Paddington 2 (soundtrack)

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Paddington 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Film score by
Dario Marianelli
Released10 November 2017
Recorded2017
Genre Film score
Length59:26
Label Decca
Dario Marianelli chronology
Darkest Hour
(2017)		Paddington 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2017)		 Bumblebee
(2018)

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 in 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 release in the United Kingdom. [3]

Ai provides the theme song for the Japanese release of the sequel, titled "Little Hero." [4]

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." [5] 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." [6] Guy Lodge of Variety and Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter called it as "lovable" and "charming". [7] [8] 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." [9]

David Ehrlich of IndieWire ranked the album as the tenth best film score of 2018. [10] 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. [11] [10] He also voted on Paddington 2 receiving nominations at the 91st Academy Awards for minimum five categories, which included Best Original Score for Marianelli. [11] However, the film did not receive any nominations at the ceremony. [11]

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 [12]
[13]

References

  1. ↑ Pape, Danny (25 March 2015). "Paddington - An interview with composer Nick Urata". Flickreel. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Dario Marianelli to Score 'Paddington 2'". Film Music Reporter. 11 September 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Marianelli, Dario (10 November 2017). "Paddington 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music . Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "「パディントン2」日本版主題歌はAIの書き下ろし楽曲「Little Hero」！ : 映画ニュース". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Macnab, Geoffrey (27 October 2017). "Paddington 2 review: Superior sequel full of charm and humour". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Goble, Blake (12 January 2018). "Film Review: Paddington 2 Has More Than Enough Charm to Go Around". Consequence. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Lodge, Guy (26 October 2017). "Film Review: 'Paddington 2'". Variety. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Felperin, Leslie (26 October 2017). "'Paddington 2': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Schaefer, KT (12 January 2018). "'Paddington 2' is a delightful sequel that improves on style and substance". Substream Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  10. 1 2 Ehrlich, David (7 December 2018). "The 10 Best Movie Scores of 2018, Ranked". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 Ehrlich, David (27 November 2018). "Why 'Paddington 2' Deserves Oscar Nominations in at Least Five Categories". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "IFMCA Award Nominations 2017". 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "IFMCA Award Winners 2017". 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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