Paddington 2 (soundtrack)

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Paddington 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Released10 November 2017
Recorded2017
Genre Film score
Length59:26
Label Decca
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Paddington 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2017 film Paddington 2 directed by Paul King, which is a sequel to Paddington (2014). Originally, the film was set to be scored by Nick Urata who expressed his interest on returning to the sequel. [1] However, the film was later scored by Dario Marianelli in his first collaboration with King. [2]

Contents

Decca Records released the soundtrack on 10 November 2017 alongside the film's theatrical releasee in United Kingdom. [3]

Critical reception

Geoffrey Macnab of The Independent summarised "Composer Dario Marianelli's whirling, high tempo score adds to the increasingly frantic feel of the storytelling." [4] Blake Goble of Consequence wrote "There’s even a poppy glockenspiel on the score from Oscar winner Dario Marianelli while these washings occur; this movie is just that upbeat." [5] Guy Lodge of Variety and Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter called it as "lovable" and "charming". [6] [7] KT Schaefer of Substream Magazine wrote "Composer Dario Marianelli is a new addition to this film and his beautiful score flows through the scenes and heightens the emotional and comedic beats." [8]

David Ehrlich of IndieWire ranked the album as the tenth best film score of 2018. [9] Ehrlich described Marianelli's work as "colorful but never cloying, sensitive but never saccharine, and always as buoyant and bright-eyed as Paddington himself" and felt it to be "deeper, richer, and more vibrant in every way" in comparison with Urata's score for the predecessor. [10] [9] He also voted on Paddington 2 receiving nominations at the 91st Academy Awards for minimum five categories, which included Best Original Score for Marianelli. [10] However, the film did not receive any nominations at the ceremony. [10]

Track listing

Paddington 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Windsor Gardens"4:03
2."The Pop-Up Book"1:29
3."A Shave, Sir? A Light Pomade"1:54
4."Window Cleaning"3:15
5."Rub and Scrub (Tobago and d'Lime)"2:27
6."The Book Is Stolen"2:21
7."A Letter from Prison"2:20
8."It's Only One Red Sock"1:24
9."Madame Kozlova's Story"1:19
10."One Orange at a Time"3:03
11."An Unusually Attractive Nun"1:19
12."Marmalade Chefs"1:22
13."Love Thy Neighbour (Tobago and d'Lime)"2:05
14."The Break-In"3:24
15."Jungle Jail"2:14
16."Escape Waltz"3:27
17."Lost and Found"3:03
18."Race to Paddington Station"1:34
19."The Steam Trains"3:46
20."Bullseye-Henry"2:04
21."Splash"2:22
22."Happy Birthday Aunt Lucy"3:34
23."Jump in the Line (End Titles)"5:31
Total length:59:26

Accolades

Accolades for Paddington 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
International Film Music Critics Association 22 February 2018Best Original Score for a Comedy Film Dario Marianelli Nominated [11]
[12]

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