 Bandleader/singer/songwriter Ted Barry arrives in heaven. The receptionist tells him that before he can take his place in the Hall of Music, a committee must review his work and decide whether he is worthy of admittance. The committee comprises the following classical composers: Chairman  Ludwig van Beethoven  (qv),  Richard Wagner (I)  (qv),  Niccolò Paganini  (qv),  Johannes Brahms  (qv),  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky  (qv),  Franz Liszt  (qv),  Frédéric Chopin  (qv),  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov  (qv),  Johann Strauß Sr.  (qv), and  Johann Strauß  (qv) Jr. The chief criterion for admittance is that Barry s music must  stand the test of time,  as their music has. They don t believe that the popular music of the day will meet this standard. Barry is given ten minutes to write a composition. Joy, an angel who is a big fan of his, helps him write a song ("Heavenly Music") in the popular style.