Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (Music from the Motion Picture) | ||||
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Released | June 5, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
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Length | 40:25 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
Producer | Hans Zimmer | |||
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Madagascar 3:Europe's Most Wanted (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack album to the 2012 film Madagascar 3:Europe's Most Wanted ,the third instalment in the Madagascar franchise. The album was released on June 5,2012 by Interscope Records, [1] [2] and featured original songs and score,produced by Hans Zimmer,who worked on the franchise's previous instalments. The album featured popular dance singles,accompanying few original songs written specially for the film. [3]
In some variations of the soundtrack,"Cool Jerk" is featured in replacement of "We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool &DCUP. "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO was only used in the theatrical trailer,and not included on the soundtrack and was replaced by "Firework" by Katy Perry for the circus. "Any Way You Want It" by Journey and the instrumental "Watermark" from the album of the same name by Enya were also used,but are not included on the soundtrack. "Land of Hope and Glory" by Edward Elgar appears in the track "Fur Power". The "Afro Circus" tune is from "Entrance of the Gladiators",by the Czech composer Julius Fučík. [2]
No. | Title | artist | Length |
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1. | "New York City Surprise" | Hans Zimmer | 3:06 |
2. | "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" | Danny Jacobs | 2:15 |
3. | "Wannabe" | Danny Jacobs | 2:37 |
4. | "Game On" | Hans Zimmer | 3:12 |
5. | "Hot in Here" | Danny Jacobs | 2:27 |
6. | "We No Speak Americano" | Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP | 4:29 |
7. | "Light the Hoop on Fire!" | Hans Zimmer | 3:10 |
8. | "Fur Power!" | Hans Zimmer | 2:19 |
9. | "Non Je Ne Regrette Rien" | Frances McDormand | 1:13 |
10. | "Love Always Comes as a Surprise" | Peter Asher | 3:21 |
11. | "Rescue Stefano" | Hans Zimmer | 5:51 |
12. | "Firework" | Katy Perry | 3:45 |
13. | "Afro Circus/I Like to Move It" | Chris Rock & Danny Jacobs | 2:41 |
Total length: | 40:26 |
The Joy of Movies wrote "this soundtrack is all in good fun and makes for a quite enjoyable ride." [4] James Southall of Movie Wave gave a mixed review to the album, saying "Quite who the rest of the album’s meant to appeal to – its curious mix of awful versions of decent songs, decent original recordings of songs and score which spends much of its time referencing other music just doesn’t work." [5] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic wrote "Five of the thirteen tracks are Zimmer instrumentals, and while they may not be as memorable as anything from the Lion King, each piece dutifully projects the composer's mastery of the genre." [1] Filmtracks.com wrote "like Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa , a much larger share of score material needed to be included on the commercial album for Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. The third score may not be as cohesive as the second, but it also deserves better treatment despite its questionable Holkenborg contributions." [6]
The track "Afro Circus/I Like to Move It" peaked at 7 on the ARIA Hitseekers Singles chart on the week commencing October 15, 2012. [7]
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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UK Compilation Albums (OCC) [8] | 52 |
UK Digital Albums (OCC) [9] | 33 |
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [10] | 26 |
US Billboard 200 [11] | 58 |
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [12] | 11 |
Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
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ASCAP Award [13] | Top Box Office Films | Hans Zimmer | Won |
Satellite Award [14] | Best Original Song | "Love Always Comes as a Surprise" – Peter Asher & Dave Stewart | Nominated |
Credits adapted from Allmusic. [15]
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