Beauty and the Beast (2017 soundtrack)

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Beauty and the Beast
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Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedMarch 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) [1]
Recorded2015–2016
Studio
Genre Film soundtrack
Length53:43
131:56 (Deluxe Edition)
Label Walt Disney
Producer
Singles from Beauty and the Beast
  1. "Beauty and the Beast"
    Released: February 2, 2017
  2. "Evermore"
    Released: March 3, 2017 [2]

Beauty and the Beast is the soundtrack album to the 2017 film Beauty and the Beast . The album, largely based on material from Disney's 1991 animated version, features songs and instrumental score composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman and three new songs composed by Menken with lyrics by Tim Rice. The soundtrack album was released by Walt Disney Records on March 10, 2017. [1]

Contents

The songs feature vocals from the film's ensemble cast including Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Mack, Clive Rowe, Gerard Horan, and Haydn Gwynne.

Track listing

All music is composed by Alan Menken

No.TitleLyricsPerformer(s)Length
1."Overture"  3:05
2."Main Title: Prologue Pt. 1" (Includes narration by Hattie Morahan)  0:42
3."Aria" Tim Rice Audra McDonald 1:02
4."Main Title: Prologue Pt. 2" (Includes narration by Hattie Morahan)  2:21
5."Belle" Howard Ashman
5:33
6."How Does a Moment Last Forever (Music Box)"Rice Kevin Kline 1:03
7."Belle (Reprise)"AshmanWatson1:15
8."Gaston"Ashman
4:25
9."Be Our Guest"Ashman
4:48
10."Days in the Sun"Rice
2:40
11."Something There"Ashman
  • Watson
  • Dan Stevens
  • Thompson
  • Nathan Mack
  • McKellen
  • McGregor
  • Mbatha-Raw
2:54
12."How Does a Moment Last Forever (Montmartre)"RiceWatson1:55
13."Beauty and the Beast"AshmanThompson3:19
14."Evermore"RiceStevens3:14
15."The Mob Song"Ashman
2:28
16."Beauty and the Beast (Finale)"Ashman
  • McDonald
  • Thompson
  • Ensemble
2:14
17."How Does a Moment Last Forever"Rice Celine Dion 3:37
18."Beauty and the Beast"Ashman
3:47
19."Evermore"Rice Josh Groban 3:09
Total length:53:43
Deluxe edition – disc one (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLyricsPerformer(s)Length
20."Aria" (demo)RiceMenken0:36
21."How Does a Moment Last Forever (Music Box)" (demo)RiceMenken0:59
22."Days in the Sun" (demo)RiceMenken3:30
23."How Does a Moment Last Forever (Montmartre)" (demo)RiceMenken1:21
24."Evermore" (demo)RiceMenken2:55
Total length:63:05
Deluxe edition – disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Main Title: Prologue"3:01
2."Belle Meets Gaston"0:54
3."Your Mother"2:13
4."The Laverie"1:22
5."Wolf Chase"3:14
6."Entering the Castle"1:18
7."A White Rose"3:57
8."The Beast"4:03
9."Meet the Staff"1:00
10."Home (extended mix)"2:04
11."Madame de Garderobe"1:28
12."There's a Beast"2:02
13."A Petal Drops"1:02
14."A Bracing Cup of Tea"2:06
15."The West Wing"2:58
16."Wolves Attack Belle"3:17
17."The Library"3:05
18."Colonnade Chat"2:54
19."The Plague"0:51
20."Maurice Accuses Gaston"2:01
21."Beast Takes a Bath"1:21
22."The Dress"1:01
23."You Must Go to Him"2:50
24."Belle Stops the Wagon"2:42
25."Castle Under Attack"4:20
26."Turret Pursuit"2:12
27."You Came Back"5:13
28."Transformations"4:06
Total length:68:50

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart with 57,000 units, 48,000 of which are traditional album sales. [4] It has sold 337,000 copies in the United States as of July 2017. [5]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [38] Gold40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [39] Silver60,000‡
United States (RIAA) [40] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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