Meryl Streep kills the original song in “Only Murders in the Building” and viewers can’t get enough

Meryl Streep is only two episodes into guest stint on Season 3 of The Hulu Only murders in the buildingbut she has already made a huge impact not only with her acting, but also with her singing.

after Two critically acclaimed seasonsThe “building” referred to in the title is transformed from apartments into a stage for the third installment of this fun murder mystery, this time centering around what happened to the actor played by Paul Rudd.

Tuesday’s new episode, called “Grab Your Hankies,” ended with an original song called “Look for the Light,” which was written by Bing Pasek, Justin Paul, and Sarah Parelli and performed by Streep and, finally, Ashley Park.

And just to elaborate on it a bit: Park is a Tony-nominated Broadway star turned Hollywood actress. Songwriter Bareilles is also a Grammy Award-winning singer and performer; Paul and Pasek are the Oscar, Grammy and Tony award-winning composers of hit songs La La Land to The greatest showman to Dear Evan Hansen; And Streep is, well, Meryl Streep.

Needless to say, the song was a huge hit with just about everyone, including Streep herself. Only murders in the building Showrunner John Hoffman She recently told The Wrap The actress instantly fell in love with the song when she first heard it over Zoom.

“Writing a song together, for Meryl Streep, was something beyond any of our wildest dreams. It is the honor of a lifetime to witness a legend who is both gorgeous and humble at the same time,” Paul and Pasek said in a statement to People. “Her performance on this number is equal parts soulful and tender. and weak and full of her characteristic quiet strength.”

In a statement, Bareles said she was “very impressed with… Only killing And Pasek and Paul, so the idea of ​​writing together for the first time, especially to do something for someone like Meryl Streep, really felt like a dream. … Meryl was sweet and focused, and I loved her music and her willingness to share her process. The cool Ashley Park tune was added later, and I got goosebumps the first time I heard it. It really couldn’t have been a smoother experience – how lucky I am to be a part of it! “

Meanwhile, viewers who are interacting on social media are pretty much ready for the entire album.

Streep has sung in movies before – eg Into the forest And Mama Mia! For example – for this episode, the episode’s director, Adam Shankman, told the Los Angeles Times that he wanted to highlight the simplicity of the performance. It seems to work.

Only murders in the building, which launched in 2021 and saw Steve Martin’s first regular starring role in a TV series, as well as stars Selena Gomez and Martin Short, with several guest stars joining each season. The show previously achieved widespread musical success with the song “Angel in Flip-Flops” performed by Martin.

As for “Look for the Light,” the song is part of a recent idea from Short’s character to turn a drama into a musical to try to exorcise a murderer. And while that may or may not help solve a murder this season, it did put Streep directly into the discussion for an Emmy Award nomination.

Only murders in the building Stream new episodes every Tuesday on Hulu.