Dumbo (soundtrack)

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Dumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Film score by
Danny Elfman
ReleasedMarch 29, 2019
Recorded2017–2019
Studio AIR, London
Genre Film score
Length60:56
Label Walt Disney
Danny Elfman chronology
The Grinch
(2018)		Dumbo
(2019)		 Men in Black: International
(2019)
Dumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Logos / Intro"  0:59
2."Train's a Comin'" (quotes "Casey Junior", written by Frank Churchill and Ned Washington)  2:05
3."The Homecoming"  2:40
4."Meet the Family"  2:29
5."Stampede!"  3:35
6."Baby Mine" Frank Churchill and Ned Washington Sharon Rooney 1:44
7."Dumbo's Theme"  2:31
8."Clowns 1"  1:01
9."Vandevere's Arrival"  1:25
10."Dumbo Soars"  1:25
11."Happy Days"  1:00
12."Goodbye Mrs. Jumbo"  1:40
13."Photographs / First Flight"  2:25
14."Colosseum"  0:21
15."Pink Elephants on Parade (2019)"Oliver Wallace and Washington 1:48
16."Colette's Theme"  1:06
17."First Rehearsal"  2:55
18."Clowns 2"  0:39
19."Nightmare Island"  3:46
20."Dumbo in Hell"  1:10
21."Holt in Action"  0:52
22."Searching for Milly"  2:29
23."The Breakout"  3:08
24."Rescuing the Farriers"  1:40
25."The Final Confrontation"  4:58
26."Medici Circus / Miracles Can Happen"  4:21
27."Baby Mine"Churchill and Washington Arcade Fire 2:57
28."Soaring Suite"  2:41
29."Carnival Music"  1:06
Total length:60:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from production notes. [5]

Charts

Chart performance for Dumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Chart (2019)Peak
position
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [18] 12

Accolades

Accolades for Dumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
CeremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film Danny Elfman Nominated [19]
[20]
Saturn Awards Best Music Nominated [21]

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