PD)
  8. Joy to the World (PD)
  9. Love is Free (This Christmas) (with Irene Molloy)

Singles


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  • Irish Wedding March (iTunes 2011)



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  • Dandelion Time (iTunes 2012)
    (co-written with LeeAnn Piermont Camut)



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  • Christmas Eve Blues (iTunes release 2012)
  • All That Your Heart May Desire (Single) (1998)
  • At the Autopsy (YouTube release 2012)
  • Afrika Afrika Afrika (YouTube release 2008)

Liturgical Music


Inspired by Scripture, Bill Monaghan has composed Psalms & Sacred Songs settings compiled into 5 volumes of the Let Us Go Rejoicing! Series, the Mass of St. Vincent DePaul, and the 2-act musical Play, The Word: A Gospel Opera.

Embodying the joy and celebration of Psalm 122 "Let Us Go Rejoicing to the House of the Lord!,” these Psalms and Sacred Songs are ideal for both Liturgy and general praise and worship, as well during special events and seasons, such as Sacraments, Living Stations of the Cross, Lent, Advent, Christmas, and Easter.

The Word: A Gospel Opera 10th Anniversary Cast Recording (2004)


"My biggest creation is The Word: A Gospel Opera, a full length musical play that I’ve produced and performed in the Philadelphia Archdiocese since 1995. The Word is now fully scored and licensed, available for anyone to perform for their “home” crowd, be it a school, church, or theater.

The Word offers some wonderful catechetical opportunities, including “Blessed & Happy: The Beatitudes in Sign Language” which is available on its own as an instructional DVD." - From the composer, Bill Monaghan




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Track List

  1. Creation
  2. Prologue
  3. Washing Up
  4. Devil in the Desert
  5. Grain of Wheat
  6. Blessed and Happy
  7. Our Father and Peace Prayer
  8. Sing Out!
  9. Good Samaritan
  10. I Raise My Eyes (co-written with Carl Lichtner)
  11. God is Coming
  12. Holy Hosanna
  13. Stop!
  14. Lament for Jerusalem
  15. Reprimanding Pharisees
  16. Hoe-down! (co-written with Carl Lichtner)
  17. Taste and See
  18. Washing Down (of the Feet)
  19. Last Dinner
  20. Prayer in the Garden
  21. Passion and Death
  22. Lullaby (Just Close Your Eyes)
  23. Finale: Resurrection and Sending Forth

I Will Sing Sing Sing! Psalm Collection 1 (2013)




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Track List

  1. Praise The Lord, Jerusalem! (Psalm 147)
  2. Lord Is My Light (Psalm 27)
  3. Let Us Go Rejoicing! (Psalm 122)
  4. Be With Me, Lord (Psalm 91)
  5. In Every Age, O Lord (Psalm 90)
  6. Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God (Psalm 51)
  7. Lord Is King! (Psalm 93)
  8. Lord, Let Your Face Shine On Us (Psalm 4)
  9. O God, Let All the Nations Praise Your Name (Psalm 67)
  10. This Is The Day Of The Lord (Psalm 118)
  11. You Are A Priest Forever (Psalm 110)
  12. I Will Sing Sing Sing! (Psalm 71)
  13. Vineyard Of The Lord (Psalm 80)
  14. Who Is This King Of Glory? (Psalm 24)

Let Us Go Rejoicing! Volume 1 (2009)


Inspired by the Word of God, these highly energetic songs from the musical mind of Bill Monaghan embody the joy and celebration of Psalm 122: “Let Us Go Rejoicing to the House of the Lord!” This book contains 29 of Bill’s original settings, which can be used both in Liturgy and for general praise and worship. From “Alleluia” to a fresh new “Ave Maria” to the beatitudes in “Blessed and Happy,” you’ll find rich harmonies, exciting rhythms and upbeat music...and those are only the first 3 songs!




