There are many views of New York that are breathtaking, but one scene is especially memorable -- David Greene captures the World Trade Center as construction on it is still in progress. The number is "All for the best". The song features the actors dancing in different areas of New York, including Time Square, where Victor Garber and David Haskell dance in front of their own silhouettes on screen, but the scene ends with the crew dancing on the top of the North Tower:
The panoramic view of New York in the background is remarkable. And just how close to the edge of they?! I would be absolutely terrified. I am guessing that the camera here is itself on the North Tower. When the camera pans back further, the actors are still at the edge of the tower, but now facing in the opposite direction. And here, the viewer can clearly see that construction is ongoing:
Presumably the camera is on a helicopter here? I had wondered if it was on the South Tower, but is that the South Tower in the upper left of the shot? As the camera pans back further, we see several shots of the twin towers. Again, I am assuming this is done on a helicopter:
As the camera pans back further, we see both towers:
And the final shot in the sequence is the long shot of the twin towers against the New York skyline:
Here's that minute or so of remarkable footage:
