who wrote the songs in the greatest showman

The songs in The Greatest Showman were written primarily by the songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Main Songwriters

• Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote all the original songs for The Greatest Showman soundtrack, including “This Is Me,” “Rewrite the Stars,” “A Million Dreams,” and “The Greatest Show.”

• They are an award-winning musical theater and film songwriting team also known for La La Land and Dear Evan Hansen.

Extra Song Credits

• The opening number “The Greatest Show” is co-written by Ryan Lewis along with Pasek and Paul, as noted in the official soundtrack credits.

• Various producers and arrangers, such as Greg Wells and Alex Lacamoire, helped shape the final sound of the songs but did not serve as primary songwriters.

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