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Track List

  1. Alleluia 2005
  2. Ave Maria
  3. Blessed And Happy (The Beatitudes)
  4. Blessed Are Those Who Fear The Lord (Psalm 128)
  5. Blessed the People
  6. Do Not Forget The Works Of The Lord
  7. Give The Lord All Glory And Honor
  8. Happy The Man (Psalm 1)
  9. Here I Am Lord (Monaghan)
  10. I Will Rise and Go To My Father
  11. I Will Sing Sing Sing (Psalm 71)
  12. In Every Age O Lord
  13. Irish Blessing
  14. Let Us Go Rejoicing To The House Of The Lord
  15. Lord, I Love You
  16. Lord Is My Light (Psalm 27)
  17. Lord Is My Shepherd
  18. Lord Is Near, The
  19. Lord, Let Us See Your Kindness
  20. Lord, When Your Glory Appears
  21. Lord, Your Love Is Eternal
  22. O God, Let All the Nations Praise Your Name
  23. Profession Of Faith
  24. Taste And See
  25. This Is The Day Of The Lord
  26. Today Is Born Our Savior
  27. Vineyard Of The Lord (Psalm 80)
  28. Waters Of The River, The
  29. Who Is This King Of Glory?

Let Us Go Rejoicing! Volume 2 (2010)


More of Bill’s most upbeat Liturgical compositions, filled with harmony and rhythm, like “Precepts of the Lord,” I Will Walk Before the Lord,” as well as some of his most reflective songs, like “Let My Tongue Be Silenced,” and “For the Glory.” For those in youth ministry, consider “Lullaby” for Living Stations, as a reflection when Mary holds Jesus in her arms after they take Him down from the cross; or “My Lord, My Light, My Shepherd,” written specifically for those studying the sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist. Also featured are a Lenten Gospel Acclamation (“Glory to You, Word of God, Lord, Jesus Christ!”), and the Magnificat (“My Soul Rejoices in My God”).




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Track List

  1. Be With Me Lord (Psalm 91)
  2. Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God
  3. For The Glory Of Your Name
  4. Glory To You, Word Of God, Lord Jesus Christ
  5. I Turn To You (Psalm 32)
  6. I Will Praise You Lord for You have Rescued Me
  7. I Will Walk Before The Lord
  8. In The Sight Of The Angels
  9. Let My Tongue Be Silenced
  10. Lord Is Compassion And Love (2/21/07)
  11. Lord Is King! (Psalm 97)
  12. Lord, Heal My Soul For I Have Sinned (Psalm 41)
  13. Lord, Let Your Face Shine On Us
  14. Lord, Make Us Turn To you
  15. Lord, This Is The People
  16. Lullaby (Just Close Your Eyes)
  17. My Lord, My Light, My Shepherd
  18. My Soul Rejoices In My God
  19. Praise The Lord Who Heals The Broken Hearted
  20. Precepts Of The Lord
  21. Stone Which The Builders Rejected
  22. Taste And See The Goodness
  23. We Have No Manna
  24. You Are My Inheritance, O Lord
  25. You Will Draw Water Joyfully

Let Us Go Rejoicing! Volume 3 (2013)




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Track List

  1. Blessed Are They Who Dwell
  2. Blessed Are They Who Place Their Hope
  3. Cry Out With Joy And Gladness
  4. Fill Us With Your Love And We Will Sing For Joy (based on In Every Age)
  5. Forever I Will Sing
  6. Go And Tell Of His Marvelous Deeds
  7. God, In Your Goodness
  8. I Praise You For I Am Wonderfully Made
  9. I Will Praise Your Name Forever, My King And My God (Psalm 145)
  10. Just Man Is A Light In Darkness
  11. Let My Prayer Come Before You, Lord
  12. Lord Upholds My LIfe, The
  13. Lord It Is Good To Give Thanks To You
  14. Lord, You Have the Words Of Everlasting Life (Psalm 19)
  15. May The Lord Bless Us
  16. O Bless The Lord My Soul (Psalm 103)
  17. O Bless The Lord My Soul (Psalm 104)
  18. O Lord Be My Rock Of Safety (Psalm 31)
  19. O Lord, Forgive The Wrong I Have Done (Psalm 32)
  20. Our Eyes Are Fixed On The Lord (Psalm 123)
  21. Praise The Lord, Jerusalem!
  22. Proclaim His Marvelous Deed (Psalm 96)
  23. The One Who Does Justice
  24. To The Upright I Will Show
  25. You Are A Priest Forever
  26. You Are My Son (Psalm 2)
  27. Your Words, Lord, Are Spirit And Life

Let Us Go Rejoicing! Volume 4 (2014)


Includes joyous songs for the Easter Season, such as “Easter Sequence” and “Give Thanks to the Lord;” the Lenten “Be Merciful, O Lord;” an Advent “Let the Lord Enter;” for Christ the King, “Lord is King, Most High;” and many more settings, spanning joyous & upbeat to reflective and calming.




