Although there are hints of the new songs from the Wicked: For Good soundtrack in its new teaser trailer, the context itself gives fans an idea of what role each song will play in the storyline.
One of the songs, “The Girl in the Bubble,” seems especially meaningful. On the surface, the title refers to Glinda, who famously travels around in a large, magical bubble. But the song likely goes deeper than that. Based on the music and the title, it seems to suggest that Glinda may feel trapped or limited by the life she has chosen. At the end of Wicked, she decides to stay in a beautiful, privileged world, full of safety and praise. The song may suggest that, even though this life appears perfect from the outside, Glinda might feel like she’s living in a kind of bubble: isolated and stuck.
Another new song, “There’s No Place Like Home,” is a little more mysterious in terms of what it’s about, but the trailer gives us a couple of teasers. First, the title is clearly a direct connection to The Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy famously says that exact line. In that story, the phrase is part of a magical spell that helps Dorothy return home using the ruby slippers. Since Wicked is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, this reference might be important. It could suggest that the song is about the idea of finding your way back home, or maybe about what “home” really means, especially for characters like Elphaba, who doesn’t fit in and ends up leaving Oz by the end of the story.
The second clue is where the song appears in the trailer. The short clip of “There’s No Place Like Home” is played at the very end. That’s interesting because in many of the trailers for the 2024 Wicked movie, the final moment was reserved for a dramatic snippet of “Defying Gravity,” which is one of the most powerful and emotional songs in the show. So by putting “There’s No Place Like Home” in that same spot, the filmmakers might be telling us that this new song will be just as big and important in the movie, maybe even the emotional high point or finale.
Wicked: For Good is the second part of Wicked. The first movie debuted in theaters in November 2024 and quickly earned $46.7 million during its opening day at the box office. In turn, it ended up setting the record for the highest domestic opening ever for a film based on a Broadway musical, surpassing the record previously held by Grease. As of April 2024, it earned $473.2 million.
Wicked: For Good tells the story of two friends in the land of Oz who are part of different worlds, one destined to become Glinda the Good and the other, the Wicked Witch of the West. The movie stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Ariana Grande as Glinda, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, and Ethan Slater as Boq. The movie is based on Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire.