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- They say if you can dream it, you can do it.

But is that true for every dream?

- Well, they must last longer than normal food,

they always look good no matter what.

- Probably not.

- They last like 45 years.

- I'm pretty sure that's just a myth.

Twinkies are just regular food.

- Tasted fine. - You ate it?!

Nobody's opened that backpack for over a decade!

- Holly, can you look this up? My phone is way over there.

(sighs)

- Oh, my goodness! - What, am I gonna die?

- I have to call Amy! - How bad is it?

(phone ringing) (Amy): Hey, Holly.

- Okay, Amy, brace yourself. - Okay...

Braced.

- I just got an audition for the music composition program at NYU!

(chuckling) - Holly! That's incredible!

(chuckling) Okay, now you brace yourself.

- Oh, okay, okay.

Braced.

- I got a call today about my early admissions package...

...and I have an interview at Columbia!

- Amy, that's unbelievable! Wait.

You know what this means...

(both): Road trip!

♪ You and me run to a different beat ♪

♪ We are brave lead the way lead the way ♪

♪ Be the you inside ♪

♪ And watch the world take flight ♪

♪ We are brave lead the way lead the way ♪

♪ Be the change ♪

♪ Be the change ♪

♪ Gotta be the change ♪

(rhythmic music)

(city hubbub)

(chuckling)

- Okay! What song about New York should I sing next?

Ooh, what about Alicia and Jay-Z? Or Taylor!

Oh, so many options!

- Ugh. I feel sick.

- What, from all the smells?

- No, from the lane changes. - Oh sorry, that's on me.

I mean, how was I supposed to know that the exit was seven lanes away.

- Although now that you mention it, there were a lot of smells.

- Which is just part of what gives this city so much character.

- Or at least it emanates from its characters.

There are so many people!

Do you think it's always this busy

or is there like some kind of festival?

- Uh, 10 million people live here, hun.

- No wonder traffic is so bad. How does anyone get anywhere?

Wait, how early should I be leaving for my interview tomorrow?

Should I leave now?

- Okay, okay, let's sit.

(sighs)

We just haven't given this place a chance yet.

Look, tonight we'll get some room service, get some rest,

and then tomorrow, after I've finished my audition,

we'll go out on the town, and I'll show you

how truly magical this place can be.

- Promise me it will get less smelly.

- I make no guarantees, sorry.

New York!

(indistinct chatter)

- Okay, there's a chair.

Yes.

And open your eyes.

- Are these the plans for the extra bathroom you promised to build me?

- Once mom has the baby, I don't think the extra bathroom is going to cut it.

She'll probably want a room for a nursery and...

Just open it.

- Is this the old house we've always fantasized about buying?

- It just went on the market.

- Can we afford it?

- Well, since we moved Goat Jam to the new facility,

we have quadrupled production.

We even have an offer that could take us national.

- Wait, so we can really do this?

- We can really do this. Wanna go hit up the open house?

(chuckling)

Oh shoot! - What?

- You might have to go on your own.

Got a text from Warren: "911 emergency, need you here stat."

But he overreacts. Last time, he called me in

because he thought he saw a rat, it was a sock.

See you.

(♪)

(sighs)

- Think Amy and her mom are okay out there?

- Oh, Amy's texted to say that they made it to Columbia in one piece.

- In one piece?

- Well, it's hard to say, could've lost one of her thumbs texting me.

(chuckling)

(sighs)

- I just-- I really want her to love it here.

She seemed really freaked out about it last night.

- Well, she doesn't seem like the only one.

- I guess I just... I didn't expect it to be so huge and overwhelming.

- Well, you know, sweetie, the big city, it's not for everyone.

- I know. I know, but it's like the song says.

If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.

Does that make sense?

- Yes, of course, absolutely! And I believe in you.

But first things first.

- My audition. Right, okay. Um...

I mean, should I practise my song for you?

- You mean right here in the quad?

- Yeah, why not?

I'm gonna to be doing it all the time next year anyway.

- How on earth did I get a daughter so brave?

(chuckling)

- Okay, this way.

- Okay, dude, it is not as bad as it looks.

- Well, that's good, because it looks like there was some kind of glass explosion,

and now we're dumping jam batches.

- Amram had a bit of a mishap with the jar washer,

and there's some concern that some shards might have gotten

to some of the batches... or all the batches.

- If we don't get this jam out this week,

then we'll miss out on our test locations with the new distributor,

which could mean missing out on our chance to go national.

- Okay, so... How do we fix this?

- Okay, first off, Amram is fired.

What other choice do I have, okay?

And we all have to stay late until we figure this out.

- That's not gonna go over well.

- Okay, um...

Hey, what if I order everyone a pizza?

I'll even splurge for dipping sauce.

- Alright man, you're the boss.

(♪)

♪ She'll make her dreams come true ♪

♪ 'Cause she's one of kind If you tried to define her ♪

♪ She will prove she's more than her boots ♪

♪ Well she's one of a kind Can't be defined ♪

♪ By her boots ♪

(applause)

- Lovely. - Thank you.

- Absolutely nailed the spirit of the writing prompt.

- Oh, thank you so much. I really, uh,

I really tried to have fun with it.

- Why did you choose to set it in the key of F?

- Um... because I thought that it made it sound happy.

- Indeed.

It is known as the happiest key in music, so that tracks.

But we can save the theory chat for tomorrow's interview.

- Uh... pardon me?

- After your sight-reading, we'll do a deep-dive on music theory.

But, of course, your resume says you've been studying piano since you were four,

so I'm sure it's a formality.

- Uh, yes, of course. I'll see you tomorrow.

- Yeah, thanks for calling back, mom.

We'll be back on track by tomorrow.

I'm proud of me too. Alright, love you mom, bye.

Keep it up, team! Keep up the pace, good job.

- Sorry, buddy, bad news. - What, did someone leave?

- Yeah. - You're the foreman,

you can't let that happen.

- Greg had to take his kid to soccer practise.

It's two hours past quitting time, people are getting a little punchy.

- Okay, um, I am going to do a snacks run.

- That's not gonna cut it. - Okay fine, snacks and donuts.

- They'd prefer overtime pay.

- Why should I pay more for the same amount of jam?

I wasn't the one who messed up.

- And that's the message you want me to send to them?

You're sure? - Hey, don't forget about the donuts.

(sighs)

- Sorry, pal, no dice.

- They're leaving? - Yeah, we'll see you tomorrow.

- You're leaving too?

- Yeah, my mom's making meatloaf tonight,

you're not paying me enough to miss that.

(scoffs)

Okay, whatever man.

- Hey. - Hey.

- I brought you some dinner.

I also wanted to talk about the house.

Robbie, it's amazing!

Look at this backroom.

Okay, I thought maybe

we could turn it into a sunroom.

I mean, it shouldn't cost more than 10 grand.

We can afford that, right? - Yeah, yeah, for sure.

That sounds great. - Doesn't it?

We're really growing up.

And then, there's a garage, and we can have two cars.

I was thinking...

- Don't worry, you'll get it.

(sighs)

- Why on earth did I say that I've studied piano since I was four?

I just plinked around!

- Look, sweetie, you've been at this for a really long time.

Why don't... why don't you just take a little break?

- And then what? Totally bomb the interview?

Not get in? Watch as my friends run off to New York

and I have to watch their glamorous big city lives

through the group text while I languish on the couch in Collinsville?

- At least it's a comfy couch.

- You know what? Maybe... maybe Amy had a bad day too,

and I... I have nothing to worry about.

- Hey!

- You will not believe what we just did!

- You already got in? - No, although I do think

the interview went pretty well. But...

we've rode the subway there and back,

and I figured it out all by myself.

(giggling)

- What about the smells?

- Turns out, it you follow the right ones,

it will lead you to an amazing Jamaican patty place.

- The jerk chicken was to die for.

- Oh, jerk chicken.

- So you love it here? - Learning to.

It helps that everyone at Columbia was so welcoming.

I even got invited to a guest lecture

at the Natural History Museum

about how bees perceive time.

There's a dinner, then a speech, then a reception overlooking Central Park.

And... I got four tickets!

- Oh! - Yeah.

- Okay.

- Unless those bees can teach me

how to create time...

I think I need to stay back and study.

- You know what, why don't you two ladies go?

I'm just gonna stay here with Hols.

But if it gets too late, please take a cab.