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Track List

  1. Be Merciful O Lord, For We Have Sinned (Psalm 51)
  2. Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord Forever (Psalm 113)
  3. Easter Sequence Alleluia Christ Is Risen
  4. Give Thanks To The Lord For He Is Good (Psalm 118)
  5. I Love You Lord My Strength (Psalm 18)
  6. In You O Lord I have Found My Peace (Psalm 131)
  7. Let the Lord Enter (Psalm 24)
  8. Lord comes to rule the earth with justice (Psalm 98)
  9. Lord has revealed His Saving Power (Psalm 98)
  10. Lord is King Most High (Psalm 97)
  11. Lord, You Will Show Us the Path of Life (Psalm 16)
  12. May God Bless Us In His Mercy (Psalm 67)
  13. Our Help is From the Lord (Psalm 121)
  14. Praise the Lord Who Lifts Up the Poor (Psalm 113)
  15. The Queen Stands at your Right Hand (Psalm 45)
  16. Rest in God Alone My Soul (Psalm 62)

Let Us Go Rejoicing! Volume 5 (2018)




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Track List

  1. Glory and Praise Forever (Dn 3)
  2. God Mounts His Throne to Shouts of Joy (Psalm 47)
  3. Hail Holy Queen (Folk Version)
  4. Hail Holy Queen (Gospel Version)
  5. I Believe That I Shall See the Goodness of the Lord (Psalm 27)
  6. I Shall Live in the House of the Lord (Psalm 23)
  7. I Will Praise You Lord in the Assembly of Your People (Psalm 22)
  8. I Will Rise and Go to My Father (a capella choir harmony) (Psalm 51)
  9. I Will Rise and Go to My Father (choir harmony w gtr) (Psalm 51)
  10. If Today You Hear His Voice (Psalm 95)
  11. If Today You Hear His Voice (Psalm 95 w Ps 90 Verses)
  12. It Is Mercy I Desire (Psalm 51)
  13. Let All the Earth Cry out to God with Joy (Psalm 66)
  14. Listen to Me, Daughter (Psalm 45)
  15. Lord, I Love Your Commands (Psalm 119)
  16. Lord, You Are Good and Forgiving (Psalm 86)
  17. O Lord, Our God, How Wonderful Your Name (Psalm 8)
  18. The Seed That Falls on Good Ground (Psalm 65)
  19. Works of Mercy (Spiritual & Corporal)

Children Songs Teaching Faith




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Track List

  1. B-I-B-L-E That's the Book for Me (The Bible Song)
  2. Baptism Song (I Am Baptized in God's Love) [Frere Jacques Tune]
  3. Trinity Song (One God in Three) [Three Blind Mice Tune]
  4. My Song of Love to God (London Bridge Tune)
  5. 5. Love Love Love the Lord (Round, Row Row Row Your Boat Tune)
  6. Jesus Song (J-E-S-U-S Was His Name-O) [Bingo Tune]
  7. God's Love (Twinkle Twinkle Tune)
  8. Ten Commandment Song
  9. Act of Contrition Song
  10. My Lord, My Light, My Shepherd (Psalm 23 & 27)
  11. Our Father (Echo, March)
  12. Glory Be to the Father Song
  13. Hail Holy Queen Song (Folk Version)
  14. Hail Holy Queen Song (Gospel Version)
  15. Works of Mercy (Spiritual, Corporal)
  16. Profession of Faith (The Creed) 17. Blessed and Happy: The Beatitudes (Matthew 5)
  17. Tantum Ergo (Latin)
  18. Holy God We Praise Thy Name
  19. O Saving Victim (O Salutaris Hostia)
  20. At the Cross, Her Station Keeping (Stabat Mater, Verses 1-7)
  21. Lullaby (Just Close Your Eyes)
  22. Ave Maria (For 2 Voices)
  23. My Soul Rejoices in My God (Magnificat Based on Luke 1)
  24. The Queen Stands at Your Right Hand (Psalm 45)

Mass Of St. Vincent DePaul (2012)

"I have also composed a Mass incorporating the new wording from the US Catholic Bishops Committee, and with ICEL permission. This New Mass Setting features an upbeat musical style, conducive for youth, teen and family worship, while still having a reverence, especially in songs like “Kyrie,” “Memorial Acclamation,” and “Lamb of God.” - Bill Monaghan, the composer

Track List

  1. Kyrie
  2. Gloria
  3. Gospel Acclamation (Lent)
  4. Alleluia
  5. Profession of Faith
  6. Holy Holy Holy
  7. Memorial Acclamation A
  8. Memorial Acclamation B
  9. Amen
  10. Lamb of God
  11. Agnus Dei

Ballets

Boy Who Cried Wolf (1997)

Co-written with Thomas Feledick



Track List

  1. Birds
  2. Bunnies
  3. Deer
  4. Apprehension
  5. Wolf
  6. Butterflies
  7. Boy
  8. Sheep
  9. Villagers
  10. Quizzical
  11. Boy, Sheep, Angry Villagers
  12. Angry Villagers #2
  13. Boy, Sheep, Wolf fight
  14. Fairies
  15. Finale

Wizard of Oz (2001)




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Track List

  1. Overture
  2. Tornado
  3. Curtain, Dorothy awakes
  4. Glinda, Munchkins, Dorothy's Tale
  5. Muchkins dance, Wicked Witch
  6. Red Shoes, Yellow Brick Road
  7. Yellow Brick Road, Curtain, Forrest
  8. Scarecrow
  9. Tin Woodman
  10. Lion
  11. Entrada
  12. Merry Waltz
  13. In Oz
  14. Monkey Attack
  15. Monkey March
  16. Witch's Castle - Melts - Monkey Happy Dance - Back to Oz
  17. Merry Waltz (reprise) - Wizard - Gifts
  18. Bows

The Shoemaker And The Elves (2010)



Track List

  1. Intro Shoemaker and Wife
  2. Scene Change 1
  3. Welcome to Elfland
  4. Scene Change 2
  5. Two Elves First Entrance
  6. Shoemaker, Wife, and Customer 1
  7. Scene Change 3
  8. Elves are Everywhere
  9. Scene Change 4
  10. Two Elves 2nd Entrance
  11. Scene Change 5
  12. Friends and All Customers
  13. Scene Change 6
  14. Two Elves, Shoemaker and Wife
  15. Finale

Plays & Films

Brunswick 2057 (Musical Play) (1992)

Co-written with Thomas Feledick



Track List

  1. Prologue
  2. Preshow Antics - Op'ning Night - Come and see the show
  3. Waltz of the Leading Man
  4. Ladder of Success
  5. There's a Show to Do
  6. Black and White
  7. In the Background
  8. The Lies (in my mind)
  9. Act One Finale
  10. Entr'acte
  11. I'll Someday be a Leading Man
  12. Jimmy's Song
  13. After Tonight with Steve
  14. There's a Show to Close
  15. Moonsong
  16. Enlightenment
  17. Tap Duel
  18. Things I've Never Seen
  19. Into the Light

Dust Words and the Dynamite Kid (2003)

Film by Tom Quinn
Soundtrack released 2019




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Track List

  1. Opening Photo Montage
  2. Churchville, PA and Graveyard Visit
  3. Entering Andrew's
  4. Rachel Awakes
  5. Job Hunt
  6. Cemetary
  7. Attic
  8. Flashback - Words are Ash and Dust
  9. Playing on a Car
  10. Fuzz
  11. Martin's Tour
  12. Rachel Tucks Them In
  13. Eggs
  14. Rachel Leaves
  15. Attacking the Bin
  16. Invitation to Dinner
  17. Outside the Old Bedroom
  18. Driving to the Shore Montage
  19. Arrival at Old Shore House
  20. Triple Scene
  21. Jake in Hallway
  22. Chimney
  23. Love Theme - End Credits
  24. Original Trailer

Singles Unreleased

  • It’s Life
  • Sith they are a-coming
  • Don't Eat the Jello
  • Ladder of Success (2012 version)
  • Prologue (2012 version)

Wicked World Film (1998)


Track List

  1. Driving
  2. Chasing
  3. Running and Hiding
  4. Mind Games
  5. Running in the Woods
  6. Betrayal