They'll be no late-night sub rides on my watch.

- Deal.

Hols, don't worry.

When we're here together next year,

we'll do this kind of fun stuff all the time.

- Yeah.

- Have fun! - Thank you!

(♪)

- Ah, screens again?

What if I told you there was something fun you could do IRL?

- Would we have to leave the couch?

- Yes. - Then no.

- But there are prizes, hm?

- Okay, I'm listening.

- What if you each got five friends and faced off in what I like to call:

the next great jam masters.

- You're trying to get us to work at your factory for free again, aren't you?

- Sounds bad when you say it like that.

- It sounds like it violates a bunch of child labour laws too.

- Well, I don't have a choice, Dad, okay?

All my employees quit on me.

- So why don't you post the job and do some interviews,

and hire and train people?

- No, if they don't get these orders in,

then we don't go national, which means my profits tank,

which means that Lyla and I can't put an offer in on this house.

- Whoop, there it is. - She really loves it, Dad.

And this place continues to get a little crowded.

- Well, it sounds to me like you need to do whatever you can

to find the most experienced jam factory employees in the county

to come work for you. - Exactly.

- Hmm.

- You just mean hire them back, don't you?

- Do you really trust these two to make the superior product

your customers know and love?

- Look, genius.

(sighs) - Fine, I'll call Warren.

(singing)

- Nice sight singing.

In the future, I'd hope you'd pay a bit more mind to the notations

beyond just the notes, but not a bad take.

- Thank you.

- So, let's talk theory.

Your principle genre is...

pop, yes?

- Pop, yes. Singer-songwriter with a strong country influence.

Kind of like a buffet.

- And what chord schema do you like to employ in those endeavours?

- I like a, um... a first fifth, six fourth.

Or uh, a fourth fifth, sixth first.

- Of course, a favourite of Mr. Bieber and DJ Khaled.

And do you like to leave them in the tonal ambiguity of the schema,

or resolve it with a clear harmonic cadence by the end of the song?

- Uh... resolve it.

- That's kind of you to release them.

And how do you like to do that?

With what kind of melodic triad or chord substitution?

- Um...

Um, uh...

(panting)

(phone vibrating)

Hi!

- You will not believe it.

Your mom just got us reservations at the Stardust diner.

- The one with the singing wait staff?

I can't believe she'd splurge like that.

- Well, she said it would be the perfect place to celebrate.

- Celebrate?

- I just found out. I got in!

I'm going to Columbia!

Oh, and I'm still in shock.

- Oh! Wow, Amy! Oh my gosh, that's incredible!

Congratulations.

- And of course, we'll celebrate you absolutely nailing your interview.

- Yeah, but um...

They actually asked me to stick around for a follow up meeting.

- That's a good thing, right? - I think so.

I'll um, I'll call you as soon as I'm done, okay?

- Okay, well, the reservation is at 1:00.

Our first official meal as New Yorkers!

Bye.

(city hubbub)

- Hello? Hello? Hello?

- Hello? - Did you mean to call me?

- Uh, no. No, um...

Sorry, Tyler, I must have accidentally dialled you.

- Good to hear from you.

- I'm sorry we haven't talked that much lately.

- You okay?

- No.

I'm, um, I'm in New York.

- Oh! The quote-unquote "greatest city of all-time"

if you love trash, rats and hate grass and any view of the horizon.

- Not your favourite either?

- I have to visit there every summer to see my cousins, and...

it's exhausting.

- It's just, everything is so much harder here.

Especially my stupid NYU interview.

- You know what, there was one place I liked thought.

This little park off Meeker Street,

it was like this oasis in the heart of the city.

It was full of chill people.

- I could definitely use some chill right now.

- Oh, and there was also one of those community pianos.

And so there was like live music all the time.

Actually, it might also have a message for you.

- The piano might?

- If it's still there.

I gotta jet. Nice talking to you.

(♪)

"Music should be your escape."

(distant city rumble)

♪ When they said my songs were not good enough ♪

♪ You kept singing along ♪

♪ When my dreams were seconds from being so crushed ♪

♪ You keep cheering me on ♪

♪ And even when we get wrapped up with stupid boys ♪

♪ You're my first choice ♪

♪ You and I yeah we always right our wrongs ♪

♪ Our friendship is above ♪

♪ Yeah we might drift apart and fight ♪

♪ But every time I realize ♪

♪ All I need is you ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ We will make it through ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ No matter what life throws our way ♪

♪ We'll stick together forever and always ♪

♪ All I need is you ♪

♪ You ♪

(cheering, applause)

(indistinct chatter)

- Holly! You sounded much more confident at that piano

than in your interview.

This is isn't the end of the line for you.

- I know, I'm gonna work with a music teacher,

I'm gonna nail the music theory stuff,

and I'm gonna come back stronger next year.

- Is that what you want? - Of course!

It's the best music program in the country.

- But do you really want to take diatonic harmony and voice leading?

Principles of Musical Form 1 and Introduction to Music Technology?

- I do if it will help me become a professional songwriter.

- You've toured with Gwen Taylor,

written with Margot Sutton and Justin Lewis,

you're already 10 steps ahead of a lot of our graduates.

School can be mind-expanding for some,

it can also stifle some artists.

Especially when they're already on a professional path.

- I guess I... I just always thought I'd go to school first.

- Sometimes the more winding path

still gets you to the same destination.

I hope you keep at it. - I will.

And just so that we're clear, NYU is no?

- I'll tell you what,

as soon as you score a record-deal,

we'll book you for your first New York show.

In the big concert hall too.

(♪)

- No onion rings? - No.

But I can offer you a raise.

Double your pay if you can convince everyone else to come back.

- Aw, dude, it's not just about me.

Everyone deserves a raise. - Everyone?

- Yeah, overtime pay and benefits,

and guaranteed raises and contracts that say that

you can't just fire people on the spot for making tiny mistakes.

- Well, do you have any idea how much that would cost me?

- Dude, you're swimming in cash. - Yeah, but it's my money,

I earned it, it's my company. - On your own?

Who made the jam? Packaged it? Delivered it?

- Well I pay you for that. - Clearly not enough

if you're over there getting rich

and this is all the take-out I can afford all week.

- So, I'm about to take this brand national in less than two years,

and you think I should just, just give away all of my profits.

- No, let's say theoretically, if we'd won state,

would it have been fair if coach had kept all 45 of the championship rings?

- That would be ridiculous. - Exactly.

So, you take care of us,

and we're more likely to work hard for you.

That way, maybe we can win the whole championship together.

- Hey! You're ready to meet the real estate agent?

- We kinda...

We can't buy the house. - Did you do this?

- Nope.

- Turns out that I haven't been treating my employees very fairly.

They need raises and overtime pay and benefits.

They've been working so hard for me and don't have a single reward.

Is that okay? - Of course it is.

You're treating your employees like they're family.

Which is the right thing to do.

- Holly!

I can't believe you had to miss that diner.

They sang Ring of Keys and Memories From Fun Home.

And they sang like five songs from Hamilton.

I filmed a couple for you.

- Is my mom here?

- She and my mom are trying to figure out which floor the spa's on.

But she did get you this.

- NYU. - Wrong size? Wrong colour?

- Wrong future.

I didn't get in.

- I'm sure it didn't go that badly.

- Oh, it definitely did.

- Hols, I'm... I'm so sorry.

But maybe you could find another school.

Or another program.

Or you could wait tables at that diner and write songs at night.

A lot of Broadway stars started their careers there.

- That sounds great, but...

what if I don't really like it here, in New York?

Is it okay?

- Are you asking for my permission to dislike a geographical location?

(chuckling) - Yeah. Yeah, kind of.

This has always been our dream.

What happens if we're not together?

I can't imagine living far away from you.

The very thought of it causes me physical pain.

- Holly, we'll be okay.

No matter where we are,

we'll both still be looking at the same setting sun.

And we'll text and DM and call each other constantly.

Okay?

Do you know what you're gonna do?

- Not at all.

But it's kind of exciting.

Also, extremely terrifying.

(♪)

- Well, whatever it is,

I can't wait to see it.

(city rumble in the distance)

- Me too.

Me too...

♪ All I need is you ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ We will make it through ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ No matter what life throws our way ♪

♪ We'll stick together forever and always ♪

♪ All I need is you ♪

♪ You ♪

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